Austria vs United Kingdom: Deliberative Political Institutions Index

Austria
0.871
in 2025
United Kingdom
0.862
in 2025
Austria rank
29th
United Kingdom rank
31st

Deliberative Political Institutions Index over time

  • Austria
  • United Kingdom
0.20.40.60.81190019622025

How they compare

Austria currently reports 0.871 against 0.862 in United Kingdom, a difference of 0.009.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 101 shared years of data; in 1918 it was United Kingdom ahead.

Austria ranks 29th and United Kingdom ranks 31st of 175 countries.

Across the 12 decades both report, Austria averaged higher in 4 and United Kingdom in 8.

Head to head by decade

Decade Austria United Kingdom Difference Ahead
1910s 0.631 0.741 0.11 United Kingdom
1920s 0.5083 0.7047 0.1964 United Kingdom
1930s 0.323 0.683 0.36 United Kingdom
1940s 0.6078 0.7444 0.1366 United Kingdom
1950s 0.6376 0.763 0.1254 United Kingdom
1960s 0.6984 0.8304 0.132 United Kingdom
1970s 0.769 0.8507 0.0817 United Kingdom
1980s 0.8904 0.8172 0.0732 Austria
1990s 0.903 0.8439 0.0591 Austria
2000s 0.9051 0.8712 0.0339 Austria
2010s 0.8999 0.838 0.0619 Austria
2020s 0.8538 0.8653 0.0115 United Kingdom

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher deliberative political institutions index, Austria or United Kingdom?
Austria, at 0.871 against 0.862 in United Kingdom as of 2025.
What is the difference in deliberative political institutions index between Austria and United Kingdom?
0.009, with Austria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and United Kingdom?
101 years are reported by both, from 1918 to 2025.
How do Austria and United Kingdom rank globally for deliberative political institutions index?
Austria ranks 29th and United Kingdom ranks 31st of 175 countries.
Where does this data come from?
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Deliberative Political Institutions Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Deliberative Political Institutions Index
Source
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
175 places, 20,802 data points, 1900–2025
Last refreshed

Central estimate of the extent to which political elites justify their positions, justify them with the common good, acknowledge counterarguments, consult elites in policy changes, and society deliberates policy changes.