Austria vs South Korea: Meaningful democratic electoral institutions
Austria
1
in 2025
South Korea
1
in 2025
Austria rank
1st
South Korea rank
1st
Meaningful democratic electoral institutions over time
- Austria
- South Korea
How they compare
Austria currently reports 1 against 1 in South Korea, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 231 shared years of data; in 1789 it was South Korea ahead.
Austria ranks 1st and South Korea ranks 1st of 176 countries.
Austria has averaged higher in every one of the 25 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Austria | South Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1790s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1800s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1810s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1820s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1830s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1840s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1850s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1860s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1870s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1880s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1890s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1900s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 0.9 | 0 | 0.9 | Austria |
| 1930s | 0.3333 | 0 | 0.3333 | Austria |
| 1940s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Austria |
| 1950s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Austria |
| 1960s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Austria |
| 1970s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Austria |
| 1980s | 1 | 0.2 | 0.8 | Austria |
| 1990s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2000s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2020s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher meaningful democratic electoral institutions, Austria or South Korea?
- Austria, at 1 against 1 in South Korea as of 2025.
- What is the difference in meaningful democratic electoral institutions between Austria and South Korea?
- 0, with Austria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and South Korea?
- 231 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
- How do Austria and South Korea rank globally for meaningful democratic electoral institutions?
- Austria ranks 1st and South Korea ranks 1st of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Meaningful democratic electoral institutions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Central estimate of whether the country is meaningfully an electoral democracy. This includes the extent to which political leaders are elected under comprehensive suffrage in free and fair elections, and freedoms of association and expression are guaranteed.