Australia vs Austria: Engaged Society Score
Australia
2.68
in 2025
Austria
2.42
in 2025
Australia rank
7th
Austria rank
9th
Engaged Society Score over time
- Australia
- Austria
How they compare
Australia currently reports 2.68 against 2.42 in Austria, a difference of 0.26.
That makes Australia's figure about 1.1 times Austria's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 231 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Australia ahead.
Australia ranks 7th and Austria ranks 9th of 176 countries.
Australia has averaged higher in every one of the 25 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Austria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | -1.1 | -1.98 | 0.878 | Australia |
| 1790s | -1.1 | -1.98 | 0.878 | Australia |
| 1800s | -1.1 | -1.98 | 0.878 | Australia |
| 1810s | -1.1 | -1.98 | 0.878 | Australia |
| 1820s | -0.6396 | -1.98 | 1.34 | Australia |
| 1830s | -0.334 | -1.98 | 1.64 | Australia |
| 1840s | -0.334 | -1.51 | 1.17 | Australia |
| 1850s | 0.6712 | -2.02 | 2.69 | Australia |
| 1860s | 2.18 | -1.63 | 3.81 | Australia |
| 1870s | 2.18 | -0.718 | 2.9 | Australia |
| 1880s | 2.18 | -0.718 | 2.9 | Australia |
| 1890s | 2.18 | -0.718 | 2.9 | Australia |
| 1900s | 2.18 | -0.559 | 2.74 | Australia |
| 1910s | 2.18 | -0.7006 | 2.88 | Australia |
| 1920s | 2.18 | 0.6758 | 1.5 | Australia |
| 1930s | 2.18 | -0.2738 | 2.45 | Australia |
| 1940s | 2.18 | 0.238 | 1.94 | Australia |
| 1950s | 2.7 | 0.398 | 2.3 | Australia |
| 1960s | 2.7 | 0.735 | 1.97 | Australia |
| 1970s | 2.7 | 0.759 | 1.94 | Australia |
| 1980s | 2.7 | 1.45 | 1.26 | Australia |
| 1990s | 2.7 | 1.91 | 0.796 | Australia |
| 2000s | 2.75 | 2.13 | 0.6183 | Australia |
| 2010s | 2.62 | 2.16 | 0.4586 | Australia |
| 2020s | 2.5 | 2.16 | 0.3392 | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher engaged society score, Australia or Austria?
- Australia, at 2.68 against 2.42 in Austria as of 2025.
- What is the difference in engaged society score between Australia and Austria?
- 0.26, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Austria?
- 231 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
- How do Australia and Austria rank globally for engaged society score?
- Australia ranks 7th and Austria ranks 9th of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Engaged Society Score. 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 the extent to which ordinary people independently discuss important policy changes among themselves, in the media, in associations or neighborhoods, or in the streets.