Austria vs South Korea: Engaged Society Score
Austria
2.42
in 2025
South Korea
2.38
in 2025
Austria rank
9th
South Korea rank
10th
Engaged Society Score over time
- Austria
- South Korea
How they compare
Austria currently reports 2.42 against 2.38 in South Korea, a difference of 0.04.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 231 shared years of data; in 1789 it was South Korea ahead.
Austria ranks 9th and South Korea ranks 10th of 176 countries.
Across the 25 decades both report, Austria averaged higher in 14 and South Korea in 11.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Austria | South Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | -1.98 | -0.929 | 1.05 | South Korea |
| 1790s | -1.98 | -0.929 | 1.05 | South Korea |
| 1800s | -1.98 | -0.929 | 1.05 | South Korea |
| 1810s | -1.98 | -0.929 | 1.05 | South Korea |
| 1820s | -1.98 | -0.929 | 1.05 | South Korea |
| 1830s | -1.98 | -0.929 | 1.05 | South Korea |
| 1840s | -1.51 | -0.929 | 0.577 | South Korea |
| 1850s | -2.02 | -0.929 | 1.09 | South Korea |
| 1860s | -1.63 | -0.929 | 0.6983 | South Korea |
| 1870s | -0.718 | -0.929 | 0.211 | Austria |
| 1880s | -0.718 | -0.929 | 0.211 | Austria |
| 1890s | -0.718 | -0.929 | 0.211 | Austria |
| 1900s | -0.559 | -1.18 | 0.6175 | Austria |
| 1910s | -0.7006 | -1.65 | 0.9448 | Austria |
| 1920s | 0.6758 | -1.65 | 2.32 | Austria |
| 1930s | -0.2738 | -1.65 | 1.38 | Austria |
| 1940s | 0.238 | -1.22 | 1.46 | Austria |
| 1950s | 0.398 | -1.43 | 1.83 | Austria |
| 1960s | 0.735 | -1.14 | 1.87 | Austria |
| 1970s | 0.759 | -1.91 | 2.66 | Austria |
| 1980s | 1.45 | -0.5803 | 2.03 | Austria |
| 1990s | 1.91 | 1.41 | 0.4971 | Austria |
| 2000s | 2.13 | 2.68 | 0.5527 | South Korea |
| 2010s | 2.16 | 1.97 | 0.1832 | Austria |
| 2020s | 2.16 | 2.44 | 0.2798 | South Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher engaged society score, Austria or South Korea?
- Austria, at 2.42 against 2.38 in South Korea as of 2025.
- What is the difference in engaged society score between Austria and South Korea?
- 0.04, 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 engaged society score?
- Austria ranks 9th and South Korea ranks 10th 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.