Australia vs Austria: Equal Resource Distribution Index
Australia
0.871
in 2025
Austria
0.885
in 2025
Australia rank
34th
Austria rank
32nd
Equal Resource Distribution Index over time
- Australia
- Austria
How they compare
Austria currently reports 0.885 against 0.871 in Australia, a difference of 0.014.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 101 shared years of data; in 1918 it was Australia ahead.
Australia ranks 34th and Austria ranks 32nd of 175 countries.
Across the 12 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 6 and Austria in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Austria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 0.721 | 0.608 | 0.113 | Australia |
| 1920s | 0.721 | 0.6361 | 0.0849 | Australia |
| 1930s | 0.724 | 0.6104 | 0.1136 | Australia |
| 1940s | 0.744 | 0.8706 | 0.1266 | Austria |
| 1950s | 0.832 | 0.8982 | 0.0662 | Austria |
| 1960s | 0.849 | 0.9261 | 0.0771 | Austria |
| 1970s | 0.8809 | 0.9427 | 0.0618 | Austria |
| 1980s | 0.9408 | 0.93 | 0.0108 | Australia |
| 1990s | 0.948 | 0.9344 | 0.0136 | Australia |
| 2000s | 0.9486 | 0.9395 | 0.0091 | Australia |
| 2010s | 0.9014 | 0.9381 | 0.0367 | Austria |
| 2020s | 0.8687 | 0.8938 | 0.0252 | Austria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher equal resource distribution index, Australia or Austria?
- Austria, at 0.885 against 0.871 in Australia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in equal resource distribution index between Australia and Austria?
- 0.014, with Austria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Austria?
- 101 years are reported by both, from 1918 to 2025.
- How do Australia and Austria rank globally for equal resource distribution index?
- Australia ranks 34th and Austria ranks 32nd of 175 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) β processed by Our World in Data, published as Equal Resource Distribution Index. 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 all social groups benefit from public spending and have equal access to education, healthcare, and the welfare state.