Austria vs France: Individual liberties and equality before the law index
Austria
0.933
in 2025
France
0.938
in 2025
Austria rank
28th
France rank
26th
Individual liberties and equality before the law index over time
- Austria
- France
How they compare
France currently reports 0.938 against 0.933 in Austria, a difference of 0.005.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 231 shared years of data; in 1789 it was France ahead.
Austria ranks 28th and France ranks 26th of 176 countries.
Across the 25 decades both report, Austria averaged higher in 2 and France in 23.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Austria | France | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 0.458 | 0.517 | 0.059 | France |
| 1790s | 0.4514 | 0.5493 | 0.0979 | France |
| 1800s | 0.46 | 0.6368 | 0.1768 | France |
| 1810s | 0.4855 | 0.699 | 0.2135 | France |
| 1820s | 0.511 | 0.7264 | 0.2154 | France |
| 1830s | 0.511 | 0.78 | 0.269 | France |
| 1840s | 0.4843 | 0.7816 | 0.2973 | France |
| 1850s | 0.401 | 0.6701 | 0.2691 | France |
| 1860s | 0.4996 | 0.657 | 0.1574 | France |
| 1870s | 0.792 | 0.7618 | 0.0302 | Austria |
| 1880s | 0.792 | 0.827 | 0.035 | France |
| 1890s | 0.792 | 0.827 | 0.035 | France |
| 1900s | 0.792 | 0.8377 | 0.0457 | France |
| 1910s | 0.781 | 0.839 | 0.058 | France |
| 1920s | 0.8709 | 0.856 | 0.0149 | Austria |
| 1930s | 0.606 | 0.8562 | 0.2502 | France |
| 1940s | 0.8246 | 0.8994 | 0.0748 | France |
| 1950s | 0.882 | 0.9008 | 0.0188 | France |
| 1960s | 0.9349 | 0.9355 | 0.0006 | France |
| 1970s | 0.957 | 0.967 | 0.01 | France |
| 1980s | 0.9645 | 0.9702 | 0.0057 | France |
| 1990s | 0.9652 | 0.9742 | 0.009 | France |
| 2000s | 0.966 | 0.975 | 0.009 | France |
| 2010s | 0.9611 | 0.9712 | 0.0101 | France |
| 2020s | 0.94 | 0.941 | 0.001 | France |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher individual liberties and equality before the law index, Austria or France?
- France, at 0.938 against 0.933 in Austria as of 2025.
- What is the difference in individual liberties and equality before the law index between Austria and France?
- 0.005, with France ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and France?
- 231 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
- How do Austria and France rank globally for individual liberties and equality before the law index?
- Austria ranks 28th and France ranks 26th of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Individual liberties and equality before the law index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.