Austria vs Vanuatu: Justified Political Positions Score

Austria
1.24
in 2025
Vanuatu
1.26
in 2025
Austria rank
54th
Vanuatu rank
52nd

Justified Political Positions Score over time

  • Austria
  • Vanuatu
-2-1012190019622025

How they compare

Vanuatu currently reports 1.26 against 1.24 in Austria, a difference of 0.02.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 101 shared years of data; in 1918 it was Austria ahead.

Austria ranks 54th and Vanuatu ranks 52nd of 175 countries.

Across the 12 decades both report, Austria averaged higher in 11 and Vanuatu in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Austria Vanuatu Difference Ahead
1910s 0.004 -2.4 2.4 Austria
1920s -0.2714 -2.4 2.13 Austria
1930s -0.7171 -2.4 1.68 Austria
1940s 0.102 -2.4 2.5 Austria
1950s 0.153 -2.4 2.55 Austria
1960s 0.6242 -2.4 3.03 Austria
1970s 1.04 -2.4 3.44 Austria
1980s 1.48 0.649 0.834 Austria
1990s 1.55 0.649 0.903 Austria
2000s 1.58 0.928 0.657 Austria
2010s 1.68 0.9844 0.696 Austria
2020s 1.24 1.45 0.2163 Vanuatu

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher justified political positions score, Austria or Vanuatu?
Vanuatu, at 1.26 against 1.24 in Austria as of 2025.
What is the difference in justified political positions score between Austria and Vanuatu?
0.02, with Vanuatu ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Vanuatu?
101 years are reported by both, from 1918 to 2025.
How do Austria and Vanuatu rank globally for justified political positions score?
Austria ranks 54th and Vanuatu ranks 52nd of 175 countries.
Where does this data come from?
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Justified Political Positions Score. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Justified Political Positions Score
Source
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
175 places, 20,802 data points, 1900–2025
Last refreshed

Central estimate of the extent to which political elites provide complex, nuanced, and complete justifications for their views when considering important policy changes.