Austria vs South Korea: Liberal Political Institutions Index

Austria
0.909
in 2025
South Korea
0.912
in 2025
Austria rank
19th
South Korea rank
18th

Liberal Political Institutions Index over time

  • Austria
  • South Korea
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How they compare

South Korea currently reports 0.912 against 0.909 in Austria, a difference of 0.003.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 218 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Austria ahead.

Austria ranks 19th and South Korea ranks 18th of 176 countries.

Austria has averaged higher in every one of the 25 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Austria South Korea Difference Ahead
1780s 0.188 0.063 0.125 Austria
1790s 0.1848 0.063 0.1218 Austria
1800s 0.186 0.0592 0.1268 Austria
1810s 0.195 0.059 0.136 Austria
1820s 0.204 0.059 0.145 Austria
1830s 0.204 0.059 0.145 Austria
1840s 0.2282 0.0587 0.1695 Austria
1850s 0.1733 0.056 0.1173 Austria
1860s 0.361 0.058 0.303 Austria
1870s 0.677 0.0594 0.6176 Austria
1880s 0.677 0.0634 0.6136 Austria
1890s 0.677 0.0929 0.5841 Austria
1900s 0.677 0.128 0.549 Austria
1910s 0.6608 0.082 0.5788 Austria
1920s 0.7684 0.0827 0.6857 Austria
1930s 0.5 0.0828 0.4173 Austria
1940s 0.7458 0.2558 0.49 Austria
1950s 0.8054 0.3762 0.4292 Austria
1960s 0.824 0.3469 0.4771 Austria
1970s 0.8683 0.2771 0.5912 Austria
1980s 0.9028 0.4118 0.491 Austria
1990s 0.9178 0.833 0.0848 Austria
2000s 0.9248 0.9125 0.0123 Austria
2010s 0.9283 0.8873 0.041 Austria
2020s 0.919 0.9007 0.0183 Austria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher liberal political institutions index, Austria or South Korea?
South Korea, at 0.912 against 0.909 in Austria as of 2025.
What is the difference in liberal political institutions index between Austria and South Korea?
0.003, with South Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and South Korea?
218 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
How do Austria and South Korea rank globally for liberal political institutions index?
Austria ranks 19th and South Korea ranks 18th of 176 countries.
Where does this data come from?
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Liberal Political Institutions Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Liberal Political Institutions Index
Source
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
176 places, 29,207 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed

Central estimate of the extent of individual and minority rights, equality before the law, and executive constraints.