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