Which has higher liberal political institutions index, Austria or Spain?

Austria, at 0.909 against 0.909 in Spain as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Spain?

218 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.

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.

Austria vs Spain: Liberal Political Institutions Index

Austria

0.909

in 2025

Spain

0.909

in 2025

Austria rank

19th

Spain rank

19th

Liberal Political Institutions Index over time

Austria
Spain

How they compare

Austria currently reports 0.909 against 0.909 in Spain, a difference of 0.

The two have swapped places 12 times across 218 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Spain ahead.

Austria ranks 19th and Spain ranks 19th of 176 countries.

Across the 25 decades both report, Austria averaged higher in 13 and Spain in 12.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Austria	Spain	Difference	Ahead
1780s	0.188	0.276	0.088	Spain
1790s	0.1848	0.276	0.0912	Spain
1800s	0.186	0.2744	0.0884	Spain
1810s	0.195	0.3555	0.1605	Spain
1820s	0.204	0.3858	0.1818	Spain
1830s	0.204	0.4177	0.2137	Spain
1840s	0.2282	0.4565	0.2283	Spain
1850s	0.1733	0.4632	0.2899	Spain
1860s	0.361	0.464	0.103	Spain
1870s	0.677	0.505	0.172	Austria
1880s	0.677	0.505	0.172	Austria
1890s	0.677	0.516	0.161	Austria
1900s	0.677	0.5162	0.1608	Austria
1910s	0.6608	0.517	0.1438	Austria
1920s	0.7684	0.3824	0.386	Austria
1930s	0.5	0.5714	0.0714	Spain
1940s	0.7458	0.2134	0.5324	Austria
1950s	0.8054	0.2212	0.5842	Austria
1960s	0.824	0.241	0.583	Austria
1970s	0.8683	0.4258	0.4425	Austria
1980s	0.9028	0.9074	0.0046	Spain
1990s	0.9178	0.9181	0.0003	Spain
2000s	0.9248	0.9244	0.0004	Austria
2010s	0.9283	0.9087	0.0196	Austria
2020s	0.919	0.9072	0.0118	Austria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher liberal political institutions index, Austria or Spain?: Austria, at 0.909 against 0.909 in Spain as of 2025.
What is the difference in liberal political institutions index between Austria and Spain?: 0, with Austria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Spain?: 218 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
How do Austria and Spain rank globally for liberal political institutions index?: Austria ranks 19th and Spain ranks 19th 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: 07 August 2026

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