Austria vs Ireland: Liberal political institutions
Austria
1
in 2025
Ireland
1
in 2025
Austria rank
1st
Ireland rank
1st
Liberal political institutions over time
- Austria
- Ireland
How they compare
Austria currently reports 1 against 1 in Ireland, a difference of 0.
Across all 218 years both countries report, Ireland has been ahead every year.
Austria ranks 1st and Ireland ranks 1st of 176 countries.
Ireland has averaged higher in every one of the 25 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Austria | Ireland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1790s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1800s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1810s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1820s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1830s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1840s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1850s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1860s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1870s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Ireland |
| 1880s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Ireland |
| 1890s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Ireland |
| 1900s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Ireland |
| 1910s | 0 | 0.9 | 0.9 | Ireland |
| 1920s | 0 | 0.6 | 0.6 | Ireland |
| 1930s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Ireland |
| 1940s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Ireland |
| 1950s | 0.5 | 1 | 0.5 | Ireland |
| 1960s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1970s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1980s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1990s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2000s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2020s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher liberal political institutions, Austria or Ireland?
- Austria, at 1 against 1 in Ireland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in liberal political institutions between Austria and Ireland?
- 0, with Austria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Ireland?
- 218 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
- How do Austria and Ireland rank globally for liberal political institutions?
- Austria ranks 1st and Ireland ranks 1st of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Liberal political institutions. 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 whether the country has meaningfully liberal political institutions