Austria vs France: Participatory political institutions index
Austria
0.634
in 2025
France
0.626
in 2025
Austria rank
29th
France rank
32nd
Participatory political institutions index over time
- Austria
- France
How they compare
Austria currently reports 0.634 against 0.626 in France, a difference of 0.008.
The two have swapped places 19 times across 183 shared years of data; in 1837 it was France ahead.
Austria ranks 29th and France ranks 32nd of 176 countries.
Across the 20 decades both report, Austria averaged higher in 11 and France in 9.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Austria | France | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1830s | 0.123 | 0.393 | 0.27 | France |
| 1840s | 0.1591 | 0.4101 | 0.251 | France |
| 1850s | 0.1442 | 0.3854 | 0.2412 | France |
| 1860s | 0.4079 | 0.372 | 0.0359 | Austria |
| 1870s | 0.4843 | 0.444 | 0.0403 | Austria |
| 1880s | 0.5148 | 0.4956 | 0.0192 | Austria |
| 1890s | 0.5536 | 0.53 | 0.0236 | Austria |
| 1900s | 0.574 | 0.5462 | 0.0278 | Austria |
| 1910s | 0.5518 | 0.5518 | 0 | France |
| 1920s | 0.5988 | 0.553 | 0.0458 | Austria |
| 1930s | 0.4734 | 0.553 | 0.0796 | France |
| 1940s | 0.6372 | 0.589 | 0.0482 | Austria |
| 1950s | 0.654 | 0.6146 | 0.0394 | Austria |
| 1960s | 0.6549 | 0.6957 | 0.0408 | France |
| 1970s | 0.6656 | 0.6759 | 0.0103 | France |
| 1980s | 0.6924 | 0.6606 | 0.0318 | Austria |
| 1990s | 0.6798 | 0.6898 | 0.01 | France |
| 2000s | 0.6662 | 0.6949 | 0.0287 | France |
| 2010s | 0.6904 | 0.6569 | 0.0335 | Austria |
| 2020s | 0.655 | 0.632 | 0.023 | Austria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher participatory political institutions index, Austria or France?
- Austria, at 0.634 against 0.626 in France as of 2025.
- What is the difference in participatory political institutions index between Austria and France?
- 0.008, with Austria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and France?
- 183 years are reported by both, from 1837 to 2025.
- How do Austria and France rank globally for participatory political institutions index?
- Austria ranks 29th and France ranks 32nd of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Participatory political institutions index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.