Austria vs Canada: Political civil liberties index
Austria
0.926
in 2025
Canada
0.922
in 2025
Austria rank
21st
Canada rank
23rd
Political civil liberties index over time
- Austria
- Canada
How they compare
Austria currently reports 0.926 against 0.922 in Canada, a difference of 0.004.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 179 shared years of data; in 1841 it was Canada ahead.
Austria ranks 21st and Canada ranks 23rd of 176 countries.
Across the 19 decades both report, Austria averaged higher in 9 and Canada in 10.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Austria | Canada | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1840s | 0.1769 | 0.83 | 0.6531 | Canada |
| 1850s | 0.103 | 0.83 | 0.727 | Canada |
| 1860s | 0.2154 | 0.83 | 0.6146 | Canada |
| 1870s | 0.525 | 0.83 | 0.305 | Canada |
| 1880s | 0.5296 | 0.83 | 0.3004 | Canada |
| 1890s | 0.689 | 0.83 | 0.141 | Canada |
| 1900s | 0.689 | 0.853 | 0.164 | Canada |
| 1910s | 0.6839 | 0.8368 | 0.1529 | Canada |
| 1920s | 0.8364 | 0.841 | 0.0046 | Canada |
| 1930s | 0.4208 | 0.8416 | 0.4208 | Canada |
| 1940s | 0.8636 | 0.8634 | 0.0002 | Austria |
| 1950s | 0.9022 | 0.8923 | 0.0099 | Austria |
| 1960s | 0.936 | 0.9239 | 0.0121 | Austria |
| 1970s | 0.9482 | 0.9283 | 0.0199 | Austria |
| 1980s | 0.9559 | 0.933 | 0.0229 | Austria |
| 1990s | 0.96 | 0.9388 | 0.0212 | Austria |
| 2000s | 0.96 | 0.9283 | 0.0317 | Austria |
| 2010s | 0.9571 | 0.9335 | 0.0236 | Austria |
| 2020s | 0.9368 | 0.9345 | 0.0023 | Austria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher political civil liberties index, Austria or Canada?
- Austria, at 0.926 against 0.922 in Canada as of 2025.
- What is the difference in political civil liberties index between Austria and Canada?
- 0.004, with Austria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Canada?
- 179 years are reported by both, from 1841 to 2025.
- How do Austria and Canada rank globally for political civil liberties index?
- Austria ranks 21st and Canada ranks 23rd of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Political civil liberties index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.