Austria vs Bahamas: Democracy
Austria
7
in 2025
Bahamas
7
in 2025
Austria rank
1st
Bahamas rank
1st
Democracy over time
- Austria
- Bahamas
How they compare
Austria currently reports 7 against 7 in Bahamas, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 159 shared years of data; in 1867 it was Bahamas ahead.
Austria ranks 1st and Bahamas ranks 1st of 197 countries.
Across the 17 decades both report, Austria averaged higher in 4 and Bahamas in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Austria | Bahamas | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1860s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 1870s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 1880s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 1890s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 1900s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 1.6 | 2 | 0.4 | Bahamas |
| 1920s | 6 | 2 | 4 | Austria |
| 1930s | 1.8 | 2 | 0.2 | Bahamas |
| 1940s | 3 | 2 | 1 | Austria |
| 1950s | 6.4 | 2 | 4.4 | Austria |
| 1960s | 7 | 5 | 2 | Austria |
| 1970s | 7 | 7 | 0 | — |
| 1980s | 7 | 7 | 0 | — |
| 1990s | 7 | 7 | 0 | — |
| 2000s | 7 | 7 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 7 | 7 | 0 | — |
| 2020s | 7 | 7 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher democracy, Austria or Bahamas?
- Austria, at 7 against 7 in Bahamas as of 2025.
- What is the difference in democracy between Austria and Bahamas?
- 0, with Austria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Bahamas?
- 159 years are reported by both, from 1867 to 2025.
- How do Austria and Bahamas rank globally for democracy?
- Austria ranks 1st and Bahamas ranks 1st of 197 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Democracy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Identifies the political regime of a country. It distinguishes between non-electoral autocracies (score 0), one-party autocracies (score 1), multi-party autocracies without elected executive (score 2), multi-party autocracies (score 3), exclusive democracies (score 4), male democracies (score 5), electoral democracies (score 6), and full democracies (score 7).