Austria vs Croatia: Democracy

Austria
2
in 2018
Croatia
2
in 2018
Austria rank
1st
Croatia rank
1st

Democracy over time

  • Austria
  • Croatia
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How they compare

Austria currently reports 2 against 2 in Croatia, a difference of 0.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 98 shared years of data; in 1921 it was Austria ahead.

Austria ranks 1st and Croatia ranks 1st of 168 countries.

Austria has averaged higher in every one of the 10 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Austria Croatia Difference Ahead
1920s 2 0.8889 1.11 Austria
1930s 0.9 0.3 0.6 Austria
1940s 1.4 0.5 0.9 Austria
1950s 2 0 2 Austria
1960s 2 0 2 Austria
1970s 2 0 2 Austria
1980s 2 1 1 Austria
1990s 2 1 1 Austria
2000s 2 2 0
2010s 2 2 0

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher democracy, Austria or Croatia?
Austria, at 2 against 2 in Croatia as of 2018.
What is the difference in democracy between Austria and Croatia?
0, with Austria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Croatia?
98 years are reported by both, from 1921 to 2018.
How do Austria and Croatia rank globally for democracy?
Austria ranks 1st and Croatia ranks 1st of 168 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Polity 5 (2020) – 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

Indicator
Democracy
Source
Polity 5 (2020) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
168 places, 18,392 data points, 1776–2020
Last refreshed

Identifies the political regime of a country using the Polity 5 data by the Center for Systemic Peace. It distinguishes between autocracies (score 0), anocracies (score 1), and democracies (score 2).