Austria vs France: Democracy

Austria
2
in 2018
France
2
in 2018
Austria rank
1st
France rank
1st

Democracy over time

  • Austria
  • France
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How they compare

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

The two have swapped places 4 times across 214 shared years of data; in 1800 it was France ahead.

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

Across the 22 decades both report, Austria averaged higher in 3 and France in 12.

Head to head by decade

Decade Austria France Difference Ahead
1800s 0 0 0
1810s 0 0.6 0.6 France
1820s 0 1 1 France
1830s 0 1 1 France
1840s 0 1.2 1.2 France
1850s 0 0.3 0.3 France
1860s 0.9 0.1 0.8 Austria
1870s 1 1.4 0.4 France
1880s 1 2 1 France
1890s 1 2 1 France
1900s 1 2 1 France
1910s 1 2 1 France
1920s 2 2 0
1930s 0.9 2 1.1 France
1940s 1.67 2 0.3333 France
1950s 2 1.8 0.2 Austria
1960s 2 1.5 0.5 Austria
1970s 2 2 0
1980s 2 2 0
1990s 2 2 0
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 France?
Austria, at 2 against 2 in France as of 2018.
What is the difference in democracy between Austria and France?
0, with Austria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and France?
214 years are reported by both, from 1800 to 2018.
How do Austria and France rank globally for democracy?
Austria ranks 1st and France 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).