Austria vs India: Democracy

Austria
2
in 2018
India
2
in 2018
Austria rank
1st
India rank
1st

Democracy over time

  • Austria
  • India
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How they compare

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

The two have swapped places 1 time across 67 shared years of data; in 1952 it was Austria ahead.

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

Austria has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Austria India Difference Ahead
1950s 2 1 1 Austria
1960s 2 1.3 0.7 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 India?
Austria, at 2 against 2 in India as of 2018.
What is the difference in democracy between Austria and India?
0, with Austria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and India?
67 years are reported by both, from 1952 to 2018.
How do Austria and India rank globally for democracy?
Austria ranks 1st and India 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).