Austria vs Sri Lanka: Democracy
Austria
2
in 2018
Sri Lanka
2
in 2018
Austria rank
1st
Sri Lanka rank
1st
Democracy over time
- Austria
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Austria currently reports 2 against 2 in Sri Lanka, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 71 shared years of data; in 1948 it was Sri Lanka ahead.
Austria ranks 1st and Sri Lanka ranks 1st of 167 countries.
Austria has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Austria | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 1950s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 1960s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 1970s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 1980s | 2 | 1.2 | 0.8 | Austria |
| 1990s | 2 | 1 | 1 | Austria |
| 2000s | 2 | 1.5 | 0.5 | Austria |
| 2010s | 2 | 1.44 | 0.5556 | Austria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher democracy, Austria or Sri Lanka?
- Austria, at 2 against 2 in Sri Lanka as of 2018.
- What is the difference in democracy between Austria and Sri Lanka?
- 0, with Austria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Sri Lanka?
- 71 years are reported by both, from 1948 to 2018.
- How do Austria and Sri Lanka rank globally for democracy?
- Austria ranks 1st and Sri Lanka ranks 1st of 167 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
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).