Austria vs Italy: Democracy
Austria
3
in 2025
Italy
3
in 2025
Austria rank
1st
Italy rank
1st
Democracy over time
- Austria
- Italy
How they compare
Austria currently reports 3 against 3 in Italy, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 205 shared years of data; in 1815 it was Italy ahead.
Austria ranks 1st and Italy ranks 1st of 176 countries.
Across the 22 decades both report, Austria averaged higher in 5 and Italy in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Austria | Italy | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1810s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1820s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1830s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1840s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1850s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1860s | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | Italy |
| 1870s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Italy |
| 1880s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Italy |
| 1890s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Italy |
| 1900s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Italy |
| 1910s | 0.2 | 1 | 0.8 | Italy |
| 1920s | 1.9 | 0.4 | 1.5 | Austria |
| 1930s | 0.7778 | 0 | 0.7778 | Austria |
| 1940s | 2 | 1.4 | 0.6 | Austria |
| 1950s | 2.4 | 2 | 0.4 | Austria |
| 1960s | 3 | 2 | 1 | Austria |
| 1970s | 3 | 3 | 0 | — |
| 1980s | 3 | 3 | 0 | — |
| 1990s | 3 | 3 | 0 | — |
| 2000s | 3 | 3 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 3 | 3 | 0 | — |
| 2020s | 3 | 3 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher democracy, Austria or Italy?
- Austria, at 3 against 3 in Italy as of 2025.
- What is the difference in democracy between Austria and Italy?
- 0, with Austria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Italy?
- 205 years are reported by both, from 1815 to 2025.
- How do Austria and Italy rank globally for democracy?
- Austria ranks 1st and Italy ranks 1st of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (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 by distinguishing between closed autocracies, electoral autocracies, electoral democracies, and liberal democracies.