Which has higher rule of law index, Austria or United States?

Austria, at 0.932 against 0.924 in United States as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and United States?

231 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Rule of Law Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Austria vs United States: Rule of Law Index

Austria

0.932

in 2025

United States

0.924

in 2025

Austria rank

27th

United States rank

29th

Rule of Law Index over time

Austria
United States

How they compare

Austria currently reports 0.932 against 0.924 in United States, a difference of 0.008.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 231 shared years of data; in 1789 it was United States ahead.

Austria ranks 27th and United States ranks 29th of 176 countries.

Across the 25 decades both report, Austria averaged higher in 9 and United States in 16.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Austria	United States	Difference	Ahead
1780s	0.7	0.887	0.187	United States
1790s	0.7	0.8802	0.1802	United States
1800s	0.7	0.887	0.187	United States
1810s	0.718	0.887	0.169	United States
1820s	0.736	0.887	0.151	United States
1830s	0.736	0.887	0.151	United States
1840s	0.7337	0.887	0.1533	United States
1850s	0.6832	0.887	0.2038	United States
1860s	0.7392	0.8739	0.1347	United States
1870s	0.909	0.886	0.023	Austria
1880s	0.909	0.886	0.023	Austria
1890s	0.909	0.886	0.023	Austria
1900s	0.909	0.9	0.009	Austria
1910s	0.8945	0.9232	0.0287	United States
1920s	0.9259	0.9166	0.0093	Austria
1930s	0.8196	0.932	0.1124	United States
1940s	0.9562	0.9348	0.0214	Austria
1950s	0.9582	0.9305	0.0277	Austria
1960s	0.958	0.9325	0.0255	Austria
1970s	0.9633	0.9607	0.0026	Austria
1980s	0.9567	0.9672	0.0105	United States
1990s	0.961	0.9774	0.0164	United States
2000s	0.9568	0.9794	0.0226	United States
2010s	0.9645	0.9681	0.0036	United States
2020s	0.9378	0.9547	0.0168	United States

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher rule of law index, Austria or United States?: Austria, at 0.932 against 0.924 in United States as of 2025.
What is the difference in rule of law index between Austria and United States?: 0.008, with Austria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and United States?: 231 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
How do Austria and United States rank globally for rule of law index?: Austria ranks 27th and United States ranks 29th of 176 countries.
Where does this data come from?: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Rule of Law Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Rule of Law Index
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 176 places, 30,303 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed: 18 September 2026

Central estimate of the extent to which the government complies with the law, courts are independent, laws transparent, justice accessible, corruption absent, and the bureaucracy is impartial.