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Deliberative Political Institutions Index in Austria

Austria: Deliberative Political Institutions Index was 0.871 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
0.871
Change on year
up 3.1%
World rank
29th
of 175 countries
All-time high
0.93
in 2012
All-time low
0.184
in 1935
Years of data
101
1918–2025

Deliberative Political Institutions Index in Austria, 1918–2025

0.20.40.60.81191819712025

Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

Analysis

Austria recorded 0.871 for deliberative political institutions index in 2025.

The figure is up 3.1% on the previous year and down 5.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, deliberative political institutions index in Austria peaked at 0.93 in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.184, in 1935.

Austria ranks 29th of 175 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 101 years of available data.

Deliberative Political Institutions Index in Austria, year by year

Year Value Change
1918 0.625 —
1919 0.637 +1.9%
1920 0.637 +0.0%
1921 0.53 -16.8%
1922 0.506 -4.5%
1923 0.506 +0.0%
1924 0.484 -4.3%
1925 0.484 +0.0%
1926 0.484 +0.0%
1927 0.484 +0.0%
1928 0.484 +0.0%
1929 0.484 +0.0%
1930 0.484 +0.0%
1931 0.484 +0.0%
1932 0.484 +0.0%
1933 0.36 -25.6%
1934 0.22 -38.9%
1935 0.184 -16.4%
1936 0.184 +0.0%
1937 0.184 +0.0%
1945 0.583 +216.8%
1946 0.614 +5.3%
1947 0.614 +0.0%
1948 0.614 +0.0%
1949 0.614 +0.0%
1950 0.614 +0.0%
1951 0.614 +0.0%
1952 0.614 +0.0%
1953 0.614 +0.0%
1954 0.614 +0.0%
1955 0.614 +0.0%
1956 0.673 +9.6%
1957 0.673 +0.0%
1958 0.673 +0.0%
1959 0.673 +0.0%
1960 0.68 +1.0%
1961 0.68 +0.0%
1962 0.703 +3.4%
1963 0.703 +0.0%
1964 0.703 +0.0%
1965 0.703 +0.0%
1966 0.703 +0.0%
1967 0.703 +0.0%
1968 0.703 +0.0%
1969 0.703 +0.0%
1970 0.703 +0.0%
1971 0.703 +0.0%
1972 0.758 +7.8%
1973 0.758 +0.0%
1974 0.758 +0.0%
1975 0.776 +2.4%
1976 0.806 +3.9%
1977 0.806 +0.0%
1978 0.811 +0.6%
1979 0.811 +0.0%
1980 0.888 +9.5%
1981 0.888 +0.0%
1982 0.888 +0.0%
1983 0.888 +0.0%
1984 0.892 +0.5%
1985 0.892 +0.0%
1986 0.892 +0.0%
1987 0.892 +0.0%
1988 0.892 +0.0%
1989 0.892 +0.0%
1990 0.893 +0.1%
1991 0.893 +0.0%
1992 0.893 +0.0%
1993 0.893 +0.0%
1994 0.893 +0.0%
1995 0.913 +2.2%
1996 0.913 +0.0%
1997 0.913 +0.0%
1998 0.913 +0.0%
1999 0.913 +0.0%
2000 0.901 -1.3%
2001 0.899 -0.2%
2002 0.899 +0.0%
2003 0.899 +0.0%
2004 0.899 +0.0%
2005 0.899 +0.0%
2006 0.896 -0.3%
2007 0.916 +2.2%
2008 0.927 +1.2%
2009 0.916 -1.2%
2010 0.925 +1.0%
2011 0.925 +0.0%
2012 0.93 +0.5%
2013 0.919 -1.2%
2014 0.92 +0.1%
2015 0.917 -0.3%
2016 0.919 +0.2%
2017 0.881 -4.1%
2018 0.821 -6.8%
2019 0.842 +2.6%
2020 0.859 +2.0%
2021 0.852 -0.8%
2022 0.851 -0.1%
2023 0.845 -0.7%
2024 0.845 +0.0%
2025 0.871 +3.1%

Austria compared with similar countries

  • Austria's 0.871 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.833, 1.0× the median. (55 countries reporting)
  • Austria's 0.871 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.8095, 1.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1910s 0.631 0.625 0.637 2
1920s 0.5083 0.484 0.637 10
1930s 0.323 0.184 0.484 8
1940s 0.6078 0.583 0.614 5
1950s 0.6376 0.614 0.673 10
1960s 0.6984 0.68 0.703 10
1970s 0.769 0.703 0.811 10
1980s 0.8904 0.888 0.892 10
1990s 0.903 0.893 0.913 10
2000s 0.9051 0.896 0.927 10
2010s 0.8999 0.821 0.93 10
2020s 0.8538 0.845 0.871 6

Countries ranked near Austria

  1. 26 Senegal 0.89 compare
  2. 27 Iceland 0.878 compare
  3. 28 Jamaica 0.872 compare
  4. 30 Belgium 0.863 compare
  5. 31 United Kingdom 0.862 compare
  6. 32 Taiwan 0.859 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is deliberative political institutions index in Austria?
Deliberative political institutions index in Austria was 0.871 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest deliberative political institutions index recorded in Austria?
The highest recorded value was 0.93 in 2012.
What is the lowest deliberative political institutions index recorded in Austria?
The lowest recorded value was 0.184 in 1935.
How does Austria rank for deliberative political institutions index?
Austria ranks 29th out of 175 countries with data for 2025.
Is deliberative political institutions index rising or falling in Austria?
Over the last ten years it is down 5.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Austria data come from?
The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Deliberative Political Institutions Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Deliberative Political Institutions Index
Source
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
175 places, 20,802 data points, 1900–2025
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Central estimate of the extent to which political elites justify their positions, justify them with the common good, acknowledge counterarguments, consult elites in policy changes, and society deliberates policy changes.