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Egalitarian Political Institutions Index in Austria

Austria: Egalitarian Political Institutions Index was 0.859 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
0.859
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
25th
of 175 countries
All-time high
0.919
in 1977
All-time low
0.46
in 1935
Years of data
101
1918–2025

Egalitarian Political Institutions Index in Austria, 1918–2025

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

Analysis

In 2025, egalitarian political institutions index in Austria stood at 0.859.

The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and down 2.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, egalitarian political institutions index in Austria peaked at 0.919 in 1977 and was at its lowest, 0.46, in 1935.

Austria ranks 25th 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.

Egalitarian Political Institutions Index in Austria, year by year

Year Value Change
1918 0.59 —
1919 0.621 +5.3%
1920 0.629 +1.3%
1921 0.601 -4.5%
1922 0.601 +0.0%
1923 0.601 +0.0%
1924 0.601 +0.0%
1925 0.601 +0.0%
1926 0.601 +0.0%
1927 0.601 +0.0%
1928 0.601 +0.0%
1929 0.601 +0.0%
1930 0.598 -0.5%
1931 0.598 +0.0%
1932 0.598 +0.0%
1933 0.532 -11.0%
1934 0.473 -11.1%
1935 0.46 -2.7%
1936 0.46 +0.0%
1937 0.46 +0.0%
1945 0.836 +81.7%
1946 0.831 -0.6%
1947 0.831 +0.0%
1948 0.831 +0.0%
1949 0.831 +0.0%
1950 0.831 +0.0%
1951 0.831 +0.0%
1952 0.83 -0.1%
1953 0.83 +0.0%
1954 0.848 +2.2%
1955 0.848 +0.0%
1956 0.852 +0.5%
1957 0.852 +0.0%
1958 0.852 +0.0%
1959 0.852 +0.0%
1960 0.852 +0.0%
1961 0.852 +0.0%
1962 0.852 +0.0%
1963 0.852 +0.0%
1964 0.855 +0.4%
1965 0.855 +0.0%
1966 0.855 +0.0%
1967 0.855 +0.0%
1968 0.855 +0.0%
1969 0.855 +0.0%
1970 0.864 +1.1%
1971 0.908 +5.1%
1972 0.908 +0.0%
1973 0.908 +0.0%
1974 0.911 +0.3%
1975 0.907 -0.4%
1976 0.915 +0.9%
1977 0.919 +0.4%
1978 0.919 +0.0%
1979 0.919 +0.0%
1980 0.912 -0.8%
1981 0.912 +0.0%
1982 0.912 +0.0%
1983 0.912 +0.0%
1984 0.912 +0.0%
1985 0.912 +0.0%
1986 0.895 -1.9%
1987 0.895 +0.0%
1988 0.895 +0.0%
1989 0.895 +0.0%
1990 0.898 +0.3%
1991 0.898 +0.0%
1992 0.882 -1.8%
1993 0.882 +0.0%
1994 0.882 +0.0%
1995 0.886 +0.5%
1996 0.886 +0.0%
1997 0.888 +0.2%
1998 0.888 +0.0%
1999 0.888 +0.0%
2000 0.888 +0.0%
2001 0.888 +0.0%
2002 0.888 +0.0%
2003 0.888 +0.0%
2004 0.888 +0.0%
2005 0.888 +0.0%
2006 0.89 +0.2%
2007 0.89 +0.0%
2008 0.89 +0.0%
2009 0.89 +0.0%
2010 0.89 +0.0%
2011 0.89 +0.0%
2012 0.89 +0.0%
2013 0.88 -1.1%
2014 0.879 -0.1%
2015 0.881 +0.2%
2016 0.879 -0.2%
2017 0.878 -0.1%
2018 0.884 +0.7%
2019 0.89 +0.7%
2020 0.893 +0.3%
2021 0.886 -0.8%
2022 0.884 -0.2%
2023 0.885 +0.1%
2024 0.857 -3.2%
2025 0.859 +0.2%

Austria compared with similar countries

  • Austria's 0.859 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.839, 1.0× the median. (55 countries reporting)
  • Austria's 0.859 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.781, 1.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1910s 0.6055 0.59 0.621 2
1920s 0.6038 0.601 0.629 10
1930s 0.5224 0.46 0.598 8
1940s 0.832 0.831 0.836 5
1950s 0.8426 0.83 0.852 10
1960s 0.8538 0.852 0.855 10
1970s 0.9078 0.864 0.919 10
1980s 0.9052 0.895 0.912 10
1990s 0.8878 0.882 0.898 10
2000s 0.8888 0.888 0.89 10
2010s 0.8841 0.878 0.89 10
2020s 0.8773 0.857 0.893 6

Countries ranked near Austria

  1. 22 Greece 0.872 compare
  2. 22 South Korea 0.872 compare
  3. 24 Ireland 0.866 compare
  4. 26 Australia 0.853 compare
  5. 27 New Zealand 0.85 compare
  6. 28 Barbados 0.848 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is egalitarian political institutions index in Austria?
Egalitarian political institutions index in Austria was 0.859 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest egalitarian political institutions index recorded in Austria?
The highest recorded value was 0.919 in 1977.
What is the lowest egalitarian political institutions index recorded in Austria?
The lowest recorded value was 0.46 in 1935.
How does Austria rank for egalitarian political institutions index?
Austria ranks 25th out of 175 countries with data for 2025.
Is egalitarian political institutions index rising or falling in Austria?
Over the last ten years it is down 2.5%. 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 Egalitarian Political Institutions Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Egalitarian 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 the protection of rights, access to power, and distribution of resources is equal.