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Foreign Policy Free from Interference of other States Score in Austria

Austria: Foreign Policy Free from Interference of other States Score was 1.98 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
1.98
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
18th
of 173 countries
All-time high
1.98
in 1956
All-time low
-0.591
in 1945
Years of data
231
1789–2025

Foreign Policy Free from Interference of other States Score in Austria, 1789–2025

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

Analysis

Austria recorded 1.98 for foreign policy free from interference of other states score in 2025. That is the highest value across all 231 years on record.

The figure is unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, foreign policy free from interference of other states score in Austria peaked at 1.98 in 1956 and was at its lowest, -0.591, in 1945.

Austria ranks 18th of 173 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 231 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1780s 1.46 1.46 1.46 1
1790s 1.06 0.125 1.46 10
1800s 0.125 0.125 0.125 10
1810s 1.19 0.125 1.89 10
1820s 1.89 1.89 1.89 10
1830s 1.89 1.89 1.89 10
1840s 1.89 1.89 1.89 10
1850s 1.89 1.89 1.89 10
1860s 1.89 1.89 1.89 10
1870s 1.89 1.89 1.89 10
1880s 1.89 1.89 1.89 10
1890s 1.89 1.89 1.89 10
1900s 1.89 1.89 1.89 10
1910s 1.81 1.1 1.89 10
1920s 0.737 0.737 0.737 10
1930s 0.5514 0.403 0.737 9
1940s -0.591 -0.591 -0.591 5
1950s 0.4559 -0.591 1.98 10
1960s 1.98 1.98 1.98 10
1970s 1.98 1.98 1.98 10
1980s 1.98 1.98 1.98 10
1990s 1.98 1.98 1.98 10
2000s 1.98 1.98 1.98 10
2010s 1.98 1.98 1.98 10
2020s 1.98 1.98 1.98 6

Countries ranked near Austria

  1. 15 Mexico 2 compare
  2. 16 Seychelles 1.99 compare
  3. 17 Germany 1.99 compare
  4. 19 Spain 1.98 compare
  5. 20 Costa Rica 1.95 compare
  6. 20 Uruguay 1.95 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is foreign policy free from interference of other states score in Austria?
Foreign policy free from interference of other states score in Austria was 1.98 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest foreign policy free from interference of other states score recorded in Austria?
The highest recorded value was 1.98 in 1956.
What is the lowest foreign policy free from interference of other states score recorded in Austria?
The lowest recorded value was -0.591 in 1945.
How does Austria rank for foreign policy free from interference of other states score?
Austria ranks 18th out of 173 countries with data for 2025.
Is foreign policy free from interference of other states score rising or falling in Austria?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. 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 Foreign Policy Free from Interference of other States Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Foreign Policy Free from Interference of other States Score
Source
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
176 places, 30,487 data points, 1789–2025
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Central estimate of the extent to which foreign policy is free from the interference of other states.