What is democracy in Austria?

Democracy in Austria was 4 in 2025, according to Episodes of Regime Transformation (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest democracy recorded in Austria?

The highest recorded value was 5 in 1921.

What is the lowest democracy recorded in Austria?

The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1933.

How does Austria rank for democracy?

Austria ranks 17th out of 172 countries with data for 2025.

Is democracy 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 Episodes of Regime Transformation (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Democracy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Democracy in Austria

Name: Democracy in Austria
Creator: Episodes of Regime Transformation (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Austria: Democracy was 4 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)

Change on year

unchanged

World rank

17th

of 172 countries

All-time high

in 1921

All-time low

in 1933

Years of data

120

1900–2025

Democracy in Austria, 1900–2025

Source: Episodes of Regime Transformation (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

Analysis

Austria recorded 4 for democracy in 2025.

The figure is unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, democracy in Austria peaked at 5 in 1921 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1933.

That places Austria 17th out of 172 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 120 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1900s	1	1	1	10
1910s	1.2	1	2	10
1920s	3.9	2	5	10
1930s	1	0	3	9
1940s	4	4	4	5
1950s	4	4	4	10
1960s	4	4	4	10
1970s	4	4	4	10
1980s	4	4	4	10
1990s	4	4	4	10
2000s	4	4	4	10
2010s	4	4	4	10
2020s	4	4	4	6

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More reference data data for Austria

Summer temperature anomalies 2.59 °C (2026)
Temperature anomalies by month -0.9044 °C (2026)
Spring temperature anomalies 1.52 °C (2026)
Consumer price index 153.4 2010 = 100 (2025)
Autumn temperature anomalies 1.45 °C (2025)
Winter temperature anomalies 1.99 °C (2025)
Universal right to vote 2 (2025)
Democracy 7 (2025)
Chief executive of the government is elected 1 (2025)
Competitive elections 1 (2025)

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Frequently asked questions

What is democracy in Austria?: Democracy in Austria was 4 in 2025, according to Episodes of Regime Transformation (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest democracy recorded in Austria?: The highest recorded value was 5 in 1921.
What is the lowest democracy recorded in Austria?: The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1933.
How does Austria rank for democracy?: Austria ranks 17th out of 172 countries with data for 2025.
Is democracy 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 Episodes of Regime Transformation (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Democracy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Democracy
Source: Episodes of Regime Transformation (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 175 places, 19,128 data points, 1900–2025
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Political regime of a country using the classification by the Episodes of Regime Transformation-project. It distinguishes between hardening autocracies (score 0), stable autocracies (score 1), liberalizing autocracies (score 2), eroding democracies (score 3), stable democracies (score 4), and deepening democracies (score 5).