Rigorous and Impartial Public Administration Score in Austria

Austria: Rigorous and Impartial Public Administration Score was 2.15 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
2.15
Change on year
up 23.2%
World rank
22nd
of 173 countries
All-time high
2.79
in 2020
All-time low
-0.089
in 1934
Years of data
231
1789–2025

Rigorous and Impartial Public Administration Score in Austria, 1789–2025

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

Analysis

Austria recorded 2.15 for rigorous and impartial public administration score in 2025.

That represents a change of up 23.2% on the previous year and down 18.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, rigorous and impartial public administration score in Austria peaked at 2.79 in 2020 and was at its lowest, -0.089, in 1934.

That places Austria 22nd out of 173 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1780s 1.22 1.22 1.22 1
1790s 1.22 1.22 1.22 10
1800s 1.22 1.22 1.22 10
1810s 1.22 1.22 1.22 10
1820s 1.22 1.22 1.22 10
1830s 1.22 1.22 1.22 10
1840s 1.22 1.22 1.22 10
1850s 1.22 1.22 1.22 10
1860s 1.22 1.22 1.22 10
1870s 1.22 1.22 1.22 10
1880s 1.22 1.22 1.22 10
1890s 1.22 1.22 1.22 10
1900s 1.22 1.22 1.22 10
1910s 1.24 1.22 1.41 10
1920s 1.41 1.41 1.41 10
1930s 0.4564 -0.089 1.41 9
1940s 1.88 1.88 1.88 5
1950s 1.88 1.88 1.88 10
1960s 1.88 1.88 1.88 10
1970s 2.58 1.88 2.65 10
1980s 2.65 2.65 2.65 10
1990s 2.65 2.65 2.65 10
2000s 2.65 2.65 2.65 10
2010s 2.53 2.02 2.65 10
2020s 2.14 1.74 2.79 6

Countries ranked near Austria

  1. 19 Norway 2.49 compare
  2. 20 Iceland 2.41 compare
  3. 21 Jamaica 2.21 compare
  4. 23 Panama 2.03 compare
  5. 24 Botswana 2 compare
  6. 25 Maldives 2 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is rigorous and impartial public administration score in Austria?
Rigorous and impartial public administration score in Austria was 2.15 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest rigorous and impartial public administration score recorded in Austria?
The highest recorded value was 2.79 in 2020.
What is the lowest rigorous and impartial public administration score recorded in Austria?
The lowest recorded value was -0.089 in 1934.
How does Austria rank for rigorous and impartial public administration score?
Austria ranks 22nd out of 173 countries with data for 2025.
Is rigorous and impartial public administration score rising or falling in Austria?
Over the last ten years it is down 18.8%. 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 Rigorous and Impartial Public Administration Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Rigorous and Impartial Public Administration Score
Source
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
176 places, 30,350 data points, 1789–2025
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Central estimate of the extent to which public officials respect the law, and administer it without arbitrariness and bias.