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Rule of law index in Austria

Austria: Rule of law index was 0.932 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
0.932
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
27th
of 176 countries
All-time high
0.969
in 2013
All-time low
0.675
in 1852
Years of data
231
1789–2025

Rule of law index in Austria, 1789–2025

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Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

The most recent figure for rule of law index in Austria is 0.932, measured in 2025.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and down 3.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, rule of law index in Austria peaked at 0.969 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.675, in 1852.

That places Austria 27th out of 176 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.

Rule of law index in Austria, year by year

Year Value Change
1789 0.7 —
1790 0.7 +0.0%
1791 0.7 +0.0%
1792 0.7 +0.0%
1793 0.7 +0.0%
1794 0.7 +0.0%
1795 0.7 +0.0%
1796 0.7 +0.0%
1797 0.7 +0.0%
1798 0.7 +0.0%
1799 0.7 +0.0%
1800 0.7 +0.0%
1801 0.7 +0.0%
1802 0.7 +0.0%
1803 0.7 +0.0%
1804 0.7 +0.0%
1805 0.7 +0.0%
1806 0.7 +0.0%
1807 0.7 +0.0%
1808 0.7 +0.0%
1809 0.7 +0.0%
1810 0.7 +0.0%
1811 0.7 +0.0%
1812 0.7 +0.0%
1813 0.7 +0.0%
1814 0.7 +0.0%
1815 0.736 +5.1%
1816 0.736 +0.0%
1817 0.736 +0.0%
1818 0.736 +0.0%
1819 0.736 +0.0%
1820 0.736 +0.0%
1821 0.736 +0.0%
1822 0.736 +0.0%
1823 0.736 +0.0%
1824 0.736 +0.0%
1825 0.736 +0.0%
1826 0.736 +0.0%
1827 0.736 +0.0%
1828 0.736 +0.0%
1829 0.736 +0.0%
1830 0.736 +0.0%
1831 0.736 +0.0%
1832 0.736 +0.0%
1833 0.736 +0.0%
1834 0.736 +0.0%
1835 0.736 +0.0%
1836 0.736 +0.0%
1837 0.736 +0.0%
1838 0.736 +0.0%
1839 0.736 +0.0%
1840 0.736 +0.0%
1841 0.736 +0.0%
1842 0.736 +0.0%
1843 0.736 +0.0%
1844 0.736 +0.0%
1845 0.736 +0.0%
1846 0.736 +0.0%
1847 0.736 +0.0%
1848 0.733 -0.4%
1849 0.716 -2.3%
1850 0.716 +0.0%
1851 0.716 +0.0%
1852 0.675 -5.7%
1853 0.675 +0.0%
1854 0.675 +0.0%
1855 0.675 +0.0%
1856 0.675 +0.0%
1857 0.675 +0.0%
1858 0.675 +0.0%
1859 0.675 +0.0%
1860 0.675 +0.0%
1861 0.675 +0.0%
1862 0.675 +0.0%
1863 0.675 +0.0%
1864 0.675 +0.0%
1865 0.675 +0.0%
1866 0.675 +0.0%
1867 0.849 +25.8%
1868 0.909 +7.1%
1869 0.909 +0.0%
1870 0.909 +0.0%
1871 0.909 +0.0%
1872 0.909 +0.0%
1873 0.909 +0.0%
1874 0.909 +0.0%
1875 0.909 +0.0%
1876 0.909 +0.0%
1877 0.909 +0.0%
1878 0.909 +0.0%
1879 0.909 +0.0%
1880 0.909 +0.0%
1881 0.909 +0.0%
1882 0.909 +0.0%
1883 0.909 +0.0%
1884 0.909 +0.0%
1885 0.909 +0.0%
1886 0.909 +0.0%
1887 0.909 +0.0%
1888 0.909 +0.0%
1889 0.909 +0.0%
1890 0.909 +0.0%
1891 0.909 +0.0%
1892 0.909 +0.0%
1893 0.909 +0.0%
1894 0.909 +0.0%
1895 0.909 +0.0%
1896 0.909 +0.0%
1897 0.909 +0.0%
1898 0.909 +0.0%
1899 0.909 +0.0%
1900 0.909 +0.0%
1901 0.909 +0.0%
1902 0.909 +0.0%
1903 0.909 +0.0%
1904 0.909 +0.0%
1905 0.909 +0.0%
1906 0.909 +0.0%
1907 0.909 +0.0%
1908 0.909 +0.0%
1909 0.909 +0.0%
1910 0.909 +0.0%
1911 0.909 +0.0%
1912 0.909 +0.0%
1913 0.895 -1.5%
1914 0.882 -1.5%
1915 0.882 +0.0%
1916 0.882 +0.0%
1917 0.882 +0.0%
1918 0.882 +0.0%
1919 0.913 +3.5%
1920 0.927 +1.5%
1921 0.926 -0.1%
1922 0.926 +0.0%
1923 0.926 +0.0%
1924 0.926 +0.0%
1925 0.926 +0.0%
1926 0.926 +0.0%
1927 0.926 +0.0%
1928 0.925 -0.1%
1929 0.925 +0.0%
1930 0.922 -0.3%
1931 0.922 +0.0%
1932 0.919 -0.3%
1933 0.816 -11.2%
1934 0.758 -7.1%
1935 0.753 -0.7%
1936 0.753 +0.0%
1937 0.753 +0.0%
1938 0.78 +3.6%
1945 0.953 +22.2%
1946 0.957 +0.4%
1947 0.957 +0.0%
1948 0.957 +0.0%
1949 0.957 +0.0%
1950 0.957 +0.0%
1951 0.957 +0.0%
1952 0.957 +0.0%
1953 0.957 +0.0%
1954 0.961 +0.4%
1955 0.961 +0.0%
1956 0.958 -0.3%
1957 0.958 +0.0%
1958 0.958 +0.0%
1959 0.958 +0.0%
1960 0.958 +0.0%
1961 0.958 +0.0%
1962 0.958 +0.0%
1963 0.958 +0.0%
1964 0.958 +0.0%
1965 0.958 +0.0%
1966 0.958 +0.0%
1967 0.958 +0.0%
1968 0.958 +0.0%
1969 0.958 +0.0%
1970 0.958 +0.0%
1971 0.963 +0.5%
1972 0.963 +0.0%
1973 0.963 +0.0%
1974 0.963 +0.0%
1975 0.963 +0.0%
1976 0.965 +0.2%
1977 0.965 +0.0%
1978 0.965 +0.0%
1979 0.965 +0.0%
1980 0.954 -1.1%
1981 0.955 +0.1%
1982 0.955 +0.0%
1983 0.955 +0.0%
1984 0.955 +0.0%
1985 0.955 +0.0%
1986 0.955 +0.0%
1987 0.961 +0.6%
1988 0.961 +0.0%
1989 0.961 +0.0%
1990 0.961 +0.0%
1991 0.961 +0.0%
1992 0.961 +0.0%
1993 0.961 +0.0%
1994 0.961 +0.0%
1995 0.961 +0.0%
1996 0.961 +0.0%
1997 0.961 +0.0%
1998 0.961 +0.0%
1999 0.961 +0.0%
2000 0.957 -0.4%
2001 0.951 -0.6%
2002 0.951 +0.0%
2003 0.955 +0.4%
2004 0.949 -0.6%
2005 0.949 +0.0%
2006 0.955 +0.6%
2007 0.967 +1.3%
2008 0.967 +0.0%
2009 0.967 +0.0%
2010 0.967 +0.0%
2011 0.963 -0.4%
2012 0.966 +0.3%
2013 0.969 +0.3%
2014 0.969 +0.0%
2015 0.969 +0.0%
2016 0.969 +0.0%
2017 0.967 -0.2%
2018 0.951 -1.7%
2019 0.955 +0.4%
2020 0.957 +0.2%
2021 0.943 -1.5%
2022 0.929 -1.5%
2023 0.935 +0.6%
2024 0.931 -0.4%
2025 0.932 +0.1%

Austria compared with similar countries

  • Austria's 0.932 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.927, 1.0× the median. (55 countries reporting)
  • Austria's 0.932 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.8365, 1.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1780s 0.7 0.7 0.7 1
1790s 0.7 0.7 0.7 10
1800s 0.7 0.7 0.7 10
1810s 0.718 0.7 0.736 10
1820s 0.736 0.736 0.736 10
1830s 0.736 0.736 0.736 10
1840s 0.7337 0.716 0.736 10
1850s 0.6832 0.675 0.716 10
1860s 0.7392 0.675 0.909 10
1870s 0.909 0.909 0.909 10
1880s 0.909 0.909 0.909 10
1890s 0.909 0.909 0.909 10
1900s 0.909 0.909 0.909 10
1910s 0.8945 0.882 0.913 10
1920s 0.9259 0.925 0.927 10
1930s 0.8196 0.753 0.922 9
1940s 0.9562 0.953 0.957 5
1950s 0.9582 0.957 0.961 10
1960s 0.958 0.958 0.958 10
1970s 0.9633 0.958 0.965 10
1980s 0.9567 0.954 0.961 10
1990s 0.961 0.961 0.961 10
2000s 0.9568 0.949 0.967 10
2010s 0.9645 0.951 0.969 10
2020s 0.9378 0.929 0.957 6

Countries ranked near Austria

  1. 24 Czechia 0.945 compare
  2. 24 Uruguay 0.945 compare
  3. 26 Costa Rica 0.935 compare
  4. 28 Barbados 0.927 compare
  5. 29 United States 0.924 compare
  6. 30 Lithuania 0.92 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is rule of law index in Austria?
Rule of law index in Austria was 0.932 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest rule of law index recorded in Austria?
The highest recorded value was 0.969 in 2013.
What is the lowest rule of law index recorded in Austria?
The lowest recorded value was 0.675 in 1852.
How does Austria rank for rule of law index?
Austria ranks 27th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is rule of law index rising or falling in Austria?
Over the last ten years it is down 3.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Austria data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Rule of law index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Rule of law index
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
176 places, 30,303 data points, 1789–2025
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