Austria vs Germany: Democracy
Austria
7
in 2025
Germany
7
in 2025
Austria rank
1st
Germany rank
1st
Democracy over time
- Austria
- Germany
How they compare
Austria currently reports 7 against 7 in Germany, a difference of 0.
Across all 114 years both countries report, Germany has been ahead every year.
Austria ranks 1st and Germany ranks 1st of 198 countries.
Germany has averaged higher in every one of the 13 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Austria | Germany | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1860s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 1870s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 1880s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 1890s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 1900s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 1.6 | 2.2 | 0.6 | Germany |
| 1920s | 6 | 6 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 1.8 | 1.9 | 0.1 | Germany |
| 1940s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1990s | 7 | 7 | 0 | — |
| 2000s | 7 | 7 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 7 | 7 | 0 | — |
| 2020s | 7 | 7 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher democracy, Austria or Germany?
- Austria, at 7 against 7 in Germany as of 2025.
- What is the difference in democracy between Austria and Germany?
- 0, with Austria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Germany?
- 114 years are reported by both, from 1867 to 2025.
- How do Austria and Germany rank globally for democracy?
- Austria ranks 1st and Germany ranks 1st of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Democracy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Identifies the political regime of a country. It distinguishes between non-electoral autocracies (score 0), one-party autocracies (score 1), multi-party autocracies without elected executive (score 2), multi-party autocracies (score 3), exclusive democracies (score 4), male democracies (score 5), electoral democracies (score 6), and full democracies (score 7).