Austria vs Namibia: Democracy
Austria
7
in 2025
Namibia
7
in 2025
Austria rank
1st
Namibia rank
1st
Democracy over time
- Austria
- Namibia
How they compare
Austria currently reports 7 against 7 in Namibia, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 142 shared years of data; in 1884 it was Austria ahead.
Austria ranks 1st and Namibia ranks 1st of 198 countries.
Across the 15 decades both report, Austria averaged higher in 10 and Namibia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Austria | Namibia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 2 | 0 | 2 | Austria |
| 1890s | 2 | 0 | 2 | Austria |
| 1900s | 2 | 0 | 2 | Austria |
| 1910s | 1.6 | 0 | 1.6 | Austria |
| 1920s | 6 | 0.8 | 5.2 | Austria |
| 1930s | 1.8 | 2 | 0.2 | Namibia |
| 1940s | 3 | 2 | 1 | Austria |
| 1950s | 6.4 | 2 | 4.4 | Austria |
| 1960s | 7 | 2 | 5 | Austria |
| 1970s | 7 | 2 | 5 | Austria |
| 1980s | 7 | 0.8 | 6.2 | Austria |
| 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 Namibia?
- Austria, at 7 against 7 in Namibia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in democracy between Austria and Namibia?
- 0, with Austria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Namibia?
- 142 years are reported by both, from 1884 to 2025.
- How do Austria and Namibia rank globally for democracy?
- Austria ranks 1st and Namibia 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).