Austria vs Netherlands

Austria vs Netherlands: Electoral democracy

Electoral democracy in 2025: 0.84 of 1 in Austria and 0.83 of 1 in Netherlands, by V-Dem estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Austria, by 0.01 of 1, or 1.01 times that in Netherlands.

index, 0 to 1 · V-Dem

Austria vs Netherlands: Electoral democracyElectoral democracy in 2025: 0.84 of 1 in Austria and 0.83 of 1 in Netherlands, by V-Dem estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Austria, by 0.01 of 1, or 1.01 times that in Netherlands.
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What the numbers say

  • Austria has been higher since 2023, when it overtook Netherlands.
  • The world as a whole: 0.48 of 1 in 2025.

Every year

index, 0 to 1 · V-Dem

YearAustriaNetherlandsWorld
20250.840.830.48
20240.840.820.49
20230.850.850.49
20220.840.850.5
20210.850.860.5
20200.860.860.51
20190.860.870.52
20180.850.880.52
20170.850.880.52
20160.850.880.52
20150.870.880.52
20140.870.880.52
20130.880.880.52
20120.870.870.53
20110.870.870.53
20100.870.870.52
20090.870.870.52
20080.870.870.52
20070.870.870.52
20060.860.870.52
20050.860.860.52
20040.860.860.51
20030.860.860.51
20020.860.850.5
20010.860.860.49
20000.860.860.49
19990.860.870.49
19980.860.850.49
19970.860.850.49
19960.860.860.48
19950.860.860.47
19940.860.860.47
19930.860.860.46
19920.860.860.44
19910.860.860.42
19900.860.860.41
19890.860.860.36
19880.850.860.36
19870.850.860.35
19860.850.860.34
19850.850.860.34
19840.850.860.33
19830.850.860.32
19820.860.860.32
19810.860.860.32
19800.850.860.32
19790.850.860.31
19780.850.850.3
19770.850.840.3
19760.850.840.29
19750.850.840.29
19740.850.840.29
19730.840.840.29
19720.840.850.29
19710.830.840.29
19700.830.840.29
19690.840.840.29
19680.840.830.3
19670.840.820.29
19660.830.820.29
19650.830.790.3
19640.830.790.3
19630.830.790.3
19620.830.80.29
19610.830.80.29
19600.830.80.28
19590.820.790.27
19580.820.790.27
19570.820.790.27
19560.830.780.26
19550.770.760.25
19540.770.760.25
19530.770.760.24
19520.770.770.24
19510.770.780.24
19500.770.780.23
19490.770.780.22
19480.760.770.22
19470.760.760.21
19460.760.520.19
19450.720.190.16
1944–0.140.14
1943–0.150.14
1942–0.150.14
1941–0.150.15
1940–0.220.15
1939–0.730.17
19380.090.730.17
19370.10.730.17
19360.10.730.17
19350.10.740.17
19340.10.740.18
19330.20.740.18
19320.660.740.19
19310.660.740.18
19300.690.740.18
19290.70.740.19
19280.70.730.19
19270.70.730.19
19260.690.730.19
19250.690.740.19
19240.680.740.19
19230.690.740.19
19220.70.730.19
19210.70.720.19
19200.350.720.18
19190.30.540.16
19180.30.530.15
19170.250.470.15
19160.250.460.15
19150.250.460.15
19140.250.460.15
19130.270.460.15
19120.270.470.15
19110.270.470.15
19100.270.470.15
19090.270.450.15
19080.270.450.15
19070.270.450.15
19060.250.450.15
19050.250.450.15
19040.250.450.14
19030.250.450.14
19020.250.450.15
19010.250.460.14
19000.250.460.14
18990.260.450.22
18980.260.450.22
18970.260.450.22
18960.240.450.22
18950.240.410.22
18940.240.410.21
18930.240.410.21
18920.240.410.21
18910.240.410.2
18900.250.410.2
18890.250.410.2
18880.210.410.2
18870.20.380.2
18860.20.380.19
18850.20.380.19
18840.210.380.2
18830.210.380.19
18820.210.380.19
18810.210.380.19
18800.210.380.19
18790.210.380.19
18780.210.380.18
18770.210.380.18
18760.210.380.19
18750.210.380.18
18740.210.380.18
18730.210.370.18
18720.20.370.18
18710.20.370.18
18700.20.370.18
18690.190.370.17
18680.190.370.17
18670.190.380.17
18660.050.370.16
18650.050.370.16
18640.050.370.16
18630.050.370.16
18620.050.370.16
18610.050.370.15
18600.040.370.15
18590.040.370.14
18580.040.370.14
18570.040.370.14
18560.040.370.13
18550.040.370.13
18540.040.370.13
18530.040.370.13
18520.040.370.13
18510.040.370.13
18500.140.370.13
18490.190.370.15
18480.130.180.13
18470.030.110.11
18460.030.110.11
18450.030.110.11
18440.030.110.11
18430.030.110.1
18420.030.110.1
18410.030.110.1
18400.030.110.1
18390.030.110.1
18380.030.110.09
18370.030.110.09
18360.030.110.1
18350.030.110.09
18340.030.110.09
18330.030.110.09
18320.030.110.09
18310.030.110.09
18300.030.10.09
18290.030.10.08
18280.030.10.08
18270.030.10.09
18260.030.10.08
18250.030.10.08
18240.030.10.08
18230.030.10.08
18220.030.10.08
18210.030.10.07
18200.030.10.07
18190.030.10.06
18180.030.10.06
18170.030.10.06
18160.030.10.06
18150.030.090.06
18140.030.040.05
18130.030.040.05
18120.040.120.06
18110.040.120.06
18100.040.080.06
18090.040.080.05
18080.040.080.05
18070.040.080.05
18060.040.080.05
18050.040.10.05
18040.040.130.05
18030.040.130.05
18020.040.130.05
18010.040.130.05
18000.040.130.05
17990.040.130.05
17980.040.180.06
17970.040.180.05
17960.040.130.05
17950.040.10.05
17940.040.080.05
17930.040.080.05
17920.040.080.05
17910.040.080.05
17900.040.080.05
17890.040.080.05

Each country on its own

Good to know

  • V-Dem’s electoral democracy index: how far rulers answer to voters through free and fair elections, with free speech and association, from 0 to 1.
  • Source: V-Dem (2026), via Our World in Data.
  • Ranks count the 175 countries with a value in 2025, highest first.
  • The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.

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