Human Rights Index vs. GDP per capita in Austria

Austria: Human Rights Index vs. GDP per capita was 0.907 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
0.907
Change on year
down 0.3%
World rank
30th
of 174 countries
All-time high
0.949
in 2013
All-time low
0.8
in 1946
Years of data
80
1946–2025

Human Rights Index vs. GDP per capita in Austria, 1946–2025

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

Analysis

Austria recorded 0.907 for human rights index vs. gdp per capita in 2025.

That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and down 4.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, human rights index vs. gdp per capita in Austria peaked at 0.949 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.8, in 1946.

Austria ranks 30th of 174 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 80 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1940s 0.8013 0.8 0.803 4
1950s 0.8562 0.817 0.909 10
1960s 0.9085 0.9 0.91 10
1970s 0.9342 0.917 0.943 10
1980s 0.9422 0.934 0.944 10
1990s 0.9454 0.936 0.947 10
2000s 0.9466 0.945 0.947 10
2010s 0.9413 0.922 0.949 10
2020s 0.9182 0.907 0.926 6

Countries ranked near Austria

  1. 27 Ghana 0.912 compare
  2. 27 Netherlands 0.912 compare
  3. 27 South Korea 0.912 compare
  4. 30 Cape Verde 0.907 compare
  5. 32 Australia 0.906 compare
  6. 33 Seychelles 0.904 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is human rights index vs. gdp per capita in Austria?
Human rights index vs. gdp per capita in Austria was 0.907 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest human rights index vs. gdp per capita recorded in Austria?
The highest recorded value was 0.949 in 2013.
What is the lowest human rights index vs. gdp per capita recorded in Austria?
The lowest recorded value was 0.8 in 1946.
How does Austria rank for human rights index vs. gdp per capita?
Austria ranks 30th out of 174 countries with data for 2025.
Is human rights index vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Austria?
Over the last ten years it is down 4.2%. 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 Human Rights Index vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Human Rights Index vs. GDP per capita
Source
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
174 places, 13,700 data points, 1946–2025
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Central estimate of the extent to which people are free from government torture, political killings, and forced labor, they have property rights, and enjoy the freedoms of movement, religion, expression, and association.