Human Rights Index vs. GDP per capita in Austria
Austria: Human Rights Index vs. GDP per capita was 0.907 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Human Rights Index vs. GDP per capita in Austria, 1946–2025
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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
- 27 Ghana 0.912 compare
- 27 Netherlands 0.912 compare
- 27 South Korea 0.912 compare
- 30 Cape Verde 0.907 compare
- 32 Australia 0.906 compare
- 33 Seychelles 0.904 compare
More economy & growth data for Austria
- Exports of goods and services 280.52 billion current LCU (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added 24.0% (2025)
- Gross national expenditure 564.48 billion current US$ (2025)
- Gross national expenditure 499.55 billion current LCU (2025)
- Gross national expenditure 402.97 billion constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added 99.57 billion constant LCU (2025)
- Gross national expenditure 97.4% (2025)
- Exports of goods and services 316.98 billion current US$ (2025)
- Gross fixed capital formation 120.65 billion current LCU (2025)
- Gross fixed capital formation 136.33 billion current US$ (2025)
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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About this data
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.