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
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.
Human Rights Index vs. GDP per capita in Austria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1946 | 0.8 | — |
| 1947 | 0.801 | +0.1% |
| 1948 | 0.801 | +0.0% |
| 1949 | 0.803 | +0.2% |
| 1950 | 0.817 | +1.7% |
| 1951 | 0.817 | +0.0% |
| 1952 | 0.817 | +0.0% |
| 1953 | 0.817 | +0.0% |
| 1954 | 0.817 | +0.0% |
| 1955 | 0.844 | +3.3% |
| 1956 | 0.909 | +7.7% |
| 1957 | 0.908 | -0.1% |
| 1958 | 0.908 | +0.0% |
| 1959 | 0.908 | +0.0% |
| 1960 | 0.909 | +0.1% |
| 1961 | 0.909 | +0.0% |
| 1962 | 0.909 | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.909 | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.909 | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.9 | -1.0% |
| 1966 | 0.91 | +1.1% |
| 1967 | 0.91 | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.91 | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.91 | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.917 | +0.8% |
| 1971 | 0.928 | +1.2% |
| 1972 | 0.93 | +0.2% |
| 1973 | 0.929 | -0.1% |
| 1974 | 0.933 | +0.4% |
| 1975 | 0.933 | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.943 | +1.1% |
| 1977 | 0.943 | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.943 | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.943 | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.934 | -1.0% |
| 1981 | 0.943 | +1.0% |
| 1982 | 0.943 | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.943 | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.943 | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.943 | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.943 | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.943 | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.943 | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.944 | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 0.946 | +0.2% |
| 1991 | 0.946 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.946 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.946 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.946 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.936 | -1.1% |
| 1996 | 0.947 | +1.2% |
| 1997 | 0.947 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.947 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.947 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.947 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.947 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.947 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.947 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.947 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.947 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.947 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.947 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.945 | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 0.945 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.944 | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 0.944 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.945 | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 0.949 | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 0.949 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.947 | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 0.947 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.938 | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 0.928 | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 0.922 | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 0.924 | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 0.926 | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 0.917 | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 0.925 | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 0.91 | -1.6% |
| 2025 | 0.907 | -0.3% |
Austria compared with similar countries
- Austria's 0.907 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.906, 1.0× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Austria's 0.907 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.8795, 1.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)
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
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 0.801 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 0.9157 Percent per annum (2029)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 6.39 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0136 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 858.85 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate 1.31 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.01 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 627.13 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 3.68 % change on previous year (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0069 units per US$ of GDP (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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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.