Austria is a full democracy.

Full democracies are nations or regions where civil liberties and fundamental political freedoms are not only respected but also reinforced by a political culture conducive to the thriving of democratic principles.

8.2

Overall democracy score, recorded in 2021.

0.13

Increase in score from when last recorded in 2020.

Score breakdown

Austria's best attribute is it's electoral process and pluralism which was scored at 9.58. On the contrary, it's worst attribute is it's political culture in which it scores 6.88. It also scores 8.89 in political participation, 8.53 in civil liberties and 7.14 in government functionality.

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