Governance at a glance
- Government
- Federal semi-presidential republic
- UN member
- Yes
- Independent
- Yes
- CPI score (2026)
- 69/100
- Press freedom (2025)
- 78.1/100 #22
- Electoral democracy (2025)
- 0.839
- HDI
- 0.930
- Regional blocs
- EU
Government and leaders
- Government type
- Federal semi-presidential republic
| Title | Name |
|---|---|
| President of Austria | Alexander Van der Bellen |
| Chancellor of Austria | Christian Stocker |
Safety and security
- Homicide rate (2023)
- 0.9/100k
- Traffic deaths (2019)
- 4.9/100k
- Military spending (2024)
- 1.0% of GDP
World governance indicators
Percentile rank among all countries
Political stability (2023)
72th pct
Rule of law (2023)
97th pct
Corruption control (2023)
83th pct
Government effectiveness (2023)
90th pct
Regulatory quality (2023)
90th pct
Voice and accountability (2023)
94th pct
Corruption perceptions index
- CPI score (2026)
- 69 / 100
- Interpretation
- Low corruption
Democracy index
- Electoral (2025)
- 0.839
- Liberal
- 0.757
- Participatory
- 0.582
- Deliberative
- 0.729
- Egalitarian
- 0.723
Press freedom index
- Overall score (2025)
- 78.1 / 100
- Global rank
- #22 / 180
- Rank change
- +10 vs previous year
- RSF zone
- UE Balkans
- Political #24
- 72.6
- Economic #23
- 64.7
- Legal #20
- 82.0
- Social #30
- 78.8
- Safety #19
- 92.6
Press freedom historical data
| Year | Score | Rank | Political | Economic | Legal | Social | Safety |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 78.1 | 22 | 72.6 | 64.7 | 82.0 | 78.8 | 92.6 |
| 2024 | 74.7 | 32 | 69.0 | 60.2 | 78.5 | 75.3 | 90.5 |
| 2023 | 77.3 | 29 | 74.0 | 61.9 | 77.3 | 84.1 | 89.2 |
| 2022 | 76.7 | 31 | 77.8 | 61.4 | 79.0 | 81.2 | 84.3 |
| 2021 | 83.7 | 17 | - | - | - | - | 89.0 |
| 2020 | 84.2 | 18 | - | - | - | - | 100.0 |
| 2019 | 84.7 | 16 | - | - | - | - | 79.2 |
| 2018 | 86.0 | 11 | - | - | - | - | 100.0 |
| 2017 | 86.5 | 11 | - | - | - | - | 100.0 |
| 2016 | 86.8 | 11 | - | - | - | - | 27.0 |
| 2015 | 89.2 | 7 | - | - | - | - | 86.1 |
| 2014 | 90.0 | 12 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2013 | 90.6 | 12 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2012 | -8.0 | 5 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2010 | 0.5 | 7 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2009 | 3.0 | 13 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2008 | 3.5 | 14 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2007 | 4.3 | 16 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2006 | 4.5 | 16 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2005 | 2.5 | 16 | - | - | - | - | - |