Austria is a federal parliamentary republic of nine states and has been constitutionally neutral since 1955. A three-party coalition formed in 2025 combines a social market economy and generous welfare with stricter migration and integration rules.
In the 12 Axes register, Austria leans hardest on Federal – Unitary: Federal 68%; the register median is Unitary 68%.
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Where Austria sits on each of the twelve axes, in four categories. The label is our estimate; the line under it says why.
Federal
Nine Länder with own parliaments
Representative Democracy
Proportional Nationalrat, coalition governments
Liberal
Strong civil liberties, new surveillance powers
Non-Interventionist
Permanent neutrality in 1955 constitution
Neutral
Neutral, small conscript army
Assimilationist
Tightened family reunification and integration rules
Social Democratic
Social partnership and welfare state
Balanced
Social market economy, chambers of labour
Free Trade
Export-driven EU single market member
Moderate
Churches funded by church contribution
Moderate
Centre coalition led by ÖVP since 2025
Neutral
No distinct state stance
Set against the median of all 195 countries in the register.
Federal – Unitary
On Federal – Unitary, Austria is at Federal 68%. The register median is Unitary 68%.
Internationalism – Nationalism
On Internationalism – Nationalism, Austria is at balanced 50%, almost the register median of balanced 50%.
Closeness is 100 minus the root-mean-square distance on all twelve axes.
Sources: en.wikipedia.org · freedomhouse.org
Map: NordNordWest, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons, cropped and resized.
Last updated: 2026-10-15
The tiers on this page are our estimates from public positions and policies. They are not an official statement by the person or the government concerned. Two independent passes scored every axis and a third settled the differences. How the register works. Found a mistake? Write to [email protected].
