Which has higher egalitarian democracy index, Australia or Netherlands?

Netherlands, at 0.739 against 0.726 in Australia as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Netherlands?

125 years are reported by both, from 1901 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Egalitarian Democracy Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Australia vs Netherlands: Egalitarian Democracy Index

Australia

0.726

in 2025

Netherlands

0.739

in 2025

Australia rank

16th

Netherlands rank

13th

Egalitarian Democracy Index over time

Australia
Netherlands

How they compare

Netherlands currently reports 0.739 against 0.726 in Australia, a difference of 0.013.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 125 shared years of data; in 1901 it was Australia ahead.

Australia ranks 16th and Netherlands ranks 13th of 175 countries.

Across the 13 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 6 and Netherlands in 7.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Australia	Netherlands	Difference	Ahead
1900s	0.5284	0.2736	0.2549	Australia
1910s	0.5241	0.2999	0.2242	Australia
1920s	0.5573	0.5063	0.051	Australia
1930s	0.5576	0.5144	0.0432	Australia
1940s	0.5588	0.3786	0.1802	Australia
1950s	0.6172	0.6622	0.045	Netherlands
1960s	0.6821	0.707	0.0249	Netherlands
1970s	0.7414	0.7606	0.0192	Netherlands
1980s	0.7781	0.7784	0.0003	Netherlands
1990s	0.7948	0.781	0.0138	Australia
2000s	0.7887	0.7918	0.0031	Netherlands
2010s	0.7651	0.8008	0.0357	Netherlands
2020s	0.7193	0.756	0.0367	Netherlands

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher egalitarian democracy index, Australia or Netherlands?: Netherlands, at 0.739 against 0.726 in Australia as of 2025.
What is the difference in egalitarian democracy index between Australia and Netherlands?: 0.013, with Netherlands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Netherlands?: 125 years are reported by both, from 1901 to 2025.
How do Australia and Netherlands rank globally for egalitarian democracy index?: Australia ranks 16th and Netherlands ranks 13th of 175 countries.
Where does this data come from?: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Egalitarian Democracy Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Egalitarian Democracy Index
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 175 places, 20,734 data points, 1900–2025
Last refreshed: 30 October 2026

Central estimate of the extent of suffrage, the freedom and fairness of elections, freedoms of association and expression, as well as the extent to which the protection of rights, access to power, and distribution of resources is equal.