Australia vs Netherlands: Egalitarian democracy index vdem
Australia
0.726
in 2025
Netherlands
0.739
in 2025
Australia rank
16th
Netherlands rank
13th
Egalitarian democracy index vdem 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 vdem, Australia or Netherlands?
- Netherlands, at 0.739 against 0.726 in Australia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in egalitarian democracy index vdem 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 vdem?
- Australia ranks 16th and Netherlands ranks 13th of 175 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Egalitarian democracy index vdem. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.