Australia vs Italy: Freedom of association index
Australia
0.876
in 2025
Italy
0.875
in 2025
Australia rank
32nd
Italy rank
34th
Freedom of association index over time
- Australia
- Italy
How they compare
Australia currently reports 0.876 against 0.875 in Italy, a difference of 0.001.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 211 shared years of data; in 1815 it was Australia ahead.
Australia ranks 32nd and Italy ranks 34th of 176 countries.
Across the 22 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 19 and Italy in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Italy | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1810s | 0.611 | 0.034 | 0.577 | Australia |
| 1820s | 0.7363 | 0.034 | 0.7023 | Australia |
| 1830s | 0.79 | 0.034 | 0.756 | Australia |
| 1840s | 0.8388 | 0.1286 | 0.7102 | Australia |
| 1850s | 0.8756 | 0.5651 | 0.3105 | Australia |
| 1860s | 0.8938 | 0.504 | 0.3898 | Australia |
| 1870s | 0.8965 | 0.4963 | 0.4002 | Australia |
| 1880s | 0.8946 | 0.4857 | 0.4089 | Australia |
| 1890s | 0.8908 | 0.5404 | 0.3504 | Australia |
| 1900s | 0.9021 | 0.6138 | 0.2883 | Australia |
| 1910s | 0.8793 | 0.6087 | 0.2706 | Australia |
| 1920s | 0.8915 | 0.2994 | 0.5921 | Australia |
| 1930s | 0.892 | 0.0523 | 0.8397 | Australia |
| 1940s | 0.8692 | 0.4008 | 0.4684 | Australia |
| 1950s | 0.8939 | 0.8257 | 0.0682 | Australia |
| 1960s | 0.9016 | 0.8635 | 0.0381 | Australia |
| 1970s | 0.9045 | 0.8577 | 0.0468 | Australia |
| 1980s | 0.9056 | 0.8956 | 0.01 | Australia |
| 1990s | 0.9074 | 0.9029 | 0.0045 | Australia |
| 2000s | 0.8972 | 0.9129 | 0.0157 | Italy |
| 2010s | 0.8853 | 0.9159 | 0.0306 | Italy |
| 2020s | 0.8778 | 0.8918 | 0.014 | Italy |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher freedom of association index, Australia or Italy?
- Australia, at 0.876 against 0.875 in Italy as of 2025.
- What is the difference in freedom of association index between Australia and Italy?
- 0.001, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Italy?
- 211 years are reported by both, from 1815 to 2025.
- How do Australia and Italy rank globally for freedom of association index?
- Australia ranks 32nd and Italy ranks 34th of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Freedom of association index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.