Australia vs Netherlands: Full democracy
Australia
1
in 2025
Netherlands
1
in 2025
Australia rank
1st
Netherlands rank
1st
Full democracy over time
- Australia
- Netherlands
How they compare
Australia currently reports 1 against 1 in Netherlands, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 237 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Netherlands ahead.
Australia ranks 1st and Netherlands ranks 1st of 198 countries.
Australia has averaged higher in every one of the 25 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Netherlands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1790s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1800s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1810s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1820s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1830s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1840s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1850s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1860s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1870s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1880s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1890s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1900s | 0.9 | 0 | 0.9 | Australia |
| 1910s | 0.5 | 0 | 0.5 | Australia |
| 1920s | 1 | 0.8 | 0.2 | Australia |
| 1930s | 0.9 | 0.3 | 0.6 | Australia |
| 1940s | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0 | — |
| 1950s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1960s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1970s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1980s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1990s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2000s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2020s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher full democracy, Australia or Netherlands?
- Australia, at 1 against 1 in Netherlands as of 2025.
- What is the difference in full democracy between Australia and Netherlands?
- 0, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Netherlands?
- 237 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
- How do Australia and Netherlands rank globally for full democracy?
- Australia ranks 1st and Netherlands ranks 1st of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Full democracy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Identifies if a country is a full democracy using the extended Lexical Index of Electoral Democracy (LIED+).