Australia vs Italy: Human rights index vdem

Australia
0.906
in 2025
Italy
0.9
in 2025
Australia rank
32nd
Italy rank
34th

Human rights index vdem over time

  • Australia
  • Italy
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How they compare

Australia currently reports 0.906 against 0.9 in Italy, a difference of 0.006.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 211 shared years of data; in 1815 it was Australia ahead.

Australia ranks 32nd and Italy ranks 34th of 176 countries.

Australia has averaged higher in every one of the 22 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia Italy Difference Ahead
1810s 0.493 0.223 0.27 Australia
1820s 0.5786 0.223 0.3556 Australia
1830s 0.619 0.3016 0.3174 Australia
1840s 0.8017 0.3474 0.4543 Australia
1850s 0.8252 0.591 0.2342 Australia
1860s 0.83 0.6118 0.2182 Australia
1870s 0.83 0.671 0.159 Australia
1880s 0.83 0.6712 0.1588 Australia
1890s 0.8292 0.658 0.1712 Australia
1900s 0.8391 0.6991 0.14 Australia
1910s 0.8315 0.6774 0.1541 Australia
1920s 0.843 0.361 0.482 Australia
1930s 0.8416 0.1796 0.662 Australia
1940s 0.8329 0.4713 0.3616 Australia
1950s 0.9167 0.8355 0.0812 Australia
1960s 0.9259 0.8634 0.0625 Australia
1970s 0.953 0.8878 0.0652 Australia
1980s 0.951 0.9314 0.0196 Australia
1990s 0.9513 0.9347 0.0166 Australia
2000s 0.9526 0.9352 0.0174 Australia
2010s 0.9411 0.9313 0.0098 Australia
2020s 0.9117 0.9115 0.0002 Australia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher human rights index vdem, Australia or Italy?
Australia, at 0.906 against 0.9 in Italy as of 2025.
What is the difference in human rights index vdem between Australia and Italy?
0.006, 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 human rights index vdem?
Australia ranks 32nd and Italy ranks 34th of 176 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Human rights index vdem. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Human rights index vdem
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
176 places, 30,202 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed