Australia vs Germany: Key features of liberal democracy
Australia
0.793
in 2025
Germany
0.782
in 2025
Australia rank
12th
Germany rank
15th
Key features of liberal democracy over time
- Australia
- Germany
How they compare
Australia currently reports 0.793 against 0.782 in Germany, a difference of 0.011.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 189 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Australia ahead.
Australia ranks 12th and Germany ranks 15th of 176 countries.
Across the 21 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 17 and Germany in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Germany | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 0.087 | 0.063 | 0.024 | Australia |
| 1790s | 0.0865 | 0.063 | 0.0235 | Australia |
| 1800s | 0.087 | 0.0638 | 0.0232 | Australia |
| 1810s | 0.09 | 0.0685 | 0.0215 | Australia |
| 1820s | 0.1546 | 0.069 | 0.0856 | Australia |
| 1830s | 0.199 | 0.069 | 0.13 | Australia |
| 1840s | 0.2596 | 0.082 | 0.1776 | Australia |
| 1850s | 0.3549 | 0.135 | 0.2199 | Australia |
| 1860s | 0.5086 | 0.1678 | 0.3408 | Australia |
| 1870s | 0.5085 | 0.2145 | 0.294 | Australia |
| 1880s | 0.5085 | 0.2182 | 0.2903 | Australia |
| 1890s | 0.5067 | 0.2209 | 0.2858 | Australia |
| 1900s | 0.6856 | 0.228 | 0.4576 | Australia |
| 1910s | 0.6788 | 0.2463 | 0.4325 | Australia |
| 1920s | 0.7198 | 0.4963 | 0.2235 | Australia |
| 1930s | 0.7189 | 0.1503 | 0.5686 | Australia |
| 1940s | 0.6814 | 0.011 | 0.6704 | Australia |
| 1990s | 0.8467 | 0.8543 | 0.0077 | Germany |
| 2000s | 0.8418 | 0.8606 | 0.0188 | Germany |
| 2010s | 0.8289 | 0.8487 | 0.0198 | Germany |
| 2020s | 0.7923 | 0.8022 | 0.0098 | Germany |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher key features of liberal democracy, Australia or Germany?
- Australia, at 0.793 against 0.782 in Germany as of 2025.
- What is the difference in key features of liberal democracy between Australia and Germany?
- 0.011, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Germany?
- 189 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
- How do Australia and Germany rank globally for key features of liberal democracy?
- Australia ranks 12th and Germany ranks 15th of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Key features of liberal democracy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.