Which has higher liberal democracy index, Australia or Czechia?

Czechia, at 0.794 against 0.793 in Australia as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Czechia?

223 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Liberal Democracy Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Australia vs Czechia: Liberal Democracy Index

Australia

0.793

in 2025

Czechia

0.794

in 2025

Australia rank

12th

Czechia rank

10th

Liberal Democracy Index over time

Australia
Czechia

How they compare

Czechia currently reports 0.794 against 0.793 in Australia, a difference of 0.001.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 223 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Australia ahead.

Australia ranks 12th and Czechia ranks 10th of 176 countries.

Australia has averaged higher in every one of the 25 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Australia	Czechia	Difference	Ahead
1780s	0.087	0.05	0.037	Australia
1790s	0.0865	0.0487	0.0378	Australia
1800s	0.087	0.049	0.038	Australia
1810s	0.09	0.0508	0.0392	Australia
1820s	0.1546	0.053	0.1016	Australia
1830s	0.199	0.053	0.146	Australia
1840s	0.2596	0.0631	0.1965	Australia
1850s	0.3619	0.0449	0.317	Australia
1860s	0.509	0.1105	0.3985	Australia
1870s	0.5084	0.2191	0.2893	Australia
1880s	0.5085	0.2189	0.2896	Australia
1890s	0.5067	0.2348	0.2719	Australia
1900s	0.6856	0.2371	0.4484	Australia
1910s	0.6788	0.2438	0.435	Australia
1920s	0.7198	0.6035	0.1163	Australia
1930s	0.7189	0.528	0.1909	Australia
1940s	0.7072	0.0457	0.6615	Australia
1950s	0.7639	0.0343	0.7296	Australia
1960s	0.7835	0.0549	0.7286	Australia
1970s	0.8122	0.0497	0.7625	Australia
1980s	0.8395	0.0561	0.7834	Australia
1990s	0.8471	0.801	0.0461	Australia
2000s	0.8418	0.8134	0.0284	Australia
2010s	0.8289	0.7634	0.0655	Australia
2020s	0.7923	0.7653	0.027	Australia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher liberal democracy index, Australia or Czechia?: Czechia, at 0.794 against 0.793 in Australia as of 2025.
What is the difference in liberal democracy index between Australia and Czechia?: 0.001, with Czechia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Czechia?: 223 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
How do Australia and Czechia rank globally for liberal democracy index?: Australia ranks 12th and Czechia ranks 10th of 176 countries.
Where does this data come from?: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Liberal Democracy Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator: Liberal Democracy Index
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 176 places, 28,671 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Central estimate of the extent of suffrage, the freedom and fairness of elections, freedoms of association and expression, individual and minority rights, equality before the law, and executive constraints.