Freedom Score in Australia
Australia: Freedom Score was 94 in 2025. ▬ Flat
Freedom Score in Australia, 2002–2025
Source: Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Australia recorded 94 for freedom score in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.1% on the previous year and down 4.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, freedom score in Australia peaked at 98 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 94, in 2025.
Australia ranks 22nd of 197 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Freedom Score in Australia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 96 | — |
| 2003 | 96 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 96 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 96 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 96 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 96 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 96 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 96 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 96 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 96 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 97 | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 97 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 97 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 98 | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 98 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 98 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 98 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 97 | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 97 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 95 | -2.1% |
| 2022 | 95 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 95 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 95 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 94 | -1.1% |
Australia compared with similar countries
- Australia's 94 is above the median for high income countries, which is 90, 1.0× the median. (66 countries reporting)
- Australia's 94 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 73, 1.3× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 96 | 96 | 96 | 8 |
| 2010s | 97.2 | 96 | 98 | 10 |
| 2020s | 95.17 | 94 | 97 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Australia
More social development data for Australia
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 33,415 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 41 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 1 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 1 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 41 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0012 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is freedom score in Australia?
- Freedom score in Australia was 94 in 2025, according to Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest freedom score recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 98 in 2015.
- What is the lowest freedom score recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 94 in 2025.
- How does Australia rank for freedom score?
- Australia ranks 22nd out of 197 countries with data for 2025.
- Is freedom score rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Australia data come from?
- The figures come from Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Freedom Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Freedom House's total democracy score is a 0-to-100 aggregate that adds up a country's points on 25 indicators of political rights (max 40) and civil liberties (max 60), creating a single snapshot of the freedoms people actually enjoy.