Human rights index vs electoral democracy index in Australia
Australia: Human rights index vs electoral democracy index was 0.906 in 2025. β² Rising
Human rights index vs electoral democracy index in Australia, 1789β2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for human rights index vs electoral democracy index in Australia is 0.906, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.3% on the previous year and down 3.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, human rights index vs electoral democracy index in Australia peaked at 0.955 in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.483, in 1789.
Australia ranks 32nd of 176 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 237 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 0.483 | 0.483 | 0.483 | 1 |
| 1790s | 0.4885 | 0.483 | 0.493 | 10 |
| 1800s | 0.493 | 0.493 | 0.493 | 10 |
| 1810s | 0.493 | 0.493 | 0.493 | 10 |
| 1820s | 0.5786 | 0.503 | 0.619 | 10 |
| 1830s | 0.619 | 0.619 | 0.619 | 10 |
| 1840s | 0.8017 | 0.619 | 0.822 | 10 |
| 1850s | 0.8252 | 0.822 | 0.83 | 10 |
| 1860s | 0.83 | 0.83 | 0.83 | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.83 | 0.83 | 0.83 | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.83 | 0.83 | 0.83 | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.8292 | 0.826 | 0.83 | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.8391 | 0.826 | 0.844 | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.8315 | 0.814 | 0.842 | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.843 | 0.843 | 0.843 | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.8416 | 0.829 | 0.843 | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.8329 | 0.801 | 0.873 | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.9167 | 0.906 | 0.923 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.9259 | 0.922 | 0.94 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.953 | 0.951 | 0.954 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.951 | 0.951 | 0.951 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.9513 | 0.949 | 0.952 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9526 | 0.952 | 0.955 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9411 | 0.923 | 0.953 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9117 | 0.9 | 0.921 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Australia
- 30 Austria 0.907 compare
- 30 Cape Verde 0.907 compare
- 33 Seychelles 0.904 compare
- 34 Italy 0.9 compare
- 35 Canada 0.897 compare
More social development data for Australia
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asy 33,415 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 41 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh 1 (2025)
- Democracy lexical 1 (2025)
- Liberal democracy index 0.793 (2025)
- Electoral democracy index 0.844 (2025)
- Freedom of association index 0.876 (2025)
- Freedom of expression index 0.915 (2025)
- Participatory democracy index 0.648 (2025)
- Varieties democracy vdem 0.844 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is human rights index vs electoral democracy index in Australia?
- Human rights index vs electoral democracy index in Australia was 0.906 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest human rights index vs electoral democracy index recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.955 in 2008.
- What is the lowest human rights index vs electoral democracy index recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.483 in 1789.
- How does Australia rank for human rights index vs electoral democracy index?
- Australia ranks 32nd out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
- Is human rights index vs electoral democracy index rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Australia data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Human rights index vs electoral democracy index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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