Key features of electoral democracy in Australia
Australia: Key features of electoral democracy was 0.844 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
0.844
Change on year
down 0.5%
World rank
15th
of 176 countries
All-time high
0.896
in 2010
All-time low
0.117
in 1789
Years of data
237
1789–2025
Key features of electoral democracy in Australia, 1789–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, key features of electoral democracy in Australia stood at 0.844.
The figure is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 2.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, key features of electoral democracy in Australia peaked at 0.896 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.117, in 1789.
Australia ranks 15th of 176 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 237 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 0.117 | 0.117 | 0.117 | 1 |
| 1790s | 0.117 | 0.117 | 0.117 | 10 |
| 1800s | 0.117 | 0.117 | 0.117 | 10 |
| 1810s | 0.117 | 0.117 | 0.117 | 10 |
| 1820s | 0.1712 | 0.117 | 0.204 | 10 |
| 1830s | 0.204 | 0.204 | 0.204 | 10 |
| 1840s | 0.2761 | 0.204 | 0.317 | 10 |
| 1850s | 0.3891 | 0.316 | 0.582 | 10 |
| 1860s | 0.5812 | 0.58 | 0.582 | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.5811 | 0.58 | 0.583 | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.5822 | 0.579 | 0.584 | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.5798 | 0.575 | 0.582 | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.7498 | 0.634 | 0.782 | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.7557 | 0.719 | 0.777 | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.7966 | 0.796 | 0.797 | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.7958 | 0.763 | 0.8 | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.7851 | 0.739 | 0.818 | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.823 | 0.802 | 0.835 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.8416 | 0.834 | 0.847 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.8642 | 0.86 | 0.873 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.8813 | 0.871 | 0.886 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.8882 | 0.882 | 0.892 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8824 | 0.878 | 0.889 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8697 | 0.825 | 0.896 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8423 | 0.828 | 0.851 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Australia
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- Political rights rating fh 1 (2025)
- Democracy lexical 1 (2025)
- Human rights index vs electoral democracy index 0.906 (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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is key features of electoral democracy in Australia?
- Key features of electoral democracy in Australia was 0.844 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest key features of electoral democracy recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.896 in 2010.
- What is the lowest key features of electoral democracy recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.117 in 1789.
- How does Australia rank for key features of electoral democracy?
- Australia ranks 15th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
- Is key features of electoral democracy rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.4%. 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 Key features of electoral democracy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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