Australia vs United States of America: Elections recently led to a change in government
Australia
1
in 2025
United States of America
1
in 2025
Australia rank
1st
United States of America rank
1st
Elections recently led to a change in government over time
- Australia
- United States of America
How they compare
Australia currently reports 1 against 1 in United States of America, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 237 shared years of data; in 1789 it was United States of America ahead.
Australia ranks 1st and United States of America ranks 1st of 198 countries.
Across the 25 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 4 and United States of America in 14.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | United States of America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1790s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1800s | 0 | 1 | 1 | United States of America |
| 1810s | 0 | 0.2 | 0.2 | United States of America |
| 1820s | 0 | 0.2 | 0.2 | United States of America |
| 1830s | 0 | 1 | 1 | United States of America |
| 1840s | 0 | 1 | 1 | United States of America |
| 1850s | 0 | 1 | 1 | United States of America |
| 1860s | 0 | 1 | 1 | United States of America |
| 1870s | 0.3 | 1 | 0.7 | United States of America |
| 1880s | 1 | 0.6 | 0.4 | Australia |
| 1890s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1900s | 1 | 0.8 | 0.2 | Australia |
| 1910s | 1 | 0.8 | 0.2 | Australia |
| 1920s | 0.7 | 1 | 0.3 | United States of America |
| 1930s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.2 | United States of America |
| 1950s | 1 | 0.8 | 0.2 | Australia |
| 1960s | 0.1 | 1 | 0.9 | United States of America |
| 1970s | 0 | 1 | 1 | United States of America |
| 1980s | 0.7 | 1 | 0.3 | United States of America |
| 1990s | 0.9 | 1 | 0.1 | United States of America |
| 2000s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2020s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher elections recently led to a change in government, Australia or United States of America?
- Australia, at 1 against 1 in United States of America as of 2025.
- What is the difference in elections recently led to a change in government between Australia and United States of America?
- 0, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and United States of America?
- 237 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
- How do Australia and United States of America rank globally for elections recently led to a change in government?
- Australia ranks 1st and United States of America ranks 1st of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Elections recently led to a change in government. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.