Australia vs South Korea: Engaged Society Score
Australia
2.68
in 2025
South Korea
2.38
in 2025
Australia rank
7th
South Korea rank
10th
Engaged Society Score over time
- Australia
- South Korea
How they compare
Australia currently reports 2.68 against 2.38 in South Korea, a difference of 0.3.
That makes Australia's figure about 1.1 times South Korea's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 237 shared years of data; in 1789 it was South Korea ahead.
Australia ranks 7th and South Korea ranks 10th of 176 countries.
Across the 25 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 21 and South Korea in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | South Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | -1.1 | -0.929 | 0.169 | South Korea |
| 1790s | -1.1 | -0.929 | 0.169 | South Korea |
| 1800s | -1.1 | -0.929 | 0.169 | South Korea |
| 1810s | -1.1 | -0.929 | 0.169 | South Korea |
| 1820s | -0.6396 | -0.929 | 0.2894 | Australia |
| 1830s | -0.334 | -0.929 | 0.595 | Australia |
| 1840s | -0.334 | -0.929 | 0.595 | Australia |
| 1850s | 0.6712 | -0.929 | 1.6 | Australia |
| 1860s | 2.18 | -0.929 | 3.11 | Australia |
| 1870s | 2.18 | -0.929 | 3.11 | Australia |
| 1880s | 2.18 | -0.929 | 3.11 | Australia |
| 1890s | 2.18 | -0.929 | 3.11 | Australia |
| 1900s | 2.18 | -1.18 | 3.36 | Australia |
| 1910s | 2.18 | -1.65 | 3.82 | Australia |
| 1920s | 2.18 | -1.65 | 3.83 | Australia |
| 1930s | 2.18 | -1.65 | 3.83 | Australia |
| 1940s | 2.18 | -1.43 | 3.61 | Australia |
| 1950s | 2.7 | -1.43 | 4.14 | Australia |
| 1960s | 2.7 | -1.14 | 3.84 | Australia |
| 1970s | 2.7 | -1.91 | 4.61 | Australia |
| 1980s | 2.7 | -0.5803 | 3.28 | Australia |
| 1990s | 2.7 | 1.41 | 1.29 | Australia |
| 2000s | 2.75 | 2.68 | 0.0656 | Australia |
| 2010s | 2.62 | 1.97 | 0.6418 | Australia |
| 2020s | 2.5 | 2.44 | 0.0593 | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher engaged society score, Australia or South Korea?
- Australia, at 2.68 against 2.38 in South Korea as of 2025.
- What is the difference in engaged society score between Australia and South Korea?
- 0.3, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and South Korea?
- 237 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
- How do Australia and South Korea rank globally for engaged society score?
- Australia ranks 7th and South Korea ranks 10th of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Engaged Society Score. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Central estimate of the extent to which ordinary people independently discuss important policy changes among themselves, in the media, in associations or neighborhoods, or in the streets.