Australia vs Germany: Free and Fair Elections Index
Australia
0.962
in 2025
Germany
0.957
in 2025
Australia rank
3rd
Germany rank
6th
Free and Fair Elections Index over time
- Australia
- Germany
How they compare
Australia currently reports 0.962 against 0.957 in Germany, a difference of 0.005.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 191 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Germany ahead.
Australia ranks 3rd and Germany ranks 6th of 176 countries.
Across the 21 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 11 and Germany in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Germany | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1790s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1800s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1810s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1820s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1830s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1840s | 0.4932 | 0.0546 | 0.4386 | Australia |
| 1850s | 0.8004 | 0.327 | 0.4734 | Australia |
| 1860s | 0.8753 | 0.3531 | 0.5222 | Australia |
| 1870s | 0.8744 | 0.4177 | 0.4567 | Australia |
| 1880s | 0.8769 | 0.4142 | 0.4627 | Australia |
| 1890s | 0.8754 | 0.411 | 0.4644 | Australia |
| 1900s | 0.9063 | 0.5096 | 0.3967 | Australia |
| 1910s | 0.9152 | 0.5636 | 0.3516 | Australia |
| 1920s | 0.9311 | 0.6453 | 0.2858 | Australia |
| 1930s | 0.9315 | 0.2106 | 0.7209 | Australia |
| 1940s | 0.9326 | 0 | 0.9326 | Australia |
| 1990s | 0.956 | 0.9806 | 0.0246 | Germany |
| 2000s | 0.9555 | 0.9823 | 0.0268 | Germany |
| 2010s | 0.9657 | 0.9759 | 0.0102 | Germany |
| 2020s | 0.955 | 0.9588 | 0.0038 | Germany |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher free and fair elections index, Australia or Germany?
- Australia, at 0.962 against 0.957 in Germany as of 2025.
- What is the difference in free and fair elections index between Australia and Germany?
- 0.005, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Germany?
- 191 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
- How do Australia and Germany rank globally for free and fair elections index?
- Australia ranks 3rd and Germany ranks 6th of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Free and Fair Elections Index. 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 registration fraud, systematic irregularities, government intimidation of the opposition, vote buying, and election violence are absent, and the election management body is autonomous and has enough staff and resources.