Australia vs Germany: Liberal Political Institutions Index
Australia
0.955
in 2025
Germany
0.966
in 2025
Australia rank
7th
Germany rank
4th
Liberal Political Institutions Index over time
- Australia
- Germany
How they compare
Germany currently reports 0.966 against 0.955 in Australia, a difference of 0.011.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 189 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Australia ahead.
Australia ranks 7th and Germany ranks 4th of 176 countries.
Across the 21 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 18 and Germany in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Germany | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 0.297 | 0.247 | 0.05 | Australia |
| 1790s | 0.2941 | 0.247 | 0.0471 | Australia |
| 1800s | 0.295 | 0.2502 | 0.0448 | Australia |
| 1810s | 0.307 | 0.268 | 0.039 | Australia |
| 1820s | 0.4923 | 0.268 | 0.2243 | Australia |
| 1830s | 0.616 | 0.268 | 0.348 | Australia |
| 1840s | 0.7177 | 0.2999 | 0.4178 | Australia |
| 1850s | 0.8092 | 0.438 | 0.3712 | Australia |
| 1860s | 0.877 | 0.5247 | 0.3523 | Australia |
| 1870s | 0.877 | 0.6363 | 0.2407 | Australia |
| 1880s | 0.877 | 0.645 | 0.232 | Australia |
| 1890s | 0.877 | 0.648 | 0.229 | Australia |
| 1900s | 0.9117 | 0.657 | 0.2547 | Australia |
| 1910s | 0.9133 | 0.6537 | 0.2596 | Australia |
| 1920s | 0.9146 | 0.7839 | 0.1307 | Australia |
| 1930s | 0.9151 | 0.2658 | 0.6493 | Australia |
| 1940s | 0.91 | 0.027 | 0.883 | Australia |
| 1990s | 0.967 | 0.9694 | 0.0024 | Germany |
| 2000s | 0.9674 | 0.9702 | 0.0028 | Germany |
| 2010s | 0.9687 | 0.9683 | 0.0004 | Australia |
| 2020s | 0.9567 | 0.9632 | 0.0065 | Germany |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher liberal political institutions index, Australia or Germany?
- Germany, at 0.966 against 0.955 in Australia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in liberal political institutions index between Australia and Germany?
- 0.011, with Germany ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Germany?
- 189 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
- How do Australia and Germany rank globally for liberal political institutions index?
- Australia ranks 7th and Germany ranks 4th of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Liberal Political Institutions 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 of individual and minority rights, equality before the law, and executive constraints.