Australia vs Italy: Participatory political institutions index
Australia
0.729
in 2025
Italy
0.741
in 2025
Australia rank
6th
Italy rank
4th
Participatory political institutions index over time
- Australia
- Italy
How they compare
Italy currently reports 0.741 against 0.729 in Australia, a difference of 0.012.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 211 shared years of data; in 1815 it was Australia ahead.
Australia ranks 6th and Italy ranks 4th of 176 countries.
Across the 22 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 18 and Italy in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Italy | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1810s | 0.074 | 0.028 | 0.046 | Australia |
| 1820s | 0.1136 | 0.028 | 0.0856 | Australia |
| 1830s | 0.17 | 0.028 | 0.142 | Australia |
| 1840s | 0.188 | 0.0538 | 0.1342 | Australia |
| 1850s | 0.3702 | 0.145 | 0.2252 | Australia |
| 1860s | 0.608 | 0.2131 | 0.3949 | Australia |
| 1870s | 0.608 | 0.226 | 0.382 | Australia |
| 1880s | 0.608 | 0.2404 | 0.3676 | Australia |
| 1890s | 0.602 | 0.25 | 0.352 | Australia |
| 1900s | 0.664 | 0.3359 | 0.3281 | Australia |
| 1910s | 0.678 | 0.3282 | 0.3498 | Australia |
| 1920s | 0.6703 | 0.1639 | 0.5064 | Australia |
| 1930s | 0.6575 | 0.068 | 0.5895 | Australia |
| 1940s | 0.6591 | 0.2471 | 0.412 | Australia |
| 1950s | 0.6657 | 0.546 | 0.1197 | Australia |
| 1960s | 0.6464 | 0.557 | 0.0894 | Australia |
| 1970s | 0.7048 | 0.6341 | 0.0707 | Australia |
| 1980s | 0.7255 | 0.683 | 0.0425 | Australia |
| 1990s | 0.6797 | 0.7295 | 0.0498 | Italy |
| 2000s | 0.6613 | 0.7546 | 0.0933 | Italy |
| 2010s | 0.6446 | 0.7528 | 0.1082 | Italy |
| 2020s | 0.6878 | 0.7508 | 0.063 | Italy |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher participatory political institutions index, Australia or Italy?
- Italy, at 0.741 against 0.729 in Australia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in participatory political institutions index between Australia and Italy?
- 0.012, with Italy ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Italy?
- 211 years are reported by both, from 1815 to 2025.
- How do Australia and Italy rank globally for participatory political institutions index?
- Australia ranks 6th and Italy ranks 4th of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Participatory political institutions index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.