AUS vs PRT: Political opposition

AUS
1
in 2025
PRT
1
in 2025
AUS rank
1st
PRT rank
1st

Political opposition over time

  • AUS
  • PRT
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How they compare

AUS currently reports 1 against 1 in PRT, a difference of 0.

The two have swapped places 12 times across 237 shared years of data; in 1789 it was PRT ahead.

AUS ranks 1st and PRT ranks 1st of 197 countries.

Across the 25 decades both report, AUS averaged higher in 6 and PRT in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade AUS PRT Difference Ahead
1780s 0 0 0 β€”
1790s 0 0 0 β€”
1800s 0 0 0 β€”
1810s 0 0 0 β€”
1820s 0 0.5 0.5 PRT
1830s 0 0.6 0.6 PRT
1840s 0.7 1 0.3 PRT
1850s 1 1 0 β€”
1860s 1 1 0 β€”
1870s 1 1 0 β€”
1880s 1 1 0 β€”
1890s 1 0.8 0.2 AUS
1900s 1 0.9 0.1 AUS
1910s 1 0.8 0.2 AUS
1920s 1 0.6 0.4 AUS
1930s 1 0.5 0.5 AUS
1940s 1 1 0 β€”
1950s 1 1 0 β€”
1960s 1 1 0 β€”
1970s 1 0.9 0.1 AUS
1980s 1 1 0 β€”
1990s 1 1 0 β€”
2000s 1 1 0 β€”
2010s 1 1 0 β€”
2020s 1 1 0 β€”

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher political opposition, AUS or PRT?
AUS, at 1 against 1 in PRT as of 2025.
What is the difference in political opposition between AUS and PRT?
0, with AUS ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for AUS and PRT?
237 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
How do AUS and PRT rank globally for political opposition?
AUS ranks 1st and PRT ranks 1st of 197 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Political opposition. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Political opposition
Source
Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
198 places, 32,485 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed

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