AUS vs LKA: Political opposition

AUS
1
in 2025
LKA
1
in 2025
AUS rank
1st
LKA rank
1st

Political opposition over time

  • AUS
  • LKA
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How they compare

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

The two have swapped places 2 times across 237 shared years of data; in 1789 it was LKA ahead.

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

AUS has averaged higher in every one of the 25 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade AUS LKA 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 0 β€”
1830s 0 0 0 β€”
1840s 0.7 0 0.7 AUS
1850s 1 0 1 AUS
1860s 1 0 1 AUS
1870s 1 0 1 AUS
1880s 1 0 1 AUS
1890s 1 0 1 AUS
1900s 1 0 1 AUS
1910s 1 0.9 0.1 AUS
1920s 1 1 0 β€”
1930s 1 1 0 β€”
1940s 1 1 0 β€”
1950s 1 1 0 β€”
1960s 1 1 0 β€”
1970s 1 1 0 β€”
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 LKA?
AUS, at 1 against 1 in LKA as of 2025.
What is the difference in political opposition between AUS and LKA?
0, with AUS ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for AUS and LKA?
237 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
How do AUS and LKA rank globally for political opposition?
AUS ranks 1st and LKA 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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