Australia vs Tunisia: Democracy

Australia
2
in 2018
Tunisia
2
in 2018
Australia rank
1st
Tunisia rank
1st

Democracy over time

  • Australia
  • Tunisia
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How they compare

Australia currently reports 2 against 2 in Tunisia, a difference of 0.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1956 it was Australia ahead.

Australia ranks 1st and Tunisia ranks 1st of 167 countries.

Australia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia Tunisia Difference Ahead
1950s 2 0.25 1.75 Australia
1960s 2 0 2 Australia
1970s 2 0 2 Australia
1980s 2 0 2 Australia
1990s 2 0.7 1.3 Australia
2000s 2 1 1 Australia
2010s 2 1.67 0.3333 Australia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher democracy, Australia or Tunisia?
Australia, at 2 against 2 in Tunisia as of 2018.
What is the difference in democracy between Australia and Tunisia?
0, with Australia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Tunisia?
63 years are reported by both, from 1956 to 2018.
How do Australia and Tunisia rank globally for democracy?
Australia ranks 1st and Tunisia ranks 1st of 167 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Polity 5 (2020) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Democracy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Democracy
Source
Polity 5 (2020) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
168 places, 18,392 data points, 1776–2020
Last refreshed

Identifies the political regime of a country using the Polity 5 data by the Center for Systemic Peace. It distinguishes between autocracies (score 0), anocracies (score 1), and democracies (score 2).