Australia vs Netherlands: Private civil liberties index
Australia
0.873
in 2025
Netherlands
0.878
in 2025
Australia rank
44th
Netherlands rank
43rd
Private civil liberties index over time
- Australia
- Netherlands
How they compare
Netherlands currently reports 0.878 against 0.873 in Australia, a difference of 0.005.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 237 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Netherlands ahead.
Australia ranks 44th and Netherlands ranks 43rd of 176 countries.
Across the 25 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 1 and Netherlands in 24.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Netherlands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 0.041 | 0.478 | 0.437 | Netherlands |
| 1790s | 0.0557 | 0.4912 | 0.4355 | Netherlands |
| 1800s | 0.068 | 0.5494 | 0.4814 | Netherlands |
| 1810s | 0.068 | 0.6642 | 0.5962 | Netherlands |
| 1820s | 0.101 | 0.812 | 0.711 | Netherlands |
| 1830s | 0.101 | 0.812 | 0.711 | Netherlands |
| 1840s | 0.5951 | 0.8147 | 0.2196 | Netherlands |
| 1850s | 0.65 | 0.839 | 0.189 | Netherlands |
| 1860s | 0.65 | 0.839 | 0.189 | Netherlands |
| 1870s | 0.65 | 0.839 | 0.189 | Netherlands |
| 1880s | 0.65 | 0.839 | 0.189 | Netherlands |
| 1890s | 0.65 | 0.839 | 0.189 | Netherlands |
| 1900s | 0.6585 | 0.839 | 0.1805 | Netherlands |
| 1910s | 0.6629 | 0.8398 | 0.1769 | Netherlands |
| 1920s | 0.67 | 0.843 | 0.173 | Netherlands |
| 1930s | 0.6697 | 0.843 | 0.1733 | Netherlands |
| 1940s | 0.6864 | 0.556 | 0.1304 | Australia |
| 1950s | 0.847 | 0.9186 | 0.0716 | Netherlands |
| 1960s | 0.8628 | 0.9286 | 0.0658 | Netherlands |
| 1970s | 0.9226 | 0.935 | 0.0124 | Netherlands |
| 1980s | 0.917 | 0.935 | 0.018 | Netherlands |
| 1990s | 0.9138 | 0.935 | 0.0212 | Netherlands |
| 2000s | 0.9216 | 0.9344 | 0.0128 | Netherlands |
| 2010s | 0.9141 | 0.9176 | 0.0035 | Netherlands |
| 2020s | 0.8763 | 0.8845 | 0.0082 | Netherlands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher private civil liberties index, Australia or Netherlands?
- Netherlands, at 0.878 against 0.873 in Australia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in private civil liberties index between Australia and Netherlands?
- 0.005, with Netherlands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Netherlands?
- 237 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
- How do Australia and Netherlands rank globally for private civil liberties index?
- Australia ranks 44th and Netherlands ranks 43rd of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Private civil liberties index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.