What is the highest egalitarian political institutions index recorded in Australia?

The highest recorded value was 0.895 in 1990.

What is the lowest egalitarian political institutions index recorded in Australia?

The lowest recorded value was 0.632 in 1901.

How does Australia rank for egalitarian political institutions index?

Australia ranks 26th out of 175 countries with data for 2025.

Is egalitarian political institutions index rising or falling in Australia?

Over the last ten years it is down 1.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this Australia data come from?

The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Egalitarian Political Institutions Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Egalitarian Political Institutions Index in Australia

Name: Egalitarian Political Institutions Index in Australia
Creator: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Australia: Egalitarian Political Institutions Index was 0.853 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)

0.853

Change on year

up 0.8%

World rank

26th

of 175 countries

All-time high

0.895

in 1990

All-time low

0.632

in 1901

Years of data

125

1901–2025

Egalitarian Political Institutions Index in Australia, 1901–2025

Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

Analysis

The most recent figure for egalitarian political institutions index in Australia is 0.853, measured in 2025.

The figure is up 0.8% on the previous year and down 1.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, egalitarian political institutions index in Australia peaked at 0.895 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.632, in 1901.

That places Australia 26th out of 175 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 125 years of available data.

Egalitarian Political Institutions Index in Australia, year by year

Annual values for Egalitarian Political Institutions Index in Australia, 1901 to 2025.
Year	Value	Change
1901	0.632	—
1902	0.644	+1.9%
1903	0.644	+0.0%
1904	0.644	+0.0%
1905	0.644	+0.0%
1906	0.644	+0.0%
1907	0.644	+0.0%
1908	0.644	+0.0%
1909	0.644	+0.0%
1910	0.644	+0.0%
1911	0.644	+0.0%
1912	0.644	+0.0%
1913	0.644	+0.0%
1914	0.644	+0.0%
1915	0.645	+0.2%
1916	0.645	+0.0%
1917	0.645	+0.0%
1918	0.645	+0.0%
1919	0.645	+0.0%
1920	0.645	+0.0%
1921	0.645	+0.0%
1922	0.645	+0.0%
1923	0.645	+0.0%
1924	0.645	+0.0%
1925	0.645	+0.0%
1926	0.645	+0.0%
1927	0.645	+0.0%
1928	0.645	+0.0%
1929	0.645	+0.0%
1930	0.648	+0.5%
1931	0.648	+0.0%
1932	0.648	+0.0%
1933	0.648	+0.0%
1934	0.648	+0.0%
1935	0.648	+0.0%
1936	0.648	+0.0%
1937	0.648	+0.0%
1938	0.648	+0.0%
1939	0.648	+0.0%
1940	0.654	+0.9%
1941	0.654	+0.0%
1942	0.652	-0.3%
1943	0.652	+0.0%
1944	0.665	+2.0%
1945	0.665	+0.0%
1946	0.671	+0.9%
1947	0.671	+0.0%
1948	0.671	+0.0%
1949	0.671	+0.0%
1950	0.712	+6.1%
1951	0.712	+0.0%
1952	0.712	+0.0%
1953	0.712	+0.0%
1954	0.712	+0.0%
1955	0.71	-0.3%
1956	0.71	+0.0%
1957	0.71	+0.0%
1958	0.71	+0.0%
1959	0.71	+0.0%
1960	0.78	+9.9%
1961	0.78	+0.0%
1962	0.78	+0.0%
1963	0.78	+0.0%
1964	0.78	+0.0%
1965	0.78	+0.0%
1966	0.791	+1.4%
1967	0.806	+1.9%
1968	0.807	+0.1%
1969	0.807	+0.0%
1970	0.838	+3.8%
1971	0.838	+0.0%
1972	0.842	+0.5%
1973	0.837	-0.6%
1974	0.854	+2.0%
1975	0.859	+0.6%
1976	0.855	-0.5%
1977	0.855	+0.0%
1978	0.855	+0.0%
1979	0.855	+0.0%
1980	0.866	+1.3%
1981	0.866	+0.0%
1982	0.866	+0.0%
1983	0.872	+0.7%
1984	0.884	+1.4%
1985	0.886	+0.2%
1986	0.886	+0.0%
1987	0.886	+0.0%
1988	0.886	+0.0%
1989	0.886	+0.0%
1990	0.895	+1.0%
1991	0.895	+0.0%
1992	0.895	+0.0%
1993	0.895	+0.0%
1994	0.895	+0.0%
1995	0.895	+0.0%
1996	0.895	+0.0%
1997	0.895	+0.0%
1998	0.895	+0.0%
1999	0.895	+0.0%
2000	0.895	+0.0%
2001	0.895	+0.0%
2002	0.895	+0.0%
2003	0.895	+0.0%
2004	0.895	+0.0%
2005	0.895	+0.0%
2006	0.895	+0.0%
2007	0.895	+0.0%
2008	0.895	+0.0%
2009	0.895	+0.0%
2010	0.889	-0.7%
2011	0.889	+0.0%
2012	0.889	+0.0%
2013	0.877	-1.3%
2014	0.878	+0.1%
2015	0.869	-1.0%
2016	0.867	-0.2%
2017	0.866	-0.1%
2018	0.866	+0.0%
2019	0.862	-0.5%
2020	0.84	-2.6%
2021	0.844	+0.5%
2022	0.849	+0.6%
2023	0.846	-0.4%
2024	0.846	+0.0%
2025	0.853	+0.8%

Australia compared with similar countries

Australia's 0.853 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.839, 1.0× the median. (55 countries reporting)
Australia's 0.853 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.572, 1.5× the median. (22 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1900s	0.6427	0.632	0.644	9
1910s	0.6445	0.644	0.645	10
1920s	0.645	0.645	0.645	10
1930s	0.648	0.648	0.648	10
1940s	0.6626	0.652	0.671	10
1950s	0.711	0.71	0.712	10
1960s	0.7891	0.78	0.807	10
1970s	0.8488	0.837	0.859	10
1980s	0.8784	0.866	0.886	10
1990s	0.895	0.895	0.895	10
2000s	0.895	0.895	0.895	10
2010s	0.8752	0.862	0.889	10
2020s	0.8463	0.84	0.853	6

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Frequently asked questions

What is egalitarian political institutions index in Australia?: Egalitarian political institutions index in Australia was 0.853 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest egalitarian political institutions index recorded in Australia?: The highest recorded value was 0.895 in 1990.
What is the lowest egalitarian political institutions index recorded in Australia?: The lowest recorded value was 0.632 in 1901.
How does Australia rank for egalitarian political institutions index?: Australia ranks 26th out of 175 countries with data for 2025.
Is egalitarian political institutions index rising or falling in Australia?: Over the last ten years it is down 1.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Australia data come from?: The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Egalitarian Political Institutions Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Egalitarian Political Institutions Index
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 175 places, 20,802 data points, 1900–2025
Last refreshed: 18 September 2026

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