Engaged Society Score in Australia
Australia: Engaged Society Score was 2.68 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2025)
2.68
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
7th
of 176 countries
All-time high
2.86
in 2007
All-time low
-1.1
in 1789
Years of data
237
1789–2025
Engaged Society Score in Australia, 1789–2025
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for engaged society score in Australia is 2.68, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, engaged society score in Australia peaked at 2.86 in 2007 and was at its lowest, -1.1, in 1789.
That places Australia 7th out of 176 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Engaged Society Score in Australia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1789 | -1.1 | — |
| 1790 | -1.1 | -0.0% |
| 1791 | -1.1 | -0.0% |
| 1792 | -1.1 | -0.0% |
| 1793 | -1.1 | -0.0% |
| 1794 | -1.1 | -0.0% |
| 1795 | -1.1 | -0.0% |
| 1796 | -1.1 | -0.0% |
| 1797 | -1.1 | -0.0% |
| 1798 | -1.1 | -0.0% |
| 1799 | -1.1 | -0.0% |
| 1800 | -1.1 | -0.0% |
| 1801 | -1.1 | -0.0% |
| 1802 | -1.1 | -0.0% |
| 1803 | -1.1 | -0.0% |
| 1804 | -1.1 | -0.0% |
| 1805 | -1.1 | -0.0% |
| 1806 | -1.1 | -0.0% |
| 1807 | -1.1 | -0.0% |
| 1808 | -1.1 | -0.0% |
| 1809 | -1.1 | -0.0% |
| 1810 | -1.1 | -0.0% |
| 1811 | -1.1 | -0.0% |
| 1812 | -1.1 | -0.0% |
| 1813 | -1.1 | -0.0% |
| 1814 | -1.1 | -0.0% |
| 1815 | -1.1 | -0.0% |
| 1816 | -1.1 | -0.0% |
| 1817 | -1.1 | -0.0% |
| 1818 | -1.1 | -0.0% |
| 1819 | -1.1 | -0.0% |
| 1820 | -1.1 | -0.0% |
| 1821 | -1.1 | -0.0% |
| 1822 | -1.1 | -0.0% |
| 1823 | -1.1 | -0.0% |
| 1824 | -0.334 | -69.6% |
| 1825 | -0.334 | -0.0% |
| 1826 | -0.334 | -0.0% |
| 1827 | -0.334 | -0.0% |
| 1828 | -0.334 | -0.0% |
| 1829 | -0.334 | -0.0% |
| 1830 | -0.334 | -0.0% |
| 1831 | -0.334 | -0.0% |
| 1832 | -0.334 | -0.0% |
| 1833 | -0.334 | -0.0% |
| 1834 | -0.334 | -0.0% |
| 1835 | -0.334 | -0.0% |
| 1836 | -0.334 | -0.0% |
| 1837 | -0.334 | -0.0% |
| 1838 | -0.334 | -0.0% |
| 1839 | -0.334 | -0.0% |
| 1840 | -0.334 | -0.0% |
| 1841 | -0.334 | -0.0% |
| 1842 | -0.334 | -0.0% |
| 1843 | -0.334 | -0.0% |
| 1844 | -0.334 | -0.0% |
| 1845 | -0.334 | -0.0% |
| 1846 | -0.334 | -0.0% |
| 1847 | -0.334 | -0.0% |
| 1848 | -0.334 | -0.0% |
| 1849 | -0.334 | -0.0% |
| 1850 | -0.334 | -0.0% |
| 1851 | -0.334 | -0.0% |
| 1852 | -0.334 | -0.0% |
| 1853 | -0.334 | -0.0% |
| 1854 | -0.334 | -0.0% |
| 1855 | -0.334 | -0.0% |
| 1856 | 2.18 | -752.4% |
| 1857 | 2.18 | +0.0% |
| 1858 | 2.18 | +0.0% |
| 1859 | 2.18 | +0.0% |
| 1860 | 2.18 | +0.0% |
| 1861 | 2.18 | +0.0% |
| 1862 | 2.18 | +0.0% |
| 1863 | 2.18 | +0.0% |
| 1864 | 2.18 | +0.0% |
| 1865 | 2.18 | +0.0% |
| 1866 | 2.18 | +0.0% |
| 1867 | 2.18 | +0.0% |
| 1868 | 2.18 | +0.0% |
| 1869 | 2.18 | +0.0% |
| 1870 | 2.18 | +0.0% |
| 1871 | 2.18 | +0.0% |
| 1872 | 2.18 | +0.0% |
| 1873 | 2.18 | +0.0% |
| 1874 | 2.18 | +0.0% |
| 1875 | 2.18 | +0.0% |
| 1876 | 2.18 | +0.0% |
| 1877 | 2.18 | +0.0% |
| 1878 | 2.18 | +0.0% |
| 1879 | 2.18 | +0.0% |
| 1880 | 2.18 | +0.0% |
| 1881 | 2.18 | +0.0% |
| 1882 | 2.18 | +0.0% |
| 1883 | 2.18 | +0.0% |
| 1884 | 2.18 | +0.0% |
| 1885 | 2.18 | +0.0% |
| 1886 | 2.18 | +0.0% |
| 1887 | 2.18 | +0.0% |
| 1888 | 2.18 | +0.0% |
| 1889 | 2.18 | +0.0% |
| 1890 | 2.18 | +0.0% |
| 1891 | 2.18 | +0.0% |
| 1892 | 2.18 | +0.0% |
| 1893 | 2.18 | +0.0% |
| 1894 | 2.18 | +0.0% |
| 1895 | 2.18 | +0.0% |
| 1896 | 2.18 | +0.0% |
| 1897 | 2.18 | +0.0% |
| 1898 | 2.18 | +0.0% |
| 1899 | 2.18 | +0.0% |
| 1900 | 2.18 | +0.0% |
| 1901 | 2.18 | +0.0% |
| 1902 | 2.18 | +0.0% |
| 1903 | 2.18 | +0.0% |
| 1904 | 2.18 | +0.0% |
| 1905 | 2.18 | +0.0% |
| 1906 | 2.18 | +0.0% |
| 1907 | 2.18 | +0.0% |
| 1908 | 2.18 | +0.0% |
| 1909 | 2.18 | +0.0% |
| 1910 | 2.18 | +0.0% |
| 1911 | 2.18 | +0.0% |
| 1912 | 2.18 | +0.0% |
| 1913 | 2.18 | +0.0% |
| 1914 | 2.18 | +0.0% |
| 1915 | 2.18 | +0.0% |
| 1916 | 2.18 | +0.0% |
| 1917 | 2.18 | +0.0% |
| 1918 | 2.18 | +0.0% |
| 1919 | 2.18 | +0.0% |
| 1920 | 2.18 | +0.0% |
| 1921 | 2.18 | +0.0% |
| 1922 | 2.18 | +0.0% |
| 1923 | 2.18 | +0.0% |
| 1924 | 2.18 | +0.0% |
| 1925 | 2.18 | +0.0% |
| 1926 | 2.18 | +0.0% |
| 1927 | 2.18 | +0.0% |
| 1928 | 2.18 | +0.0% |
| 1929 | 2.18 | +0.0% |
| 1930 | 2.18 | +0.0% |
| 1931 | 2.18 | +0.0% |
| 1932 | 2.18 | +0.0% |
| 1933 | 2.18 | +0.0% |
| 1934 | 2.18 | +0.0% |
| 1935 | 2.18 | +0.0% |
| 1936 | 2.18 | +0.0% |
| 1937 | 2.18 | +0.0% |
| 1938 | 2.18 | +0.0% |
| 1939 | 2.18 | +0.0% |
| 1940 | 2.18 | +0.0% |
| 1941 | 2.18 | +0.0% |
| 1942 | 2.18 | +0.0% |
| 1943 | 2.18 | +0.0% |
| 1944 | 2.18 | +0.0% |
| 1945 | 2.18 | +0.0% |
| 1946 | 2.18 | +0.0% |
| 1947 | 2.18 | +0.0% |
| 1948 | 2.18 | +0.0% |
| 1949 | 2.18 | +0.0% |
| 1950 | 2.7 | +24.0% |
| 1951 | 2.7 | +0.0% |
| 1952 | 2.7 | +0.0% |
| 1953 | 2.7 | +0.0% |
| 1954 | 2.7 | +0.0% |
| 1955 | 2.7 | +0.0% |
| 1956 | 2.7 | +0.0% |
| 1957 | 2.7 | +0.0% |
| 1958 | 2.7 | +0.0% |
| 1959 | 2.7 | +0.0% |
| 1960 | 2.7 | +0.0% |
| 1961 | 2.7 | +0.0% |
| 1962 | 2.7 | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 2.7 | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 2.7 | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 2.7 | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 2.7 | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 2.7 | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 2.7 | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 2.7 | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 2.7 | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 2.7 | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 2.7 | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 2.7 | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 2.7 | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 2.7 | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 2.7 | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 2.7 | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 2.7 | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 2.7 | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 2.7 | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 2.7 | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 2.7 | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 2.7 | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 2.7 | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 2.7 | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 2.7 | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 2.7 | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 2.7 | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 2.7 | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 2.7 | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 2.7 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 2.7 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 2.7 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 2.7 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 2.7 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 2.7 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 2.7 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 2.7 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 2.7 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 2.7 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 2.7 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 2.7 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 2.7 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 2.7 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 2.7 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 2.7 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 2.86 | +5.7% |
| 2008 | 2.86 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 2.86 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 2.86 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 2.86 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 2.86 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 2.61 | -8.5% |
| 2014 | 2.49 | -4.8% |
| 2015 | 2.49 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 2.51 | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 2.51 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 2.51 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 2.47 | -1.7% |
| 2020 | 2.47 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 2.47 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 2.35 | -4.9% |
| 2023 | 2.35 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 2.68 | +14.3% |
| 2025 | 2.68 | +0.0% |
Australia compared with similar countries
- Australia's 2.68 is above the median for high income countries, which is 1.67, 1.6× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Australia's 2.68 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.574, 4.7× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | -1.1 | -1.1 | -1.1 | 1 |
| 1790s | -1.1 | -1.1 | -1.1 | 10 |
| 1800s | -1.1 | -1.1 | -1.1 | 10 |
| 1810s | -1.1 | -1.1 | -1.1 | 10 |
| 1820s | -0.6396 | -1.1 | -0.334 | 10 |
| 1830s | -0.334 | -0.334 | -0.334 | 10 |
| 1840s | -0.334 | -0.334 | -0.334 | 10 |
| 1850s | 0.6712 | -0.334 | 2.18 | 10 |
| 1860s | 2.18 | 2.18 | 2.18 | 10 |
| 1870s | 2.18 | 2.18 | 2.18 | 10 |
| 1880s | 2.18 | 2.18 | 2.18 | 10 |
| 1890s | 2.18 | 2.18 | 2.18 | 10 |
| 1900s | 2.18 | 2.18 | 2.18 | 10 |
| 1910s | 2.18 | 2.18 | 2.18 | 10 |
| 1920s | 2.18 | 2.18 | 2.18 | 10 |
| 1930s | 2.18 | 2.18 | 2.18 | 10 |
| 1940s | 2.18 | 2.18 | 2.18 | 10 |
| 1950s | 2.7 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 10 |
| 1960s | 2.7 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 10 |
| 1970s | 2.7 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.7 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.7 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.75 | 2.7 | 2.86 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.62 | 2.47 | 2.86 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.5 | 2.35 | 2.68 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Australia
More reference data data for Australia
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.21 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 28.02 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 38.41 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 2.55 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 38.41 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 4.07 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 6.14 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 118.71 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 170.29 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 13.9 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is engaged society score in Australia?
- Engaged society score in Australia was 2.68 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest engaged society score recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 2.86 in 2007.
- What is the lowest engaged society score recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.1 in 1789.
- How does Australia rank for engaged society score?
- Australia ranks 7th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
- Is engaged society score rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Australia data come from?
- The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Engaged Society Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Central estimate of the extent to which ordinary people independently discuss important policy changes among themselves, in the media, in associations or neighborhoods, or in the streets.