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Participatory Political Institutions Index in Australia

Australia: Participatory Political Institutions Index was 0.729 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
0.729
Change on year
up 4.6%
World rank
6th
of 176 countries
All-time high
0.743
in 1977
All-time low
0.074
in 1789
Years of data
234
1789–2025

Participatory Political Institutions Index in Australia, 1789–2025

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

Analysis

In 2025, participatory political institutions index in Australia stood at 0.729.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.6% on the previous year and up 16.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, participatory political institutions index in Australia peaked at 0.743 in 1977 and was at its lowest, 0.074, in 1789.

That places Australia 6th out of 176 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 234 years of available data.

Participatory Political Institutions Index in Australia, year by year

Year Value Change
1789 0.074 —
1790 0.074 +0.0%
1791 0.074 +0.0%
1792 0.074 +0.0%
1793 0.074 +0.0%
1794 0.074 +0.0%
1795 0.074 +0.0%
1796 0.074 +0.0%
1797 0.074 +0.0%
1798 0.074 +0.0%
1799 0.074 +0.0%
1800 0.074 +0.0%
1801 0.074 +0.0%
1802 0.074 +0.0%
1803 0.074 +0.0%
1804 0.074 +0.0%
1805 0.074 +0.0%
1806 0.074 +0.0%
1807 0.074 +0.0%
1808 0.074 +0.0%
1809 0.074 +0.0%
1810 0.074 +0.0%
1814 0.074 +0.0%
1815 0.074 +0.0%
1816 0.074 +0.0%
1817 0.074 +0.0%
1818 0.074 +0.0%
1819 0.074 +0.0%
1820 0.074 +0.0%
1821 0.074 +0.0%
1822 0.074 +0.0%
1823 0.124 +67.6%
1824 0.124 +0.0%
1825 0.124 +0.0%
1826 0.124 +0.0%
1827 0.124 +0.0%
1828 0.124 +0.0%
1829 0.17 +37.1%
1830 0.17 +0.0%
1831 0.17 +0.0%
1832 0.17 +0.0%
1833 0.17 +0.0%
1834 0.17 +0.0%
1835 0.17 +0.0%
1836 0.17 +0.0%
1837 0.17 +0.0%
1838 0.17 +0.0%
1839 0.17 +0.0%
1840 0.17 +0.0%
1841 0.17 +0.0%
1842 0.17 +0.0%
1843 0.17 +0.0%
1844 0.17 +0.0%
1845 0.17 +0.0%
1846 0.215 +26.5%
1847 0.215 +0.0%
1848 0.215 +0.0%
1849 0.215 +0.0%
1850 0.215 +0.0%
1851 0.215 +0.0%
1852 0.215 +0.0%
1853 0.215 +0.0%
1854 0.215 +0.0%
1855 0.215 +0.0%
1856 0.601 +179.5%
1857 0.601 +0.0%
1858 0.602 +0.2%
1859 0.608 +1.0%
1860 0.608 +0.0%
1861 0.608 +0.0%
1862 0.608 +0.0%
1863 0.608 +0.0%
1864 0.608 +0.0%
1865 0.608 +0.0%
1866 0.608 +0.0%
1867 0.608 +0.0%
1868 0.608 +0.0%
1869 0.608 +0.0%
1870 0.608 +0.0%
1871 0.608 +0.0%
1872 0.608 +0.0%
1873 0.608 +0.0%
1874 0.608 +0.0%
1875 0.608 +0.0%
1876 0.608 +0.0%
1877 0.608 +0.0%
1878 0.608 +0.0%
1879 0.608 +0.0%
1880 0.608 +0.0%
1881 0.608 +0.0%
1882 0.608 +0.0%
1883 0.608 +0.0%
1884 0.608 +0.0%
1885 0.608 +0.0%
1886 0.608 +0.0%
1887 0.608 +0.0%
1888 0.608 +0.0%
1889 0.608 +0.0%
1890 0.602 -1.0%
1891 0.602 +0.0%
1892 0.602 +0.0%
1893 0.602 +0.0%
1894 0.602 +0.0%
1895 0.602 +0.0%
1896 0.602 +0.0%
1897 0.602 +0.0%
1898 0.602 +0.0%
1899 0.602 +0.0%
1900 0.602 +0.0%
1901 0.659 +9.5%
1902 0.659 +0.0%
1903 0.65 -1.4%
1904 0.65 +0.0%
1905 0.65 +0.0%
1906 0.697 +7.2%
1907 0.694 -0.4%
1908 0.691 -0.4%
1909 0.688 -0.4%
1910 0.682 -0.9%
1911 0.679 -0.4%
1912 0.676 -0.4%
1913 0.673 -0.4%
1914 0.67 -0.4%
1915 0.661 -1.3%
1916 0.686 +3.8%
1917 0.686 +0.0%
1918 0.681 -0.7%
1919 0.686 +0.7%
1920 0.686 +0.0%
1921 0.686 +0.0%
1922 0.681 -0.7%
1923 0.676 -0.7%
1924 0.666 -1.5%
1925 0.655 -1.7%
1926 0.661 +0.9%
1927 0.665 +0.6%
1928 0.666 +0.2%
1929 0.661 -0.8%
1930 0.661 +0.0%
1931 0.661 +0.0%
1932 0.661 +0.0%
1933 0.657 -0.6%
1934 0.654 -0.5%
1935 0.651 -0.5%
1936 0.647 -0.6%
1937 0.661 +2.2%
1938 0.661 +0.0%
1939 0.661 +0.0%
1940 0.661 +0.0%
1941 0.661 +0.0%
1942 0.657 -0.6%
1943 0.654 -0.5%
1944 0.655 +0.2%
1945 0.655 +0.0%
1946 0.662 +1.1%
1947 0.662 +0.0%
1948 0.662 +0.0%
1949 0.662 +0.0%
1950 0.676 +2.1%
1951 0.671 -0.7%
1952 0.671 +0.0%
1953 0.671 +0.0%
1954 0.671 +0.0%
1955 0.671 +0.0%
1956 0.665 -0.9%
1957 0.659 -0.9%
1958 0.654 -0.8%
1959 0.648 -0.9%
1960 0.643 -0.8%
1961 0.637 -0.9%
1962 0.632 -0.8%
1963 0.626 -0.9%
1964 0.626 +0.0%
1965 0.626 +0.0%
1966 0.631 +0.8%
1967 0.681 +7.9%
1968 0.681 +0.0%
1969 0.681 +0.0%
1970 0.682 +0.1%
1971 0.682 +0.0%
1972 0.692 +1.5%
1973 0.69 -0.3%
1974 0.69 +0.0%
1975 0.69 +0.0%
1976 0.693 +0.4%
1977 0.743 +7.2%
1978 0.743 +0.0%
1979 0.743 +0.0%
1980 0.743 +0.0%
1981 0.74 -0.4%
1982 0.734 -0.8%
1983 0.723 -1.5%
1984 0.722 -0.1%
1985 0.719 -0.4%
1986 0.723 +0.6%
1987 0.72 -0.4%
1988 0.717 -0.4%
1989 0.714 -0.4%
1990 0.711 -0.4%
1991 0.708 -0.4%
1992 0.707 -0.1%
1993 0.699 -1.1%
1994 0.69 -1.3%
1995 0.681 -1.3%
1996 0.652 -4.3%
1997 0.642 -1.5%
1998 0.637 -0.8%
1999 0.67 +5.2%
2000 0.67 +0.0%
2001 0.67 +0.0%
2002 0.67 +0.0%
2003 0.67 +0.0%
2004 0.665 -0.7%
2005 0.659 -0.9%
2006 0.653 -0.9%
2007 0.649 -0.6%
2008 0.656 +1.1%
2009 0.651 -0.8%
2010 0.645 -0.9%
2011 0.64 -0.8%
2012 0.64 +0.0%
2013 0.628 -1.9%
2014 0.628 +0.0%
2015 0.628 +0.0%
2016 0.628 +0.0%
2017 0.673 +7.2%
2018 0.673 +0.0%
2019 0.663 -1.5%
2020 0.669 +0.9%
2021 0.669 +0.0%
2022 0.661 -1.2%
2023 0.702 +6.2%
2024 0.697 -0.7%
2025 0.729 +4.6%

Australia compared with similar countries

  • Australia's 0.729 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.616, 1.2× the median. (55 countries reporting)
  • Australia's 0.729 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.4725, 1.5× the median. (22 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1780s 0.074 0.074 0.074 1
1790s 0.074 0.074 0.074 10
1800s 0.074 0.074 0.074 10
1810s 0.074 0.074 0.074 7
1820s 0.1136 0.074 0.17 10
1830s 0.17 0.17 0.17 10
1840s 0.188 0.17 0.215 10
1850s 0.3702 0.215 0.608 10
1860s 0.608 0.608 0.608 10
1870s 0.608 0.608 0.608 10
1880s 0.608 0.608 0.608 10
1890s 0.602 0.602 0.602 10
1900s 0.664 0.602 0.697 10
1910s 0.678 0.661 0.686 10
1920s 0.6703 0.655 0.686 10
1930s 0.6575 0.647 0.661 10
1940s 0.6591 0.654 0.662 10
1950s 0.6657 0.648 0.676 10
1960s 0.6464 0.626 0.681 10
1970s 0.7048 0.682 0.743 10
1980s 0.7255 0.714 0.743 10
1990s 0.6797 0.637 0.711 10
2000s 0.6613 0.649 0.67 10
2010s 0.6446 0.628 0.673 10
2020s 0.6878 0.661 0.729 6

Countries ranked near Australia

  1. 3 Taiwan 0.799 compare
  2. 4 Italy 0.741 compare
  3. 5 Ecuador 0.738 compare
  4. 7 Denmark 0.713 compare
  5. 8 Slovenia 0.699 compare
  6. 9 Lithuania 0.668 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is participatory political institutions index in Australia?
Participatory political institutions index in Australia was 0.729 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest participatory political institutions index recorded in Australia?
The highest recorded value was 0.743 in 1977.
What is the lowest participatory political institutions index recorded in Australia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.074 in 1789.
How does Australia rank for participatory political institutions index?
Australia ranks 6th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is participatory political institutions index rising or falling in Australia?
Over the last ten years it is up 16.1%. 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 Participatory Political Institutions Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Participatory Political Institutions Index
Source
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
176 places, 29,844 data points, 1789–2025
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Central estimate of the extent to which citizens can engage in regional and local government, civil society organizations, and direct democracy.