Political civil liberties index in Australia
Australia: Political civil liberties index was 0.906 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
0.906
Change on year
down 0.7%
World rank
33rd
of 176 countries
All-time high
0.97
in 1990
All-time low
0.53
in 1789
Years of data
237
1789–2025
Political civil liberties index in Australia, 1789–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Australia recorded 0.906 for political civil liberties index in 2025.
That represents a change of down 0.7% on the previous year and down 4.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, political civil liberties index in Australia peaked at 0.97 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.53, in 1789.
That places Australia 33rd out of 176 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 237 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 0.53 | 0.53 | 0.53 | 1 |
| 1790s | 0.53 | 0.53 | 0.53 | 10 |
| 1800s | 0.53 | 0.53 | 0.53 | 10 |
| 1810s | 0.53 | 0.53 | 0.53 | 10 |
| 1820s | 0.7571 | 0.53 | 0.878 | 10 |
| 1830s | 0.878 | 0.878 | 0.878 | 10 |
| 1840s | 0.878 | 0.878 | 0.878 | 10 |
| 1850s | 0.8892 | 0.878 | 0.906 | 10 |
| 1860s | 0.906 | 0.906 | 0.906 | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.906 | 0.906 | 0.906 | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.906 | 0.906 | 0.906 | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.9038 | 0.895 | 0.906 | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.9223 | 0.895 | 0.926 | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.8935 | 0.858 | 0.918 | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.917 | 0.917 | 0.917 | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.9168 | 0.879 | 0.921 | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.8798 | 0.847 | 0.912 | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.9338 | 0.907 | 0.948 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.9479 | 0.944 | 0.953 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.9642 | 0.963 | 0.966 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.965 | 0.965 | 0.965 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.9685 | 0.965 | 0.97 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9638 | 0.963 | 0.967 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9467 | 0.916 | 0.966 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9177 | 0.906 | 0.924 | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is political civil liberties index in Australia?
- Political civil liberties index in Australia was 0.906 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest political civil liberties index recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.97 in 1990.
- What is the lowest political civil liberties index recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.53 in 1789.
- How does Australia rank for political civil liberties index?
- Australia ranks 33rd out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
- Is political civil liberties index rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Australia data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Political civil liberties index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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