What is democracy in Australia?

Democracy in Australia was 4 in 2025, according to Episodes of Regime Transformation (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest democracy recorded in Australia?

The highest recorded value was 5 in 1901.

What is the lowest democracy recorded in Australia?

The lowest recorded value was 4 in 1900.

How does Australia rank for democracy?

Australia ranks 17th out of 172 countries with data for 2025.

Is democracy rising or falling in Australia?

Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.

Where does this Australia data come from?

The figures come from Episodes of Regime Transformation (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Democracy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Democracy in Australia

Name: Democracy in Australia
Creator: Episodes of Regime Transformation (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Australia: Democracy was 4 in 2025. ▬ Flat

Latest (2025)

Change on year

unchanged

World rank

17th

of 172 countries

All-time high

in 1901

All-time low

in 1900

Years of data

126

1900–2025

Democracy in Australia, 1900–2025

Source: Episodes of Regime Transformation (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2025, democracy in Australia stood at 4. That is the lowest value across all 126 years on record.

That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, democracy in Australia peaked at 5 in 1901 and was at its lowest, 4, in 1900.

Australia ranks 17th of 172 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1900s	4.4	4	5	10
1910s	4	4	4	10
1920s	4	4	4	10
1930s	4	4	4	10
1940s	4	4	4	10
1950s	4	4	4	10
1960s	4	4	4	10
1970s	4	4	4	10
1980s	4	4	4	10
1990s	4	4	4	10
2000s	4	4	4	10
2010s	4	4	4	10
2020s	4	4	4	6

Countries ranked near Australia

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More reference data data for Australia

Spring temperature anomalies -0.4864 °C (2026)
Summer temperature anomalies 0.8615 °C (2026)
Temperature anomalies by month 1.13 °C (2026)
Universal right to vote in practice 2 (2025)
Autumn temperature anomalies 0.0026 °C (2025)
Winter temperature anomalies 0.4713 °C (2025)
Consumer price index 148.46 2010 = 100 (2025)
Universal right to vote 2 (2025)
Competitive elections 1 (2025)
Men's universal right to vote 1 (2025)

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Frequently asked questions

What is democracy in Australia?: Democracy in Australia was 4 in 2025, according to Episodes of Regime Transformation (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest democracy recorded in Australia?: The highest recorded value was 5 in 1901.
What is the lowest democracy recorded in Australia?: The lowest recorded value was 4 in 1900.
How does Australia rank for democracy?: Australia ranks 17th out of 172 countries with data for 2025.
Is democracy rising or falling in Australia?: Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Australia data come from?: The figures come from Episodes of Regime Transformation (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Democracy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Democracy
Source: Episodes of Regime Transformation (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 175 places, 19,128 data points, 1900–2025
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Political regime of a country using the classification by the Episodes of Regime Transformation-project. It distinguishes between hardening autocracies (score 0), stable autocracies (score 1), liberalizing autocracies (score 2), eroding democracies (score 3), stable democracies (score 4), and deepening democracies (score 5).