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International rankings of Australia
Australia ranks amongst the highest in the world for quality of life, health, education, economic freedom, civil liberties and political rights.[1][2]
International rankings
Note: Below each survey uses a limited number of countries/region's for its assessments, see "Measurement(s)" for number variables.
| Organization | Survey | Rank | Measurement(s)/Notes | Year |
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| U.S. News & World Report | Most Transparent Countries[3] | 12 | Measures government open practices, its trustworthiness and low levels of perceived political corruption in the 80 most developed countries | 2022 |
| U.S. News & World Report | Best Countries report[4] | 7 | Measures adventure, agility, cultural Influence, entrepreneurship, heritage, political and individual freedom, social purpose and quality of life in the 80 most developed countries. | 2022 |
| Anholt-Ipsos | Nation branding[5] | 10 | Measures national competence, governance, immigration and investment, people; exports, tourism and culture in the 50 most developed countries | 2022 |
| Fund for Peace | Fragile States Index[6] | 5 | Measures risk and vulnerability of individuals of 179 countries | 2022 |
| U.S. News & World Report | Agility[7] | 5 | Measures Individuals, businesses and governments adaptability to change in the 80 most developed countries | 2022 |
| U.S. News & World Report | Best Countries for Education[8] | 9 | Measures quality of education in the 80 most developed countries | 2022 |
| State of World Liberty Project | State of World Liberty Index[9] | 4 | Degree of economic and personal freedoms of 183 countries | 2021 |
| Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development | OECD Better Life Index[10] | 2 | Measures wellbeing, environmental quality, quality of public services and security of the 36 most developed countries: | 2020 |
| International Comparisons (OECD) | Social justice[11] | 4 | Arithmetic average of individual indicators of a "Just society" of the 40 most developed countries: | 2020 |
| U.S. News & World Report | Social Purpose[12] | 9 | Measures social progressiveness, inclusiveness and committed to social justice in the 80 most developed countries | 2022 |
| OECD | Tertiary education[13] | 1 | Based on those 25- to 64-year-olds having completed tertiary education of the 50 most developed countries: | 2019 |
| The Economist | Democracy Index[14] | 15 | Measures pluralism, civil liberties and political culture of 167 countries | 2020 |
| United Nations | Good Country Index[11] | 11 | Measure how much each country contributes to the planet and to the human race, relative to its size (measured in GDP) of 125 countries | 2020 |
| Social Progress Imperative | Social Progress Index[15] | 6 | Measures well-being of a society of 132 countries | 2021 |
| The Economist | Global Food Security Index[16] | 22 | Measures food affordability, availability, quality, safety, sustainability and adaptation of 109 countries | 2022 |
| The Heritage Foundation | Index of Economic Freedom[17] | 13 | Based on the rule of law, government size, regulatory efficiency and open markets of 178 countries | 2021 |
| Institute for Economics and Peace | Global Peace Index[18] | 13 | Measures overall peacefulness of 162 countries | 2021 |
| Transparency International | Corruption Perceptions Index [19] | 13 | Based on public sector corruption of 175 countries & territories | 2021 |
| UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network | World Happiness Report[20] | 12 | Based on (quality of) life factors of 156 countries | 2021 |
| Georgetown University | Women, Peace and Security Index[21] | 24 | Measures women's well-being—inclusion (economic, social, political); justice (formal laws and informal discrimination); and security (at the family, community, and societal levels) | 2021 |
| Travel Safe - Abroad | Safest countries Index[22] | 15 | Measures public safety based on the number of incidents including mugging, drugs, violent crimes, bribery, property crimes, stolen vehicles, religion, and racial tolerance of 163 countries | 2022 |
| Theglobaleconomy.com | Public services index[23] | 24 | Measures quality of public services of 177 countries | 2022 |
| International Institute for Management Development | Most competitive economies[24] | 19 | Economic indicators such as gross domestic product (GDP), unemployment and healthcare / education of the 67 most developed countries | 2019 |
| Reporters Without Borders | Press Freedom Index[25] | 13 | Level of freedom available to journalists of 180 countries | 2021 |
| World Economic Forum | Global Competitiveness Index[26] | 16 | Measures level of prosperity of citizens of 144 economies | 2019 |
| Legatum | Prosperity Index[27] | 15 | Measures wealth, economic growth, education, health, personal well-being, and quality of life of 167 countries | 2021 |
| United Nations Development Programme | Human Development Index[28] | 5 | Based on life expectancy, education, and per capita income of 187 countries. Note: Norway has been ranked the highest sixteen times, Canada eight times, Japan and Iceland twice and Switzerland once. See Human Development Index#Past top countries | 2021 |
| World Intellectual Property Organization | Global Innovation Index[29] | 25 | Measures success in innovation of 143 countries | 2021 |
| World Population Foundation | Best Countries To Live[30] | 5 | Measures equality among genders, literacy, average life expectancy, and financial stability of 146 countries | 2022 |
| Yale and Columbia Universities | Environmental Performance Index.[31] | 13 | Environmental performance of 178 countries | 2020 |
| World Bank | Ease of doing business index[32] | 14 | Regulatory environment of 189 countries | 2021 |
Freedom assessments
The freedom indices produced by several non-governmental organizations publishes assessments of political rights and civil liberties for countries around the world.[33]
| Freedom in the World 2022[34] | 2022 Index of Economic Freedom[35] | 2022 Press Freedom Index[36] | 2021 Democracy Index[37] |
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| Free | Free | Satisfactory situation | Full democracy |
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Country ratings from Freedom House's Freedom in the World 2021 survey
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2021 Index of Economic Freedom.
Source: The Heritage Foundation and the Wall Street Journal -
Press freedom in 2022 according to Reporters Without Borders
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Democracy Index map in 2020 according to The Economist Intelligence Unit
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| Index of Economic Freedom | free | mostly free | moderately free | mostly unfree | repressed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Press Freedom Index | good situation | satisfactory situation | noticeable problems | difficult situation | very serious situation | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Democracy Index | full democracy | flawed democracy | hybrid regime | authoritarian regime | authoritarian regime | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Maps of indices
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Better Life Index 2020
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Good Country Index 2020
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Global Peace Index 2022
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2020 Legatum Prosperity Index.
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Income inequality Gini index 2020.
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References
- ^ "Statistics and rankings". Global Australia. 18 May 2021. Retrieved 28 March 2023.
- ^ "Rating Australia—a selection of global indexes". Home – Parliament of Australia. 15 July 2020. Retrieved 3 April 2023.
- ^ "Most Transparent Countries". U.S. News & World Report L.P. Retrieved 5 November 2021.
- ^ "Overall Best Countries Ranking". U.S. News & World Report L.P. Retrieved 5 November 2021.
- ^ Ipsos (2022). "Global Press Release" (Press release). Retrieved 14 January 2022.
- ^ "Fragile States Index | The Fund for Peace". fragilestatesindex.org.
- ^ "Social Purpose". U.S. News & World Report L.P. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
- ^ "Best Countries for Education". U.S. News & World Report L.P. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
- ^ "2021 State of World Liberty Index". J. Patrick Rhamey Jr. 29 April 2021.
- ^ "OECD Better Life Index Raw Data 2020". OECD Better Life Index. OECD.
- ^ a b "Social Justice – International Comparisons".
- ^ "Social Purpose". U.S. News & World Report L.P. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
- ^ "OECD.Stat Education and Training > Education at a Glance > Educational attainment and labor-force status > Educational attainment of 25-64 year-olds". OECD.
- ^ "Democracy Index 2020". Economist Intelligence Unit.
- ^ "Social Progress Imperative". Social Progress Imperative.
- ^ "Global Food Security Index (GFSI)". Global Food Security Index (GFSI). 20 September 2022.
- ^ "Country Rankings: World & Global Economy Rankings on Economic Freedom". www.heritage.org.
- ^ "Global Peace Index 2021" (PDF). Institute for Economics & Peace. June 2021. pp. 9–10. Retrieved 24 July 2021.
- ^ "Corruption Perceptions Index (latest)". Transparency International. Retrieved 28 January 2021.
- ^ "World Happiness Report 2021". worldhappiness.report. 20 March 2021.
- ^ "The 2021 Women, Peace and Security Index".
- ^ "Most Dangerous and Safest Countries Index ⋆ Travel Safe - Abroad".
- ^ "Public services index by country, around the world".
- ^ "Rankings published by the World Competitiveness Center - IMD". IMD business school.
- ^ "2020 World Press Freedom Index | Reporters Without Borders". RSF. 30 January 2013.
- ^ "The Global Competitiveness Report 2019" (PDF).
- ^ "The Legatum Prosperity Index™". Legatum Institute Foundation. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
- ^ Human Development Report 2021-22: Uncertain Times, Unsettled Lives: Shaping our Future in a Transforming World (PDF). 8 September 2022. pp. 272–276. ISBN 978-9-211-26451-7. (PDF) from the original on 8 September 2022. Retrieved 8 September 2022.
{{cite book}}:|website=ignored (help) - ^ WIPO (2022). Global Innovation Index 2022, 15th Edition. doi:10.34667/tind.46596. ISBN 9789280534320. Retrieved 18 October 2022.
{{cite book}}:|website=ignored (help) - ^ "Best Countries To Live In 2021". worldpopulationreview.com.
- ^ "2020 EPI Results". Environmental Performance Index. Retrieved 22 November 2020.
- ^ "Rankings". World Bank.
- ^ "Freedom in the World Research Methodology". Freedom House.
- ^ "Democracy Index 2020". Economist Intelligence Unit. 10 February 2022. Retrieved 16 November 2022.
- ^ The Heritage Foundation (2021). "Country Rankings". 2021 Index of Economic Freedom. from the original on 16 September 2017. Retrieved 7 August 2014.
- ^ "Press Freedom Index 2022" 2015-10-30 at the Wayback Machine, Reporters Without Borders, May 2022.
- ^ [1] 2021-03-03 at the Wayback Machine, Economist, January 2021. Retrieved 20 April 2021.
External links
- Statistics and rankings - Global Australia
- Global Benchmarking Database - University of Warwick
- Australia international rankings - Rankedex
- Country rankings - TheGlobalEconomy.com
- Australia profile - OECD
- Catalogue of Indices 2016 - Global Observatory