This is a list of Australia's international rankings on a range of social, economic and other criteria.
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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 5 | Measures risk and vulnerability of individuals of 179 countries | 2022 |
U.S. News & World Report | Agility | 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 | 9 | Measures quality of education in the 80 most developed countries | 2022 |
State of World Liberty Project | State of World Liberty Index | 4 | Degree of economic and personal freedoms of 183 countries | 2021 |
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development | OECD Better Life Index | 2 | Measures wellbeing, environmental quality, quality of public services and security of the 36 most developed countries: | 2020 |
International Comparisons (OECD) | Social justice | 4 | Arithmetic average of individual indicators of a "Just society" of the 40 most developed countries: | 2020 |
U.S. News & World Report | Social Purpose | 9 | Measures social progressiveness, inclusiveness and committed to social justice in the 80 most developed countries | 2022 |
OECD | Tertiary education | 1 | Based on those 25- to 64-year-olds having completed tertiary education of the 50 most developed countries: | 2019 |
The Economist | Democracy Index | 15 | Measures pluralism, civil liberties and political culture of 167 countries | 2020 |
United Nations | Good Country Index | 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 | 6 | Measures well-being of a society of 132 countries | 2021 |
The Economist | Global Food Security Index | 22 | Measures food affordability, availability, quality, safety, sustainability and adaptation of 109 countries | 2022 |
The Heritage Foundation | Index of Economic Freedom | 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 | 13 | Measures overall peacefulness of 162 countries | 2021 |
Transparency International | Corruption Perceptions Index | 13 | Based on public sector corruption of 175 countries & territories | 2021 |
UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network | World Happiness Report | 12 | Based on (quality of) life factors of 156 countries | 2021 |
Georgetown University | Women, Peace and Security Index | 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 | 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 | 24 | Measures quality of public services of 177 countries | 2022 |
International Institute for Management Development | Most competitive economies | 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 | 13 | Level of freedom available to journalists of 180 countries | 2021 |
World Economic Forum | Global Competitiveness Index | 16 | Measures level of prosperity of citizens of 144 economies | 2019 |
Legatum | Prosperity Index | 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 | 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 | 25 | Measures success in innovation of 143 countries | 2021 |
World Population Foundation | Best Countries To Live | 5 | Measures equality among genders, literacy, average life expectancy, and financial stability of 146 countries | 2022 |
Yale and Columbia Universities | Environmental Performance Index. | 13 | Environmental performance of 178 countries | 2020 |
World Bank | Ease of doing business index | 14 | Regulatory environment of 189 countries | 2021 |
The freedom indices produced by several non-governmental organizations publishes assessments of political rights and civil liberties for countries around the world.
Freedom in the World 2022 | 2022 Index of Economic Freedom | 2022 Press Freedom Index | 2021 Democracy Index |
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Free | Free | Satisfactory situation | Full democracy |
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Freedom in the World | free | partly free | not free | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 |
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