Social Development in Australia 160 indicators covering social development for Australia. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 33,415 2025 down 9.5% 73rd Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 41 2025 up 95.2% 166th Political Rights Rating 1 2025 unchanged 153rd Electoral democracy 1 2025 unchanged 1st Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2025 — 11th Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 1 2025 unchanged 153rd Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per person 2025 up 68.4% 189th Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 41 2025 up 95.2% 166th Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0012 units per person 2025 down 21.9% 82nd Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 31.7% 116th Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 13.23 % change on previous year 2025 up 248.0% 32nd Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 33,415 2025 down 9.5% 73rd Sovereign state gleditsch ward, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2025 — 1st Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 32.26 % change on previous year 2025 up 245.2% 16th Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 up 47.3% 189th Human Rights Index vs. Electoral Democracy Index 0.906 2025 down 3.8% 32nd Liberal Democracy Index 0.793 2025 down 3.9% 12th Electoral Democracy Index 0.844 2025 down 2.4% 15th Freedom of Association Index 0.876 2025 down 1.1% 32nd Freedom of Expression Index 0.915 2025 down 3.9% 22nd Participatory Democracy Index 0.648 2025 up 7.5% 5th Varieties of democracy 0.844 2025 down 2.4% 15th Liberal democracy 3 2025 unchanged 1st Electoral democracy 2 2025 unchanged 1st Human Rights Index 0.906 2025 down 3.8% 32nd Key features of human rights 0.906 2025 down 3.8% 32nd Key features of electoral democracy 0.844 2025 down 2.4% 15th Key features of liberal democracy 0.793 2025 down 3.9% 12th Executive Corruption Index 0.026 2025 down 44.7% 162nd Judicial Corruption Score 2.33 2025 unchanged 16th Public Sector Corruption Index 0.02 2025 down 4.8% 164th Key features of democracy 0.844 2025 down 2.4% 15th Key features of democracy, annual growth rate -0.4717 % change on previous year 2025 down 140.3% 85th Key features of liberal democracy, annual growth rate -0.3769 % change on previous year 2025 down 130.7% 89th Key features of liberal democracy, gaps filled 0.793 2025 down 3.9% 12th Key features of electoral democracy, annual growth rate -0.4717 % change on previous year 2025 down 140.3% 85th Key features of human rights, annual growth rate -1.31 % change on previous year 2025 down 509.1% 125th Electoral democracy row, gaps filled 2 2025 unchanged 1st Liberal democracy row, gaps filled 3 2025 unchanged 1st Varieties democracy vdem, annual growth rate -0.4717 % change on previous year 2025 down 140.3% 85th Government Effectiveness Index vs. Electoral Democracy Index 0.844 2025 down 2.4% 15th Egalitarian Democracy Index 0.726 2025 down 4.0% 16th Deliberative Democracy Index 0.771 2025 down 2.9% 12th Direct Democracy Index 0.264 2025 up 725.0% 12th Key media freedoms 2.22 2025 down 17.1% 18th Media Corruption Score 1.72 2025 down 47.8% 39th Key media freedoms, annual growth rate 22.63 % change on previous year 2025 — 25th Academic Freedom Index 0.864 2025 down 2.7% 29th Legislative Corruption Score 1.72 2025 up 12.5% 16th Key features of democracy, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 26.4% 149th Key features of liberal democracy, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 27.5% 142nd Key features of electoral democracy, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 26.4% 149th Varieties democracy vdem, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 26.4% 149th Political rights rating fh, per square kilometre 0 units per square kilometre 2023 down 0.1% 195th Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0045 units per square kilometre 2023 down 0.1% 138th Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per square kilometre 2023 up 7.3% 183rd Electoral democracy row, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2025 — 5th Liberal democracy row, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2025 — 7th Democracy lexical, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2025 — 1st Physical Integrity Rights Score 1.86 2019 down 13.4% 58th Page 1 of 3 Next →