International rankings of Australia

! Organization

! Survey

! data-sort-type=number |Rank

! Measurement(s)/Notes

! Year

| Most Transparent Countries{{cite news |title=Most Transparent Countries|url=https://www.usnews.com/news/best-countries/most-transparent-countries |access-date=5 November 2021 |publisher=U.S. News & World Report L.P.}}

| 12

| Measures government open practices, its trustworthiness and low levels of perceived political corruption in the 80 most developed countries

|2022

| Best Countries report{{cite news |title=Overall Best Countries Ranking |url=https://www.usnews.com/news/best-countries/overall-rankings |access-date=5 November 2021 |publisher=U.S. News & World Report L.P.}}

| 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

| Nation branding{{cite press release

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| 10

| Measures national competence, governance, immigration and investment, people; exports, tourism and culture in the 50 most developed countries

|2022

| Fragile States Index{{cite web|url=https://fragilestatesindex.org/|title=Fragile States Index | The Fund for Peace|website=fragilestatesindex.org}}

| 5

| Measures risk and vulnerability of individuals of 179 countries

| 2022

| Agility{{cite news |title=Social Purpose|url=https://www.usnews.com/news/best-countries/rankings/agility|access-date=15 November 2021 |publisher=U.S. News & World Report L.P.}}

| 5

| Measures Individuals, businesses and governments adaptability to change in the 80 most developed countries

|2022

| Best Countries for Education{{cite news |title=Best Countries for Education|url=https://www.usnews.com/news/best-countries/best-countries-for-education |access-date=15 November 2021 |publisher=U.S. News & World Report L.P.}}

| 9

| Measures quality of education in the 80 most developed countries

|2022

| State of World Liberty Index{{cite web|url=https://patrickrhamey.com/saturday-research/2021/4/29/2021-state-of-world-liberty-index|title=2021 State of World Liberty Index|website=J. Patrick Rhamey Jr.|date=29 April 2021 }}

| 4

|Degree of economic and personal freedoms of 183 countries

| 2021

| OECD Better Life Index{{cite web |title=OECD Better Life Index Raw Data 2020 |url=https://stats.oecd.org/Index.aspx?DataSetCode=BLI |website=OECD Better Life Index |publisher=OECD}}

| 2

|Measures wellbeing, environmental quality, quality of public services and security of the 36 most developed countries:

| 2020

| Social justice{{Cite web|url=https://www.sgi-network.org/2022/Australia|title=Social Justice – International Comparisons}}

| 4

| Arithmetic average of individual indicators of a "Just society" of the 40 most developed countries:

| 2020

| Social Purpose{{cite news |title=Social Purpose|url=https://www.usnews.com/news/best-countries/rankings/social-purpose|access-date=15 November 2021 |publisher=U.S. News & World Report L.P.}}

| 9

| Measures social progressiveness, inclusiveness and committed to social justice in the 80 most developed countries

|2022

| Tertiary education{{cite web |title=OECD.Stat Education and Training > Education at a Glance > Educational attainment and labor-force status > Educational attainment of 25-64 year-olds |url=https://stats.oecd.org/Index.aspx?QueryId=79431 |publisher=OECD}}

| 1

| Based on those 25- to 64-year-olds having completed tertiary education of the 50 most developed countries:

| 2019

| Democracy Index{{cite web|url=https://www.eiu.com/n/campaigns/democracy-index-2020/|title=Democracy Index 2020|website=Economist Intelligence Unit}}

| 15

|Measures pluralism, civil liberties and political culture of 167 countries

| 2020

| 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 Index{{cite web|url=https://www.socialprogress.org/*|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010719111800/http://www.socialprogress.org/|url-status=dead|archive-date=19 July 2001|title=Social Progress Imperative|website=Social Progress Imperative}}

| 6

|Measures well-being of a society of 132 countries

| 2021

| Global Food Security Index{{cite web|url=https://impact.economist.com/sustainability/project/food-security-index|title=Global Food Security Index (GFSI)|date=September 20, 2022|website=Global Food Security Index (GFSI)}}

| 22

|Measures food affordability, availability, quality, safety, sustainability and adaptation of 109 countries

| 2022

| Index of Economic Freedom{{cite web|url=https://www.heritage.org/index/ranking|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101117114939/http://www.heritage.org/Index/ranking|url-status=unfit|archive-date=17 November 2010|title=Country Rankings: World & Global Economy Rankings on Economic Freedom|website=www.heritage.org}}

| 13

| Based on the rule of law, government size, regulatory efficiency and open markets of 178 countries

| 2021

| Global Peace Index{{cite web |url=https://www.economicsandpeace.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/GPI-2021-web.pdf |title=Global Peace Index 2021 |publisher=Institute for Economics & Peace |date=June 2021 |access-date=24 July 2021 |pages=9–10}}

| 13

| Measures overall peacefulness of 162 countries

| 2021

| Corruption Perceptions Index {{cite web|url=https://www.transparency.org/en/cpi|title=Corruption Perceptions Index (latest)|publisher=Transparency International|access-date=28 January 2021}}

| 13

| Based on public sector corruption of 175 countries & territories

| 2021

| World Happiness Report{{cite web|url=https://worldhappiness.report/ed/2021/|title=World Happiness Report 2021|website=worldhappiness.report|date=20 March 2021}}

| 12

| Based on (quality of) life factors of 156 countries

| 2021

| Women, Peace and Security Index{{cite web | url=https://giwps.georgetown.edu/the-2021-women-peace-and-security-index/#:~:text=The%20WPS%20Index%20incorporates%20three,a%20higher%20score%20indicates%20better | title=The 2021 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

| Safest countries Index{{cite web | url=https://www.travelsafe-abroad.com/countries/ | title=Most Dangerous and Safest Countries Index ⋆ Travel Safe - Abroad}}

| 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

| Public services index{{cite web | url=https://www.theglobaleconomy.com/rankings/public_services_index/ | title=Public services index by country, around the world}}

| 24

| Measures quality of public services of 177 countries

| 2022

| Most competitive economies{{cite web|url=https://www.imd.org/centers/world-competitiveness-center/rankings/|title=Rankings published by the World Competitiveness Center - IMD|website=IMD business school}}

| 19

| Economic indicators such as gross domestic product (GDP), unemployment and healthcare / education of the 67 most developed countries

| 2019

| Press Freedom Index{{cite web|url=https://rsf.org/en/ranking|title=2020 World Press Freedom Index | Reporters Without Borders|website=RSF|date=30 January 2013 }}

| 13

| Level of freedom available to journalists of 180 countries

| 2021

| Global Competitiveness Index{{Cite web|url=http://www3.weforum.org/docs/WEF_TheGlobalCompetitivenessReport2019.pdf|title=The Global Competitiveness Report 2019}}

| 16

|Measures level of prosperity of citizens of 144 economies

| 2019

| Prosperity Index{{cite web|title=The Legatum Prosperity Index™|url=https://www.prosperity.com/rankings|publisher=Legatum Institute Foundation|access-date=18 November 2021}}

| 15

|Measures wealth, economic growth, education, health, personal well-being, and quality of life of 167 countries

| 2021

| Human Development Index{{cite book |title=Human Development Report 2021-22: Uncertain Times, Unsettled Lives: Shaping our Future in a Transforming World |date=8 September 2022 |publisher=United Nations Development Programme |isbn=978-9-211-26451-7 |pages=272–276 |website=hdr.undp.org |url=https://hdr.undp.org/system/files/documents/global-report-document/hdr2021-22pdf_1.pdf |access-date=8 September 2022 |archive-date=8 September 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220908114232/http://hdr.undp.org/system/files/documents/global-report-document/hdr2021-22pdf_1.pdf |url-status=live}}

| 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

| Global Innovation Index{{Cite web |author=World Intellectual Property Organization |year=2024 |title=Global Innovation Index 2024: Unlocking the Promise of Social Entrepreneurship |url=https://www.wipo.int/web-publications/global-innovation-index-2024/en/ |access-date=2024-10-06 |website=www.wipo.int |page=18 |language=en |doi=10.34667/tind.50062 |isbn=978-92-805-3681-2}}

| 17

| Measures success in innovation of 133 countries

| 2024

| Best Countries To Live{{cite web|url=https://worldpopulationreview.com/country-rankings/best-countries-to-live-in|title=Best Countries To Live In 2021|website=worldpopulationreview.com}}

| 5

|Measures equality among genders, literacy, average life expectancy, and financial stability of 146 countries

| 2022

| Environmental Performance Index.{{cite web |title=2020 EPI Results |url=https://epi.yale.edu/epi-results/2020/component/epi |website=Environmental Performance Index |access-date=22 November 2020}}

| 13

| Environmental performance of 178 countries

| 2020

| Ease of doing business index{{cite web|url=https://www.doingbusiness.org/en/rankings|title=Rankings|website=World Bank}}

| 14

|Regulatory environment of 189 countries

| 2021

| | 1 Free

| | 2 Satisfactory situation

| | 1 Full democracy

| colspan="20" style="width:25%; background:rgb(0, 171, 129);"| free

| colspan="20" style="width:25%; background:rgb(231, 186, 9);"| partly free

| colspan="20" style="width:25%; background:rgb(106, 113, 168);"| not free

| colspan="12" style="width:15%; background:#2b6b2e;"| free

| colspan="12" style="width:15%; background:#43a847;"| mostly free

| colspan="12" style="width:15%; background:#dcaa41;"| moderately free

| colspan="12" style="width:15%; background:#c84e19;"| mostly unfree

| colspan="12" style="width:15%; background:#f51405;"| repressed

| colspan="12" style="width:15%; background:rgb(38, 92, 157);"| good situation

| colspan="12" style="width:15%; background:rgb(150, 175, 216);"| satisfactory situation

| colspan="12" style="width:15%; background:rgb(255, 180, 0);"| noticeable problems

| colspan="12" style="width:15%; background:rgb(255, 65, 0);"| difficult situation

| colspan="12" style="width:15%; background:rgb(130, 0, 0);"| very serious situation

| colspan="12" style="width:15%; background:rgb(0, 104, 55);"| full democracy

| colspan="12" style="width:15%; background:rgb(102, 189, 99);"| flawed democracy

| colspan="12" style="width:15%; background:rgb(254, 224, 139);"| hybrid regime

| colspan="12" style="width:15%; background:rgb(244, 109, 67);"| authoritarian regime

| colspan="12" style="width:15%; background:rgb(165, 0, 38);"| authoritarian regime