Governance at a glance
- Government
- Federalism
- UN member
- Yes
- Independent
- Yes
- CPI score (2026)
- 76/100
- Press freedom (2025)
- 75.2/100 #29
- Electoral democracy (2025)
- 0.844
- HDI
- 0.958
Government and leaders
- Government type
- Federalism
| Title | Name |
|---|---|
| Monarchy of Australia | Charles III |
| Governor-General of Australia | Sam Mostyn |
Safety and security
- Homicide rate (2023)
- 0.9/100k
- Traffic deaths (2019)
- 4.9/100k
- Military spending (2024)
- 1.9% of GDP
Corruption perceptions index
- CPI score (2026)
- 76 / 100
- Interpretation
- Low corruption
Democracy index
- Electoral (2025)
- 0.844
- Liberal
- 0.793
- Participatory
- 0.648
- Deliberative
- 0.771
- Egalitarian
- 0.726
Press freedom index
- Overall score (2025)
- 75.2 / 100
- Global rank
- #29 / 180
- Rank change
- +10 vs previous year
- RSF zone
- Asie-Pacifique
- Political #21
- 78.0
- Economic #25
- 63.3
- Legal #59
- 68.8
- Social #47
- 74.5
- Safety #30
- 91.2
Press freedom historical data
| Year | Score | Rank | Political | Economic | Legal | Social | Safety |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 75.2 | 29 | 78.0 | 63.3 | 68.8 | 74.5 | 91.2 |
| 2024 | 73.4 | 39 | 74.4 | 64.6 | 69.2 | 70.4 | 88.4 |
| 2023 | 78.2 | 27 | 83.9 | 68.5 | 69.4 | 82.0 | 87.5 |
| 2022 | 73.8 | 39 | 77.2 | 63.4 | 64.2 | 84.2 | 79.9 |
| 2021 | 80.2 | 25 | - | - | - | - | 100.0 |
| 2020 | 79.8 | 26 | - | - | - | - | 83.9 |
| 2019 | 83.5 | 21 | - | - | - | - | 34.5 |
| 2018 | 84.5 | 19 | - | - | - | - | 100.0 |
| 2017 | 84.0 | 19 | - | - | - | - | 100.0 |
| 2016 | 82.2 | 25 | - | - | - | - | 100.0 |
| 2015 | 83.0 | 25 | - | - | - | - | 93.1 |
| 2014 | 83.1 | 28 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2013 | 84.8 | 26 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2012 | 4.0 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2010 | 5.4 | 18 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2009 | 3.1 | 16 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2008 | 6.3 | 28 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2007 | 8.8 | 28 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2006 | 9.0 | 35 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2005 | 6.5 | 31 | - | - | - | - | - |