| Australia | | |
Voter turnout in the national election | 89.7% (2022) [10/200countries] | | |
% of those who think that voting in elections is very important to be a good citizen | 76.7% (2022) [10/19countries] | | |
Extent to which people think that it is important, in order to be a good citizen, to vote in elections | 6.34 (2014) [5/34countries] | | |
% of those who think that voting gives people some say about how the government runs things | 72.4% (2019) [14/34countries] | | |
% of those who think that it is important that honest elections are held regularly | 95.9% (2019) [10/34countries] | | |
% of those who think that the last national election was fair regarding the opportunities of the candidates and parties to campaign | 70.6% (2014) [6/34countries] | | |
% of those who think that referendums are a good way to decide important political questions | 69.7% (2014) [12/34countries] | | |
% of those who think that it is important that people can say what they want without state/ government censorship | 95.6% (2019) [11/34countries] | | |
% of those who think that giving people more say is the most important aim of the country out of maintaining national order/ giving people more say/ fighting rising prices/ protecting freedom of speech | 32.1% (2020) [8/28countries] | | |
% of those who think that protecting freedom of speech is the most important aim of the country out of maintaining national order/ giving people more say/ fighting rising prices/ protecting freedom of speech | 18.6% (2020) [8/28countries] | | |
% of those who are satisfied with the way democracy is working | 69.6% (2023) [3/23countries] | | |
Extent to which people think democracy works well in their country today | 7.03 (2014) [5/34countries] | | |
Extent to which people think democracy worked well in their country 10 years ago | 7.40 (2014) [5/34countries] | | |
Extent to which people think democracy will work well in their country 10 years from now | 6.26 (2014) [9/34countries] | | |
% of those who are optimistic about the future of their country's political system | 52.3% (2019) [9/34countries] | | |
% of those who think that their country's political system needs major reform | 45.5% (2021) [12/17countries] | | |
% of those who think that the state is run for the benefit of all the people | 56.0% (2019) [14/34countries] | | |
Extent to which people think it important that all citizens have an adequate standard of living | 6.50 (2014) [13/34countries] | | |
Extent to which people think it important that government authorities respect and protect the rights of minorities | 6.08 (2014) [17/34countries] | | |
Extent to which people think it important that people be given more opportunities to participate in public decision-making | 5.80 (2014) [24/34countries] | | |
Extent to which people think it important that citizens may engage in acts of civil disobedience when they oppose government actions | 3.63 (2014) [33/34countries] | | |
Extent to which people think it important that governments respect democratic rights whatever the circumstances | 5.84 (2014) [29/34countries] | | |
Extent to which people think it important that people convicted of serious crimes lose their citizen rights | 5.58 (2014) [5/34countries] | | |
Extent to which people think it important that long-term residents of a country, who are not citizens, have the right to vote in that countryfs national elections | 3.35 (2014) [28/34countries] | | |
Extent to which people think it important that citizens have the right not to vote | 3.76 (2014) [32/34countries] | | |
Extent to which people think it important that health care be provided for everyone | 6.51 (2014) [21/34countries] | | |
% of those who think that it is important that human rights organizations are allowed to operate without interference | 90.0% (2019) [14/34countries] | | |
% of those who think that a democratic system where citizens, not elected officials, vote directly on major national issues to decide what becomes law is good | 61.7% (2023) [18/23countries] | | |
% of those who think that a democratic system where representatives elected by citizens decide what becomes law is good | 86.2% (2023) [7/23countries] | | |
% of those who think that a system where a strong leader can make decisions without interference from parliament or the courts | 16.6% (2023) [16/23countries] | | |
% of those who think that a system where experts, not elected officials, make decisions | 54.0% (2023) [16/23countries] | | |
% of those who think that a system where the military rules the country | 6.2% (2023) [19/23countries] | | |