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 | data-sort-type=number | Rank | Measurement(s)/Notes | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. News & World Report | Most Transparent Countries[1] | 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[2] | 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[3] | 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[4] | 5 | Measures risk and vulnerability of individuals of 179 countries | 2022 | |
| U.S. News & World Report | Agility[5] | 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[6] | 9 | Measures quality of education in the 80 most developed countries | 2022 | |
| State of World Liberty Project | State of World Liberty Index[7] | 4 | Degree of economic and personal freedoms of 183 countries | 2021 | |
| Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development | OECD Better Life Index[8] | 2 | Measures wellbeing, environmental quality, quality of public services and security of the 36 most developed countries: | 2020 | |
| International Comparisons (OECD) | Social justice[9] | 4 | Arithmetic average of individual indicators of a "Just society" of the 40 most developed countries: | 2020 | |
| U.S. News & World Report | Social Purpose[10] | 9 | Measures social progressiveness, inclusiveness and committed to social justice in the 80 most developed countries | 2022 | |
| OECD | Tertiary education[11] | 1 | Based on those 25- to 64-year-olds having completed tertiary education of the 50 most developed countries: | 2019 | |
| The Economist | Democracy Index[12] | 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[13] | 6 | Measures well-being of a society of 132 countries | 2021 | |
| The Economist | Global Food Security Index[14] | 22 | Measures food affordability, availability, quality, safety, sustainability and adaptation of 109 countries | 2022 | |
| The Heritage Foundation | Index of Economic Freedom[15] | 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[16] | 13 | Measures overall peacefulness of 162 countries | 2021 | |
| Transparency International | Corruption Perceptions Index [17] | 13 | Based on public sector corruption of 175 countries & territories | 2021 | |
| UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network | World Happiness Report[18] | 12 | Based on (quality of) life factors of 156 countries | 2021 | |
| Georgetown University | Women, Peace and Security Index[19] | 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[20] | 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[21] | 24 | Measures quality of public services of 177 countries | 2022 | |
| International Institute for Management Development | Most competitive economies[22] | 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[23] | 13 | Level of freedom available to journalists of 180 countries | 2021 | |
| World Economic Forum | Global Competitiveness Index[24] | 16 | Measures level of prosperity of citizens of 144 economies | 2019 | |
| Legatum | Prosperity Index[25] | 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[26] | 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[27] | 25 | Measures success in innovation of 143 countries | 2021 | |
| World Population Foundation | Best Countries To Live[28] | 5 | Measures equality among genders, literacy, average life expectancy, and financial stability of 146 countries | 2022 | |
| Yale and Columbia Universities | Environmental Performance Index.[29] | 13 | Environmental performance of 178 countries | 2020 | |
| World Bank | Ease of doing business index[30] | 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.[31]
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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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||