International rankings of Australia

The following are international rankings of Australia.

 International rankings of Australia   [+/−]
Organisation Survey Year Rank Out of
(countries) 		Ref Notes
A.T. Kearney /
Foreign Policy magazine		 Globalization Index  (website)
2007
13
72
2006
8
62
2005
13
62
CIA World Factbook life expectancy  (website)
2008
6*
221
 *rank by UN member state
The Legatum Institute Prosperity Index  (website)
2008
1
104
2007
11
50
Economist Intelligence Unit Quality-of-Life Index  (website)
2005
6
111
New Economics Foundation Happy Planet Index  (website)
2009
102
143
2006
139
178
Yale University /
Columbia University		 Environmental Performance Index  (website)
2008
46
149
2006
20
133
2005
13
146
The Heritage Foundation /
The Wall Street Journal		 Index of Economic Freedom  (website)
2008
4
162
2007
3
157
2006
9
161
 tied with New Zealand and the United States
World Bank Ease of Doing Business Index  (website)
2009
9
181
2008
9
178
IMD International World Competitiveness Yearbook  (website)
2008
7
55
2007
6
55
2006
6
61
Weber Shandwick /
FutureBrand		 Country Brand Index
2008
1
100
2007
1
100
2006
1
60
Simon Anholt /
GfK Roper		 Nation Brands Index  (website)
2008
9
50
2007
8
35
Organisation for Economic Co-operation
and Development (OECD)		 Programme for International Student
Assessment (PISA)  (website)
2006
→
57
 rank 7 in science and ability to use scientific knowledge; rank 4 in reading literacy; rank 13 in mathematics
2003
→
41
 rank 5 in science (tied with Liechtenstein and Macau); rank 4 in reading literacy; rank 7 in mathematics
2000
→
43
 rank 5 in reading literacy; rank 5 in mathematics
United Nations Education Index  (website)
2008
1
176
 tied with Denmark, Finland and New Zealand
Economist Intelligence Unit /
IBM Institute for Business Value		 E-readiness  (website)
2008
4
70
 tied with Denmark
2007
9
68
2006
8
68
Reporters Without Borders Worldwide Press Freedom Index  (website)
2008
25
169
2007
28
168
2006
35
167
 tied with Bulgaria, France and Mali
Save the Children State of the World's Mothers
2008
6
146
2007
5
140
2006
7
125
 tied with the Netherlands
Economist Intelligence Unit Global Peace Index  (website)
2009
19
144
2008
27
140
2007
25
121
Transparency International Corruption Perceptions Index  (website)
2008
9
180
 tied with Canada
2007
11
179
2006
9
163
 tied with the Netherlands
Center for Global Development Commitment to Development Index  (website)
2008
7
22
2007
9
22
2006
10
22
United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Human Development Index  (website)
2008
4
179
2007–2008
3
177
2006
3
177
2005
3
177
Milken Institute Opacity Index
2008
4
48
 tied with Sweden
2006
7
46
World Economic Forum Soundness of Banks
2009
2
134
 tied with Denmark, Luxembourg and Sweden
World Economic Forum Global Competitiveness Index
(Global Competitiveness Report)
(website)
2008–2009
18
134
2007–2008
14
131
2006–2007
19
125
The Economist Democracy Index  (website)
2008
10
167
2006
8
150
Fund for Peace Failed States Index  (website)
2009
170
177
  sustainable
2008
169
177
  sustainable
2007
169
177
  sustainable