Bright Fault
0/100
AustraliaRanked #8 of 44 in current cohort
Strongest
Basic needs floor
Weakest
Supply chain resilience
Fresh signals
9/24
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Global humanity score
60/100

Average across 44 nations in current cohort

Supply chain
53
Debt and
45
Basic needs
83
Data and
62
Climate and
61
Corporate power
67
Information ecosystem
62
Democracy and
50
Australia
77
/100
Ranked #8 of 44
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Fresh signals9/24
Years2016-2025
Accountability gap

Australia is strongest on basic needs floor (99/100) but is dragged down by supply chain resilience (38/100). 3 of the live signals used here are older than three years, so this launch score should be read as a current pull of the best public evidence available, not a final institutional verdict.

8-pillar framework
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Supply chain resilience

Manufacturing 5.4% GDP (2024) · Electricity access 100% (2023) · Trade 47.1% GDP (2024)

38/100
Manufacturing: 5.4% GDPElectricity access: 100%Trade: 47.1% GDP

Debt and finance

Public debt 35.4% GDP (2023) · Gov revenue 26.1% GDP (2022)

72/100
Public debt: 35.4% GDPGov revenue: 26.1% GDP

Basic needs floor

Life expectancy 83.9 yrs (2023) · Drinking water 100% (2024) · Electricity access 100% (2023) · Clean cooking gap 0% (2023)

99/100
Life expectancy: 83.9 yrsDrinking water: 100%Electricity access: 100%Clean cooking gap: 0%

Data and AI governance

Internet use 97.1% (2023) · Rule of law 0.99 (2025) · Expression 0.92 (2025)

95/100
Internet use: 97.1%Rule of law: 0.99Expression: 0.92

Climate and resources

Renewables 38.6% (2025) · CO2 / capita 14.5 t (2024) · Clean cooking gap 0% (2023)

49/100
Renewables: 38.6%CO2 / capita: 14.5 tClean cooking gap: 0%

Corporate power and labor

Unemployment 4.1% (2025) · Corporate tax take 4.7% GDP (2016) · Political corruption 0.03 (2025)

90/100
Unemployment: 4.1%Corporate tax take: 4.7% GDPPolitical corruption: 0.03

Information ecosystem

Press freedom 19.8 pts (2021) · Expression 0.92 (2025) · Internet use 97.1% (2023)

86/100
Press freedom: 19.8 ptsExpression: 0.92Internet use: 97.1%

Democracy and representation

Liberal democracy 0.79 (2025) · Civil liberties 55 pts (2025) · Rule of law 0.99 (2025)

89/100
Liberal democracy: 0.79Civil liberties: 55 ptsRule of law: 0.99
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