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Peter Dutton

Peter Dutton

🇦🇺Australia

Rank #65
Score: 68
About Peter Dutton

Peter Dutton (b.1970) served as Leader of the Opposition and is a senior Liberal figure with long ministerial experience in home affairs, defence and immigration portfolios. Known for a security-first approach, his record emphasises border management, national security and law-and-order policy.

Scoring Breakdown
Detailed analysis of the politician's score.

HDI
Australia HDI ≈ 0.9519/10
Source: UNDP — country insights (2023)
GDP per capita
Australia GDP per capita (PPP) — high income context7/10
Source: World Bank — Australia country data (2023)
Gini coefficient
Australia Gini ≈ ~0.332/10
Source: World Bank — Gini index (AU) (2022)
Employment rate
Employment-to-population ratio (Australia ~64%)5/5
Source: ILOSTAT / World Bank — Australia labour data (2024)
Freedom index
Freedom House — Australia: Free10/10
Source: Freedom House — Australia country report (2023)
Corruption index
Transparency Int'l — CPI ≈ 774/5
Source: Transparency International — Australia CPI page (2023)

Derived Criminal Score
No public criminal convictions recorded20/20
Source: Public records / press (2025)