Chile vs Estonia: Deliberative Democracy Index
Chile
0.771
in 2025
Estonia
0.758
in 2025
Chile rank
12th
Estonia rank
15th
Deliberative Democracy Index over time
- Chile
- Estonia
How they compare
Chile currently reports 0.771 against 0.758 in Estonia, a difference of 0.013.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Chile ahead.
Chile ranks 12th and Estonia ranks 15th of 175 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Chile averaged higher in 8 and Estonia in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chile | Estonia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.1461 | 0.034 | 0.1121 | Chile |
| 1910s | 0.1618 | 0.1025 | 0.0593 | Chile |
| 1920s | 0.1435 | 0.4901 | 0.3466 | Estonia |
| 1930s | 0.2 | 0.2625 | 0.0625 | Estonia |
| 1940s | 0.2772 | 0.0237 | 0.2535 | Chile |
| 1950s | 0.2798 | 0.0649 | 0.2149 | Chile |
| 1960s | 0.4422 | 0.0866 | 0.3556 | Chile |
| 1970s | 0.1838 | 0.0756 | 0.1082 | Chile |
| 1980s | 0.0344 | 0.1224 | 0.088 | Estonia |
| 1990s | 0.7255 | 0.6875 | 0.038 | Chile |
| 2000s | 0.8072 | 0.7695 | 0.0377 | Chile |
| 2010s | 0.7972 | 0.8023 | 0.0051 | Estonia |
| 2020s | 0.7657 | 0.7663 | 0.0007 | Estonia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher deliberative democracy index, Chile or Estonia?
- Chile, at 0.771 against 0.758 in Estonia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in deliberative democracy index between Chile and Estonia?
- 0.013, with Chile ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Estonia?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Chile and Estonia rank globally for deliberative democracy index?
- Chile ranks 12th and Estonia ranks 15th of 175 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Deliberative Democracy Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Central estimate of the extent of suffrage, the freedom and fairness of elections, freedoms of association and expression, as well as the extent to which political elites justify their positions, justify them with the common good, acknowledge counterarguments, consult elites in policy changes, and society deliberates policy changes.