Bahamas vs Chile: Electoral democracy
Bahamas
1
in 2025
Chile
1
in 2025
Bahamas rank
1st
Chile rank
1st
Electoral democracy over time
- Bahamas
- Chile
How they compare
Bahamas currently reports 1 against 1 in Chile, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 237 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Chile ahead.
Bahamas ranks 1st and Chile ranks 1st of 198 countries.
Bahamas has averaged higher in every one of the 25 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bahamas | Chile | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1790s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1800s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1810s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1820s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1830s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1840s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1850s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1860s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1870s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1880s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1890s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1900s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1950s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1960s | 0.6 | 0 | 0.6 | Bahamas |
| 1970s | 1 | 0.3 | 0.7 | Bahamas |
| 1980s | 1 | 0.1 | 0.9 | Bahamas |
| 1990s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2000s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2020s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electoral democracy, Bahamas or Chile?
- Bahamas, at 1 against 1 in Chile as of 2025.
- What is the difference in electoral democracy between Bahamas and Chile?
- 0, with Bahamas ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bahamas and Chile?
- 237 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
- How do Bahamas and Chile rank globally for electoral democracy?
- Bahamas ranks 1st and Chile ranks 1st of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Electoral democracy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Identifies the political regime of a country using the reduced Lexical Index of Electoral Democracy. It distinguishes between non-electoral autocracies, one-party autocracies, multi-party autocracies without elected executive, multi-party autocracies, exclusive democracies, male democracies, and electoral democracies (including full democracies or polyarchies).