Chile vs Tajikistan: Direct Democracy Index
Chile
0.133
in 2025
Tajikistan
0.14
in 2025
Chile rank
45th
Tajikistan rank
43rd
Direct Democracy Index over time
- Chile
- Tajikistan
How they compare
Tajikistan currently reports 0.14 against 0.133 in Chile, a difference of 0.007.
That makes Tajikistan's figure about 1.1 times Chile's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Tajikistan ahead.
Chile ranks 45th and Tajikistan ranks 43rd of 175 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Chile averaged higher in 2 and Tajikistan in 9.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chile | Tajikistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 0.01 | 0 | 0.01 | Chile |
| 1930s | 0 | 0.008 | 0.008 | Tajikistan |
| 1940s | 0 | 0.02 | 0.02 | Tajikistan |
| 1950s | 0 | 0.02 | 0.02 | Tajikistan |
| 1960s | 0 | 0.02 | 0.02 | Tajikistan |
| 1970s | 0.01 | 0.0239 | 0.0139 | Tajikistan |
| 1980s | 0.1365 | 0.033 | 0.1035 | Chile |
| 1990s | 0.0582 | 0.1294 | 0.0712 | Tajikistan |
| 2000s | 0.015 | 0.2786 | 0.2636 | Tajikistan |
| 2010s | 0.0163 | 0.1639 | 0.1476 | Tajikistan |
| 2020s | 0.1438 | 0.1662 | 0.0223 | Tajikistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher direct democracy index, Chile or Tajikistan?
- Tajikistan, at 0.14 against 0.133 in Chile as of 2025.
- What is the difference in direct democracy index between Chile and Tajikistan?
- 0.007, with Tajikistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Tajikistan?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Chile and Tajikistan rank globally for direct democracy index?
- Chile ranks 45th and Tajikistan ranks 43rd of 175 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Direct Democracy Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measures the extent of how easy it is for citizens to vote on specific issues themselves in popular initiatives, referendums, and plebiscites.