Chile vs Vanuatu: Direct Democracy Index

Chile
0.133
in 2025
Vanuatu
0.131
in 2025
Chile rank
45th
Vanuatu rank
47th

Direct Democracy Index over time

  • Chile
  • Vanuatu
00.050.10.15190019622025

How they compare

Chile currently reports 0.133 against 0.131 in Vanuatu, a difference of 0.002.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Vanuatu ahead.

Chile ranks 45th and Vanuatu ranks 47th of 175 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Direct Democracy Index
Source
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
175 places, 20,802 data points, 1900–2025
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Measures the extent of how easy it is for citizens to vote on specific issues themselves in popular initiatives, referendums, and plebiscites.