Which has higher electoral democracy index, Australia or Chile?

Australia, at 0.844 against 0.839 in Chile as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Chile?

234 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Electoral Democracy Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Australia vs Chile: Electoral Democracy Index

Australia

0.844

in 2025

Chile

0.839

in 2025

Australia rank

15th

Chile rank

17th

Electoral Democracy Index over time

Australia
Chile

How they compare

Australia currently reports 0.844 against 0.839 in Chile, a difference of 0.005.

The two have swapped places 10 times across 234 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Australia ahead.

Australia ranks 15th and Chile ranks 17th of 176 countries.

Across the 25 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 23 and Chile in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Australia	Chile	Difference	Ahead
1780s	0.117	0.012	0.105	Australia
1790s	0.117	0.0121	0.1049	Australia
1800s	0.117	0.012	0.105	Australia
1810s	0.117	0.0469	0.0701	Australia
1820s	0.1847	0.182	0.0028	Australia
1830s	0.204	0.1225	0.0815	Australia
1840s	0.2761	0.1611	0.115	Australia
1850s	0.3891	0.1566	0.2325	Australia
1860s	0.5812	0.2129	0.3683	Australia
1870s	0.5811	0.2465	0.3346	Australia
1880s	0.5822	0.2709	0.3113	Australia
1890s	0.5798	0.2779	0.3019	Australia
1900s	0.7498	0.2885	0.4613	Australia
1910s	0.7557	0.2956	0.4601	Australia
1920s	0.7966	0.2454	0.5512	Australia
1930s	0.7958	0.3206	0.4752	Australia
1940s	0.7851	0.3648	0.4203	Australia
1950s	0.823	0.4289	0.3941	Australia
1960s	0.8416	0.5689	0.2727	Australia
1970s	0.8642	0.2739	0.5903	Australia
1980s	0.8813	0.0859	0.7954	Australia
1990s	0.8882	0.8267	0.0615	Australia
2000s	0.8824	0.8838	0.0014	Chile
2010s	0.8697	0.8817	0.012	Chile
2020s	0.8423	0.8385	0.0038	Australia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher electoral democracy index, Australia or Chile?: Australia, at 0.844 against 0.839 in Chile as of 2025.
What is the difference in electoral democracy index between Australia and Chile?: 0.005, with Australia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Chile?: 234 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
How do Australia and Chile rank globally for electoral democracy index?: Australia ranks 15th and Chile ranks 17th of 176 countries.
Where does this data come from?: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Electoral Democracy Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator: Electoral Democracy Index
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 176 places, 29,649 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Central estimate of the extent to which political leaders are elected under comprehensive suffrage in free and fair elections, and freedoms of association and expression are guaranteed.