Chile vs Latvia: Electoral Democracy Index
Chile
0.839
in 2025
Latvia
0.834
in 2025
Chile rank
17th
Latvia rank
19th
Electoral Democracy Index over time
- Chile
- Latvia
How they compare
Chile currently reports 0.839 against 0.834 in Latvia, a difference of 0.005.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 234 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Latvia ahead.
Chile ranks 17th and Latvia ranks 19th of 176 countries.
Across the 25 decades both report, Chile averaged higher in 19 and Latvia in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chile | Latvia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 0.012 | 0.029 | 0.017 | Latvia |
| 1790s | 0.0121 | 0.019 | 0.0069 | Latvia |
| 1800s | 0.012 | 0.019 | 0.007 | Latvia |
| 1810s | 0.0469 | 0.019 | 0.0279 | Chile |
| 1820s | 0.182 | 0.0185 | 0.1635 | Chile |
| 1830s | 0.1225 | 0.018 | 0.1045 | Chile |
| 1840s | 0.1611 | 0.0176 | 0.1435 | Chile |
| 1850s | 0.1566 | 0.0222 | 0.1344 | Chile |
| 1860s | 0.2129 | 0.032 | 0.1809 | Chile |
| 1870s | 0.2465 | 0.0329 | 0.2136 | Chile |
| 1880s | 0.2709 | 0.0344 | 0.2365 | Chile |
| 1890s | 0.2779 | 0.0356 | 0.2423 | Chile |
| 1900s | 0.2885 | 0.0735 | 0.215 | Chile |
| 1910s | 0.2956 | 0.1084 | 0.1872 | Chile |
| 1920s | 0.2454 | 0.6365 | 0.3911 | Latvia |
| 1930s | 0.3206 | 0.3945 | 0.0739 | Latvia |
| 1940s | 0.3648 | 0.0959 | 0.2689 | Chile |
| 1950s | 0.4289 | 0.1043 | 0.3246 | Chile |
| 1960s | 0.5689 | 0.0951 | 0.4738 | Chile |
| 1970s | 0.2739 | 0.1068 | 0.1671 | Chile |
| 1980s | 0.0859 | 0.1225 | 0.0366 | Latvia |
| 1990s | 0.8267 | 0.7399 | 0.0868 | Chile |
| 2000s | 0.8838 | 0.8105 | 0.0733 | Chile |
| 2010s | 0.8817 | 0.8265 | 0.0552 | Chile |
| 2020s | 0.8385 | 0.8327 | 0.0058 | Chile |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electoral democracy index, Chile or Latvia?
- Chile, at 0.839 against 0.834 in Latvia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in electoral democracy index between Chile and Latvia?
- 0.005, with Chile ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Latvia?
- 234 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
- How do Chile and Latvia rank globally for electoral democracy index?
- Chile ranks 17th and Latvia ranks 19th 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
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.