Which has higher liberal democracy index, Austria or Chile?

Chile, at 0.781 against 0.757 in Austria as of 2025.

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

215 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 Liberal Democracy Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Austria vs Chile: Liberal Democracy Index

Austria

0.757

in 2025

Chile

0.781

in 2025

Austria rank

19th

Chile rank

16th

Liberal Democracy Index over time

Austria
Chile

How they compare

Chile currently reports 0.781 against 0.757 in Austria, a difference of 0.024.

The two have swapped places 17 times across 215 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Austria ahead.

Austria ranks 19th and Chile ranks 16th of 176 countries.

Across the 25 decades both report, Austria averaged higher in 16 and Chile in 9.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Austria	Chile	Difference	Ahead
1780s	0.05	0.033	0.017	Austria
1790s	0.0487	0.033	0.0157	Austria
1800s	0.049	0.0327	0.0163	Austria
1810s	0.0506	0.0438	0.0068	Austria
1820s	0.053	0.1273	0.0743	Chile
1830s	0.053	0.0908	0.0378	Chile
1840s	0.0631	0.1159	0.0528	Chile
1850s	0.0449	0.108	0.0631	Chile
1860s	0.1105	0.162	0.0515	Chile
1870s	0.2191	0.2024	0.0167	Austria
1880s	0.2189	0.2099	0.009	Austria
1890s	0.2348	0.2229	0.0119	Austria
1900s	0.2369	0.2359	0.001	Austria
1910s	0.237	0.2399	0.0029	Chile
1920s	0.5249	0.1933	0.3316	Austria
1930s	0.2595	0.2414	0.0181	Austria
1940s	0.6034	0.271	0.3324	Austria
1950s	0.6485	0.3041	0.3444	Austria
1960s	0.6944	0.4186	0.2758	Austria
1970s	0.738	0.1886	0.5494	Austria
1980s	0.7671	0.0512	0.7159	Austria
1990s	0.7803	0.7581	0.0222	Austria
2000s	0.7897	0.8251	0.0354	Chile
2010s	0.7958	0.83	0.0342	Chile
2020s	0.771	0.7775	0.0065	Chile

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher liberal democracy index, Austria or Chile?: Chile, at 0.781 against 0.757 in Austria as of 2025.
What is the difference in liberal democracy index between Austria and Chile?: 0.024, with Chile ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Chile?: 215 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
How do Austria and Chile rank globally for liberal democracy index?: Austria ranks 19th and Chile ranks 16th of 176 countries.
Where does this data come from?: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Liberal Democracy Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Liberal Democracy Index
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 176 places, 28,671 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed: 18 September 2026

Central estimate of the extent of suffrage, the freedom and fairness of elections, freedoms of association and expression, individual and minority rights, equality before the law, and executive constraints.