Which has higher liberal democracy index, Chile or Netherlands?

Chile, at 0.781 against 0.774 in Netherlands as of 2025.

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

232 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.

Chile vs Netherlands: Liberal Democracy Index

Chile

0.781

in 2025

Netherlands

0.774

in 2025

Chile rank

16th

Netherlands rank

18th

Liberal Democracy Index over time

Chile
Netherlands

How they compare

Chile currently reports 0.781 against 0.774 in Netherlands, a difference of 0.007.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 232 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Netherlands ahead.

Chile ranks 16th and Netherlands ranks 18th of 176 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Chile	Netherlands	Difference	Ahead
1780s	0.033	0.072	0.039	Netherlands
1790s	0.033	0.074	0.041	Netherlands
1800s	0.0327	0.0793	0.0466	Netherlands
1810s	0.0438	0.1164	0.0727	Netherlands
1820s	0.1273	0.158	0.0307	Netherlands
1830s	0.0908	0.1596	0.0688	Netherlands
1840s	0.1159	0.1983	0.0824	Netherlands
1850s	0.1092	0.3678	0.2586	Netherlands
1860s	0.1727	0.3695	0.1968	Netherlands
1870s	0.1984	0.3703	0.1719	Netherlands
1880s	0.2099	0.3758	0.1659	Netherlands
1890s	0.2229	0.4026	0.1797	Netherlands
1900s	0.2359	0.4206	0.1847	Netherlands
1910s	0.2399	0.44	0.2001	Netherlands
1920s	0.1933	0.6477	0.4544	Netherlands
1930s	0.2489	0.6496	0.4007	Netherlands
1940s	0.2769	0.3388	0.0619	Netherlands
1950s	0.3041	0.7146	0.4105	Netherlands
1960s	0.4186	0.7486	0.33	Netherlands
1970s	0.1886	0.7915	0.6029	Netherlands
1980s	0.0512	0.8125	0.7613	Netherlands
1990s	0.7581	0.8114	0.0533	Netherlands
2000s	0.8251	0.8144	0.0107	Chile
2010s	0.83	0.8285	0.0015	Chile
2020s	0.7775	0.7923	0.0148	Netherlands

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher liberal democracy index, Chile or Netherlands?: Chile, at 0.781 against 0.774 in Netherlands as of 2025.
What is the difference in liberal democracy index between Chile and Netherlands?: 0.007, with Chile ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Netherlands?: 232 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
How do Chile and Netherlands rank globally for liberal democracy index?: Chile ranks 16th and Netherlands ranks 18th 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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About this data

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: 07 August 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.