Chile vs Italy: Participatory Democracy Index
Chile
0.574
in 2025
Italy
0.569
in 2025
Chile rank
19th
Italy rank
21st
Participatory Democracy Index over time
- Chile
- Italy
How they compare
Chile currently reports 0.574 against 0.569 in Italy, a difference of 0.005.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 208 shared years of data; in 1815 it was Chile ahead.
Chile ranks 19th and Italy ranks 21st of 176 countries.
Across the 22 decades both report, Chile averaged higher in 8 and Italy in 14.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chile | Italy | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1810s | 0.021 | 0.008 | 0.013 | Chile |
| 1820s | 0.0579 | 0.008 | 0.0499 | Chile |
| 1830s | 0.0309 | 0.008 | 0.0229 | Chile |
| 1840s | 0.0415 | 0.0179 | 0.0236 | Chile |
| 1850s | 0.047 | 0.063 | 0.016 | Italy |
| 1860s | 0.0718 | 0.0898 | 0.018 | Italy |
| 1870s | 0.0888 | 0.0956 | 0.0068 | Italy |
| 1880s | 0.0973 | 0.1114 | 0.0141 | Italy |
| 1890s | 0.1284 | 0.1174 | 0.011 | Chile |
| 1900s | 0.1336 | 0.148 | 0.0144 | Italy |
| 1910s | 0.1355 | 0.1562 | 0.0207 | Italy |
| 1920s | 0.1141 | 0.0727 | 0.0414 | Chile |
| 1930s | 0.1631 | 0.0201 | 0.143 | Chile |
| 1940s | 0.1904 | 0.1548 | 0.0356 | Chile |
| 1950s | 0.2187 | 0.4249 | 0.2062 | Italy |
| 1960s | 0.3025 | 0.4554 | 0.1529 | Italy |
| 1970s | 0.1358 | 0.5156 | 0.3798 | Italy |
| 1980s | 0.0334 | 0.5899 | 0.5565 | Italy |
| 1990s | 0.5126 | 0.6382 | 0.1256 | Italy |
| 2000s | 0.5816 | 0.6653 | 0.0837 | Italy |
| 2010s | 0.581 | 0.6791 | 0.0981 | Italy |
| 2020s | 0.5905 | 0.6357 | 0.0452 | Italy |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher participatory democracy index, Chile or Italy?
- Chile, at 0.574 against 0.569 in Italy as of 2025.
- What is the difference in participatory democracy index between Chile and Italy?
- 0.005, with Chile ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Italy?
- 208 years are reported by both, from 1815 to 2025.
- How do Chile and Italy rank globally for participatory democracy index?
- Chile ranks 19th and Italy ranks 21st of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Participatory 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 of suffrage, the freedom and fairness of elections, freedoms of association and expression, as well as the extent to which citizens can engage in regional and local government, civil society organizations, and direct democracy.