Which has higher participatory democracy index, Chile or Spain?

Chile, at 0.574 against 0.572 in Spain as of 2025.

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

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

Chile vs Spain: Participatory Democracy Index

Chile

0.574

in 2025

Spain

0.572

in 2025

Chile rank

19th

Spain rank

20th

Participatory Democracy Index over time

Chile
Spain

How they compare

Chile currently reports 0.574 against 0.572 in Spain, a difference of 0.002.

The two have swapped places 13 times across 234 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Spain ahead.

Chile ranks 19th and Spain ranks 20th of 176 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Chile	Spain	Difference	Ahead
1780s	0.02	0.028	0.008	Spain
1790s	0.02	0.028	0.008	Spain
1800s	0.02	0.0299	0.0099	Spain
1810s	0.025	0.0502	0.0252	Spain
1820s	0.0579	0.0614	0.0035	Spain
1830s	0.0309	0.0668	0.0359	Spain
1840s	0.0415	0.0804	0.0389	Spain
1850s	0.047	0.0798	0.0328	Spain
1860s	0.0718	0.0842	0.0124	Spain
1870s	0.0888	0.103	0.0142	Spain
1880s	0.0973	0.0913	0.006	Chile
1890s	0.1284	0.0929	0.0355	Chile
1900s	0.1336	0.091	0.0426	Chile
1910s	0.1355	0.0901	0.0454	Chile
1920s	0.1141	0.0465	0.0676	Chile
1930s	0.1631	0.2223	0.0592	Spain
1940s	0.1904	0.0185	0.1719	Chile
1950s	0.2187	0.0264	0.1923	Chile
1960s	0.3025	0.0182	0.2843	Chile
1970s	0.1358	0.1278	0.008	Chile
1980s	0.0334	0.6481	0.6147	Spain
1990s	0.5126	0.6516	0.139	Spain
2000s	0.5816	0.6328	0.0512	Spain
2010s	0.581	0.6217	0.0407	Spain
2020s	0.5905	0.596	0.0055	Spain

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher participatory democracy index, Chile or Spain?: Chile, at 0.574 against 0.572 in Spain as of 2025.
What is the difference in participatory democracy index between Chile and Spain?: 0.002, with Chile ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Spain?: 234 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
How do Chile and Spain rank globally for participatory democracy index?: Chile ranks 19th and Spain ranks 20th 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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Indicator: Participatory Democracy Index
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 176 places, 29,363 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed: 30 October 2026

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.