Chile vs Latvia: Political Corruption Index

Chile
0.075
in 2025
Latvia
0.07
in 2025
Chile rank
152nd
Latvia rank
154th

Political Corruption Index over time

  • Chile
  • Latvia
0.10.20.30.40.50.6178919072025

How they compare

Chile currently reports 0.075 against 0.07 in Latvia, a difference of 0.005.

That makes Chile's figure about 1.1 times Latvia's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1920 it was Chile ahead.

Chile ranks 152nd and Latvia ranks 154th of 176 countries.

Latvia has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Chile Latvia Difference Ahead
1920s 0.1599 0.1764 0.0165 Latvia
1930s 0.0917 0.1543 0.0626 Latvia
1990s 0.0616 0.3335 0.2719 Latvia
2000s 0.061 0.185 0.124 Latvia
2010s 0.071 0.1085 0.0375 Latvia
2020s 0.0675 0.0808 0.0133 Latvia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher political corruption index, Chile or Latvia?
Chile, at 0.075 against 0.07 in Latvia as of 2025.
What is the difference in political corruption index between Chile and Latvia?
0.005, with Chile ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Latvia?
56 years are reported by both, from 1920 to 2025.
How do Chile and Latvia rank globally for political corruption index?
Chile ranks 152nd and Latvia ranks 154th of 176 countries.
Where does this data come from?
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Political Corruption Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

About this data

Indicator
Political Corruption Index
Source
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
176 places, 25,295 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed

Central estimate of the extent to which a country is affected by political corruption.