Democracy Index in Chile
Chile: Democracy Index was 10 in 2018. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2018)
10
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
1st
of 168 countries
All-time high
10
in 2006
All-time low
-7
in 1973
Years of data
201
1818–2018
Democracy Index in Chile, 1818–2018
Source: Polity 5 (2020); Population based on various sources (2023) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2018, democracy index in Chile stood at 10. That is the highest value across all 201 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, democracy index in Chile peaked at 10 in 2006 and was at its lowest, -7, in 1973.
Chile ranks 1st of 168 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Democracy Index in Chile, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1818 | -5 | — |
| 1819 | -5 | -0.0% |
| 1820 | -5 | -0.0% |
| 1821 | -5 | -0.0% |
| 1822 | -5 | -0.0% |
| 1823 | -5 | -0.0% |
| 1824 | -5 | -0.0% |
| 1825 | -5 | -0.0% |
| 1826 | -5 | -0.0% |
| 1827 | -5 | -0.0% |
| 1828 | -5 | -0.0% |
| 1829 | -5 | -0.0% |
| 1830 | -5 | -0.0% |
| 1831 | -5 | -0.0% |
| 1832 | -5 | -0.0% |
| 1833 | -5 | -0.0% |
| 1834 | -5 | -0.0% |
| 1835 | -5 | -0.0% |
| 1836 | -5 | -0.0% |
| 1837 | -5 | -0.0% |
| 1838 | -5 | -0.0% |
| 1839 | -5 | -0.0% |
| 1840 | -5 | -0.0% |
| 1841 | -5 | -0.0% |
| 1842 | -5 | -0.0% |
| 1843 | -5 | -0.0% |
| 1844 | -5 | -0.0% |
| 1845 | -5 | -0.0% |
| 1846 | -5 | -0.0% |
| 1847 | -5 | -0.0% |
| 1848 | -5 | -0.0% |
| 1849 | -5 | -0.0% |
| 1850 | -5 | -0.0% |
| 1851 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 1852 | 0 | — |
| 1853 | 0 | — |
| 1854 | 0 | — |
| 1855 | 0 | — |
| 1856 | 0 | — |
| 1857 | 0 | — |
| 1858 | 0 | — |
| 1859 | 0 | — |
| 1860 | 0 | — |
| 1861 | 0 | — |
| 1862 | 0 | — |
| 1863 | 0 | — |
| 1864 | 0 | — |
| 1865 | 0 | — |
| 1866 | 0 | — |
| 1867 | 0 | — |
| 1868 | 0 | — |
| 1869 | 0 | — |
| 1870 | 0 | — |
| 1871 | 0 | — |
| 1872 | 0 | — |
| 1873 | 0 | — |
| 1874 | 3 | — |
| 1875 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 1876 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 1877 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 1878 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 1879 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 1880 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 1881 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 1882 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 1883 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 1884 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 1885 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 1886 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 1887 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 1888 | 5 | +66.7% |
| 1889 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 1890 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 1891 | 3 | -40.0% |
| 1892 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 1893 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 1894 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 1895 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 1896 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 1897 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 1898 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 1899 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 1900 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 1901 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 1902 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 1903 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 1904 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 1905 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 1906 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 1907 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 1908 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 1909 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 1910 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 1911 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 1912 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 1913 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 1914 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 1915 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 1916 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 1917 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 1918 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 1919 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 1920 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 1921 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 1922 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 1923 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 1924 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 1925 | -2 | — |
| 1926 | -2 | -0.0% |
| 1927 | -2 | -0.0% |
| 1928 | -2 | -0.0% |
| 1929 | -2 | -0.0% |
| 1930 | -2 | -0.0% |
| 1931 | -2 | -0.0% |
| 1932 | -2 | -0.0% |
| 1933 | -2 | -0.0% |
| 1934 | -2 | -0.0% |
| 1935 | 2 | -200.0% |
| 1936 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 1937 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 1938 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 1939 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 1940 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 1941 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 1942 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 1943 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 1944 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 1945 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 1946 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 1947 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 1948 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 1949 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 1950 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 1951 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 1952 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 1953 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 1954 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 1955 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 1956 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 1957 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 1958 | 5 | +150.0% |
| 1959 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 1960 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 1961 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 1962 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 6 | +20.0% |
| 1965 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 1973 | -7 | -216.7% |
| 1974 | -7 | -0.0% |
| 1975 | -7 | -0.0% |
| 1976 | -7 | -0.0% |
| 1977 | -7 | -0.0% |
| 1978 | -7 | -0.0% |
| 1979 | -7 | -0.0% |
| 1980 | -7 | -0.0% |
| 1981 | -7 | -0.0% |
| 1982 | -7 | -0.0% |
| 1983 | -6 | -14.3% |
| 1984 | -6 | -0.0% |
| 1985 | -6 | -0.0% |
| 1986 | -6 | -0.0% |
| 1987 | -6 | -0.0% |
| 1988 | -1 | -83.3% |
| 1989 | 8 | -900.0% |
| 1990 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 9 | +12.5% |
| 2001 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 10 | +11.1% |
| 2007 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 10 | +0.0% |
Chile compared with similar countries
- Chile's 10 is above the median for high income countries, which is 10, 1.0× the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Chile's 10 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 8, 1.2× the median. (24 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1810s | -5 | -5 | -5 | 2 |
| 1820s | -5 | -5 | -5 | 10 |
| 1830s | -5 | -5 | -5 | 10 |
| 1840s | -5 | -5 | -5 | 10 |
| 1850s | -0.5 | -5 | 0 | 10 |
| 1860s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1870s | 1.8 | 0 | 3 | 10 |
| 1880s | 3.4 | 3 | 5 | 10 |
| 1890s | 3.2 | 3 | 5 | 10 |
| 1900s | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10 |
| 1910s | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.2 | -2 | 3 | 10 |
| 1930s | 0 | -2 | 2 | 10 |
| 1940s | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 |
| 1950s | 2.6 | 2 | 5 | 10 |
| 1960s | 5.6 | 5 | 6 | 10 |
| 1970s | -3.1 | -7 | 6 | 10 |
| 1980s | -4.4 | -7 | 8 | 10 |
| 1990s | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 |
| 2000s | 9.4 | 9 | 10 | 10 |
| 2010s | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 |
Countries ranked near Chile
- 1 Australia 10 compare
- 1 Austria 10 compare
- 1 Canada 10 compare
- 1 Cape Verde 10 compare
- 1 Costa Rica 10 compare
- 1 Cyprus 10 compare
- 1 Denmark 10 compare
- 1 Finland 10 compare
- 1 France 10 compare
- 1 Germany 10 compare
- 1 Greece 10 compare
- 1 Hungary 10 compare
- 1 Ireland 10 compare
- 1 Italy 10 compare
- 1 Japan 10 compare
- 1 Lithuania 10 compare
- 1 Luxembourg 10 compare
- 1 Mauritius 10 compare
- 1 Mongolia 10 compare
- 1 Netherlands 10 compare
- 1 New Zealand 10 compare
- 1 Norway 10 compare
- 1 Poland 10 compare
- 1 Portugal 10 compare
- 1 Slovakia 10 compare
- 1 Slovenia 10 compare
- 1 Spain 10 compare
- 1 Sweden 10 compare
- 1 Switzerland 10 compare
- 1 Taiwan 10 compare
- 1 Uruguay 10 compare
More social development data for Chile
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 2,631 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 5,358 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 1 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 1 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0003 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 5,358 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0001 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is democracy index in Chile?
- Democracy index in Chile was 10 in 2018, according to Polity 5 (2020); Population based on various sources (2023) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest democracy index recorded in Chile?
- The highest recorded value was 10 in 2006.
- What is the lowest democracy index recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was -7 in 1973.
- How does Chile rank for democracy index?
- Chile ranks 1st out of 168 countries with data for 2018.
- Is democracy index rising or falling in Chile?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Chile data come from?
- The figures come from Polity 5 (2020); Population based on various sources (2023) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Democracy Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
It combines information on the extent to which open, multi-party, and competitive elections choose a chief executive who faces comprehensive institutional constraints, and political participation is competitive. It ranges from -10 to 10 (fully democratic).