Key features of democracy in Chile
Chile: Key features of democracy was 0.839 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2025)
0.839
Change on year
down 0.7%
World rank
17th
of 176 countries
All-time high
0.894
in 2006
All-time low
0.012
in 1789
Years of data
234
1789–2025
Key features of democracy in Chile, 1789–2025
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, key features of democracy in Chile stood at 0.839.
The figure is down 0.7% on the previous year and down 5.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, key features of democracy in Chile peaked at 0.894 in 2006 and was at its lowest, 0.012, in 1789.
That places Chile 17th out of 176 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Key features of democracy in Chile, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1789 | 0.012 | — |
| 1790 | 0.013 | +8.3% |
| 1791 | 0.012 | -7.7% |
| 1792 | 0.012 | +0.0% |
| 1793 | 0.012 | +0.0% |
| 1794 | 0.012 | +0.0% |
| 1795 | 0.012 | +0.0% |
| 1796 | 0.012 | +0.0% |
| 1797 | 0.012 | +0.0% |
| 1798 | 0.012 | +0.0% |
| 1799 | 0.012 | +0.0% |
| 1800 | 0.012 | +0.0% |
| 1801 | 0.012 | +0.0% |
| 1802 | 0.012 | +0.0% |
| 1803 | 0.012 | +0.0% |
| 1804 | 0.012 | +0.0% |
| 1805 | 0.012 | +0.0% |
| 1806 | 0.012 | +0.0% |
| 1807 | 0.012 | +0.0% |
| 1808 | 0.012 | +0.0% |
| 1809 | 0.012 | +0.0% |
| 1810 | 0.038 | +216.7% |
| 1811 | 0.06 | +57.9% |
| 1812 | 0.09 | +50.0% |
| 1813 | 0.09 | +0.0% |
| 1814 | 0.039 | -56.7% |
| 1815 | 0.023 | -41.0% |
| 1816 | 0.023 | +0.0% |
| 1817 | 0.027 | +17.4% |
| 1818 | 0.032 | +18.5% |
| 1822 | 0.061 | +90.6% |
| 1823 | 0.158 | +159.0% |
| 1824 | 0.201 | +27.2% |
| 1825 | 0.213 | +6.0% |
| 1826 | 0.213 | +0.0% |
| 1827 | 0.215 | +0.9% |
| 1828 | 0.201 | -6.5% |
| 1829 | 0.194 | -3.5% |
| 1830 | 0.091 | -53.1% |
| 1831 | 0.115 | +26.4% |
| 1832 | 0.126 | +9.6% |
| 1833 | 0.137 | +8.7% |
| 1834 | 0.125 | -8.8% |
| 1835 | 0.125 | +0.0% |
| 1836 | 0.126 | +0.8% |
| 1837 | 0.126 | +0.0% |
| 1838 | 0.126 | +0.0% |
| 1839 | 0.128 | +1.6% |
| 1840 | 0.166 | +29.7% |
| 1841 | 0.164 | -1.2% |
| 1842 | 0.171 | +4.3% |
| 1843 | 0.165 | -3.5% |
| 1844 | 0.159 | -3.6% |
| 1845 | 0.156 | -1.9% |
| 1846 | 0.157 | +0.6% |
| 1847 | 0.156 | -0.6% |
| 1848 | 0.157 | +0.6% |
| 1849 | 0.16 | +1.9% |
| 1850 | 0.181 | +13.1% |
| 1851 | 0.171 | -5.5% |
| 1852 | 0.15 | -12.3% |
| 1853 | 0.15 | +0.0% |
| 1854 | 0.15 | +0.0% |
| 1855 | 0.15 | +0.0% |
| 1856 | 0.15 | +0.0% |
| 1857 | 0.149 | -0.7% |
| 1858 | 0.157 | +5.4% |
| 1859 | 0.158 | +0.6% |
| 1860 | 0.186 | +17.7% |
| 1861 | 0.209 | +12.4% |
| 1862 | 0.211 | +1.0% |
| 1863 | 0.211 | +0.0% |
| 1864 | 0.218 | +3.3% |
| 1865 | 0.218 | +0.0% |
| 1866 | 0.219 | +0.5% |
| 1867 | 0.219 | +0.0% |
| 1868 | 0.219 | +0.0% |
| 1869 | 0.219 | +0.0% |
| 1870 | 0.218 | -0.5% |
| 1871 | 0.219 | +0.5% |
| 1872 | 0.237 | +8.2% |
| 1873 | 0.237 | +0.0% |
| 1874 | 0.256 | +8.0% |
| 1875 | 0.258 | +0.8% |
| 1876 | 0.257 | -0.4% |
| 1877 | 0.254 | -1.2% |
| 1878 | 0.254 | +0.0% |
| 1879 | 0.275 | +8.3% |
| 1880 | 0.275 | +0.0% |
| 1881 | 0.272 | -1.1% |
| 1882 | 0.268 | -1.5% |
| 1883 | 0.268 | +0.0% |
| 1884 | 0.268 | +0.0% |
| 1885 | 0.275 | +2.6% |
| 1886 | 0.27 | -1.8% |
| 1887 | 0.265 | -1.9% |
| 1888 | 0.274 | +3.4% |
| 1889 | 0.274 | +0.0% |
| 1890 | 0.232 | -15.3% |
| 1891 | 0.235 | +1.3% |
| 1892 | 0.275 | +17.0% |
| 1893 | 0.275 | +0.0% |
| 1894 | 0.289 | +5.1% |
| 1895 | 0.289 | +0.0% |
| 1896 | 0.29 | +0.3% |
| 1897 | 0.298 | +2.8% |
| 1898 | 0.298 | +0.0% |
| 1899 | 0.298 | +0.0% |
| 1900 | 0.289 | -3.0% |
| 1901 | 0.29 | +0.3% |
| 1902 | 0.29 | +0.0% |
| 1903 | 0.288 | -0.7% |
| 1904 | 0.287 | -0.3% |
| 1905 | 0.287 | +0.0% |
| 1906 | 0.287 | +0.0% |
| 1907 | 0.289 | +0.7% |
| 1908 | 0.289 | +0.0% |
| 1909 | 0.289 | +0.0% |
| 1910 | 0.293 | +1.4% |
| 1911 | 0.294 | +0.3% |
| 1912 | 0.295 | +0.3% |
| 1913 | 0.295 | +0.0% |
| 1914 | 0.295 | +0.0% |
| 1915 | 0.299 | +1.4% |
| 1916 | 0.299 | +0.0% |
| 1917 | 0.299 | +0.0% |
| 1918 | 0.294 | -1.7% |
| 1919 | 0.293 | -0.3% |
| 1920 | 0.298 | +1.7% |
| 1921 | 0.302 | +1.3% |
| 1922 | 0.304 | +0.7% |
| 1923 | 0.304 | +0.0% |
| 1924 | 0.257 | -15.5% |
| 1925 | 0.155 | -39.7% |
| 1926 | 0.205 | +32.3% |
| 1927 | 0.239 | +16.6% |
| 1928 | 0.196 | -18.0% |
| 1929 | 0.194 | -1.0% |
| 1930 | 0.198 | +2.1% |
| 1931 | 0.216 | +9.1% |
| 1932 | 0.304 | +40.7% |
| 1933 | 0.347 | +14.1% |
| 1934 | 0.347 | +0.0% |
| 1935 | 0.353 | +1.7% |
| 1936 | 0.353 | +0.0% |
| 1937 | 0.366 | +3.7% |
| 1938 | 0.359 | -1.9% |
| 1939 | 0.363 | +1.1% |
| 1940 | 0.367 | +1.1% |
| 1941 | 0.369 | +0.5% |
| 1942 | 0.368 | -0.3% |
| 1943 | 0.369 | +0.3% |
| 1944 | 0.371 | +0.5% |
| 1945 | 0.376 | +1.3% |
| 1946 | 0.367 | -2.4% |
| 1947 | 0.363 | -1.1% |
| 1948 | 0.358 | -1.4% |
| 1949 | 0.34 | -5.0% |
| 1950 | 0.414 | +21.8% |
| 1951 | 0.414 | +0.0% |
| 1952 | 0.412 | -0.5% |
| 1953 | 0.416 | +1.0% |
| 1954 | 0.415 | -0.2% |
| 1955 | 0.415 | +0.0% |
| 1956 | 0.415 | +0.0% |
| 1957 | 0.421 | +1.4% |
| 1958 | 0.45 | +6.9% |
| 1959 | 0.517 | +14.9% |
| 1960 | 0.537 | +3.9% |
| 1961 | 0.543 | +1.1% |
| 1962 | 0.544 | +0.2% |
| 1963 | 0.551 | +1.3% |
| 1964 | 0.581 | +5.4% |
| 1965 | 0.586 | +0.9% |
| 1966 | 0.586 | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.586 | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.586 | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.589 | +0.5% |
| 1970 | 0.604 | +2.5% |
| 1971 | 0.705 | +16.7% |
| 1972 | 0.688 | -2.4% |
| 1973 | 0.311 | -54.8% |
| 1974 | 0.071 | -77.2% |
| 1975 | 0.071 | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.071 | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.072 | +1.4% |
| 1978 | 0.072 | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.074 | +2.8% |
| 1980 | 0.075 | +1.4% |
| 1981 | 0.075 | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.075 | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.075 | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.075 | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.078 | +4.0% |
| 1986 | 0.078 | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.082 | +5.1% |
| 1988 | 0.111 | +35.4% |
| 1989 | 0.135 | +21.6% |
| 1990 | 0.721 | +434.1% |
| 1991 | 0.816 | +13.2% |
| 1992 | 0.816 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.813 | -0.4% |
| 1994 | 0.85 | +4.6% |
| 1995 | 0.85 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.85 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.85 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.851 | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 0.85 | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 0.876 | +3.1% |
| 2001 | 0.876 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.88 | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 0.88 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.88 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.877 | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 0.894 | +1.9% |
| 2007 | 0.894 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.894 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.887 | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 0.888 | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 0.889 | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 0.893 | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 0.894 | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 0.893 | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 0.886 | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 0.886 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.889 | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 0.87 | -2.1% |
| 2019 | 0.829 | -4.7% |
| 2020 | 0.837 | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 0.841 | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 0.833 | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 0.836 | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 0.845 | +1.1% |
| 2025 | 0.839 | -0.7% |
Chile compared with similar countries
- Chile's 0.839 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.786, 1.1× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Chile's 0.839 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.667, 1.3× the median. (25 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Key features of democracy in Chile changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | +434.1% | 0.135 | 0.721 |
| 1810 | +216.7% | 0.012 | 0.038 |
| 1823 | +159.0% | 0.061 | 0.158 |
| 1822 | +90.6% | 0.032 | 0.061 |
| 1974 | -77.2% | 0.311 | 0.071 |
| 1811 | +57.9% | 0.038 | 0.06 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 0.012 | 0.012 | 0.012 | 1 |
| 1790s | 0.0121 | 0.012 | 0.013 | 10 |
| 1800s | 0.012 | 0.012 | 0.012 | 10 |
| 1810s | 0.0469 | 0.023 | 0.09 | 9 |
| 1820s | 0.182 | 0.061 | 0.215 | 8 |
| 1830s | 0.1225 | 0.091 | 0.137 | 10 |
| 1840s | 0.1611 | 0.156 | 0.171 | 10 |
| 1850s | 0.1566 | 0.149 | 0.181 | 10 |
| 1860s | 0.2129 | 0.186 | 0.219 | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.2465 | 0.218 | 0.275 | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.2709 | 0.265 | 0.275 | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.2779 | 0.232 | 0.298 | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.2885 | 0.287 | 0.29 | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.2956 | 0.293 | 0.299 | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.2454 | 0.155 | 0.304 | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.3206 | 0.198 | 0.366 | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.3648 | 0.34 | 0.376 | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.4289 | 0.412 | 0.517 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.5689 | 0.537 | 0.589 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.2739 | 0.071 | 0.705 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0859 | 0.075 | 0.135 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.8267 | 0.721 | 0.851 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8838 | 0.876 | 0.894 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8817 | 0.829 | 0.894 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8385 | 0.833 | 0.845 | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is key features of democracy in Chile?
- Key features of democracy in Chile was 0.839 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest key features of democracy recorded in Chile?
- The highest recorded value was 0.894 in 2006.
- What is the lowest key features of democracy recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.012 in 1789.
- How does Chile rank for key features of democracy?
- Chile ranks 17th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
- Is key features of democracy rising or falling in Chile?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Chile data come from?
- The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Key features of democracy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Central estimate of the extent to which political leaders are elected under comprehensive suffrage in free and fair elections, and freedoms of association and expression are guaranteed.