What is liberal democracy index in Chile?

Liberal democracy index in Chile was 0.781 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest liberal democracy index recorded in Chile?

The highest recorded value was 0.85 in 2014.

What is the lowest liberal democracy index recorded in Chile?

The lowest recorded value was 0.03 in 1810.

How does Chile rank for liberal democracy index?

Chile ranks 16th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.

Is liberal democracy index rising or falling in Chile?

Over the last ten years it is down 6.9%. 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 Liberal Democracy Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Liberal Democracy Index in Chile

Name: Liberal Democracy Index in Chile
Creator: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Chile: Liberal Democracy Index was 0.781 in 2025. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2025)

0.781

Change on year

down 0.6%

World rank

16th

of 176 countries

All-time high

0.85

in 2014

All-time low

0.03

in 1810

Years of data

234

1789–2025

Liberal Democracy Index in Chile, 1789–2025

Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

Analysis

The most recent figure for liberal democracy index in Chile is 0.781, measured in 2025.

The figure is down 0.6% on the previous year and down 6.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, liberal democracy index in Chile peaked at 0.85 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.03, in 1810.

Chile ranks 16th of 176 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Liberal Democracy Index in Chile, year by year

Annual values for Liberal Democracy Index in Chile, 1789 to 2025.
Year	Value	Change
1789	0.033	—
1790	0.033	+0.0%
1791	0.033	+0.0%
1792	0.033	+0.0%
1793	0.033	+0.0%
1794	0.033	+0.0%
1795	0.033	+0.0%
1796	0.033	+0.0%
1797	0.033	+0.0%
1798	0.033	+0.0%
1799	0.033	+0.0%
1800	0.033	+0.0%
1801	0.033	+0.0%
1802	0.033	+0.0%
1803	0.033	+0.0%
1804	0.032	-3.0%
1805	0.032	+0.0%
1806	0.032	+0.0%
1807	0.033	+3.1%
1808	0.033	+0.0%
1809	0.033	+0.0%
1810	0.03	-9.1%
1811	0.051	+70.0%
1812	0.055	+7.8%
1813	0.055	+0.0%
1814	0.04	-27.3%
1815	0.039	-2.5%
1816	0.039	+0.0%
1817	0.042	+7.7%
1818	0.043	+2.4%
1822	0.059	+37.2%
1823	0.096	+62.7%
1824	0.142	+47.9%
1825	0.145	+2.1%
1826	0.145	+0.0%
1827	0.147	+1.4%
1828	0.143	-2.7%
1829	0.141	-1.4%
1830	0.09	-36.2%
1831	0.091	+1.1%
1832	0.092	+1.1%
1833	0.091	-1.1%
1834	0.089	-2.2%
1835	0.089	+0.0%
1836	0.089	+0.0%
1837	0.089	+0.0%
1838	0.094	+5.6%
1839	0.094	+0.0%
1840	0.112	+19.1%
1841	0.119	+6.2%
1842	0.12	+0.8%
1843	0.119	-0.8%
1844	0.115	-3.4%
1845	0.115	+0.0%
1846	0.114	-0.9%
1847	0.114	+0.0%
1848	0.114	+0.0%
1849	0.117	+2.6%
1850	0.12	+2.6%
1851	0.115	-4.2%
1852	0.105	-8.7%
1853	0.105	+0.0%
1854	0.105	+0.0%
1855	0.105	+0.0%
1856	0.105	+0.0%
1857	0.107	+1.9%
1858	0.109	+1.9%
1859	0.116	+6.4%
1860	0.146	+25.9%
1861	0.171	+17.1%
1862	0.172	+0.6%
1863	0.172	+0.0%
1864	0.176	+2.3%
1865	0.178	+1.1%
1866	0.178	+0.0%
1867	0.178	+0.0%
1868	0.178	+0.0%
1869	0.178	+0.0%
1870	0.187	+5.1%
1871	0.187	+0.0%
1872	0.193	+3.2%
1873	0.194	+0.5%
1874	0.203	+4.6%
1875	0.203	+0.0%
1876	0.203	+0.0%
1877	0.202	-0.5%
1878	0.202	+0.0%
1879	0.21	+4.0%
1880	0.208	-1.0%
1881	0.207	-0.5%
1882	0.206	-0.5%
1883	0.206	+0.0%
1884	0.207	+0.5%
1885	0.208	+0.5%
1886	0.214	+2.9%
1887	0.213	-0.5%
1888	0.215	+0.9%
1889	0.215	+0.0%
1890	0.181	-15.8%
1891	0.178	-1.7%
1892	0.227	+27.5%
1893	0.229	+0.9%
1894	0.234	+2.2%
1895	0.234	+0.0%
1896	0.235	+0.4%
1897	0.237	+0.9%
1898	0.237	+0.0%
1899	0.237	+0.0%
1900	0.234	-1.3%
1901	0.235	+0.4%
1902	0.236	+0.4%
1903	0.236	+0.0%
1904	0.236	+0.0%
1905	0.237	+0.4%
1906	0.236	-0.4%
1907	0.236	+0.0%
1908	0.236	+0.0%
1909	0.237	+0.4%
1910	0.239	+0.8%
1911	0.239	+0.0%
1912	0.24	+0.4%
1913	0.24	+0.0%
1914	0.24	+0.0%
1915	0.241	+0.4%
1916	0.241	+0.0%
1917	0.241	+0.0%
1918	0.239	-0.8%
1919	0.239	+0.0%
1920	0.239	+0.0%
1921	0.235	-1.7%
1922	0.236	+0.4%
1923	0.236	+0.0%
1924	0.198	-16.1%
1925	0.12	-39.4%
1926	0.125	+4.2%
1927	0.191	+52.8%
1928	0.177	-7.3%
1929	0.176	-0.6%
1930	0.177	+0.6%
1931	0.184	+4.0%
1932	0.234	+27.2%
1933	0.263	+12.4%
1934	0.265	+0.8%
1935	0.267	+0.8%
1936	0.267	+0.0%
1937	0.274	+2.6%
1938	0.277	+1.1%
1939	0.281	+1.4%
1940	0.283	+0.7%
1941	0.283	+0.0%
1942	0.282	-0.4%
1943	0.283	+0.4%
1944	0.283	+0.0%
1945	0.286	+1.1%
1946	0.274	-4.2%
1947	0.268	-2.2%
1948	0.269	+0.4%
1949	0.258	-4.1%
1950	0.292	+13.2%
1951	0.294	+0.7%
1952	0.291	-1.0%
1953	0.295	+1.4%
1954	0.294	-0.3%
1955	0.294	+0.0%
1956	0.294	+0.0%
1957	0.297	+1.0%
1958	0.316	+6.4%
1959	0.374	+18.4%
1960	0.391	+4.5%
1961	0.395	+1.0%
1962	0.396	+0.3%
1963	0.403	+1.8%
1964	0.427	+6.0%
1965	0.431	+0.9%
1966	0.432	+0.2%
1967	0.433	+0.2%
1968	0.439	+1.4%
1969	0.439	+0.0%
1970	0.453	+3.2%
1971	0.53	+17.0%
1972	0.52	-1.9%
1973	0.191	-63.3%
1974	0.032	-83.2%
1975	0.032	+0.0%
1976	0.032	+0.0%
1977	0.032	+0.0%
1978	0.032	+0.0%
1979	0.032	+0.0%
1980	0.044	+37.5%
1981	0.044	+0.0%
1982	0.045	+2.3%
1983	0.047	+4.4%
1984	0.048	+2.1%
1985	0.048	+0.0%
1986	0.049	+2.1%
1987	0.052	+6.1%
1988	0.06	+15.4%
1989	0.075	+25.0%
1990	0.63	+740.0%
1991	0.75	+19.0%
1992	0.75	+0.0%
1993	0.746	-0.5%
1994	0.783	+5.0%
1995	0.783	+0.0%
1996	0.784	+0.1%
1997	0.784	+0.0%
1998	0.786	+0.3%
1999	0.785	-0.1%
2000	0.81	+3.2%
2001	0.811	+0.1%
2002	0.817	+0.7%
2003	0.817	+0.0%
2004	0.817	+0.0%
2005	0.821	+0.5%
2006	0.839	+2.2%
2007	0.842	+0.4%
2008	0.841	-0.1%
2009	0.836	-0.6%
2010	0.837	+0.1%
2011	0.839	+0.2%
2012	0.844	+0.6%
2013	0.846	+0.2%
2014	0.85	+0.5%
2015	0.839	-1.3%
2016	0.839	+0.0%
2017	0.842	+0.4%
2018	0.803	-4.6%
2019	0.761	-5.2%
2020	0.766	+0.7%
2021	0.777	+1.4%
2022	0.776	-0.1%
2023	0.779	+0.4%
2024	0.786	+0.9%
2025	0.781	-0.6%

Chile compared with similar countries

Chile's 0.781 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.689, 1.1× the median. (55 countries reporting)
Chile's 0.781 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.506, 1.5× the median. (25 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Liberal Democracy Index 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	+740.0%	0.075	0.63
1974	-83.2%	0.191	0.032
1811	+70.0%	0.03	0.051
1973	-63.3%	0.52	0.191
1823	+62.7%	0.059	0.096
1927	+52.8%	0.125	0.191

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1780s	0.033	0.033	0.033	1
1790s	0.033	0.033	0.033	10
1800s	0.0327	0.032	0.033	10
1810s	0.0438	0.03	0.055	9
1820s	0.1273	0.059	0.147	8
1830s	0.0908	0.089	0.094	10
1840s	0.1159	0.112	0.12	10
1850s	0.1092	0.105	0.12	10
1860s	0.1727	0.146	0.178	10
1870s	0.1984	0.187	0.21	10
1880s	0.2099	0.206	0.215	10
1890s	0.2229	0.178	0.237	10
1900s	0.2359	0.234	0.237	10
1910s	0.2399	0.239	0.241	10
1920s	0.1933	0.12	0.239	10
1930s	0.2489	0.177	0.281	10
1940s	0.2769	0.258	0.286	10
1950s	0.3041	0.291	0.374	10
1960s	0.4186	0.391	0.439	10
1970s	0.1886	0.032	0.53	10
1980s	0.0512	0.044	0.075	10
1990s	0.7581	0.63	0.786	10
2000s	0.8251	0.81	0.842	10
2010s	0.83	0.761	0.85	10
2020s	0.7775	0.766	0.786	6

Countries ranked near Chile

13 Uruguay 0.79 compare
14 New Zealand 0.787 compare
15 Germany 0.782 compare
17 Luxembourg 0.777 compare
18 Netherlands 0.774 compare
19 Austria 0.757 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is liberal democracy index in Chile?: Liberal democracy index in Chile was 0.781 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest liberal democracy index recorded in Chile?: The highest recorded value was 0.85 in 2014.
What is the lowest liberal democracy index recorded in Chile?: The lowest recorded value was 0.03 in 1810.
How does Chile rank for liberal democracy index?: Chile ranks 16th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is liberal democracy index rising or falling in Chile?: Over the last ten years it is down 6.9%. 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 Liberal Democracy Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Liberal Democracy Index
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 176 places, 28,671 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed: 18 September 2026

Central estimate of the extent of suffrage, the freedom and fairness of elections, freedoms of association and expression, individual and minority rights, equality before the law, and executive constraints.