Chile vs Estonia: Meaningful democratic electoral institutions

Chile
1
in 2025
Estonia
1
in 2025
Chile rank
1st
Estonia rank
1st

Meaningful democratic electoral institutions over time

  • Chile
  • Estonia
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How they compare

Chile currently reports 1 against 1 in Estonia, a difference of 0.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 234 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Estonia ahead.

Chile ranks 1st and Estonia ranks 1st of 176 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Meaningful democratic electoral institutions
Source
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
176 places, 29,649 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed

Central estimate of whether the country is meaningfully an electoral democracy. This includes the extent to which political leaders are elected under comprehensive suffrage in free and fair elections, and freedoms of association and expression are guaranteed.