Chile vs Estonia: Liberal Political Institutions Index
Chile
0.946
in 2025
Estonia
0.954
in 2025
Chile rank
11th
Estonia rank
8th
Liberal Political Institutions Index over time
- Chile
- Estonia
How they compare
Estonia currently reports 0.954 against 0.946 in Chile, a difference of 0.008.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 237 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Chile ahead.
Chile ranks 11th and Estonia ranks 8th of 176 countries.
Across the 25 decades both report, Chile averaged higher in 20 and Estonia in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chile | Estonia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 0.131 | 0.053 | 0.078 | Chile |
| 1790s | 0.131 | 0.0532 | 0.0778 | Chile |
| 1800s | 0.1301 | 0.0558 | 0.0743 | Chile |
| 1810s | 0.1652 | 0.056 | 0.1092 | Chile |
| 1820s | 0.3453 | 0.0544 | 0.2909 | Chile |
| 1830s | 0.3037 | 0.0564 | 0.2473 | Chile |
| 1840s | 0.3649 | 0.0574 | 0.3075 | Chile |
| 1850s | 0.3446 | 0.083 | 0.2616 | Chile |
| 1860s | 0.5139 | 0.2468 | 0.2671 | Chile |
| 1870s | 0.5612 | 0.3386 | 0.2226 | Chile |
| 1880s | 0.5688 | 0.1577 | 0.4111 | Chile |
| 1890s | 0.6004 | 0.167 | 0.4334 | Chile |
| 1900s | 0.6297 | 0.1748 | 0.4549 | Chile |
| 1910s | 0.632 | 0.3262 | 0.3058 | Chile |
| 1920s | 0.5396 | 0.8704 | 0.3308 | Estonia |
| 1930s | 0.6196 | 0.7067 | 0.0871 | Estonia |
| 1940s | 0.6469 | 0.0312 | 0.6157 | Chile |
| 1950s | 0.6265 | 0.0472 | 0.5793 | Chile |
| 1960s | 0.6986 | 0.0637 | 0.6349 | Chile |
| 1970s | 0.3264 | 0.0649 | 0.2615 | Chile |
| 1980s | 0.1763 | 0.0965 | 0.0798 | Chile |
| 1990s | 0.9228 | 0.8849 | 0.0379 | Chile |
| 2000s | 0.9405 | 0.942 | 0.0015 | Estonia |
| 2010s | 0.9517 | 0.9562 | 0.0045 | Estonia |
| 2020s | 0.9415 | 0.9578 | 0.0163 | Estonia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher liberal political institutions index, Chile or Estonia?
- Estonia, at 0.954 against 0.946 in Chile as of 2025.
- What is the difference in liberal political institutions index between Chile and Estonia?
- 0.008, with Estonia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Estonia?
- 237 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
- How do Chile and Estonia rank globally for liberal political institutions index?
- Chile ranks 11th and Estonia ranks 8th of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Liberal Political Institutions Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Central estimate of the extent of individual and minority rights, equality before the law, and executive constraints.