Chile vs France: Liberal Political Institutions Index
Chile
0.946
in 2025
France
0.936
in 2025
Chile rank
11th
France rank
14th
Liberal Political Institutions Index over time
- Chile
- France
How they compare
Chile currently reports 0.946 against 0.936 in France, a difference of 0.01.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 237 shared years of data; in 1789 it was France ahead.
Chile ranks 11th and France ranks 14th of 176 countries.
Across the 25 decades both report, Chile averaged higher in 5 and France in 20.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chile | France | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 0.131 | 0.62 | 0.489 | France |
| 1790s | 0.131 | 0.5633 | 0.4323 | France |
| 1800s | 0.1301 | 0.3567 | 0.2266 | France |
| 1810s | 0.1652 | 0.4429 | 0.2777 | France |
| 1820s | 0.3453 | 0.523 | 0.1777 | France |
| 1830s | 0.3037 | 0.599 | 0.2953 | France |
| 1840s | 0.3649 | 0.631 | 0.2661 | France |
| 1850s | 0.3446 | 0.498 | 0.1534 | France |
| 1860s | 0.5139 | 0.5069 | 0.007 | Chile |
| 1870s | 0.5612 | 0.7172 | 0.156 | France |
| 1880s | 0.5688 | 0.804 | 0.2352 | France |
| 1890s | 0.6004 | 0.804 | 0.2036 | France |
| 1900s | 0.6297 | 0.807 | 0.1773 | France |
| 1910s | 0.632 | 0.8015 | 0.1695 | France |
| 1920s | 0.5396 | 0.811 | 0.2714 | France |
| 1930s | 0.6196 | 0.8103 | 0.1907 | France |
| 1940s | 0.6469 | 0.4864 | 0.1605 | Chile |
| 1950s | 0.6265 | 0.8363 | 0.2098 | France |
| 1960s | 0.6986 | 0.861 | 0.1624 | France |
| 1970s | 0.3264 | 0.9123 | 0.5859 | France |
| 1980s | 0.1763 | 0.9211 | 0.7448 | France |
| 1990s | 0.9228 | 0.9229 | 0.0001 | France |
| 2000s | 0.9405 | 0.9252 | 0.0153 | Chile |
| 2010s | 0.9517 | 0.9264 | 0.0253 | Chile |
| 2020s | 0.9415 | 0.9282 | 0.0133 | Chile |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher liberal political institutions index, Chile or France?
- Chile, at 0.946 against 0.936 in France as of 2025.
- What is the difference in liberal political institutions index between Chile and France?
- 0.01, with Chile ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and France?
- 237 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
- How do Chile and France rank globally for liberal political institutions index?
- Chile ranks 11th and France ranks 14th 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.