Which has higher liberal political institutions index, Chile or Netherlands?

Chile, at 0.946 against 0.945 in Netherlands as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Netherlands?

235 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.

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.

Chile vs Netherlands: Liberal Political Institutions Index

Chile

0.946

in 2025

Netherlands

0.945

in 2025

Chile rank

11th

Netherlands rank

12th

Liberal Political Institutions Index over time

Chile
Netherlands

How they compare

Chile currently reports 0.946 against 0.945 in Netherlands, a difference of 0.001.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 235 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Netherlands ahead.

Chile ranks 11th and Netherlands ranks 12th of 176 countries.

Across the 25 decades both report, Chile averaged higher in 1 and Netherlands in 24.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Chile	Netherlands	Difference	Ahead
1780s	0.131	0.261	0.13	Netherlands
1790s	0.131	0.255	0.124	Netherlands
1800s	0.1301	0.2703	0.1402	Netherlands
1810s	0.1652	0.4389	0.2737	Netherlands
1820s	0.3453	0.576	0.2307	Netherlands
1830s	0.3037	0.5736	0.2699	Netherlands
1840s	0.3649	0.6629	0.298	Netherlands
1850s	0.3446	0.897	0.5524	Netherlands
1860s	0.5139	0.897	0.3831	Netherlands
1870s	0.5612	0.897	0.3358	Netherlands
1880s	0.5688	0.897	0.3282	Netherlands
1890s	0.6004	0.897	0.2966	Netherlands
1900s	0.6297	0.897	0.2673	Netherlands
1910s	0.632	0.8968	0.2648	Netherlands
1920s	0.5396	0.896	0.3564	Netherlands
1930s	0.6196	0.896	0.2764	Netherlands
1940s	0.6469	0.6172	0.0297	Chile
1950s	0.6265	0.9417	0.3152	Netherlands
1960s	0.6986	0.9464	0.2478	Netherlands
1970s	0.3264	0.952	0.6256	Netherlands
1980s	0.1763	0.9584	0.7821	Netherlands
1990s	0.9228	0.959	0.0362	Netherlands
2000s	0.9405	0.959	0.0185	Netherlands
2010s	0.9517	0.96	0.0083	Netherlands
2020s	0.9415	0.9505	0.009	Netherlands

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher liberal political institutions index, Chile or Netherlands?: Chile, at 0.946 against 0.945 in Netherlands as of 2025.
What is the difference in liberal political institutions index between Chile and Netherlands?: 0.001, with Chile ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Netherlands?: 235 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
How do Chile and Netherlands rank globally for liberal political institutions index?: Chile ranks 11th and Netherlands ranks 12th 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

Indicator: Liberal Political Institutions Index
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 176 places, 29,207 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Central estimate of the extent of individual and minority rights, equality before the law, and executive constraints.