Chile vs New Zealand: Liberal political institutions index
Chile
0.946
in 2025
New Zealand
0.938
in 2025
Chile rank
11th
New Zealand rank
13th
Liberal political institutions index over time
- Chile
- New Zealand
How they compare
Chile currently reports 0.946 against 0.938 in New Zealand, a difference of 0.008.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 185 shared years of data; in 1841 it was New Zealand ahead.
Chile ranks 11th and New Zealand ranks 13th of 176 countries.
Across the 19 decades both report, Chile averaged higher in 1 and New Zealand in 18.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chile | New Zealand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1840s | 0.3668 | 0.598 | 0.2312 | New Zealand |
| 1850s | 0.3446 | 0.7905 | 0.4459 | New Zealand |
| 1860s | 0.5139 | 0.873 | 0.3591 | New Zealand |
| 1870s | 0.5612 | 0.873 | 0.3118 | New Zealand |
| 1880s | 0.5688 | 0.8772 | 0.3084 | New Zealand |
| 1890s | 0.6004 | 0.881 | 0.2806 | New Zealand |
| 1900s | 0.6297 | 0.881 | 0.2513 | New Zealand |
| 1910s | 0.632 | 0.8814 | 0.2494 | New Zealand |
| 1920s | 0.5396 | 0.884 | 0.3444 | New Zealand |
| 1930s | 0.6196 | 0.884 | 0.2644 | New Zealand |
| 1940s | 0.6469 | 0.884 | 0.2371 | New Zealand |
| 1950s | 0.6265 | 0.884 | 0.2575 | New Zealand |
| 1960s | 0.6986 | 0.9095 | 0.2109 | New Zealand |
| 1970s | 0.3264 | 0.9172 | 0.5908 | New Zealand |
| 1980s | 0.1763 | 0.9312 | 0.7549 | New Zealand |
| 1990s | 0.9228 | 0.9441 | 0.0213 | New Zealand |
| 2000s | 0.9405 | 0.949 | 0.0085 | New Zealand |
| 2010s | 0.9517 | 0.9489 | 0.0028 | Chile |
| 2020s | 0.9415 | 0.9452 | 0.0037 | New Zealand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher liberal political institutions index, Chile or New Zealand?
- Chile, at 0.946 against 0.938 in New Zealand as of 2025.
- What is the difference in liberal political institutions index between Chile and New Zealand?
- 0.008, with Chile ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and New Zealand?
- 185 years are reported by both, from 1841 to 2025.
- How do Chile and New Zealand rank globally for liberal political institutions index?
- Chile ranks 11th and New Zealand ranks 13th of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- 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.