Australia vs Chile: Liberal political institutions
Australia
1
in 2025
Chile
1
in 2025
Australia rank
1st
Chile rank
1st
Liberal political institutions over time
- Australia
- Chile
How they compare
Australia currently reports 1 against 1 in Chile, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 235 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Chile ahead.
Australia ranks 1st and Chile ranks 1st of 176 countries.
Australia has averaged higher in every one of the 25 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Chile | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1790s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1800s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1810s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1820s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1830s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1840s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1850s | 0.4 | 0 | 0.4 | Australia |
| 1860s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Australia |
| 1870s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Australia |
| 1880s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Australia |
| 1890s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Australia |
| 1900s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Australia |
| 1910s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Australia |
| 1920s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Australia |
| 1930s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Australia |
| 1940s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Australia |
| 1950s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Australia |
| 1960s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Australia |
| 1970s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Australia |
| 1980s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Australia |
| 1990s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2000s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2020s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher liberal political institutions, Australia or Chile?
- Australia, at 1 against 1 in Chile as of 2025.
- What is the difference in liberal political institutions between Australia and Chile?
- 0, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Chile?
- 235 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
- How do Australia and Chile rank globally for liberal political institutions?
- Australia ranks 1st and Chile ranks 1st of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Liberal political institutions. 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 whether the country has meaningfully liberal political institutions