Chile vs Gabon: Participatory Political Institutions Index
Chile
0.619
in 2025
Gabon
0.62
in 2025
Chile rank
36th
Gabon rank
35th
Participatory Political Institutions Index over time
- Chile
- Gabon
How they compare
Gabon currently reports 0.62 against 0.619 in Chile, a difference of 0.001.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 116 shared years of data; in 1910 it was Chile ahead.
Chile ranks 36th and Gabon ranks 35th of 176 countries.
Across the 12 decades both report, Chile averaged higher in 10 and Gabon in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chile | Gabon | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 0.31 | 0.015 | 0.295 | Chile |
| 1920s | 0.2808 | 0.015 | 0.2658 | Chile |
| 1930s | 0.3602 | 0.013 | 0.3472 | Chile |
| 1940s | 0.3984 | 0.0313 | 0.3671 | Chile |
| 1950s | 0.4024 | 0.069 | 0.3334 | Chile |
| 1960s | 0.4434 | 0.2571 | 0.1863 | Chile |
| 1970s | 0.2045 | 0.2 | 0.0045 | Chile |
| 1980s | 0.1073 | 0.2 | 0.0927 | Gabon |
| 1990s | 0.5314 | 0.4755 | 0.0559 | Chile |
| 2000s | 0.5769 | 0.5549 | 0.022 | Chile |
| 2010s | 0.5772 | 0.5891 | 0.0119 | Gabon |
| 2020s | 0.6475 | 0.5833 | 0.0642 | Chile |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher participatory political institutions index, Chile or Gabon?
- Gabon, at 0.62 against 0.619 in Chile as of 2025.
- What is the difference in participatory political institutions index between Chile and Gabon?
- 0.001, with Gabon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Gabon?
- 116 years are reported by both, from 1910 to 2025.
- How do Chile and Gabon rank globally for participatory political institutions index?
- Chile ranks 36th and Gabon ranks 35th of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Participatory 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 to which citizens can engage in regional and local government, civil society organizations, and direct democracy.