Chile vs Poland: Participatory Political Institutions Index
Chile
0.619
in 2025
Poland
0.622
in 2025
Chile rank
36th
Poland rank
34th
Participatory Political Institutions Index over time
- Chile
- Poland
How they compare
Poland currently reports 0.622 against 0.619 in Chile, a difference of 0.003.
The two have swapped places 14 times across 171 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Poland ahead.
Chile ranks 36th and Poland ranks 34th of 176 countries.
Across the 21 decades both report, Chile averaged higher in 14 and Poland in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chile | Poland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 0.08 | 0.52 | 0.44 | Poland |
| 1790s | 0.08 | 0.4215 | 0.3415 | Poland |
| 1800s | 0.08 | 0.059 | 0.021 | Chile |
| 1810s | 0.0879 | 0.0541 | 0.0338 | Chile |
| 1820s | 0.1273 | 0.056 | 0.0713 | Chile |
| 1830s | 0.0801 | 0.0492 | 0.0309 | Chile |
| 1840s | 0.0978 | 0.041 | 0.0568 | Chile |
| 1850s | 0.1214 | 0.0446 | 0.0768 | Chile |
| 1860s | 0.1664 | 0.0526 | 0.1137 | Chile |
| 1910s | 0.31 | 0.248 | 0.062 | Chile |
| 1920s | 0.2808 | 0.2984 | 0.0176 | Poland |
| 1930s | 0.356 | 0.2293 | 0.1267 | Chile |
| 1940s | 0.3987 | 0.0983 | 0.3003 | Chile |
| 1950s | 0.4024 | 0.0591 | 0.3433 | Chile |
| 1960s | 0.4434 | 0.0619 | 0.3815 | Chile |
| 1970s | 0.2045 | 0.07 | 0.1345 | Chile |
| 1980s | 0.1073 | 0.1284 | 0.0211 | Poland |
| 1990s | 0.5314 | 0.6345 | 0.1031 | Poland |
| 2000s | 0.5769 | 0.6783 | 0.1014 | Poland |
| 2010s | 0.5772 | 0.6353 | 0.0581 | Poland |
| 2020s | 0.6475 | 0.5838 | 0.0637 | Chile |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher participatory political institutions index, Chile or Poland?
- Poland, at 0.622 against 0.619 in Chile as of 2025.
- What is the difference in participatory political institutions index between Chile and Poland?
- 0.003, with Poland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Poland?
- 171 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
- How do Chile and Poland rank globally for participatory political institutions index?
- Chile ranks 36th and Poland ranks 34th 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.