Chile vs Costa Rica: Centralization of Political Power Index
Chile
0.031
in 2025
Costa Rica
0.033
in 2025
Chile rank
164th
Costa Rica rank
163rd
Centralization of Political Power Index over time
- Chile
- Costa Rica
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 0.033 against 0.031 in Chile, a difference of 0.002.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.1 times Chile's.
The two have swapped places 13 times across 188 shared years of data; in 1838 it was Chile ahead.
Chile ranks 164th and Costa Rica ranks 163rd of 173 countries.
Across the 20 decades both report, Chile averaged higher in 14 and Costa Rica in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chile | Costa Rica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1830s | 0.724 | 0.493 | 0.231 | Chile |
| 1840s | 0.71 | 0.4793 | 0.2307 | Chile |
| 1850s | 0.726 | 0.451 | 0.275 | Chile |
| 1860s | 0.5854 | 0.484 | 0.1014 | Chile |
| 1870s | 0.526 | 0.4918 | 0.0342 | Chile |
| 1880s | 0.4968 | 0.4636 | 0.0332 | Chile |
| 1890s | 0.4764 | 0.4704 | 0.006 | Chile |
| 1900s | 0.4259 | 0.4546 | 0.0287 | Costa Rica |
| 1910s | 0.42 | 0.4881 | 0.0681 | Costa Rica |
| 1920s | 0.4517 | 0.421 | 0.0307 | Chile |
| 1930s | 0.3212 | 0.423 | 0.1018 | Costa Rica |
| 1940s | 0.2835 | 0.3902 | 0.1067 | Costa Rica |
| 1950s | 0.2743 | 0.0538 | 0.2205 | Chile |
| 1960s | 0.244 | 0.053 | 0.191 | Chile |
| 1970s | 0.6266 | 0.0527 | 0.5739 | Chile |
| 1980s | 0.7499 | 0.0419 | 0.708 | Chile |
| 1990s | 0.045 | 0.027 | 0.018 | Chile |
| 2000s | 0.0379 | 0.0333 | 0.0046 | Chile |
| 2010s | 0.0311 | 0.0322 | 0.0011 | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 0.0317 | 0.0323 | 0.0007 | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher centralization of political power index, Chile or Costa Rica?
- Costa Rica, at 0.033 against 0.031 in Chile as of 2025.
- What is the difference in centralization of political power index between Chile and Costa Rica?
- 0.002, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Costa Rica?
- 188 years are reported by both, from 1838 to 2025.
- How do Chile and Costa Rica rank globally for centralization of political power index?
- Chile ranks 164th and Costa Rica ranks 163rd of 173 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Centralization of Political Power 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 the executive is unconstrained by the legislature, judiciary, electoral management body, and other oversight.