Chile vs Estonia: Centralization of Political Power Index
Chile
0.031
in 2025
Estonia
0.026
in 2025
Chile rank
167th
Estonia rank
170th
Centralization of Political Power Index over time
- Chile
- Estonia
How they compare
Chile currently reports 0.031 against 0.026 in Estonia, a difference of 0.005.
That makes Chile's figure about 1.2 times Estonia's.
The two have swapped places 15 times across 237 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Estonia ahead.
Chile ranks 167th and Estonia ranks 170th of 176 countries.
Across the 25 decades both report, Chile averaged higher in 6 and Estonia in 19.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chile | Estonia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 0.793 | 0.93 | 0.137 | Estonia |
| 1790s | 0.793 | 0.93 | 0.137 | Estonia |
| 1800s | 0.793 | 0.93 | 0.137 | Estonia |
| 1810s | 0.8463 | 0.93 | 0.0837 | Estonia |
| 1820s | 0.699 | 0.93 | 0.231 | Estonia |
| 1830s | 0.7167 | 0.93 | 0.2133 | Estonia |
| 1840s | 0.71 | 0.93 | 0.22 | Estonia |
| 1850s | 0.726 | 0.9055 | 0.1795 | Estonia |
| 1860s | 0.5854 | 0.6121 | 0.0267 | Estonia |
| 1870s | 0.526 | 0.4524 | 0.0736 | Chile |
| 1880s | 0.4968 | 0.8534 | 0.3566 | Estonia |
| 1890s | 0.4764 | 0.852 | 0.3756 | Estonia |
| 1900s | 0.4259 | 0.8659 | 0.44 | Estonia |
| 1910s | 0.42 | 0.6774 | 0.2574 | Estonia |
| 1920s | 0.4517 | 0.075 | 0.3767 | Chile |
| 1930s | 0.3212 | 0.2219 | 0.0993 | Chile |
| 1940s | 0.2835 | 0.971 | 0.6875 | Estonia |
| 1950s | 0.2743 | 0.9668 | 0.6925 | Estonia |
| 1960s | 0.244 | 0.964 | 0.72 | Estonia |
| 1970s | 0.6266 | 0.964 | 0.3374 | Estonia |
| 1980s | 0.7499 | 0.9545 | 0.2046 | Estonia |
| 1990s | 0.045 | 0.0484 | 0.0034 | Estonia |
| 2000s | 0.0379 | 0.035 | 0.0029 | Chile |
| 2010s | 0.0311 | 0.0306 | 0.0005 | Chile |
| 2020s | 0.0317 | 0.0263 | 0.0053 | Chile |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher centralization of political power index, Chile or Estonia?
- Chile, at 0.031 against 0.026 in Estonia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in centralization of political power index between Chile and Estonia?
- 0.005, with Chile ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Estonia?
- 237 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
- How do Chile and Estonia rank globally for centralization of political power index?
- Chile ranks 167th and Estonia ranks 170th of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) β 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.
Individual pages
About this data
Central estimate of the extent to which the executive is unconstrained by the legislature, judiciary, electoral management body, and other oversight.