Chile vs Estonia: Political centralization index
Chile
0.031
in 2025
Estonia
0.026
in 2025
Chile rank
167th
Estonia rank
170th
Political centralization 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 political centralization index, Chile or Estonia?
- Chile, at 0.031 against 0.026 in Estonia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in political centralization 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 political centralization index?
- Chile ranks 167th and Estonia ranks 170th of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Political centralization index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.