Chile vs Cyprus: Democracy
Chile
8
in 2025
Cyprus
8
in 2025
Chile rank
23rd
Cyprus rank
23rd
Democracy over time
- Chile
- Cyprus
How they compare
Chile currently reports 8 against 8 in Cyprus, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 123 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Chile ahead.
Chile ranks 23rd and Cyprus ranks 23rd of 176 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Chile averaged higher in 8 and Cyprus in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chile | Cyprus | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 3 | 0 | 3 | Chile |
| 1910s | 3 | 0 | 3 | Chile |
| 1920s | 1.5 | 0 | 1.5 | Chile |
| 1930s | 2.67 | 0 | 2.67 | Chile |
| 1940s | 3 | 0 | 3 | Chile |
| 1950s | 3.2 | 0 | 3.2 | Chile |
| 1960s | 5.7 | 3.9 | 1.8 | Chile |
| 1970s | 1.8 | 4.8 | 3 | Cyprus |
| 1980s | 0 | 6 | 6 | Cyprus |
| 1990s | 7.4 | 7 | 0.4 | Chile |
| 2000s | 8 | 8.2 | 0.2 | Cyprus |
| 2010s | 7.9 | 8.9 | 1 | Cyprus |
| 2020s | 7.83 | 8 | 0.1667 | Cyprus |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher democracy, Chile or Cyprus?
- Chile, at 8 against 8 in Cyprus as of 2025.
- What is the difference in democracy between Chile and Cyprus?
- 0, with Chile ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Cyprus?
- 123 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Chile and Cyprus rank globally for democracy?
- Chile ranks 23rd and Cyprus ranks 23rd of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Democracy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Political regime of a country using the Regimes of the World classification by political scientists Anna Lührmann, Marcus Tannenberg and Staffan Lindberg, including ambiguous categories.