Chile vs Mexico: Democracy
Chile
2
in 2018
Mexico
2
in 2018
Chile rank
1st
Mexico rank
1st
Democracy over time
- Chile
- Mexico
How they compare
Chile currently reports 2 against 2 in Mexico, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 194 shared years of data; in 1822 it was Mexico ahead.
Chile ranks 1st and Mexico ranks 1st of 168 countries.
Across the 20 decades both report, Chile averaged higher in 11 and Mexico in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chile | Mexico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1820s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1830s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1840s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1850s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1860s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1870s | 1 | 0.6 | 0.4 | Chile |
| 1880s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Chile |
| 1890s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Chile |
| 1900s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Chile |
| 1910s | 1 | 0.9 | 0.1 | Chile |
| 1920s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Chile |
| 1940s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Chile |
| 1950s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Chile |
| 1960s | 1.6 | 0 | 1.6 | Chile |
| 1970s | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.3 | Chile |
| 1980s | 0.3 | 1 | 0.7 | Mexico |
| 1990s | 2 | 1.3 | 0.7 | Chile |
| 2000s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher democracy, Chile or Mexico?
- Chile, at 2 against 2 in Mexico as of 2018.
- What is the difference in democracy between Chile and Mexico?
- 0, with Chile ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Mexico?
- 194 years are reported by both, from 1822 to 2018.
- How do Chile and Mexico rank globally for democracy?
- Chile ranks 1st and Mexico ranks 1st of 168 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Polity 5 (2020) – 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
Identifies the political regime of a country using the Polity 5 data by the Center for Systemic Peace. It distinguishes between autocracies (score 0), anocracies (score 1), and democracies (score 2).