Chile vs Spain: Rule of Law Index
Chile
0.951
in 2025
Spain
0.947
in 2025
Chile rank
20th
Spain rank
21st
Rule of Law Index over time
- Chile
- Spain
How they compare
Chile currently reports 0.951 against 0.947 in Spain, a difference of 0.004.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 237 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Spain ahead.
Chile ranks 20th and Spain ranks 21st of 173 countries.
Across the 25 decades both report, Chile averaged higher in 16 and Spain in 9.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chile | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 0.293 | 0.318 | 0.025 | Spain |
| 1790s | 0.293 | 0.318 | 0.025 | Spain |
| 1800s | 0.283 | 0.3073 | 0.0243 | Spain |
| 1810s | 0.3417 | 0.2648 | 0.0769 | Chile |
| 1820s | 0.4208 | 0.2898 | 0.131 | Chile |
| 1830s | 0.5269 | 0.327 | 0.1999 | Chile |
| 1840s | 0.575 | 0.392 | 0.183 | Chile |
| 1850s | 0.5824 | 0.4416 | 0.1408 | Chile |
| 1860s | 0.7293 | 0.4596 | 0.2697 | Chile |
| 1870s | 0.7091 | 0.534 | 0.1751 | Chile |
| 1880s | 0.7008 | 0.5492 | 0.1516 | Chile |
| 1890s | 0.6608 | 0.579 | 0.0818 | Chile |
| 1900s | 0.6849 | 0.579 | 0.1059 | Chile |
| 1910s | 0.689 | 0.579 | 0.11 | Chile |
| 1920s | 0.6749 | 0.4919 | 0.183 | Chile |
| 1930s | 0.7627 | 0.6381 | 0.1246 | Chile |
| 1940s | 0.7739 | 0.4395 | 0.3344 | Chile |
| 1950s | 0.756 | 0.435 | 0.321 | Chile |
| 1960s | 0.8637 | 0.455 | 0.4087 | Chile |
| 1970s | 0.4954 | 0.6195 | 0.1241 | Spain |
| 1980s | 0.39 | 0.987 | 0.597 | Spain |
| 1990s | 0.9553 | 0.987 | 0.0317 | Spain |
| 2000s | 0.9584 | 0.9874 | 0.029 | Spain |
| 2010s | 0.9533 | 0.9754 | 0.0221 | Spain |
| 2020s | 0.9498 | 0.9682 | 0.0183 | Spain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher rule of law index, Chile or Spain?
- Chile, at 0.951 against 0.947 in Spain as of 2025.
- What is the difference in rule of law index between Chile and Spain?
- 0.004, with Chile ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Spain?
- 237 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
- How do Chile and Spain rank globally for rule of law index?
- Chile ranks 20th and Spain ranks 21st of 173 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Rule of Law 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 government complies with the law, courts are independent, laws transparent, justice accessible, corruption absent, and the bureaucracy is impartial.