Which has higher rule of law index, Chile or United Kingdom?

United Kingdom, at 0.955 against 0.951 in Chile as of 2025.

What is the difference in rule of law index between Chile and United Kingdom?

0.004, with United Kingdom ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and United Kingdom?

237 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.

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.

Chile vs United Kingdom: Rule of Law Index

Chile

0.951

in 2025

United Kingdom

0.955

in 2025

Chile rank

22nd

United Kingdom rank

21st

Rule of Law Index over time

Chile
United Kingdom

How they compare

United Kingdom currently reports 0.955 against 0.951 in Chile, a difference of 0.004.

Across all 237 years both countries report, United Kingdom has been ahead every year.

Chile ranks 22nd and United Kingdom ranks 21st of 176 countries.

United Kingdom has averaged higher in every one of the 25 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Chile	United Kingdom	Difference	Ahead
1780s	0.293	0.673	0.38	United Kingdom
1790s	0.293	0.673	0.38	United Kingdom
1800s	0.283	0.673	0.39	United Kingdom
1810s	0.3417	0.673	0.3313	United Kingdom
1820s	0.4208	0.781	0.3602	United Kingdom
1830s	0.5269	0.8148	0.2879	United Kingdom
1840s	0.575	0.822	0.247	United Kingdom
1850s	0.5824	0.8616	0.2792	United Kingdom
1860s	0.7293	0.8759	0.1466	United Kingdom
1870s	0.7091	0.937	0.2279	United Kingdom
1880s	0.7008	0.9489	0.2481	United Kingdom
1890s	0.6608	0.954	0.2932	United Kingdom
1900s	0.6849	0.963	0.2781	United Kingdom
1910s	0.689	0.9621	0.2731	United Kingdom
1920s	0.6749	0.9662	0.2913	United Kingdom
1930s	0.7627	0.9677	0.205	United Kingdom
1940s	0.7739	0.969	0.1951	United Kingdom
1950s	0.756	0.974	0.218	United Kingdom
1960s	0.8637	0.9753	0.1116	United Kingdom
1970s	0.4954	0.979	0.4836	United Kingdom
1980s	0.39	0.979	0.589	United Kingdom
1990s	0.9553	0.9804	0.0251	United Kingdom
2000s	0.9584	0.977	0.0186	United Kingdom
2010s	0.9533	0.9771	0.0238	United Kingdom
2020s	0.9498	0.9603	0.0105	United Kingdom

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher rule of law index, Chile or United Kingdom?: United Kingdom, at 0.955 against 0.951 in Chile as of 2025.
What is the difference in rule of law index between Chile and United Kingdom?: 0.004, with United Kingdom ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and United Kingdom?: 237 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
How do Chile and United Kingdom rank globally for rule of law index?: Chile ranks 22nd and United Kingdom ranks 21st of 176 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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Indicator: Rule of Law Index
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 176 places, 30,303 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed: 18 September 2026

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.