Chile vs Guatemala: Strong Elected Local Governments Index

Chile
0.957
in 2025
Guatemala
0.954
in 2025
Chile rank
49th
Guatemala rank
51st

Strong Elected Local Governments Index over time

  • Chile
  • Guatemala
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How they compare

Chile currently reports 0.957 against 0.954 in Guatemala, a difference of 0.003.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 221 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Chile ahead.

Chile ranks 49th and Guatemala ranks 51st of 175 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Strong Elected Local Governments Index
Source
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
175 places, 25,933 data points, 1789–2025
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Central estimate of the extent to which elected local governments exist, and they operate without interference from local unelected bodies.