Civil Society Participation Index in Chile
Chile: Civil Society Participation Index was 0.775 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Civil Society Participation Index in Chile, 1789–2025
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, civil society participation index in Chile stood at 0.775.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 8.6% on the previous year and down 2.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, civil society participation index in Chile peaked at 0.886 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.017, in 1817.
Chile ranks 62nd of 176 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Civil Society Participation Index in Chile, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1789 | 0.027 | — |
| 1790 | 0.027 | +0.0% |
| 1791 | 0.027 | +0.0% |
| 1792 | 0.027 | +0.0% |
| 1793 | 0.027 | +0.0% |
| 1794 | 0.027 | +0.0% |
| 1795 | 0.027 | +0.0% |
| 1796 | 0.027 | +0.0% |
| 1797 | 0.027 | +0.0% |
| 1798 | 0.027 | +0.0% |
| 1799 | 0.027 | +0.0% |
| 1800 | 0.027 | +0.0% |
| 1801 | 0.027 | +0.0% |
| 1802 | 0.027 | +0.0% |
| 1803 | 0.027 | +0.0% |
| 1804 | 0.027 | +0.0% |
| 1805 | 0.027 | +0.0% |
| 1806 | 0.027 | +0.0% |
| 1807 | 0.027 | +0.0% |
| 1808 | 0.027 | +0.0% |
| 1809 | 0.027 | +0.0% |
| 1810 | 0.062 | +129.6% |
| 1811 | 0.062 | +0.0% |
| 1812 | 0.062 | +0.0% |
| 1813 | 0.062 | +0.0% |
| 1814 | 0.026 | -58.1% |
| 1815 | 0.026 | +0.0% |
| 1816 | 0.026 | +0.0% |
| 1817 | 0.017 | -34.6% |
| 1818 | 0.028 | +64.7% |
| 1819 | 0.028 | +0.0% |
| 1820 | 0.028 | +0.0% |
| 1821 | 0.04 | +42.9% |
| 1822 | 0.059 | +47.5% |
| 1823 | 0.13 | +120.3% |
| 1824 | 0.13 | +0.0% |
| 1825 | 0.13 | +0.0% |
| 1826 | 0.13 | +0.0% |
| 1827 | 0.13 | +0.0% |
| 1828 | 0.13 | +0.0% |
| 1829 | 0.13 | +0.0% |
| 1830 | 0.053 | -59.2% |
| 1831 | 0.026 | -50.9% |
| 1832 | 0.026 | +0.0% |
| 1833 | 0.026 | +0.0% |
| 1834 | 0.026 | +0.0% |
| 1835 | 0.026 | +0.0% |
| 1836 | 0.026 | +0.0% |
| 1837 | 0.026 | +0.0% |
| 1838 | 0.026 | +0.0% |
| 1839 | 0.026 | +0.0% |
| 1840 | 0.066 | +153.8% |
| 1841 | 0.066 | +0.0% |
| 1842 | 0.066 | +0.0% |
| 1843 | 0.066 | +0.0% |
| 1844 | 0.066 | +0.0% |
| 1845 | 0.066 | +0.0% |
| 1846 | 0.066 | +0.0% |
| 1847 | 0.066 | +0.0% |
| 1848 | 0.086 | +30.3% |
| 1849 | 0.086 | +0.0% |
| 1850 | 0.111 | +29.1% |
| 1851 | 0.13 | +17.1% |
| 1852 | 0.13 | +0.0% |
| 1853 | 0.13 | +0.0% |
| 1854 | 0.13 | +0.0% |
| 1855 | 0.13 | +0.0% |
| 1856 | 0.13 | +0.0% |
| 1857 | 0.13 | +0.0% |
| 1858 | 0.13 | +0.0% |
| 1859 | 0.13 | +0.0% |
| 1860 | 0.145 | +11.5% |
| 1861 | 0.145 | +0.0% |
| 1862 | 0.197 | +35.9% |
| 1863 | 0.284 | +44.2% |
| 1864 | 0.322 | +13.4% |
| 1865 | 0.322 | +0.0% |
| 1866 | 0.322 | +0.0% |
| 1867 | 0.322 | +0.0% |
| 1868 | 0.322 | +0.0% |
| 1869 | 0.322 | +0.0% |
| 1870 | 0.322 | +0.0% |
| 1871 | 0.322 | +0.0% |
| 1872 | 0.359 | +11.5% |
| 1873 | 0.385 | +7.2% |
| 1874 | 0.385 | +0.0% |
| 1875 | 0.385 | +0.0% |
| 1876 | 0.385 | +0.0% |
| 1877 | 0.385 | +0.0% |
| 1878 | 0.385 | +0.0% |
| 1879 | 0.385 | +0.0% |
| 1880 | 0.385 | +0.0% |
| 1881 | 0.385 | +0.0% |
| 1882 | 0.385 | +0.0% |
| 1883 | 0.385 | +0.0% |
| 1884 | 0.382 | -0.8% |
| 1885 | 0.382 | +0.0% |
| 1886 | 0.382 | +0.0% |
| 1887 | 0.382 | +0.0% |
| 1888 | 0.421 | +10.2% |
| 1889 | 0.421 | +0.0% |
| 1890 | 0.421 | +0.0% |
| 1891 | 0.421 | +0.0% |
| 1892 | 0.412 | -2.1% |
| 1893 | 0.412 | +0.0% |
| 1894 | 0.412 | +0.0% |
| 1895 | 0.412 | +0.0% |
| 1896 | 0.412 | +0.0% |
| 1897 | 0.412 | +0.0% |
| 1898 | 0.412 | +0.0% |
| 1899 | 0.412 | +0.0% |
| 1900 | 0.412 | +0.0% |
| 1901 | 0.412 | +0.0% |
| 1902 | 0.412 | +0.0% |
| 1903 | 0.412 | +0.0% |
| 1904 | 0.412 | +0.0% |
| 1905 | 0.412 | +0.0% |
| 1906 | 0.412 | +0.0% |
| 1907 | 0.412 | +0.0% |
| 1908 | 0.412 | +0.0% |
| 1909 | 0.412 | +0.0% |
| 1910 | 0.412 | +0.0% |
| 1911 | 0.412 | +0.0% |
| 1912 | 0.412 | +0.0% |
| 1913 | 0.412 | +0.0% |
| 1914 | 0.412 | +0.0% |
| 1915 | 0.412 | +0.0% |
| 1916 | 0.412 | +0.0% |
| 1917 | 0.412 | +0.0% |
| 1918 | 0.412 | +0.0% |
| 1919 | 0.412 | +0.0% |
| 1920 | 0.412 | +0.0% |
| 1921 | 0.412 | +0.0% |
| 1922 | 0.412 | +0.0% |
| 1923 | 0.412 | +0.0% |
| 1924 | 0.412 | +0.0% |
| 1925 | 0.392 | -4.9% |
| 1926 | 0.392 | +0.0% |
| 1927 | 0.392 | +0.0% |
| 1928 | 0.392 | +0.0% |
| 1929 | 0.392 | +0.0% |
| 1930 | 0.392 | +0.0% |
| 1931 | 0.392 | +0.0% |
| 1932 | 0.392 | +0.0% |
| 1933 | 0.392 | +0.0% |
| 1934 | 0.392 | +0.0% |
| 1935 | 0.392 | +0.0% |
| 1936 | 0.392 | +0.0% |
| 1937 | 0.392 | +0.0% |
| 1938 | 0.392 | +0.0% |
| 1939 | 0.392 | +0.0% |
| 1940 | 0.392 | +0.0% |
| 1941 | 0.392 | +0.0% |
| 1942 | 0.392 | +0.0% |
| 1943 | 0.392 | +0.0% |
| 1944 | 0.392 | +0.0% |
| 1945 | 0.392 | +0.0% |
| 1946 | 0.392 | +0.0% |
| 1947 | 0.392 | +0.0% |
| 1948 | 0.392 | +0.0% |
| 1949 | 0.418 | +6.6% |
| 1950 | 0.418 | +0.0% |
| 1951 | 0.418 | +0.0% |
| 1952 | 0.418 | +0.0% |
| 1953 | 0.418 | +0.0% |
| 1954 | 0.418 | +0.0% |
| 1955 | 0.418 | +0.0% |
| 1956 | 0.418 | +0.0% |
| 1957 | 0.418 | +0.0% |
| 1958 | 0.418 | +0.0% |
| 1959 | 0.419 | +0.2% |
| 1960 | 0.419 | +0.0% |
| 1961 | 0.419 | +0.0% |
| 1962 | 0.419 | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.419 | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.571 | +36.3% |
| 1965 | 0.631 | +10.5% |
| 1966 | 0.631 | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.631 | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.631 | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.631 | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.665 | +5.4% |
| 1971 | 0.665 | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.654 | -1.7% |
| 1973 | 0.532 | -18.7% |
| 1974 | 0.139 | -73.9% |
| 1975 | 0.139 | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.139 | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.139 | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.139 | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.139 | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.139 | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.139 | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.139 | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.139 | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.139 | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.139 | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.139 | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.139 | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.139 | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.155 | +11.5% |
| 1990 | 0.655 | +322.6% |
| 1991 | 0.655 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.655 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.655 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.655 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.655 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.75 | +14.5% |
| 1997 | 0.75 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.75 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.75 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.785 | +4.7% |
| 2001 | 0.785 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.772 | -1.7% |
| 2003 | 0.772 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.772 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.755 | -2.2% |
| 2006 | 0.783 | +3.7% |
| 2007 | 0.783 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.783 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.783 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.724 | -7.5% |
| 2011 | 0.724 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.724 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.724 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.784 | +8.3% |
| 2015 | 0.793 | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 0.792 | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 0.79 | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 0.788 | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 0.856 | +8.6% |
| 2020 | 0.886 | +3.5% |
| 2021 | 0.853 | -3.7% |
| 2022 | 0.88 | +3.2% |
| 2023 | 0.88 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.848 | -3.6% |
| 2025 | 0.775 | -8.6% |
Chile compared with similar countries
- Chile's 0.775 is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.831, 93% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Chile's 0.775 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.761, 1.0× the median. (25 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 0.027 | 0.027 | 0.027 | 1 |
| 1790s | 0.027 | 0.027 | 0.027 | 10 |
| 1800s | 0.027 | 0.027 | 0.027 | 10 |
| 1810s | 0.0399 | 0.017 | 0.062 | 10 |
| 1820s | 0.1037 | 0.028 | 0.13 | 10 |
| 1830s | 0.0287 | 0.026 | 0.053 | 10 |
| 1840s | 0.07 | 0.066 | 0.086 | 10 |
| 1850s | 0.1281 | 0.111 | 0.13 | 10 |
| 1860s | 0.2703 | 0.145 | 0.322 | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.3698 | 0.322 | 0.385 | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.391 | 0.382 | 0.421 | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.4138 | 0.412 | 0.421 | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.412 | 0.412 | 0.412 | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.412 | 0.412 | 0.412 | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.402 | 0.392 | 0.412 | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.392 | 0.392 | 0.392 | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.3946 | 0.392 | 0.418 | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.4181 | 0.418 | 0.419 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.5402 | 0.419 | 0.631 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.335 | 0.139 | 0.665 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1406 | 0.139 | 0.155 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.693 | 0.655 | 0.75 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.7773 | 0.755 | 0.785 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7699 | 0.724 | 0.856 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8537 | 0.775 | 0.886 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Chile
More reference data data for Chile
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.9268 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 2.22 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 5.33 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.2204 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 5.33 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 3.11 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.46 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 11.45 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 25.25 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.2 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is civil society participation index in Chile?
- Civil society participation index in Chile was 0.775 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest civil society participation index recorded in Chile?
- The highest recorded value was 0.886 in 2020.
- What is the lowest civil society participation index recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.017 in 1817.
- How does Chile rank for civil society participation index?
- Chile ranks 62nd out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
- Is civil society participation index rising or falling in Chile?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Chile data come from?
- The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Civil Society Participation Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Central estimate of the extent to which major civil society organizations are routinely consulted by policymakers, how many people are involved in them, women can participate, and candidate nomination for the legislature within parties is decentralized or made through primaries.