Effective Power to Govern Score in Chile

Chile: Effective Power to Govern Score was 10 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
10
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
1st
of 128 countries
All-time high
10
in 2019
All-time low
8
in 2005
Years of data
11
2005–2025

Effective Power to Govern Score in Chile, 2005–2025

02468102005201520252005: 82007: 92009: 92011: 92013: 92015: 92017: 92019: 102021: 102023: 102025: 10

Source: Bertelsmann Transformation Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

Analysis

Chile recorded 10 for effective power to govern score in 2025. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.

The figure is up 11.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, effective power to govern score in Chile peaked at 10 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 8, in 2005.

Chile ranks 1st of 128 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 8.67 8 9 3
2010s 9.2 9 10 5
2020s 10 10 10 3

Countries ranked near Chile

  1. 1 Botswana 10 compare
  2. 1 Costa Rica 10 compare
  3. 1 Croatia 10 compare
  4. 1 Czechia 10 compare
  5. 1 Estonia 10 compare
  6. 1 Latvia 10 compare
  7. 1 Lithuania 10 compare
  8. 1 Mauritius 10 compare
  9. 1 Slovakia 10 compare
  10. 1 Slovenia 10 compare
  11. 1 South Korea 10 compare
  12. 1 Taiwan 10 compare
  13. 1 Uruguay 10 compare

See the full ranking of 128 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is effective power to govern score in Chile?
Effective power to govern score in Chile was 10 in 2025, according to Bertelsmann Transformation Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest effective power to govern score recorded in Chile?
The highest recorded value was 10 in 2019.
What is the lowest effective power to govern score recorded in Chile?
The lowest recorded value was 8 in 2005.
How does Chile rank for effective power to govern score?
Chile ranks 1st out of 128 countries with data for 2025.
Is effective power to govern score rising or falling in Chile?
Over the last ten years it is up 11.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Chile data come from?
The figures come from Bertelsmann Transformation Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Effective Power to Govern Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Effective Power to Govern Score
Source
Bertelsmann Transformation Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
128 places, 1,394 data points, 2005–2025
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Indicates the extent to which no individual or group holds de facto veto power over democratically elected political leaders.