How does Chile rank for individual liberties and equality before the law index?

Chile ranks 24th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.

Is individual liberties and equality before the law index rising or falling in Chile?

Over the last ten years it is down 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this Chile data come from?

The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Individual Liberties and Equality before the Law Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Individual Liberties and Equality before the Law Index in Chile

Name: Individual Liberties and Equality before the Law Index in Chile
Creator: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Chile: Individual Liberties and Equality before the Law Index was 0.94 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)

0.94

Change on year

unchanged

World rank

24th

of 176 countries

All-time high

0.956

in 2013

All-time low

0.071

in 1814

Years of data

237

1789–2025

Individual Liberties and Equality before the Law Index in Chile, 1789–2025

Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

Analysis

Chile recorded 0.94 for individual liberties and equality before the law index in 2025.

The figure is down 0.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, individual liberties and equality before the law index in Chile peaked at 0.956 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.071, in 1814.

Chile ranks 24th of 176 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 237 years of available data.

Individual Liberties and Equality before the Law Index in Chile, year by year

Annual values for Individual Liberties and Equality before the Law Index in Chile, 1789 to 2025.
Year	Value	Change
1789	0.097	—
1790	0.097	+0.0%
1791	0.097	+0.0%
1792	0.097	+0.0%
1793	0.097	+0.0%
1794	0.097	+0.0%
1795	0.097	+0.0%
1796	0.097	+0.0%
1797	0.097	+0.0%
1798	0.097	+0.0%
1799	0.097	+0.0%
1800	0.097	+0.0%
1801	0.097	+0.0%
1802	0.097	+0.0%
1803	0.097	+0.0%
1804	0.093	-4.1%
1805	0.093	+0.0%
1806	0.093	+0.0%
1807	0.097	+4.3%
1808	0.097	+0.0%
1809	0.097	+0.0%
1810	0.157	+61.9%
1811	0.172	+9.6%
1812	0.172	+0.0%
1813	0.172	+0.0%
1814	0.071	-58.7%
1815	0.071	+0.0%
1816	0.071	+0.0%
1817	0.11	+54.9%
1818	0.132	+20.0%
1819	0.184	+39.4%
1820	0.25	+35.9%
1821	0.25	+0.0%
1822	0.282	+12.8%
1823	0.403	+42.9%
1824	0.412	+2.2%
1825	0.412	+0.0%
1826	0.412	+0.0%
1827	0.435	+5.6%
1828	0.435	+0.0%
1829	0.435	+0.0%
1830	0.387	-11.0%
1831	0.378	-2.3%
1832	0.366	-3.2%
1833	0.358	-2.2%
1834	0.358	+0.0%
1835	0.358	+0.0%
1836	0.358	+0.0%
1837	0.358	+0.0%
1838	0.415	+15.9%
1839	0.415	+0.0%
1840	0.51	+22.9%
1841	0.51	+0.0%
1842	0.51	+0.0%
1843	0.51	+0.0%
1844	0.496	-2.7%
1845	0.496	+0.0%
1846	0.496	+0.0%
1847	0.496	+0.0%
1848	0.496	+0.0%
1849	0.513	+3.4%
1850	0.499	-2.7%
1851	0.455	-8.8%
1852	0.475	+4.4%
1853	0.475	+0.0%
1854	0.475	+0.0%
1855	0.475	+0.0%
1856	0.475	+0.0%
1857	0.501	+5.5%
1858	0.501	+0.0%
1859	0.505	+0.8%
1860	0.603	+19.4%
1861	0.603	+0.0%
1862	0.603	+0.0%
1863	0.603	+0.0%
1864	0.612	+1.5%
1865	0.64	+4.6%
1866	0.64	+0.0%
1867	0.64	+0.0%
1868	0.64	+0.0%
1869	0.64	+0.0%
1870	0.64	+0.0%
1871	0.64	+0.0%
1872	0.64	+0.0%
1873	0.64	+0.0%
1874	0.64	+0.0%
1875	0.64	+0.0%
1876	0.64	+0.0%
1877	0.64	+0.0%
1878	0.64	+0.0%
1879	0.64	+0.0%
1880	0.636	-0.6%
1881	0.622	-2.2%
1882	0.622	+0.0%
1883	0.622	+0.0%
1884	0.632	+1.6%
1885	0.634	+0.3%
1886	0.634	+0.0%
1887	0.634	+0.0%
1888	0.634	+0.0%
1889	0.634	+0.0%
1890	0.492	-22.4%
1891	0.447	-9.1%
1892	0.585	+30.9%
1893	0.593	+1.4%
1894	0.593	+0.0%
1895	0.593	+0.0%
1896	0.593	+0.0%
1897	0.593	+0.0%
1898	0.593	+0.0%
1899	0.593	+0.0%
1900	0.593	+0.0%
1901	0.593	+0.0%
1902	0.593	+0.0%
1903	0.593	+0.0%
1904	0.593	+0.0%
1905	0.593	+0.0%
1906	0.593	+0.0%
1907	0.593	+0.0%
1908	0.593	+0.0%
1909	0.593	+0.0%
1910	0.593	+0.0%
1911	0.593	+0.0%
1912	0.593	+0.0%
1913	0.593	+0.0%
1914	0.593	+0.0%
1915	0.593	+0.0%
1916	0.593	+0.0%
1917	0.593	+0.0%
1918	0.593	+0.0%
1919	0.593	+0.0%
1920	0.609	+2.7%
1921	0.609	+0.0%
1922	0.609	+0.0%
1923	0.609	+0.0%
1924	0.6	-1.5%
1925	0.578	-3.7%
1926	0.574	-0.7%
1927	0.529	-7.8%
1928	0.529	+0.0%
1929	0.529	+0.0%
1930	0.529	+0.0%
1931	0.529	+0.0%
1932	0.577	+9.1%
1933	0.62	+7.5%
1934	0.62	+0.0%
1935	0.62	+0.0%
1936	0.62	+0.0%
1937	0.62	+0.0%
1938	0.676	+9.0%
1939	0.694	+2.7%
1940	0.694	+0.0%
1941	0.694	+0.0%
1942	0.686	-1.2%
1943	0.686	+0.0%
1944	0.686	+0.0%
1945	0.686	+0.0%
1946	0.621	-9.5%
1947	0.58	-6.6%
1948	0.58	+0.0%
1949	0.58	+0.0%
1950	0.586	+1.0%
1951	0.586	+0.0%
1952	0.577	-1.5%
1953	0.587	+1.7%
1954	0.587	+0.0%
1955	0.587	+0.0%
1956	0.587	+0.0%
1957	0.587	+0.0%
1958	0.616	+4.9%
1959	0.71	+15.3%
1960	0.728	+2.5%
1961	0.728	+0.0%
1962	0.728	+0.0%
1963	0.738	+1.4%
1964	0.775	+5.0%
1965	0.775	+0.0%
1966	0.783	+1.0%
1967	0.787	+0.5%
1968	0.787	+0.0%
1969	0.777	-1.3%
1970	0.748	-3.7%
1971	0.748	+0.0%
1972	0.748	+0.0%
1973	0.211	-71.8%
1974	0.111	-47.4%
1975	0.111	+0.0%
1976	0.111	+0.0%
1977	0.111	+0.0%
1978	0.111	+0.0%
1979	0.111	+0.0%
1980	0.142	+27.9%
1981	0.146	+2.8%
1982	0.158	+8.2%
1983	0.179	+13.3%
1984	0.181	+1.1%
1985	0.181	+0.0%
1986	0.186	+2.8%
1987	0.223	+19.9%
1988	0.267	+19.7%
1989	0.422	+58.1%
1990	0.89	+110.9%
1991	0.932	+4.7%
1992	0.932	+0.0%
1993	0.932	+0.0%
1994	0.932	+0.0%
1995	0.932	+0.0%
1996	0.937	+0.5%
1997	0.937	+0.0%
1998	0.937	+0.0%
1999	0.941	+0.4%
2000	0.935	-0.6%
2001	0.935	+0.0%
2002	0.941	+0.6%
2003	0.941	+0.0%
2004	0.941	+0.0%
2005	0.941	+0.0%
2006	0.941	+0.0%
2007	0.941	+0.0%
2008	0.942	+0.1%
2009	0.942	+0.0%
2010	0.946	+0.4%
2011	0.946	+0.0%
2012	0.946	+0.0%
2013	0.956	+1.1%
2014	0.955	-0.1%
2015	0.947	-0.8%
2016	0.947	+0.0%
2017	0.947	+0.0%
2018	0.932	-1.6%
2019	0.911	-2.3%
2020	0.881	-3.3%
2021	0.896	+1.7%
2022	0.935	+4.4%
2023	0.94	+0.5%
2024	0.94	+0.0%
2025	0.94	+0.0%

Chile compared with similar countries

Chile's 0.94 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.932, 1.0× the median. (55 countries reporting)
Chile's 0.94 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.763, 1.2× the median. (25 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1780s	0.097	0.097	0.097	1
1790s	0.097	0.097	0.097	10
1800s	0.0958	0.093	0.097	10
1810s	0.1312	0.071	0.184	10
1820s	0.3726	0.25	0.435	10
1830s	0.3751	0.358	0.415	10
1840s	0.5033	0.496	0.513	10
1850s	0.4836	0.455	0.505	10
1860s	0.6224	0.603	0.64	10
1870s	0.64	0.64	0.64	10
1880s	0.6304	0.622	0.636	10
1890s	0.5675	0.447	0.593	10
1900s	0.593	0.593	0.593	10
1910s	0.593	0.593	0.593	10
1920s	0.5775	0.529	0.609	10
1930s	0.6105	0.529	0.694	10
1940s	0.6493	0.58	0.694	10
1950s	0.601	0.577	0.71	10
1960s	0.7606	0.728	0.787	10
1970s	0.3121	0.111	0.748	10
1980s	0.2085	0.142	0.422	10
1990s	0.9302	0.89	0.941	10
2000s	0.94	0.935	0.942	10
2010s	0.9433	0.911	0.956	10
2020s	0.922	0.881	0.94	6

Countries ranked near Chile

21 Netherlands 0.95 compare
22 Italy 0.945 compare
23 South Korea 0.942 compare
24 Slovenia 0.94 compare
26 France 0.938 compare
27 Cyprus 0.936 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is individual liberties and equality before the law index in Chile?: Individual liberties and equality before the law index in Chile was 0.94 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest individual liberties and equality before the law index recorded in Chile?: The highest recorded value was 0.956 in 2013.
What is the lowest individual liberties and equality before the law index recorded in Chile?: The lowest recorded value was 0.071 in 1814.
How does Chile rank for individual liberties and equality before the law index?: Chile ranks 24th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is individual liberties and equality before the law index rising or falling in Chile?: Over the last ten years it is down 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Chile data come from?: The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Individual Liberties and Equality before the Law Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Individual Liberties and Equality before the Law Index
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 176 places, 30,494 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed: 18 September 2026

Central estimate of the extent to which extent to which citizens enjoy physical integrity rights, freedoms of religion, of movement, and from forced labor, as well as access to justice, laws are transparent, and public administration is impartial.