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Judicial Checks on Government Index in Chile

Chile: Judicial Checks on Government Index was 0.941 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
0.941
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
21st
of 176 countries
All-time high
0.968
in 2014
All-time low
0.114
in 1818
Years of data
237
1789–2025

Judicial Checks on Government Index in Chile, 1789–2025

0.20.40.60.81178919072025

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for judicial checks on government index in Chile is 0.941, measured in 2025.

That represents a change of down 2.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, judicial checks on government index in Chile peaked at 0.968 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.114, in 1818.

That places Chile 21st out of 176 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.

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

Judicial Checks on Government Index in Chile, year by year

Year Value Change
1789 0.291 —
1790 0.291 +0.0%
1791 0.291 +0.0%
1792 0.291 +0.0%
1793 0.291 +0.0%
1794 0.291 +0.0%
1795 0.291 +0.0%
1796 0.291 +0.0%
1797 0.291 +0.0%
1798 0.291 +0.0%
1799 0.291 +0.0%
1800 0.291 +0.0%
1801 0.291 +0.0%
1802 0.291 +0.0%
1803 0.291 +0.0%
1804 0.291 +0.0%
1805 0.291 +0.0%
1806 0.291 +0.0%
1807 0.291 +0.0%
1808 0.291 +0.0%
1809 0.291 +0.0%
1810 0.177 -39.2%
1811 0.136 -23.2%
1812 0.136 +0.0%
1813 0.136 +0.0%
1814 0.136 +0.0%
1815 0.136 +0.0%
1816 0.136 +0.0%
1817 0.136 +0.0%
1818 0.114 -16.2%
1819 0.114 +0.0%
1820 0.114 +0.0%
1821 0.114 +0.0%
1822 0.114 +0.0%
1823 0.146 +28.1%
1824 0.447 +206.2%
1825 0.447 +0.0%
1826 0.447 +0.0%
1827 0.447 +0.0%
1828 0.425 -4.9%
1829 0.425 +0.0%
1830 0.332 -21.9%
1831 0.294 -11.4%
1832 0.294 +0.0%
1833 0.284 -3.4%
1834 0.284 +0.0%
1835 0.284 +0.0%
1836 0.284 +0.0%
1837 0.284 +0.0%
1838 0.284 +0.0%
1839 0.284 +0.0%
1840 0.295 +3.9%
1841 0.295 +0.0%
1842 0.295 +0.0%
1843 0.295 +0.0%
1844 0.295 +0.0%
1845 0.295 +0.0%
1846 0.295 +0.0%
1847 0.295 +0.0%
1848 0.295 +0.0%
1849 0.295 +0.0%
1850 0.281 -4.7%
1851 0.281 +0.0%
1852 0.281 +0.0%
1853 0.281 +0.0%
1854 0.281 +0.0%
1855 0.281 +0.0%
1856 0.281 +0.0%
1857 0.281 +0.0%
1858 0.281 +0.0%
1859 0.281 +0.0%
1860 0.355 +26.3%
1861 0.468 +31.8%
1862 0.468 +0.0%
1863 0.468 +0.0%
1864 0.468 +0.0%
1865 0.468 +0.0%
1866 0.468 +0.0%
1867 0.468 +0.0%
1868 0.468 +0.0%
1869 0.468 +0.0%
1870 0.468 +0.0%
1871 0.468 +0.0%
1872 0.468 +0.0%
1873 0.468 +0.0%
1874 0.479 +2.4%
1875 0.479 +0.0%
1876 0.479 +0.0%
1877 0.479 +0.0%
1878 0.479 +0.0%
1879 0.479 +0.0%
1880 0.479 +0.0%
1881 0.479 +0.0%
1882 0.479 +0.0%
1883 0.479 +0.0%
1884 0.479 +0.0%
1885 0.479 +0.0%
1886 0.479 +0.0%
1887 0.479 +0.0%
1888 0.479 +0.0%
1889 0.479 +0.0%
1890 0.348 -27.3%
1891 0.348 +0.0%
1892 0.56 +60.9%
1893 0.56 +0.0%
1894 0.56 +0.0%
1895 0.56 +0.0%
1896 0.56 +0.0%
1897 0.56 +0.0%
1898 0.56 +0.0%
1899 0.56 +0.0%
1900 0.56 +0.0%
1901 0.56 +0.0%
1902 0.567 +1.2%
1903 0.583 +2.8%
1904 0.583 +0.0%
1905 0.583 +0.0%
1906 0.583 +0.0%
1907 0.583 +0.0%
1908 0.583 +0.0%
1909 0.583 +0.0%
1910 0.583 +0.0%
1911 0.583 +0.0%
1912 0.583 +0.0%
1913 0.583 +0.0%
1914 0.583 +0.0%
1915 0.583 +0.0%
1916 0.583 +0.0%
1917 0.583 +0.0%
1918 0.583 +0.0%
1919 0.583 +0.0%
1920 0.583 +0.0%
1921 0.583 +0.0%
1922 0.583 +0.0%
1923 0.583 +0.0%
1924 0.583 +0.0%
1925 0.583 +0.0%
1926 0.583 +0.0%
1927 0.487 -16.5%
1928 0.487 +0.0%
1929 0.487 +0.0%
1930 0.487 +0.0%
1931 0.487 +0.0%
1932 0.581 +19.3%
1933 0.629 +8.3%
1934 0.629 +0.0%
1935 0.629 +0.0%
1936 0.629 +0.0%
1937 0.629 +0.0%
1938 0.629 +0.0%
1939 0.629 +0.0%
1940 0.629 +0.0%
1941 0.629 +0.0%
1942 0.629 +0.0%
1943 0.629 +0.0%
1944 0.629 +0.0%
1945 0.629 +0.0%
1946 0.629 +0.0%
1947 0.629 +0.0%
1948 0.629 +0.0%
1949 0.613 -2.5%
1950 0.61 -0.5%
1951 0.61 +0.0%
1952 0.61 +0.0%
1953 0.61 +0.0%
1954 0.61 +0.0%
1955 0.61 +0.0%
1956 0.61 +0.0%
1957 0.61 +0.0%
1958 0.61 +0.0%
1959 0.647 +6.1%
1960 0.647 +0.0%
1961 0.647 +0.0%
1962 0.647 +0.0%
1963 0.647 +0.0%
1964 0.647 +0.0%
1965 0.647 +0.0%
1966 0.647 +0.0%
1967 0.647 +0.0%
1968 0.647 +0.0%
1969 0.647 +0.0%
1970 0.606 -6.3%
1971 0.606 +0.0%
1972 0.606 +0.0%
1973 0.53 -12.5%
1974 0.213 -59.8%
1975 0.213 +0.0%
1976 0.213 +0.0%
1977 0.213 +0.0%
1978 0.213 +0.0%
1979 0.213 +0.0%
1980 0.315 +47.9%
1981 0.315 +0.0%
1982 0.315 +0.0%
1983 0.315 +0.0%
1984 0.315 +0.0%
1985 0.317 +0.6%
1986 0.317 +0.0%
1987 0.317 +0.0%
1988 0.317 +0.0%
1989 0.28 -11.7%
1990 0.915 +226.8%
1991 0.94 +2.7%
1992 0.94 +0.0%
1993 0.94 +0.0%
1994 0.94 +0.0%
1995 0.94 +0.0%
1996 0.94 +0.0%
1997 0.94 +0.0%
1998 0.94 +0.0%
1999 0.94 +0.0%
2000 0.94 +0.0%
2001 0.94 +0.0%
2002 0.94 +0.0%
2003 0.94 +0.0%
2004 0.94 +0.0%
2005 0.94 +0.0%
2006 0.94 +0.0%
2007 0.94 +0.0%
2008 0.94 +0.0%
2009 0.94 +0.0%
2010 0.947 +0.7%
2011 0.947 +0.0%
2012 0.952 +0.5%
2013 0.965 +1.4%
2014 0.968 +0.3%
2015 0.962 -0.6%
2016 0.962 +0.0%
2017 0.962 +0.0%
2018 0.902 -6.2%
2019 0.913 +1.2%
2020 0.931 +2.0%
2021 0.95 +2.0%
2022 0.946 -0.4%
2023 0.941 -0.5%
2024 0.941 +0.0%
2025 0.941 +0.0%

Chile compared with similar countries

  • Chile's 0.941 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.872, 1.1× the median. (55 countries reporting)
  • Chile's 0.941 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.694, 1.4× the median. (25 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1780s 0.291 0.291 0.291 1
1790s 0.291 0.291 0.291 10
1800s 0.291 0.291 0.291 10
1810s 0.1357 0.114 0.177 10
1820s 0.3126 0.114 0.447 10
1830s 0.2908 0.284 0.332 10
1840s 0.295 0.295 0.295 10
1850s 0.281 0.281 0.281 10
1860s 0.4567 0.355 0.468 10
1870s 0.4746 0.468 0.479 10
1880s 0.479 0.479 0.479 10
1890s 0.5176 0.348 0.56 10
1900s 0.5768 0.56 0.583 10
1910s 0.583 0.583 0.583 10
1920s 0.5542 0.487 0.583 10
1930s 0.5958 0.487 0.629 10
1940s 0.6274 0.613 0.629 10
1950s 0.6137 0.61 0.647 10
1960s 0.647 0.647 0.647 10
1970s 0.3626 0.213 0.606 10
1980s 0.3123 0.28 0.317 10
1990s 0.9375 0.915 0.94 10
2000s 0.94 0.94 0.94 10
2010s 0.948 0.902 0.968 10
2020s 0.9417 0.931 0.95 6

Countries ranked near Chile

  1. 18 Lithuania 0.949 compare
  2. 19 France 0.945 compare
  3. 20 Latvia 0.942 compare
  4. 21 United Kingdom 0.941 compare
  5. 23 Spain 0.937 compare
  6. 24 Germany 0.934 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is judicial checks on government index in Chile?
Judicial checks on government index in Chile was 0.941 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest judicial checks on government index recorded in Chile?
The highest recorded value was 0.968 in 2014.
What is the lowest judicial checks on government index recorded in Chile?
The lowest recorded value was 0.114 in 1818.
How does Chile rank for judicial checks on government index?
Chile ranks 21st out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is judicial checks on government index rising or falling in Chile?
Over the last ten years it is down 2.2%. 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 Judicial Checks on Government Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Judicial Checks on Government Index
Source
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
176 places, 29,297 data points, 1789–2025
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Central estimate of the extent to which the executive respects the constitution, complies with the judiciary and high courts, and higher and lower courts are independent.