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Legislative Checks on Government Index in Chile

Chile: Legislative Checks on Government Index was 0.976 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
0.976
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
5th
of 174 countries
All-time high
0.983
in 2019
All-time low
0.223
in 1811
Years of data
197
1811–2025

Legislative Checks on Government Index in Chile, 1811–2025

0.20.40.60.81181119182025

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

Analysis

Chile recorded 0.976 for legislative checks on government index in 2025.

The figure is down 0.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, legislative checks on government index in Chile peaked at 0.983 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.223, in 1811.

Chile ranks 5th of 174 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 197 years of available data.

Legislative Checks on Government Index in Chile, year by year

Year Value Change
1811 0.223 —
1812 0.223 +0.0%
1813 0.223 +0.0%
1814 0.223 +0.0%
1815 0.223 +0.0%
1816 0.223 +0.0%
1817 0.223 +0.0%
1818 0.223 +0.0%
1819 0.223 +0.0%
1820 0.223 +0.0%
1821 0.223 +0.0%
1822 0.223 +0.0%
1823 0.305 +36.8%
1824 0.396 +29.8%
1825 0.396 +0.0%
1826 0.396 +0.0%
1827 0.396 +0.0%
1828 0.396 +0.0%
1829 0.396 +0.0%
1830 0.227 -42.7%
1831 0.227 +0.0%
1832 0.227 +0.0%
1833 0.227 +0.0%
1834 0.227 +0.0%
1835 0.227 +0.0%
1836 0.227 +0.0%
1837 0.227 +0.0%
1838 0.227 +0.0%
1839 0.227 +0.0%
1840 0.227 +0.0%
1841 0.295 +30.0%
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 0.295 +0.0%
1851 0.295 +0.0%
1852 0.229 -22.4%
1853 0.229 +0.0%
1854 0.229 +0.0%
1855 0.229 +0.0%
1856 0.229 +0.0%
1857 0.229 +0.0%
1858 0.229 +0.0%
1859 0.304 +32.8%
1860 0.393 +29.3%
1861 0.486 +23.7%
1862 0.486 +0.0%
1863 0.486 +0.0%
1864 0.486 +0.0%
1865 0.486 +0.0%
1866 0.486 +0.0%
1867 0.486 +0.0%
1868 0.486 +0.0%
1869 0.486 +0.0%
1870 0.577 +18.7%
1871 0.577 +0.0%
1872 0.577 +0.0%
1873 0.577 +0.0%
1874 0.577 +0.0%
1875 0.577 +0.0%
1876 0.577 +0.0%
1877 0.577 +0.0%
1878 0.577 +0.0%
1879 0.577 +0.0%
1880 0.577 +0.0%
1881 0.577 +0.0%
1882 0.577 +0.0%
1883 0.577 +0.0%
1884 0.577 +0.0%
1885 0.577 +0.0%
1886 0.657 +13.9%
1887 0.657 +0.0%
1888 0.657 +0.0%
1889 0.657 +0.0%
1890 0.737 +12.2%
1891 0.737 +0.0%
1892 0.737 +0.0%
1893 0.737 +0.0%
1894 0.737 +0.0%
1895 0.737 +0.0%
1896 0.737 +0.0%
1897 0.737 +0.0%
1898 0.737 +0.0%
1899 0.737 +0.0%
1900 0.737 +0.0%
1901 0.737 +0.0%
1902 0.737 +0.0%
1903 0.737 +0.0%
1904 0.737 +0.0%
1905 0.737 +0.0%
1906 0.737 +0.0%
1907 0.737 +0.0%
1908 0.737 +0.0%
1909 0.737 +0.0%
1910 0.737 +0.0%
1911 0.737 +0.0%
1912 0.737 +0.0%
1913 0.737 +0.0%
1914 0.737 +0.0%
1915 0.737 +0.0%
1916 0.737 +0.0%
1917 0.737 +0.0%
1918 0.737 +0.0%
1919 0.737 +0.0%
1920 0.697 -5.4%
1921 0.635 -8.9%
1922 0.635 +0.0%
1923 0.635 +0.0%
1924 0.635 +0.0%
1927 0.648 +2.0%
1928 0.648 +0.0%
1929 0.648 +0.0%
1930 0.648 +0.0%
1931 0.648 +0.0%
1932 0.662 +2.2%
1933 0.662 +0.0%
1934 0.692 +4.5%
1935 0.692 +0.0%
1936 0.692 +0.0%
1937 0.692 +0.0%
1938 0.692 +0.0%
1939 0.692 +0.0%
1940 0.668 -3.5%
1941 0.668 +0.0%
1942 0.668 +0.0%
1943 0.668 +0.0%
1944 0.668 +0.0%
1945 0.668 +0.0%
1946 0.668 +0.0%
1947 0.668 +0.0%
1948 0.694 +3.9%
1949 0.694 +0.0%
1950 0.664 -4.3%
1951 0.681 +2.6%
1952 0.681 +0.0%
1953 0.681 +0.0%
1954 0.681 +0.0%
1955 0.681 +0.0%
1956 0.681 +0.0%
1957 0.681 +0.0%
1958 0.681 +0.0%
1959 0.681 +0.0%
1960 0.706 +3.7%
1961 0.706 +0.0%
1962 0.706 +0.0%
1963 0.706 +0.0%
1964 0.706 +0.0%
1965 0.706 +0.0%
1966 0.706 +0.0%
1967 0.706 +0.0%
1968 0.746 +5.7%
1969 0.746 +0.0%
1970 0.84 +12.6%
1971 0.84 +0.0%
1972 0.84 +0.0%
1973 0.84 +0.0%
1990 0.939 +11.8%
1991 0.939 +0.0%
1992 0.939 +0.0%
1993 0.939 +0.0%
1994 0.939 +0.0%
1995 0.939 +0.0%
1996 0.939 +0.0%
1997 0.939 +0.0%
1998 0.939 +0.0%
1999 0.939 +0.0%
2000 0.939 +0.0%
2001 0.939 +0.0%
2002 0.939 +0.0%
2003 0.939 +0.0%
2004 0.939 +0.0%
2005 0.972 +3.5%
2006 0.974 +0.2%
2007 0.982 +0.8%
2008 0.982 +0.0%
2009 0.982 +0.0%
2010 0.982 +0.0%
2011 0.982 +0.0%
2012 0.982 +0.0%
2013 0.969 -1.3%
2014 0.978 +0.9%
2015 0.978 +0.0%
2016 0.978 +0.0%
2017 0.98 +0.2%
2018 0.98 +0.0%
2019 0.983 +0.3%
2020 0.982 -0.1%
2021 0.982 +0.0%
2022 0.977 -0.5%
2023 0.981 +0.4%
2024 0.976 -0.5%
2025 0.976 +0.0%

Chile compared with similar countries

  • Chile's 0.976 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.871, 1.1× the median. (55 countries reporting)
  • Chile's 0.976 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.66, 1.5× the median. (25 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1810s 0.223 0.223 0.223 9
1820s 0.335 0.223 0.396 10
1830s 0.227 0.227 0.227 10
1840s 0.2882 0.227 0.295 10
1850s 0.2497 0.229 0.304 10
1860s 0.4767 0.393 0.486 10
1870s 0.577 0.577 0.577 10
1880s 0.609 0.577 0.657 10
1890s 0.737 0.737 0.737 10
1900s 0.737 0.737 0.737 10
1910s 0.737 0.737 0.737 10
1920s 0.6476 0.635 0.697 8
1930s 0.6772 0.648 0.692 10
1940s 0.6732 0.668 0.694 10
1950s 0.6793 0.664 0.681 10
1960s 0.714 0.706 0.746 10
1970s 0.84 0.84 0.84 4
1990s 0.939 0.939 0.939 10
2000s 0.9587 0.939 0.982 10
2010s 0.9792 0.969 0.983 10
2020s 0.979 0.976 0.982 6

Countries ranked near Chile

  1. 2 Norway 0.984 compare
  2. 3 Germany 0.981 compare
  3. 4 Denmark 0.977 compare
  4. 6 Finland 0.965 compare
  5. 7 Costa Rica 0.956 compare
  6. 7 Netherlands 0.956 compare
  7. 7 Switzerland 0.956 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is legislative checks on government index in Chile?
Legislative checks on government index in Chile was 0.976 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest legislative checks on government index recorded in Chile?
The highest recorded value was 0.983 in 2019.
What is the lowest legislative checks on government index recorded in Chile?
The lowest recorded value was 0.223 in 1811.
How does Chile rank for legislative checks on government index?
Chile ranks 5th out of 174 countries with data for 2025.
Is legislative checks on government index rising or falling in Chile?
Over the last ten years it is down 0.2%. 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 Legislative Checks on Government Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Legislative Checks on Government Index
Source
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
174 places, 23,601 data points, 1789–2025
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Central estimate of the extent to which the legislature, including opposition parties, questions executive officials and oversees and investigates the executive.