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Liberal Political Institutions Index in Chile

Chile: Liberal Political Institutions Index was 0.946 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
0.946
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
11th
of 176 countries
All-time high
0.962
in 2014
All-time low
0.109
in 1974
Years of data
237
1789–2025

Liberal Political Institutions Index in Chile, 1789–2025

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

Analysis

Chile recorded 0.946 for liberal political institutions index in 2025.

That represents a change of down 1.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, liberal political institutions index in Chile peaked at 0.962 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.109, in 1974.

That places Chile 11th out of 176 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1780s 0.131 0.131 0.131 1
1790s 0.131 0.131 0.131 10
1800s 0.1301 0.128 0.131 10
1810s 0.1652 0.113 0.188 10
1820s 0.3453 0.207 0.424 10
1830s 0.3037 0.295 0.322 10
1840s 0.3649 0.348 0.372 10
1850s 0.3446 0.335 0.368 10
1860s 0.5139 0.45 0.526 10
1870s 0.5612 0.557 0.564 10
1880s 0.5688 0.559 0.583 10
1890s 0.6004 0.509 0.622 10
1900s 0.6297 0.622 0.632 10
1910s 0.632 0.632 0.632 10
1920s 0.5396 0.385 0.624 10
1930s 0.6196 0.548 0.66 10
1940s 0.6469 0.623 0.66 10
1950s 0.6265 0.616 0.671 10
1960s 0.6986 0.685 0.717 10
1970s 0.3264 0.109 0.724 10
1980s 0.1763 0.154 0.238 10
1990s 0.9228 0.841 0.933 10
2000s 0.9405 0.932 0.95 10
2010s 0.9517 0.931 0.962 10
2020s 0.9415 0.925 0.948 6

Countries ranked near Chile

  1. 8 Estonia 0.954 compare
  2. 9 Costa Rica 0.951 compare
  3. 10 Czechia 0.95 compare
  4. 12 Netherlands 0.945 compare
  5. 13 New Zealand 0.938 compare
  6. 14 France 0.936 compare

See the full ranking of 176 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is liberal political institutions index in Chile?
Liberal political institutions index in Chile was 0.946 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest liberal political institutions index recorded in Chile?
The highest recorded value was 0.962 in 2014.
What is the lowest liberal political institutions index recorded in Chile?
The lowest recorded value was 0.109 in 1974.
How does Chile rank for liberal political institutions index?
Chile ranks 11th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is liberal political institutions index rising or falling in Chile?
Over the last ten years it is down 1.1%. 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 Liberal Political Institutions Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Liberal Political Institutions Index
Source
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
176 places, 29,207 data points, 1789–2025
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Central estimate of the extent of individual and minority rights, equality before the law, and executive constraints.