How does Chile rank for participatory political institutions index?

Chile ranks 36th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.

Is participatory political institutions index rising or falling in Chile?

Over the last ten years it is up 6.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Where does this Chile data come from?

The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Participatory Political Institutions Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Participatory Political Institutions Index in Chile

Name: Participatory Political Institutions Index in Chile
Creator: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Chile: Participatory Political Institutions Index was 0.619 in 2025. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2025)

0.619

Change on year

down 4.2%

World rank

36th

of 176 countries

All-time high

0.659

in 2020

All-time low

0.061

in 1974

Years of data

237

1789–2025

Participatory Political Institutions Index in Chile, 1789–2025

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for participatory political institutions index in Chile is 0.619, measured in 2025.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.2% on the previous year and up 6.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, participatory political institutions index in Chile peaked at 0.659 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.061, in 1974.

Chile ranks 36th of 176 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Participatory Political Institutions Index in Chile, year by year

Annual values for Participatory Political Institutions Index in Chile, 1789 to 2025.
Year	Value	Change
1789	0.08	—
1790	0.08	+0.0%
1791	0.08	+0.0%
1792	0.08	+0.0%
1793	0.08	+0.0%
1794	0.08	+0.0%
1795	0.08	+0.0%
1796	0.08	+0.0%
1797	0.08	+0.0%
1798	0.08	+0.0%
1799	0.08	+0.0%
1800	0.08	+0.0%
1801	0.08	+0.0%
1802	0.08	+0.0%
1803	0.08	+0.0%
1804	0.08	+0.0%
1805	0.08	+0.0%
1806	0.08	+0.0%
1807	0.08	+0.0%
1808	0.08	+0.0%
1809	0.08	+0.0%
1810	0.098	+22.5%
1811	0.098	+0.0%
1812	0.098	+0.0%
1813	0.098	+0.0%
1814	0.082	-16.3%
1815	0.082	+0.0%
1816	0.082	+0.0%
1817	0.077	-6.1%
1818	0.082	+6.5%
1819	0.082	+0.0%
1820	0.082	+0.0%
1821	0.086	+4.9%
1822	0.096	+11.6%
1823	0.121	+26.0%
1824	0.121	+0.0%
1825	0.121	+0.0%
1826	0.202	+66.9%
1827	0.202	+0.0%
1828	0.121	-40.1%
1829	0.121	+0.0%
1830	0.092	-24.0%
1831	0.078	-15.2%
1832	0.078	+0.0%
1833	0.079	+1.3%
1834	0.079	+0.0%
1835	0.079	+0.0%
1836	0.079	+0.0%
1837	0.079	+0.0%
1838	0.079	+0.0%
1839	0.079	+0.0%
1840	0.096	+21.5%
1841	0.096	+0.0%
1842	0.096	+0.0%
1843	0.096	+0.0%
1844	0.096	+0.0%
1845	0.096	+0.0%
1846	0.096	+0.0%
1847	0.096	+0.0%
1848	0.105	+9.4%
1849	0.105	+0.0%
1850	0.116	+10.5%
1851	0.122	+5.2%
1852	0.122	+0.0%
1853	0.122	+0.0%
1854	0.122	+0.0%
1855	0.122	+0.0%
1856	0.122	+0.0%
1857	0.122	+0.0%
1858	0.122	+0.0%
1859	0.122	+0.0%
1860	0.128	+4.9%
1861	0.128	+0.0%
1862	0.146	+14.1%
1863	0.173	+18.5%
1864	0.189	+9.2%
1865	0.189	+0.0%
1866	0.189	+0.0%
1867	0.189	+0.0%
1868	0.189	+0.0%
1869	0.189	+0.0%
1870	0.189	+0.0%
1871	0.189	+0.0%
1872	0.196	+3.7%
1873	0.208	+6.1%
1874	0.208	+0.0%
1875	0.208	+0.0%
1876	0.208	+0.0%
1877	0.208	+0.0%
1878	0.208	+0.0%
1879	0.208	+0.0%
1880	0.208	+0.0%
1881	0.208	+0.0%
1882	0.208	+0.0%
1883	0.208	+0.0%
1884	0.208	+0.0%
1885	0.208	+0.0%
1886	0.208	+0.0%
1887	0.208	+0.0%
1888	0.216	+3.8%
1889	0.216	+0.0%
1890	0.216	+0.0%
1891	0.31	+43.5%
1892	0.31	+0.0%
1893	0.31	+0.0%
1894	0.31	+0.0%
1895	0.31	+0.0%
1896	0.31	+0.0%
1897	0.31	+0.0%
1898	0.31	+0.0%
1899	0.31	+0.0%
1900	0.31	+0.0%
1901	0.31	+0.0%
1902	0.31	+0.0%
1903	0.31	+0.0%
1904	0.31	+0.0%
1905	0.31	+0.0%
1906	0.31	+0.0%
1907	0.31	+0.0%
1908	0.31	+0.0%
1909	0.31	+0.0%
1910	0.31	+0.0%
1911	0.31	+0.0%
1912	0.31	+0.0%
1913	0.31	+0.0%
1914	0.31	+0.0%
1915	0.31	+0.0%
1916	0.31	+0.0%
1917	0.31	+0.0%
1918	0.31	+0.0%
1919	0.31	+0.0%
1920	0.31	+0.0%
1921	0.31	+0.0%
1922	0.31	+0.0%
1923	0.31	+0.0%
1924	0.31	+0.0%
1925	0.278	-10.3%
1926	0.245	-11.9%
1927	0.245	+0.0%
1928	0.245	+0.0%
1929	0.245	+0.0%
1930	0.245	+0.0%
1931	0.245	+0.0%
1932	0.326	+33.1%
1933	0.398	+22.1%
1934	0.398	+0.0%
1935	0.398	+0.0%
1936	0.398	+0.0%
1937	0.398	+0.0%
1938	0.398	+0.0%
1939	0.398	+0.0%
1940	0.398	+0.0%
1941	0.398	+0.0%
1942	0.398	+0.0%
1943	0.398	+0.0%
1944	0.398	+0.0%
1945	0.398	+0.0%
1946	0.398	+0.0%
1947	0.398	+0.0%
1948	0.398	+0.0%
1949	0.402	+1.0%
1950	0.402	+0.0%
1951	0.402	+0.0%
1952	0.402	+0.0%
1953	0.402	+0.0%
1954	0.402	+0.0%
1955	0.402	+0.0%
1956	0.402	+0.0%
1957	0.402	+0.0%
1958	0.402	+0.0%
1959	0.406	+1.0%
1960	0.406	+0.0%
1961	0.406	+0.0%
1962	0.406	+0.0%
1963	0.406	+0.0%
1964	0.45	+10.8%
1965	0.472	+4.9%
1966	0.472	+0.0%
1967	0.472	+0.0%
1968	0.472	+0.0%
1969	0.472	+0.0%
1970	0.484	+2.5%
1971	0.484	+0.0%
1972	0.476	-1.7%
1973	0.201	-57.8%
1974	0.061	-69.7%
1975	0.061	+0.0%
1976	0.061	+0.0%
1977	0.061	+0.0%
1978	0.095	+55.7%
1979	0.061	-35.8%
1980	0.111	+82.0%
1981	0.111	+0.0%
1982	0.111	+0.0%
1983	0.111	+0.0%
1984	0.111	+0.0%
1985	0.108	-2.7%
1986	0.105	-2.8%
1987	0.102	-2.9%
1988	0.099	-2.9%
1989	0.104	+5.1%
1990	0.406	+290.4%
1991	0.403	-0.7%
1992	0.556	+38.0%
1993	0.553	-0.5%
1994	0.55	-0.5%
1995	0.547	-0.5%
1996	0.577	+5.5%
1997	0.577	+0.0%
1998	0.574	-0.5%
1999	0.571	-0.5%
2000	0.579	+1.4%
2001	0.579	+0.0%
2002	0.575	-0.7%
2003	0.575	+0.0%
2004	0.575	+0.0%
2005	0.566	-1.6%
2006	0.58	+2.5%
2007	0.58	+0.0%
2008	0.58	+0.0%
2009	0.58	+0.0%
2010	0.563	-2.9%
2011	0.563	+0.0%
2012	0.563	+0.0%
2013	0.563	+0.0%
2014	0.578	+2.7%
2015	0.584	+1.0%
2016	0.586	+0.3%
2017	0.583	-0.5%
2018	0.581	-0.3%
2019	0.608	+4.6%
2020	0.659	+8.4%
2021	0.647	-1.8%
2022	0.657	+1.5%
2023	0.657	+0.0%
2024	0.646	-1.7%
2025	0.619	-4.2%

Chile compared with similar countries

Chile's 0.619 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.616, 1.0× the median. (55 countries reporting)
Chile's 0.619 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.581, 1.1× the median. (25 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1780s	0.08	0.08	0.08	1
1790s	0.08	0.08	0.08	10
1800s	0.08	0.08	0.08	10
1810s	0.0879	0.077	0.098	10
1820s	0.1273	0.082	0.202	10
1830s	0.0801	0.078	0.092	10
1840s	0.0978	0.096	0.105	10
1850s	0.1214	0.116	0.122	10
1860s	0.1709	0.128	0.189	10
1870s	0.203	0.189	0.208	10
1880s	0.2096	0.208	0.216	10
1890s	0.3006	0.216	0.31	10
1900s	0.31	0.31	0.31	10
1910s	0.31	0.31	0.31	10
1920s	0.2808	0.245	0.31	10
1930s	0.3602	0.245	0.398	10
1940s	0.3984	0.398	0.402	10
1950s	0.4024	0.402	0.406	10
1960s	0.4434	0.406	0.472	10
1970s	0.2045	0.061	0.484	10
1980s	0.1073	0.099	0.111	10
1990s	0.5314	0.403	0.577	10
2000s	0.5769	0.566	0.58	10
2010s	0.5772	0.563	0.608	10
2020s	0.6475	0.619	0.659	6

Countries ranked near Chile

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Frequently asked questions

What is participatory political institutions index in Chile?: Participatory political institutions index in Chile was 0.619 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest participatory political institutions index recorded in Chile?: The highest recorded value was 0.659 in 2020.
What is the lowest participatory political institutions index recorded in Chile?: The lowest recorded value was 0.061 in 1974.
How does Chile rank for participatory political institutions index?: Chile ranks 36th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is participatory political institutions index rising or falling in Chile?: Over the last ten years it is up 6.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Chile data come from?: The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Participatory Political Institutions Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Participatory 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, 29,844 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed: 18 September 2026

Central estimate of the extent to which citizens can engage in regional and local government, civil society organizations, and direct democracy.