Percentage of territory effectively controlled by government in Chile
Chile: Percentage of territory effectively controlled by government was 80.7% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
80.7%
Change on year
down 14.0%
World rank
150th
of 174 countries
All-time high
98.7%
in 1892
All-time low
70.0%
in 1818
Years of data
208
1818–2025
Percentage of territory effectively controlled by government in Chile, 1818–2025
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Chile recorded 80.7% for percentage of territory effectively controlled by government in 2025.
That represents a change of down 14.0% on the previous year and down 16.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of territory effectively controlled by government in Chile peaked at 98.7% in 1892 and was at its lowest, 70.0%, in 1818.
Chile ranks 150th of 174 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 208 years of available data.
Percentage of territory effectively controlled by government in Chile, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1818 | 70.0% | — |
| 1819 | 70.0% | +0.0% |
| 1820 | 70.0% | +0.0% |
| 1821 | 70.0% | +0.0% |
| 1822 | 70.0% | +0.0% |
| 1823 | 70.0% | +0.0% |
| 1824 | 70.0% | +0.0% |
| 1825 | 70.0% | +0.0% |
| 1826 | 70.0% | +0.0% |
| 1827 | 75.0% | +7.1% |
| 1828 | 75.0% | +0.0% |
| 1829 | 75.0% | +0.0% |
| 1830 | 75.0% | +0.0% |
| 1831 | 75.0% | +0.0% |
| 1832 | 75.0% | +0.0% |
| 1833 | 85.0% | +13.3% |
| 1834 | 87.5% | +2.9% |
| 1835 | 87.5% | +0.0% |
| 1836 | 87.5% | +0.0% |
| 1837 | 87.5% | +0.0% |
| 1838 | 87.5% | +0.0% |
| 1839 | 87.5% | +0.0% |
| 1840 | 87.5% | +0.0% |
| 1841 | 87.5% | +0.0% |
| 1842 | 87.5% | +0.0% |
| 1843 | 87.5% | +0.0% |
| 1844 | 87.5% | +0.0% |
| 1845 | 87.5% | +0.0% |
| 1846 | 87.5% | +0.0% |
| 1847 | 87.5% | +0.0% |
| 1848 | 87.5% | +0.0% |
| 1849 | 87.5% | +0.0% |
| 1850 | 81.0% | -7.4% |
| 1851 | 81.0% | +0.0% |
| 1852 | 87.5% | +8.0% |
| 1853 | 87.5% | +0.0% |
| 1854 | 87.5% | +0.0% |
| 1855 | 87.5% | +0.0% |
| 1856 | 87.5% | +0.0% |
| 1857 | 87.5% | +0.0% |
| 1858 | 87.5% | +0.0% |
| 1859 | 77.5% | -11.4% |
| 1860 | 88.5% | +14.2% |
| 1861 | 88.5% | +0.0% |
| 1862 | 88.5% | +0.0% |
| 1863 | 88.5% | +0.0% |
| 1864 | 88.5% | +0.0% |
| 1865 | 88.5% | +0.0% |
| 1866 | 88.5% | +0.0% |
| 1867 | 88.5% | +0.0% |
| 1868 | 88.5% | +0.0% |
| 1869 | 88.5% | +0.0% |
| 1870 | 91.0% | +2.8% |
| 1871 | 91.0% | +0.0% |
| 1872 | 91.0% | +0.0% |
| 1873 | 91.0% | +0.0% |
| 1874 | 91.0% | +0.0% |
| 1875 | 91.0% | +0.0% |
| 1876 | 91.0% | +0.0% |
| 1877 | 91.0% | +0.0% |
| 1878 | 91.0% | +0.0% |
| 1879 | 91.0% | +0.0% |
| 1880 | 90.0% | -1.1% |
| 1881 | 90.0% | +0.0% |
| 1882 | 95.0% | +5.6% |
| 1883 | 95.0% | +0.0% |
| 1884 | 97.0% | +2.1% |
| 1885 | 97.0% | +0.0% |
| 1886 | 97.0% | +0.0% |
| 1887 | 97.0% | +0.0% |
| 1888 | 97.0% | +0.0% |
| 1889 | 97.0% | +0.0% |
| 1890 | 90.0% | -7.2% |
| 1891 | 90.0% | +0.0% |
| 1892 | 98.7% | +9.7% |
| 1893 | 98.7% | +0.0% |
| 1894 | 98.7% | +0.0% |
| 1895 | 98.7% | +0.0% |
| 1896 | 98.7% | +0.0% |
| 1897 | 98.7% | +0.0% |
| 1898 | 98.7% | +0.0% |
| 1899 | 98.7% | +0.0% |
| 1900 | 98.7% | +0.0% |
| 1901 | 97.6% | -1.2% |
| 1902 | 97.6% | +0.0% |
| 1903 | 97.6% | +0.0% |
| 1904 | 97.6% | +0.0% |
| 1905 | 97.6% | +0.0% |
| 1906 | 97.6% | +0.0% |
| 1907 | 97.6% | +0.0% |
| 1908 | 97.6% | +0.0% |
| 1909 | 97.6% | +0.0% |
| 1910 | 97.6% | +0.0% |
| 1911 | 97.6% | +0.0% |
| 1912 | 97.6% | +0.0% |
| 1913 | 97.6% | +0.0% |
| 1914 | 97.6% | +0.0% |
| 1915 | 97.6% | +0.0% |
| 1916 | 97.6% | +0.0% |
| 1917 | 97.6% | +0.0% |
| 1918 | 97.6% | +0.0% |
| 1919 | 97.6% | +0.0% |
| 1920 | 97.6% | +0.0% |
| 1921 | 97.6% | +0.0% |
| 1922 | 97.6% | +0.0% |
| 1923 | 97.6% | +0.0% |
| 1924 | 97.6% | +0.0% |
| 1925 | 97.6% | +0.0% |
| 1926 | 97.6% | +0.0% |
| 1927 | 97.6% | +0.0% |
| 1928 | 97.6% | +0.0% |
| 1929 | 97.6% | +0.0% |
| 1930 | 97.6% | +0.0% |
| 1931 | 97.6% | +0.0% |
| 1932 | 97.6% | +0.0% |
| 1933 | 97.6% | +0.0% |
| 1934 | 97.6% | +0.0% |
| 1935 | 97.6% | +0.0% |
| 1936 | 97.6% | +0.0% |
| 1937 | 97.6% | +0.0% |
| 1938 | 97.6% | +0.0% |
| 1939 | 97.6% | +0.0% |
| 1940 | 97.6% | +0.0% |
| 1941 | 97.6% | +0.0% |
| 1942 | 97.6% | +0.0% |
| 1943 | 97.6% | +0.0% |
| 1944 | 97.6% | +0.0% |
| 1945 | 97.6% | +0.0% |
| 1946 | 97.6% | +0.0% |
| 1947 | 97.6% | +0.0% |
| 1948 | 97.6% | +0.0% |
| 1949 | 97.6% | +0.0% |
| 1950 | 97.6% | +0.0% |
| 1951 | 97.6% | +0.0% |
| 1952 | 97.6% | +0.0% |
| 1953 | 97.6% | +0.0% |
| 1954 | 97.6% | +0.0% |
| 1955 | 97.6% | +0.0% |
| 1956 | 97.6% | +0.0% |
| 1957 | 97.6% | +0.0% |
| 1958 | 97.6% | +0.0% |
| 1959 | 97.6% | +0.0% |
| 1960 | 97.6% | +0.0% |
| 1961 | 97.6% | +0.0% |
| 1962 | 97.6% | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 97.6% | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 97.6% | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 97.6% | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 97.6% | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 97.6% | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 97.6% | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 97.6% | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 97.6% | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 97.6% | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 97.6% | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 97.6% | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 97.6% | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 97.6% | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 97.6% | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 97.6% | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 97.6% | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 97.6% | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 97.6% | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 97.6% | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 97.6% | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 97.6% | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 97.6% | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 97.6% | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 97.6% | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 97.6% | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 97.6% | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 97.6% | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 97.6% | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 97.6% | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 97.6% | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 97.6% | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 97.6% | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 97.6% | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 97.6% | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 97.6% | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 97.6% | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 97.6% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 97.6% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 97.6% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 97.6% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 97.6% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 97.6% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 97.6% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 97.6% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 97.6% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 97.6% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 97.6% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 97.6% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 97.6% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 97.6% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 97.1% | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 97.1% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 97.1% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 97.1% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 96.1% | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 96.1% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 94.8% | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 96.4% | +1.8% |
| 2021 | 82.0% | -15.0% |
| 2022 | 94.0% | +14.6% |
| 2023 | 94.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 93.8% | -0.3% |
| 2025 | 80.7% | -14.0% |
Chile compared with similar countries
- Chile's 80.7% is below the median for high income countries, which is 98.9%, 82% of the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Chile's 80.7% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 90.0%, 90% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1810s | 70.0% | 70.0% | 70.0% | 2 |
| 1820s | 71.5% | 70.0% | 75.0% | 10 |
| 1830s | 83.5% | 75.0% | 87.5% | 10 |
| 1840s | 87.5% | 87.5% | 87.5% | 10 |
| 1850s | 85.2% | 77.5% | 87.5% | 10 |
| 1860s | 88.5% | 88.5% | 88.5% | 10 |
| 1870s | 91.0% | 91.0% | 91.0% | 10 |
| 1880s | 95.2% | 90.0% | 97.0% | 10 |
| 1890s | 97.0% | 90.0% | 98.7% | 10 |
| 1900s | 97.7% | 97.6% | 98.7% | 10 |
| 1910s | 97.6% | 97.6% | 97.6% | 10 |
| 1920s | 97.6% | 97.6% | 97.6% | 10 |
| 1930s | 97.6% | 97.6% | 97.6% | 10 |
| 1940s | 97.6% | 97.6% | 97.6% | 10 |
| 1950s | 97.6% | 97.6% | 97.6% | 10 |
| 1960s | 97.6% | 97.6% | 97.6% | 10 |
| 1970s | 97.6% | 97.6% | 97.6% | 10 |
| 1980s | 97.6% | 97.6% | 97.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 97.6% | 97.6% | 97.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 97.6% | 97.6% | 97.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 96.8% | 94.8% | 97.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 90.1% | 80.7% | 96.4% | 6 |
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- 147 Comoros 82.2% compare
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- 152 Afghanistan 79.5% compare
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More reference data data for Chile
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.9268 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 2.22 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 5.33 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.2204 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 5.33 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 3.11 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.46 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 11.45 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 25.25 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.2 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of territory effectively controlled by government in Chile?
- Percentage of territory effectively controlled by government in Chile was 80.7% in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest percentage of territory effectively controlled by government recorded in Chile?
- The highest recorded value was 98.7% in 1892.
- What is the lowest percentage of territory effectively controlled by government recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was 70.0% in 1818.
- How does Chile rank for percentage of territory effectively controlled by government?
- Chile ranks 150th out of 174 countries with data for 2025.
- Is percentage of territory effectively controlled by government rising or falling in Chile?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.9%. 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 Percentage of territory effectively controlled by government. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Central estimate of the percentage of territory controlled by the government.