Rule of Law - Governance score in Chile

Chile: Rule of Law - Governance score was 68.86 0-100 in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
68.86 0-100
Change on year
up 0.7%
World rank
54th
of 208 countries
All-time high
79.84 0-100
in 2005
All-time low
68.41 0-100
in 2023
Years of data
26
1996–2024

Rule of Law - Governance score in Chile, 1996–2024

0204060801996201020241996: 77.5 0-1001998: 76.1 0-1002000: 79.6 0-1002002: 79.8 0-1002003: 79.2 0-1002004: 79.1 0-1002005: 79.8 0-1002006: 79.2 0-1002007: 79.2 0-1002008: 78.5 0-1002009: 78.5 0-1002010: 78.1 0-1002011: 76 0-1002012: 76.5 0-1002013: 75.4 0-1002014: 75.2 0-1002015: 74.2 0-1002016: 74 0-1002017: 73.6 0-1002018: 73.5 0-1002019: 72.7 0-1002020: 69.7 0-1002021: 70 0-1002022: 69.8 0-1002023: 68.4 0-1002024: 68.9 0-100

Source: World Bank. Measured in 0-100.

Analysis

In 2024, rule of law - governance score in Chile stood at 68.86 0-100.

The figure is up 0.7% on the previous year and down 8.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, rule of law - governance score in Chile peaked at 79.84 0-100 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 68.41 0-100, in 2023.

Chile ranks 54th of 208 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.

Rule of Law - Governance score in Chile, year by year

Annual values for Rule of Law - Governance score (0-100) in Chile, 1996 to 2024.
Year 0-100 Change
1996 77.46 0-100 —
1998 76.08 0-100 -1.8%
2000 79.62 0-100 +4.7%
2002 79.79 0-100 +0.2%
2003 79.23 0-100 -0.7%
2004 79.08 0-100 -0.2%
2005 79.84 0-100 +1.0%
2006 79.16 0-100 -0.8%
2007 79.21 0-100 +0.1%
2008 78.46 0-100 -0.9%
2009 78.52 0-100 +0.1%
2010 78.13 0-100 -0.5%
2011 75.99 0-100 -2.7%
2012 76.51 0-100 +0.7%
2013 75.44 0-100 -1.4%
2014 75.17 0-100 -0.4%
2015 74.23 0-100 -1.2%
2016 73.99 0-100 -0.3%
2017 73.61 0-100 -0.5%
2018 73.45 0-100 -0.2%
2019 72.7 0-100 -1.0%
2020 69.69 0-100 -4.1%
2021 69.98 0-100 +0.4%
2022 69.77 0-100 -0.3%
2023 68.41 0-100 -1.9%
2024 68.86 0-100 +0.7%

Chile compared with similar countries

  • Chile's 68.86 0-100 is below the median for high income countries, which is 73.42 0-100, 94% of the median. (76 countries reporting)
  • Chile's 68.86 0-100 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 52.64 0-100, 1.3× the median. (37 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 76.77 0-100 76.08 0-100 77.46 0-100 2
2000s 79.21 0-100 78.46 0-100 79.84 0-100 9
2010s 74.92 0-100 72.7 0-100 78.13 0-100 10
2020s 69.34 0-100 68.41 0-100 69.98 0-100 5

Countries ranked near Chile

  1. 51 Barbados 69.49 0-100 compare
  2. 52 Malta 69.48 0-100 compare
  3. 53 Tonga 68.91 0-100 compare
  4. 55 Cyprus 68.83 0-100 compare
  5. 56 Mauritius 67.96 0-100 compare
  6. 57 Italy 67.62 0-100 compare

See the full ranking of 208 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is rule of law - governance score in Chile?
Rule of law - governance score in Chile was 68.86 0-100 in 2024, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest rule of law - governance score recorded in Chile?
The highest recorded value was 79.84 0-100 in 2005.
What is the lowest rule of law - governance score recorded in Chile?
The lowest recorded value was 68.41 0-100 in 2023.
How does Chile rank for rule of law - governance score?
Chile ranks 54th out of 208 countries with data for 2024.
Is rule of law - governance score rising or falling in Chile?
Over the last ten years it is down 8.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Chile data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Rule of Law - Governance score (0-100). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Rule of Law - Governance score (0-100)
Unit
0-100
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
208 places, 5,320 data points, 1996–2024
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