Rule of law index bti in Chile

Chile: Rule of law index bti was 9.75 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
9.75
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
4th
of 128 countries
All-time high
9.75
in 2023
All-time low
9.25
in 2005
Years of data
11
2005–2025

Rule of law index bti in Chile, 2005–2025

02468102005201520252005: 9.22007: 9.22009: 9.22011: 9.22013: 9.22015: 9.22017: 9.52019: 9.52021: 9.52023: 9.82025: 9.8

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2025, rule of law index bti in Chile stood at 9.75. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, rule of law index bti in Chile peaked at 9.75 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 9.25, in 2005.

That places Chile 4th out of 128 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.

Rule of law index bti in Chile, year by year

Annual values for Rule of law index bti in Chile, 2005 to 2025.
Year Value Change
2005 9.25 —
2007 9.25 +0.0%
2009 9.25 +0.0%
2011 9.25 +0.0%
2013 9.25 +0.0%
2015 9.25 +0.0%
2017 9.5 +2.7%
2019 9.5 +0.0%
2021 9.5 +0.0%
2023 9.75 +2.6%
2025 9.75 +0.0%

Chile compared with similar countries

  • Chile's 9.75 is above the median for high income countries, which is 7, 1.4× the median. (24 countries reporting)
  • Chile's 9.75 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 5.25, 1.9× the median. (21 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 9.25 9.25 9.25 3
2010s 9.35 9.25 9.5 5
2020s 9.67 9.5 9.75 3

Countries ranked near Chile

  1. 1 Estonia 10 compare
  2. 1 Taiwan 10 compare
  3. 1 Uruguay 10 compare
  4. 5 Lithuania 9.5 compare
  5. 5 Slovenia 9.5 compare
  6. 7 Costa Rica 9.25 compare

See the full ranking of 128 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is rule of law index bti in Chile?
Rule of law index bti in Chile was 9.75 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest rule of law index bti recorded in Chile?
The highest recorded value was 9.75 in 2023.
What is the lowest rule of law index bti recorded in Chile?
The lowest recorded value was 9.25 in 2005.
How does Chile rank for rule of law index bti?
Chile ranks 4th out of 128 countries with data for 2025.
Is rule of law index bti rising or falling in Chile?
Over the last ten years it is up 5.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Chile data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Rule of law index bti. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Rule of law index bti
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
128 places, 1,394 data points, 2005–2025
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