Chile vs Ecuador

Chile vs Ecuador: Electoral democracy

Electoral democracy in 2025: 0.84 of 1 in Chile and 0.61 of 1 in Ecuador, by V-Dem estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Chile, by 0.23 of 1, or 1.38 times that in Ecuador.

index, 0 to 1 · V-Dem

Chile vs Ecuador: Electoral democracyElectoral democracy in 2025: 0.84 of 1 in Chile and 0.61 of 1 in Ecuador, by V-Dem estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Chile, by 0.23 of 1, or 1.38 times that in Ecuador.
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What the numbers say

  • Chile has been higher since 1990, when it overtook Ecuador.
  • The world as a whole: 0.48 of 1 in 2025.

Every year

index, 0 to 1 · V-Dem

YearChileEcuadorWorld
20250.840.610.48
20240.850.640.49
20230.840.640.49
20220.830.660.5
20210.840.630.5
20200.840.630.51
20190.830.620.52
20180.870.640.52
20170.890.550.52
20160.890.540.52
20150.890.530.52
20140.890.530.52
20130.890.540.52
20120.890.590.53
20110.890.580.53
20100.890.590.52
20090.890.610.52
20080.890.630.52
20070.890.670.52
20060.890.690.52
20050.880.70.52
20040.880.70.51
20030.880.70.51
20020.880.690.5
20010.880.690.49
20000.880.690.49
19990.850.690.49
19980.850.70.49
19970.850.70.49
19960.850.70.48
19950.850.70.47
19940.850.70.47
19930.810.710.46
19920.820.710.44
19910.820.720.42
19900.720.720.41
19890.140.720.36
19880.110.690.36
19870.080.670.35
19860.080.670.34
19850.080.670.34
19840.080.690.33
19830.080.680.32
19820.080.690.32
19810.080.690.32
19800.080.690.32
19790.070.390.31
19780.070.20.3
19770.070.150.3
19760.070.150.29
19750.070.150.29
19740.070.150.29
19730.310.150.29
19720.690.170.29
19710.710.210.29
19700.60.290.29
19690.590.380.29
19680.590.270.3
19670.590.180.29
19660.590.140.29
19650.590.140.3
19640.580.130.3
19630.550.220.3
19620.540.370.29
19610.540.360.29
19600.540.360.28
19590.520.380.27
19580.450.370.27
19570.420.370.27
19560.420.360.26
19550.420.360.25
19540.420.350.25
19530.420.350.24
19520.410.360.24
19510.410.370.24
19500.410.370.23
19490.340.360.22
19480.360.340.22
19470.360.230.21
19460.370.160.19
19450.380.170.16
19440.370.190.14
19430.370.240.14
19420.370.240.14
19410.370.240.15
19400.370.250.15
19390.360.250.17
19380.360.210.17
19370.370.150.17
19360.350.150.17
19350.350.230.17
19340.350.270.18
19330.350.270.18
19320.30.270.19
19310.220.280.18
19300.20.290.18
19290.190.260.19
19280.20.230.19
19270.240.230.19
19260.210.210.19
19250.160.210.19
19240.260.260.19
19230.30.260.19
19220.30.260.19
19210.30.260.19
19200.30.260.18
19190.290.260.16
19180.290.260.15
19170.30.270.15
19160.30.260.15
19150.30.260.15
19140.30.260.15
19130.30.260.15
19120.30.260.15
19110.290.210.15
19100.290.160.15
19090.290.160.15
19080.290.160.15
19070.290.160.15
19060.290.170.15
19050.290.270.15
19040.290.270.14
19030.290.270.14
19020.290.270.15
19010.290.270.14
19000.290.280.14
18990.30.270.22
18980.30.270.22
18970.30.20.22
18960.290.20.22
18950.290.180.22
18940.290.230.21
18930.280.230.21
18920.280.230.21
18910.240.220.2
18900.230.220.2
18890.270.210.2
18880.270.190.2
18870.270.150.2
18860.270.150.19
18850.280.150.19
18840.270.150.2
18830.270.160.19
18820.270.160.19
18810.270.160.19
18800.280.160.19
18790.280.160.19
18780.250.10.18
18770.250.10.18
18760.260.180.19
18750.260.140.18
18740.260.140.18
18730.240.140.18
18720.240.140.18
18710.220.140.18
18700.220.140.18
18690.220.140.17
18680.220.160.17
18670.220.170.17
18660.220.170.16
18650.220.120.16
18640.220.120.16
18630.210.120.16
18620.210.110.16
18610.210.050.15
18600.190.080.15
18590.160.170.14
18580.160.190.14
18570.150.190.14
18560.150.150.13
18550.150.140.13
18540.150.140.13
18530.150.110.13
18520.150.110.13
18510.170.120.13
18500.180.140.13
18490.160.140.15
18480.160.140.13
18470.160.140.11
18460.160.140.11
18450.160.130.11
18440.160.110.11
18430.170.110.1
18420.170.110.1
18410.160.110.1
18400.170.120.1
18390.130.120.1
18380.130.120.09
18370.130.120.09
18360.130.120.1
18350.130.120.09
18340.130.10.09
18330.140.090.09
18320.130.090.09
18310.120.090.09
18300.090.090.09
18290.19–0.08
18280.2–0.08
18270.22–0.09
18260.21–0.08
18250.21–0.08
18240.2–0.08
18230.16–0.08
18220.06–0.08
1821––0.07
1820––0.07
1819––0.06
18180.03–0.06
18170.03–0.06
18160.02–0.06
18150.02–0.06
18140.04–0.05
18130.09–0.05
18120.09–0.06
18110.06–0.06
18100.04–0.06
18090.01–0.05
18080.01–0.05
18070.01–0.05
18060.01–0.05
18050.01–0.05
18040.01–0.05
18030.01–0.05
18020.01–0.05
18010.01–0.05
18000.01–0.05
17990.01–0.05
17980.01–0.06
17970.01–0.05
17960.01–0.05
17950.01–0.05
17940.01–0.05
17930.01–0.05
17920.01–0.05
17910.01–0.05
17900.01–0.05
17890.01–0.05

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Good to know

  • V-Dem’s electoral democracy index: how far rulers answer to voters through free and fair elections, with free speech and association, from 0 to 1.
  • Source: V-Dem (2026), via Our World in Data.
  • Ranks count the 175 countries with a value in 2025, highest first.
  • The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.

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