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Chile

CL Β· CHL Β· #37 Β· 24 cities

Nomad score 58/100 Compare

Governance at a glance

Government
Unitary Presidential system
UN member
Yes
Independent
Yes
CPI score (2026)
63/100
Press freedom (2025)
62.3/100 #69
Electoral democracy (2025)
0.839
HDI
0.878
Regional blocs
PA, USAN

Government and leaders

Government type
Unitary Presidential system
Leaders
TitleName
President of ChileGabriel Boric
President of the Senate of ChileManuel JosΓ© OssandΓ³n

Safety and security

Homicide rate (2023)
6.4/100k
Traffic deaths (2019)
14.9/100k
Military spending (2024)
1.6% of GDP

Corruption perceptions index

CPI score (2026)
63 / 100
Interpretation
Low corruption
Source: Transparency International / Corruption Insights API. Higher scores = less corruption.

Democracy index

Electoral (2025)
0.839
Liberal
0.781
Participatory
0.574
Deliberative
0.771
Egalitarian
0.640
Source: V-Dem (Varieties of Democracy), CC-BY-SA. Scale: 0 (least democratic) to 1 (most democratic).

Press freedom index

Overall score (2025)
62.3 / 100
Global rank
#69 / 180
Rank change
-17 vs previous year
RSF zone
AmΓ©riques
Political #34
65.0
Economic #88
41.9
Legal #76
64.1
Social #98
57.8
Safety #77
82.4
Source: Reporters Without Borders (RSF). Higher scores = better press freedom. Five dimensions of press freedom tracked over time. Scores before 2013 used a different RSF scale (lower was better) and are not shown.

Press freedom historical data

Press freedom historical data
Year Score Rank Political Economic Legal Social Safety
2025 62.3 69 65.0 41.9 64.1 57.8 82.4
2024 67.3 52 68.8 47.0 68.8 68.5 83.6
2023 60.1 83 70.8 47.5 65.1 65.6 51.5
2022 60.6 82 65.0 42.9 67.6 72.4 55.2
2021 72.1 54 Data unavailable Data unavailable Data unavailable Data unavailable 69.6
2020 72.7 51 Data unavailable Data unavailable Data unavailable Data unavailable 100.0
2019 74.4 46 Data unavailable Data unavailable Data unavailable Data unavailable 89.0
2018 77.3 38 Data unavailable Data unavailable Data unavailable Data unavailable 100.0
2017 79.5 33 Data unavailable Data unavailable Data unavailable Data unavailable 79.2
2016 80.8 31 Data unavailable Data unavailable Data unavailable Data unavailable 42.8
2015 77.0 43 Data unavailable Data unavailable Data unavailable Data unavailable 74.4
2014 74.2 58 Data unavailable Data unavailable Data unavailable Data unavailable Data unavailable
2013 73.8 60 Data unavailable Data unavailable Data unavailable Data unavailable Data unavailable
Source: Reporters Without Borders (RSF) Press Freedom Index, 0-100 scale (higher is better). Scores before 2013 used a different RSF scale (lower was better) and are not shown.

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