Colombia vs Cyprus: Electoral democracy
Colombia
1
in 2025
Cyprus
1
in 2025
Colombia rank
1st
Cyprus rank
1st
Electoral democracy over time
- Colombia
- Cyprus
How they compare
Colombia currently reports 1 against 1 in Cyprus, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 148 shared years of data; in 1878 it was Cyprus ahead.
Colombia ranks 1st and Cyprus ranks 1st of 198 countries.
Colombia has averaged higher in every one of the 16 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Colombia | Cyprus | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1880s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1890s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1900s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1950s | 0.2 | 0 | 0.2 | Colombia |
| 1960s | 1 | 0.3 | 0.7 | Colombia |
| 1970s | 1 | 0.3 | 0.7 | Colombia |
| 1980s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1990s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2000s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2020s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electoral democracy, Colombia or Cyprus?
- Colombia, at 1 against 1 in Cyprus as of 2025.
- What is the difference in electoral democracy between Colombia and Cyprus?
- 0, with Colombia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Cyprus?
- 148 years are reported by both, from 1878 to 2025.
- How do Colombia and Cyprus rank globally for electoral democracy?
- Colombia ranks 1st and Cyprus ranks 1st of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Electoral democracy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Identifies the political regime of a country using the reduced Lexical Index of Electoral Democracy. It distinguishes between non-electoral autocracies, one-party autocracies, multi-party autocracies without elected executive, multi-party autocracies, exclusive democracies, male democracies, and electoral democracies (including full democracies or polyarchies).