Colombia vs United States: Electoral democracy
Colombia
1
in 2025
United States
1
in 2025
Colombia rank
1st
United States rank
1st
Electoral democracy over time
- Colombia
- United States
How they compare
Colombia currently reports 1 against 1 in United States, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 228 shared years of data; in 1789 it was United States ahead.
Colombia ranks 1st and United States ranks 1st of 197 countries.
Colombia has averaged higher in every one of the 25 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Colombia | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1790s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1800s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1810s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1820s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1830s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1840s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1850s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1860s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 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 | 0.5 | 0.5 | Colombia |
| 1970s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 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 United States?
- Colombia, at 1 against 1 in United States as of 2025.
- What is the difference in electoral democracy between Colombia and United States?
- 0, with Colombia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and United States?
- 228 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
- How do Colombia and United States rank globally for electoral democracy?
- Colombia ranks 1st and United States ranks 1st of 197 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).