Colombia vs Guatemala: Human rights index vdem
Colombia
0.765
in 2025
Guatemala
0.766
in 2025
Colombia rank
86th
Guatemala rank
85th
Human rights index vdem over time
- Colombia
- Guatemala
How they compare
Guatemala currently reports 0.766 against 0.765 in Colombia, a difference of 0.001.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 234 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Guatemala ahead.
Colombia ranks 86th and Guatemala ranks 85th of 176 countries.
Across the 25 decades both report, Colombia averaged higher in 19 and Guatemala in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Colombia | Guatemala | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 0.234 | 0.298 | 0.064 | Guatemala |
| 1790s | 0.234 | 0.298 | 0.064 | Guatemala |
| 1800s | 0.234 | 0.299 | 0.065 | Guatemala |
| 1810s | 0.2307 | 0.2563 | 0.0256 | Guatemala |
| 1820s | 0.3059 | 0.2992 | 0.0067 | Colombia |
| 1830s | 0.3634 | 0.2836 | 0.0798 | Colombia |
| 1840s | 0.4001 | 0.1548 | 0.2453 | Colombia |
| 1850s | 0.4836 | 0.142 | 0.3416 | Colombia |
| 1860s | 0.4787 | 0.142 | 0.3367 | Colombia |
| 1870s | 0.5064 | 0.174 | 0.3324 | Colombia |
| 1880s | 0.4692 | 0.1846 | 0.2846 | Colombia |
| 1890s | 0.3989 | 0.2588 | 0.1401 | Colombia |
| 1900s | 0.4057 | 0.1312 | 0.2745 | Colombia |
| 1910s | 0.4858 | 0.131 | 0.3548 | Colombia |
| 1920s | 0.4736 | 0.2018 | 0.2718 | Colombia |
| 1930s | 0.5151 | 0.1627 | 0.3524 | Colombia |
| 1940s | 0.4491 | 0.3746 | 0.0745 | Colombia |
| 1950s | 0.3204 | 0.3324 | 0.012 | Guatemala |
| 1960s | 0.542 | 0.1303 | 0.4117 | Colombia |
| 1970s | 0.5143 | 0.0954 | 0.4189 | Colombia |
| 1980s | 0.4917 | 0.1653 | 0.3264 | Colombia |
| 1990s | 0.6031 | 0.3851 | 0.218 | Colombia |
| 2000s | 0.6607 | 0.7012 | 0.0405 | Guatemala |
| 2010s | 0.7845 | 0.7195 | 0.065 | Colombia |
| 2020s | 0.7402 | 0.7268 | 0.0133 | Colombia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher human rights index vdem, Colombia or Guatemala?
- Guatemala, at 0.766 against 0.765 in Colombia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in human rights index vdem between Colombia and Guatemala?
- 0.001, with Guatemala ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Guatemala?
- 234 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
- How do Colombia and Guatemala rank globally for human rights index vdem?
- Colombia ranks 86th and Guatemala ranks 85th of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Human rights index vdem. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.