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
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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.

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About this data

Indicator
Human rights index vdem
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
176 places, 30,202 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed