Colombia vs Peru: Varieties of democracy
Colombia
0.679
in 2025
Peru
0.667
in 2025
Colombia rank
57th
Peru rank
58th
Varieties of democracy over time
- Colombia
- Peru
How they compare
Colombia currently reports 0.679 against 0.667 in Peru, a difference of 0.012.
The two have swapped places 30 times across 199 shared years of data; in 1821 it was Colombia ahead.
Colombia ranks 57th and Peru ranks 58th of 176 countries.
Across the 21 decades both report, Colombia averaged higher in 13 and Peru in 8.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Colombia | Peru | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1820s | 0.1944 | 0.1926 | 0.0019 | Colombia |
| 1830s | 0.2086 | 0.2009 | 0.0077 | Colombia |
| 1840s | 0.2189 | 0.2124 | 0.0065 | Colombia |
| 1850s | 0.2585 | 0.2234 | 0.0351 | Colombia |
| 1860s | 0.2361 | 0.2096 | 0.0265 | Colombia |
| 1870s | 0.2591 | 0.2394 | 0.0197 | Colombia |
| 1880s | 0.269 | 0.091 | 0.178 | Colombia |
| 1890s | 0.1955 | 0.2313 | 0.0358 | Peru |
| 1900s | 0.1786 | 0.2527 | 0.0741 | Peru |
| 1910s | 0.2457 | 0.2298 | 0.0159 | Colombia |
| 1920s | 0.2254 | 0.1774 | 0.048 | Colombia |
| 1930s | 0.2406 | 0.1319 | 0.1087 | Colombia |
| 1940s | 0.2368 | 0.2411 | 0.0043 | Peru |
| 1950s | 0.1575 | 0.2246 | 0.0671 | Peru |
| 1960s | 0.3546 | 0.3273 | 0.0273 | Colombia |
| 1970s | 0.4026 | 0.1141 | 0.2885 | Colombia |
| 1980s | 0.4382 | 0.6371 | 0.1989 | Peru |
| 1990s | 0.5415 | 0.3656 | 0.1759 | Colombia |
| 2000s | 0.5566 | 0.7493 | 0.1927 | Peru |
| 2010s | 0.6651 | 0.8091 | 0.144 | Peru |
| 2020s | 0.6802 | 0.7218 | 0.0417 | Peru |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher varieties of democracy, Colombia or Peru?
- Colombia, at 0.679 against 0.667 in Peru as of 2025.
- What is the difference in varieties of democracy between Colombia and Peru?
- 0.012, with Colombia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Peru?
- 199 years are reported by both, from 1821 to 2025.
- How do Colombia and Peru rank globally for varieties of democracy?
- Colombia ranks 57th and Peru ranks 58th of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Varieties of democracy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Central estimate of the extent to which political leaders are elected under comprehensive suffrage in free and fair elections, and freedoms of association and expression are guaranteed.