Citizen support for democracy in Colombia
Colombia: Citizen support for democracy was -0.923 in 2020. ◆ Volatile
Citizen support for democracy in Colombia, 1996–2020
Source: Claassen (2022) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2020, citizen support for democracy in Colombia stood at -0.923.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 23.6% on the previous year and down 530.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, citizen support for democracy in Colombia peaked at -0.1464 in 2010 and was at its lowest, -1.03, in 2002.
Colombia ranks 108th of 144 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Citizen support for democracy in Colombia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | -0.196 | — |
| 1997 | -0.2735 | +39.6% |
| 1998 | -0.4014 | +46.8% |
| 1999 | -0.5679 | +41.5% |
| 2000 | -0.7391 | +30.1% |
| 2001 | -0.9775 | +32.3% |
| 2002 | -1.03 | +5.9% |
| 2003 | -0.877 | -15.2% |
| 2004 | -0.5542 | -36.8% |
| 2005 | -0.4236 | -23.6% |
| 2006 | -0.3726 | -12.0% |
| 2007 | -0.3911 | +5.0% |
| 2008 | -0.2374 | -39.3% |
| 2009 | -0.2317 | -2.4% |
| 2010 | -0.1464 | -36.8% |
| 2011 | -0.2032 | +38.8% |
| 2012 | -0.3948 | +94.3% |
| 2013 | -0.406 | +2.8% |
| 2014 | -0.3821 | -5.9% |
| 2015 | -0.4144 | +8.5% |
| 2016 | -0.47 | +13.4% |
| 2017 | -0.4499 | -4.3% |
| 2018 | -0.5679 | +26.2% |
| 2019 | -0.7469 | +31.5% |
| 2020 | -0.923 | +23.6% |
Colombia compared with similar countries
- Colombia's -0.923 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is -0.9114, 1.0× the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Colombia's -0.923 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is -0.7907, 1.2× the median. (24 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -0.3597 | -0.5679 | -0.196 | 4 |
| 2000s | -0.5839 | -1.03 | -0.2317 | 10 |
| 2010s | -0.4182 | -0.7469 | -0.1464 | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.923 | -0.923 | -0.923 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Colombia
More social development data for Colombia
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 1,464 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 79,669 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 2 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 2 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0015 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 79,669 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is citizen support for democracy in Colombia?
- Citizen support for democracy in Colombia was -0.923 in 2020, according to Claassen (2022) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest citizen support for democracy recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was -0.1464 in 2010.
- What is the lowest citizen support for democracy recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.03 in 2002.
- How does Colombia rank for citizen support for democracy?
- Colombia ranks 108th out of 144 countries with data for 2020.
- Is citizen support for democracy rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 530.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Colombia data come from?
- The figures come from Claassen (2022) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Citizen support for democracy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Central estimate of the average extent to which citizens support a democratic political system and reject autocratic alternatives. It combines responses across more than one thousand nationally-representative surveys on how desirable citizens find democracy, how they evaluate undemocratic alternatives (such as a strong unelected leader, the army, or religious authorities), and how they assess democratic and autocratic political systems relative to another.