Civil Rights Score in Colombia
Colombia: Civil Rights Score was 5 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Civil Rights Score in Colombia, 2005–2025
Source: Bertelsmann Transformation Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Colombia recorded 5 for civil rights score in 2025.
The figure is down 16.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, civil rights score in Colombia peaked at 6 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 4, in 2005.
Colombia ranks 54th of 128 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Civil Rights Score in Colombia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 4 | — |
| 2007 | 5 | +25.0% |
| 2009 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 6 | +20.0% |
| 2015 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 5 | -16.7% |
| 2023 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 5 | +0.0% |
Colombia compared with similar countries
- Colombia's 5 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 5, 1.0× the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Colombia's 5 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 5, 1.0× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.67 | 4 | 5 | 3 |
| 2010s | 5.8 | 5 | 6 | 5 |
| 2020s | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Colombia
- 54 Bangladesh 5 compare
- 54 Dominican Republic 5 compare
- 54 Ecuador 5 compare
- 54 India 5 compare
- 54 Jordan 5 compare
- 54 Kenya 5 compare
- 54 Madagascar 5 compare
- 54 Mauritania 5 compare
- 54 United Arab Emirates 5 compare
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 civil rights score in Colombia?
- Civil rights score in Colombia was 5 in 2025, according to Bertelsmann Transformation Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest civil rights score recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 6 in 2013.
- What is the lowest civil rights score recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 4 in 2005.
- How does Colombia rank for civil rights score?
- Colombia ranks 54th out of 128 countries with data for 2025.
- Is civil rights score rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Colombia data come from?
- The figures come from Bertelsmann Transformation Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Civil Rights Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Indicates the extent to which civil rights are codified in law, and the state prosecutes any violations and works to prevent discrimination.