Freedom Score in Colombia
Colombia: Freedom Score was 69 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Freedom Score in Colombia, 2002–2025
Source: Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Colombia recorded 69 for freedom score in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.4% on the previous year and up 9.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, freedom score in Colombia peaked at 70 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 55, in 2002.
Colombia ranks 85th of 197 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Freedom Score in Colombia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 55 | — |
| 2003 | 57 | +3.6% |
| 2004 | 57 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 60 | +5.3% |
| 2006 | 62 | +3.3% |
| 2007 | 61 | -1.6% |
| 2008 | 60 | -1.6% |
| 2009 | 59 | -1.7% |
| 2010 | 61 | +3.4% |
| 2011 | 61 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 61 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 62 | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 63 | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 63 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 64 | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 65 | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 66 | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 66 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 65 | -1.5% |
| 2021 | 64 | -1.5% |
| 2022 | 70 | +9.4% |
| 2023 | 70 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 70 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 69 | -1.4% |
Colombia compared with similar countries
- Colombia's 69 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 61.5, 1.1× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Colombia's 69 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 81, 85% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 58.88 | 55 | 62 | 8 |
| 2010s | 63.2 | 61 | 66 | 10 |
| 2020s | 68 | 64 | 70 | 6 |
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 freedom score in Colombia?
- Freedom score in Colombia was 69 in 2025, according to Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest freedom score recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 70 in 2022.
- What is the lowest freedom score recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 55 in 2002.
- How does Colombia rank for freedom score?
- Colombia ranks 85th out of 197 countries with data for 2025.
- Is freedom score rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Colombia data come from?
- The figures come from Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Freedom Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Freedom House's total democracy score is a 0-to-100 aggregate that adds up a country's points on 25 indicators of political rights (max 40) and civil liberties (max 60), creating a single snapshot of the freedoms people actually enjoy.