Happiness vs. life satisfaction in Colombia
Colombia: Happiness vs. life satisfaction was 6.04 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Happiness vs. life satisfaction in Colombia, 2011–2025
Source: Wellbeing Research Centre (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Colombia recorded 6.04 for happiness vs. life satisfaction in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and down 6.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, happiness vs. life satisfaction in Colombia peaked at 6.48 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 5.63, in 2022.
Colombia ranks 66th of 157 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 6.31 | 6.12 | 6.48 | 8 |
| 2020s | 5.86 | 5.63 | 6.04 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Colombia
- 63 Dominican Republic 6.09 compare
- 64 China 6.07 compare
- 65 Kyrgyzstan 6.05 compare
- 66 South Korea 6.04 compare
- 68 Portugal 6.03 compare
- 69 Croatia 6.01 compare
More social development data for Colombia
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asy 1,464 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 79,669 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 2 (2025)
- Freedom of Association Index 0.89 (2025)
- Human Rights Index 0.765 (2025)
- Liberal Democracy Index 0.555 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 2 (2025)
- Participatory Democracy Index 0.467 (2025)
- Key features of human rights 0.765 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is happiness vs. life satisfaction in Colombia?
- Happiness vs. life satisfaction in Colombia was 6.04 in 2025, according to Wellbeing Research Centre (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest happiness vs. life satisfaction recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 6.48 in 2015.
- What is the lowest happiness vs. life satisfaction recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.63 in 2022.
- How does Colombia rank for happiness vs. life satisfaction?
- Colombia ranks 66th out of 157 countries with data for 2025.
- Is happiness vs. life satisfaction rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Colombia data come from?
- The figures come from Wellbeing Research Centre (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Happiness vs. life satisfaction. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Average of survey responses. The survey question asks respondents their current position on a hypothetical ladder, where the best possible life for them is a 10, and the worst possible life is a 0.