Human rights index vs electoral democracy index in Colombia
Colombia: Human rights index vs electoral democracy index was 0.765 in 2025. β² Rising
Human rights index vs electoral democracy index in Colombia, 1789β2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, human rights index vs electoral democracy index in Colombia stood at 0.765.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.8% on the previous year and down 4.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, human rights index vs electoral democracy index in Colombia peaked at 0.81 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.217, in 1816.
That places Colombia 86th out of 176 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 237 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 0.234 | 0.234 | 0.234 | 1 |
| 1790s | 0.234 | 0.234 | 0.234 | 10 |
| 1800s | 0.234 | 0.234 | 0.234 | 10 |
| 1810s | 0.2307 | 0.217 | 0.242 | 10 |
| 1820s | 0.3069 | 0.275 | 0.316 | 10 |
| 1830s | 0.3634 | 0.299 | 0.407 | 10 |
| 1840s | 0.4001 | 0.33 | 0.491 | 10 |
| 1850s | 0.4836 | 0.439 | 0.512 | 10 |
| 1860s | 0.482 | 0.426 | 0.512 | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.507 | 0.462 | 0.512 | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.4692 | 0.405 | 0.512 | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.3989 | 0.344 | 0.405 | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.4057 | 0.339 | 0.44 | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.4858 | 0.475 | 0.487 | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.4736 | 0.459 | 0.487 | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.5151 | 0.487 | 0.528 | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.4491 | 0.264 | 0.535 | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.3204 | 0.257 | 0.538 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.542 | 0.542 | 0.542 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.5143 | 0.401 | 0.553 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.4917 | 0.401 | 0.554 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.6031 | 0.518 | 0.624 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.6607 | 0.6 | 0.702 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7845 | 0.695 | 0.81 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7402 | 0.671 | 0.79 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Colombia
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)
- Political rights rating fh 2 (2025)
- Democracy lexical 1 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 2 (2025)
- Liberal democracy index 0.555 (2025)
- Electoral democracy index 0.679 (2025)
- Freedom of association index 0.89 (2025)
- Freedom of expression index 0.81 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is human rights index vs electoral democracy index in Colombia?
- Human rights index vs electoral democracy index in Colombia was 0.765 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest human rights index vs electoral democracy index recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.81 in 2017.
- What is the lowest human rights index vs electoral democracy index recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.217 in 1816.
- How does Colombia rank for human rights index vs electoral democracy index?
- Colombia ranks 86th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
- Is human rights index vs electoral democracy index rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Colombia data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Human rights index vs electoral democracy index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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