Key features of human rights in Colombia
Colombia: Key features of human rights was 0.765 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
0.765
Change on year
up 3.8%
World rank
86th
of 176 countries
All-time high
0.81
in 2017
All-time low
0.217
in 1816
Years of data
237
1789–2025
Key features of human rights in Colombia, 1789–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, key features of human rights in Colombia stood at 0.765.
The figure is up 3.8% on the previous year and down 4.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, key features of human rights in Colombia peaked at 0.81 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.217, in 1816.
Colombia ranks 86th of 176 countries on this measure, 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)
- Human rights index vs electoral democracy index 0.765 (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)
- Participatory democracy index 0.467 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is key features of human rights in Colombia?
- Key features of human rights in Colombia was 0.765 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest key features of human rights recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.81 in 2017.
- What is the lowest key features of human rights recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.217 in 1816.
- How does Colombia rank for key features of human rights?
- Colombia ranks 86th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
- Is key features of human rights 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 Key features of human rights. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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