Key features of liberal democracy in Colombia
Colombia: Key features of liberal democracy was 0.555 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2025)
0.555
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
53rd
of 176 countries
All-time high
0.57
in 2023
All-time low
0.055
in 1816
Years of data
215
1810–2025
Key features of liberal democracy in Colombia, 1810–2025
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Colombia recorded 0.555 for key features of liberal democracy in 2025.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, key features of liberal democracy in Colombia peaked at 0.57 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.055, in 1816.
Colombia ranks 53rd of 176 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Key features of liberal democracy in Colombia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1810 | 0.058 | — |
| 1811 | 0.058 | +0.0% |
| 1812 | 0.058 | +0.0% |
| 1813 | 0.058 | +0.0% |
| 1814 | 0.058 | +0.0% |
| 1815 | 0.057 | -1.7% |
| 1816 | 0.055 | -3.5% |
| 1817 | 0.055 | +0.0% |
| 1818 | 0.055 | +0.0% |
| 1819 | 0.055 | +0.0% |
| 1821 | 0.142 | +158.2% |
| 1822 | 0.155 | +9.2% |
| 1823 | 0.155 | +0.0% |
| 1824 | 0.155 | +0.0% |
| 1825 | 0.155 | +0.0% |
| 1826 | 0.155 | +0.0% |
| 1827 | 0.155 | +0.0% |
| 1828 | 0.147 | -5.2% |
| 1829 | 0.121 | -17.7% |
| 1830 | 0.121 | +0.0% |
| 1831 | 0.116 | -4.1% |
| 1832 | 0.157 | +35.3% |
| 1833 | 0.156 | -0.6% |
| 1834 | 0.163 | +4.5% |
| 1835 | 0.163 | +0.0% |
| 1836 | 0.167 | +2.5% |
| 1837 | 0.159 | -4.8% |
| 1838 | 0.157 | -1.3% |
| 1839 | 0.152 | -3.2% |
| 1840 | 0.149 | -2.0% |
| 1841 | 0.149 | +0.0% |
| 1842 | 0.149 | +0.0% |
| 1843 | 0.159 | +6.7% |
| 1844 | 0.168 | +5.7% |
| 1845 | 0.168 | +0.0% |
| 1846 | 0.168 | +0.0% |
| 1847 | 0.168 | +0.0% |
| 1848 | 0.173 | +3.0% |
| 1849 | 0.178 | +2.9% |
| 1850 | 0.182 | +2.2% |
| 1851 | 0.183 | +0.5% |
| 1852 | 0.186 | +1.6% |
| 1853 | 0.184 | -1.1% |
| 1854 | 0.156 | -15.2% |
| 1855 | 0.186 | +19.2% |
| 1856 | 0.191 | +2.7% |
| 1857 | 0.192 | +0.5% |
| 1858 | 0.193 | +0.5% |
| 1859 | 0.186 | -3.6% |
| 1860 | 0.182 | -2.2% |
| 1861 | 0.153 | -15.9% |
| 1862 | 0.146 | -4.6% |
| 1863 | 0.172 | +17.8% |
| 1864 | 0.179 | +4.1% |
| 1865 | 0.18 | +0.6% |
| 1866 | 0.178 | -1.1% |
| 1867 | 0.167 | -6.2% |
| 1868 | 0.177 | +6.0% |
| 1869 | 0.179 | +1.1% |
| 1870 | 0.179 | +0.0% |
| 1871 | 0.179 | +0.0% |
| 1872 | 0.179 | +0.0% |
| 1873 | 0.181 | +1.1% |
| 1874 | 0.184 | +1.7% |
| 1875 | 0.181 | -1.6% |
| 1876 | 0.182 | +0.6% |
| 1877 | 0.182 | +0.0% |
| 1878 | 0.186 | +2.2% |
| 1879 | 0.186 | +0.0% |
| 1880 | 0.187 | +0.5% |
| 1881 | 0.187 | +0.0% |
| 1882 | 0.186 | -0.5% |
| 1883 | 0.186 | +0.0% |
| 1884 | 0.187 | +0.5% |
| 1885 | 0.177 | -5.3% |
| 1886 | 0.154 | -13.0% |
| 1887 | 0.156 | +1.3% |
| 1888 | 0.157 | +0.6% |
| 1889 | 0.157 | +0.0% |
| 1890 | 0.157 | +0.0% |
| 1891 | 0.157 | +0.0% |
| 1892 | 0.158 | +0.6% |
| 1893 | 0.158 | +0.0% |
| 1894 | 0.158 | +0.0% |
| 1895 | 0.158 | +0.0% |
| 1896 | 0.158 | +0.0% |
| 1897 | 0.158 | +0.0% |
| 1898 | 0.158 | +0.0% |
| 1899 | 0.155 | -1.9% |
| 1900 | 0.081 | -47.7% |
| 1901 | 0.081 | +0.0% |
| 1902 | 0.081 | +0.0% |
| 1903 | 0.156 | +92.6% |
| 1904 | 0.154 | -1.3% |
| 1905 | 0.142 | -7.8% |
| 1906 | 0.143 | +0.7% |
| 1907 | 0.143 | +0.0% |
| 1908 | 0.143 | +0.0% |
| 1909 | 0.142 | -0.7% |
| 1910 | 0.187 | +31.7% |
| 1911 | 0.198 | +5.9% |
| 1912 | 0.198 | +0.0% |
| 1913 | 0.198 | +0.0% |
| 1914 | 0.187 | -5.6% |
| 1915 | 0.185 | -1.1% |
| 1916 | 0.185 | +0.0% |
| 1917 | 0.185 | +0.0% |
| 1918 | 0.185 | +0.0% |
| 1919 | 0.185 | +0.0% |
| 1920 | 0.187 | +1.1% |
| 1921 | 0.186 | -0.5% |
| 1922 | 0.183 | -1.6% |
| 1923 | 0.183 | +0.0% |
| 1924 | 0.181 | -1.1% |
| 1925 | 0.181 | +0.0% |
| 1926 | 0.18 | -0.6% |
| 1927 | 0.18 | +0.0% |
| 1928 | 0.18 | +0.0% |
| 1929 | 0.179 | -0.6% |
| 1930 | 0.185 | +3.4% |
| 1931 | 0.188 | +1.6% |
| 1932 | 0.189 | +0.5% |
| 1933 | 0.189 | +0.0% |
| 1934 | 0.188 | -0.5% |
| 1935 | 0.188 | +0.0% |
| 1936 | 0.192 | +2.1% |
| 1937 | 0.194 | +1.0% |
| 1938 | 0.194 | +0.0% |
| 1939 | 0.194 | +0.0% |
| 1940 | 0.194 | +0.0% |
| 1941 | 0.192 | -1.0% |
| 1942 | 0.191 | -0.5% |
| 1943 | 0.19 | -0.5% |
| 1944 | 0.19 | +0.0% |
| 1945 | 0.2 | +5.3% |
| 1946 | 0.181 | -9.5% |
| 1947 | 0.178 | -1.7% |
| 1948 | 0.152 | -14.6% |
| 1949 | 0.078 | -48.7% |
| 1950 | 0.059 | -24.4% |
| 1951 | 0.124 | +110.2% |
| 1952 | 0.124 | +0.0% |
| 1953 | 0.109 | -12.1% |
| 1954 | 0.098 | -10.1% |
| 1955 | 0.099 | +1.0% |
| 1956 | 0.099 | +0.0% |
| 1957 | 0.102 | +3.0% |
| 1958 | 0.178 | +74.5% |
| 1959 | 0.239 | +34.3% |
| 1960 | 0.247 | +3.3% |
| 1961 | 0.249 | +0.8% |
| 1962 | 0.251 | +0.8% |
| 1963 | 0.251 | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.25 | -0.4% |
| 1965 | 0.251 | +0.4% |
| 1966 | 0.25 | -0.4% |
| 1967 | 0.25 | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.253 | +1.2% |
| 1969 | 0.253 | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.251 | -0.8% |
| 1971 | 0.258 | +2.8% |
| 1972 | 0.261 | +1.2% |
| 1973 | 0.261 | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.277 | +6.1% |
| 1975 | 0.3 | +8.3% |
| 1976 | 0.304 | +1.3% |
| 1977 | 0.305 | +0.3% |
| 1978 | 0.28 | -8.2% |
| 1979 | 0.27 | -3.6% |
| 1980 | 0.27 | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.27 | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.276 | +2.2% |
| 1983 | 0.316 | +14.5% |
| 1984 | 0.317 | +0.3% |
| 1985 | 0.314 | -0.9% |
| 1986 | 0.308 | -1.9% |
| 1987 | 0.308 | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.301 | -2.3% |
| 1989 | 0.301 | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.316 | +5.0% |
| 1991 | 0.39 | +23.4% |
| 1992 | 0.428 | +9.7% |
| 1993 | 0.427 | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 0.426 | -0.2% |
| 1995 | 0.428 | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 0.426 | -0.5% |
| 1997 | 0.429 | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 0.423 | -1.4% |
| 1999 | 0.417 | -1.4% |
| 2000 | 0.426 | +2.2% |
| 2001 | 0.422 | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 0.414 | -1.9% |
| 2003 | 0.421 | +1.7% |
| 2004 | 0.424 | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 0.428 | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 0.449 | +4.9% |
| 2007 | 0.461 | +2.7% |
| 2008 | 0.462 | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 0.465 | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 0.498 | +7.1% |
| 2011 | 0.539 | +8.2% |
| 2012 | 0.54 | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 0.537 | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 0.545 | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 0.551 | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 0.547 | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 0.548 | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 0.533 | -2.7% |
| 2019 | 0.511 | -4.1% |
| 2020 | 0.496 | -2.9% |
| 2021 | 0.499 | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 0.561 | +12.4% |
| 2023 | 0.57 | +1.6% |
| 2024 | 0.554 | -2.8% |
| 2025 | 0.555 | +0.2% |
Colombia compared with similar countries
- Colombia's 0.555 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.347, 1.6× the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Colombia's 0.555 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.506, 1.1× the median. (25 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Key features of liberal democracy in Colombia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1821 | +158.2% | 0.055 | 0.142 |
| 1951 | +110.2% | 0.059 | 0.124 |
| 1903 | +92.6% | 0.081 | 0.156 |
| 1958 | +74.5% | 0.102 | 0.178 |
| 1949 | -48.7% | 0.152 | 0.078 |
| 1900 | -47.7% | 0.155 | 0.081 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1810s | 0.0567 | 0.055 | 0.058 | 10 |
| 1820s | 0.1489 | 0.121 | 0.155 | 9 |
| 1830s | 0.1511 | 0.116 | 0.167 | 10 |
| 1840s | 0.1629 | 0.149 | 0.178 | 10 |
| 1850s | 0.1839 | 0.156 | 0.193 | 10 |
| 1860s | 0.1713 | 0.146 | 0.182 | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.1819 | 0.179 | 0.186 | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.1734 | 0.154 | 0.187 | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.1575 | 0.155 | 0.158 | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.1266 | 0.081 | 0.156 | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.1893 | 0.185 | 0.198 | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.182 | 0.179 | 0.187 | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.1901 | 0.185 | 0.194 | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.1746 | 0.078 | 0.2 | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.1231 | 0.059 | 0.239 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.2505 | 0.247 | 0.253 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.2767 | 0.251 | 0.305 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2981 | 0.27 | 0.317 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.411 | 0.316 | 0.429 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4372 | 0.414 | 0.465 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5349 | 0.498 | 0.551 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5392 | 0.496 | 0.57 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Colombia
- 50 Slovakia 0.573 compare
- 51 United States 0.571 compare
- 52 Greece 0.568 compare
- 54 East Timor 0.549 compare
- 55 Solomon Islands 0.539 compare
- 56 Argentina 0.524 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 key features of liberal democracy in Colombia?
- Key features of liberal democracy in Colombia was 0.555 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest key features of liberal democracy recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.57 in 2023.
- What is the lowest key features of liberal democracy recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.055 in 1816.
- How does Colombia rank for key features of liberal democracy?
- Colombia ranks 53rd out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
- Is key features of liberal democracy rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Colombia data come from?
- The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Key features of liberal democracy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Central estimate of the extent of suffrage, the freedom and fairness of elections, freedoms of association and expression, individual and minority rights, equality before the law, and executive constraints.