What is participatory democracy index in Colombia?

Participatory democracy index in Colombia was 0.467 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest participatory democracy index recorded in Colombia?

The highest recorded value was 0.494 in 2023.

What is the lowest participatory democracy index recorded in Colombia?

The lowest recorded value was 0.024 in 1816.

How does Colombia rank for participatory democracy index?

Colombia ranks 46th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.

Is participatory democracy index rising or falling in Colombia?

Over the last ten years it is up 1.3%. 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 Participatory Democracy Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Participatory Democracy Index in Colombia

Name: Participatory Democracy Index in Colombia
Creator: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Colombia: Participatory Democracy Index was 0.467 in 2025. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2025)

0.467

Change on year

down 2.1%

World rank

46th

of 176 countries

All-time high

0.494

in 2023

All-time low

0.024

in 1816

Years of data

216

1810–2025

Participatory Democracy Index in Colombia, 1810–2025

Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

Analysis

Colombia recorded 0.467 for participatory democracy index in 2025.

The figure is down 2.1% on the previous year and up 1.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, participatory democracy index in Colombia peaked at 0.494 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.024, in 1816.

That places Colombia 46th out of 176 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Participatory Democracy Index in Colombia, year by year

Annual values for Participatory Democracy Index in Colombia, 1810 to 2025.
Year	Value	Change
1810	0.027	—
1811	0.027	+0.0%
1812	0.027	+0.0%
1813	0.027	+0.0%
1814	0.027	+0.0%
1815	0.025	-7.4%
1816	0.024	-4.0%
1817	0.024	+0.0%
1818	0.024	+0.0%
1819	0.024	+0.0%
1820	0.027	+12.5%
1821	0.035	+29.6%
1822	0.043	+22.9%
1823	0.043	+0.0%
1824	0.043	+0.0%
1825	0.043	+0.0%
1826	0.043	+0.0%
1827	0.043	+0.0%
1828	0.041	-4.7%
1829	0.04	-2.4%
1830	0.046	+15.0%
1831	0.043	-6.5%
1832	0.085	+97.7%
1833	0.086	+1.2%
1834	0.09	+4.7%
1835	0.09	+0.0%
1836	0.09	+0.0%
1837	0.087	-3.3%
1838	0.086	-1.1%
1839	0.086	+0.0%
1840	0.084	-2.3%
1841	0.084	+0.0%
1842	0.084	+0.0%
1843	0.088	+4.8%
1844	0.088	+0.0%
1845	0.088	+0.0%
1846	0.088	+0.0%
1847	0.088	+0.0%
1848	0.089	+1.1%
1849	0.092	+3.4%
1850	0.094	+2.2%
1851	0.095	+1.1%
1852	0.095	+0.0%
1853	0.094	-1.1%
1854	0.097	+3.2%
1855	0.114	+17.5%
1856	0.114	+0.0%
1857	0.12	+5.3%
1858	0.12	+0.0%
1859	0.116	-3.3%
1860	0.115	-0.9%
1861	0.097	-15.7%
1862	0.092	-5.2%
1863	0.104	+13.0%
1864	0.108	+3.8%
1865	0.109	+0.9%
1866	0.109	+0.0%
1867	0.106	-2.8%
1868	0.108	+1.9%
1869	0.109	+0.9%
1870	0.11	+0.9%
1871	0.11	+0.0%
1872	0.109	-0.9%
1873	0.111	+1.8%
1874	0.113	+1.8%
1875	0.113	+0.0%
1876	0.112	-0.9%
1877	0.112	+0.0%
1878	0.115	+2.7%
1879	0.115	+0.0%
1880	0.115	+0.0%
1881	0.115	+0.0%
1882	0.114	-0.9%
1883	0.114	+0.0%
1884	0.115	+0.9%
1885	0.115	+0.0%
1886	0.072	-37.4%
1887	0.074	+2.8%
1888	0.075	+1.4%
1889	0.075	+0.0%
1890	0.075	+0.0%
1891	0.075	+0.0%
1892	0.075	+0.0%
1893	0.075	+0.0%
1894	0.075	+0.0%
1895	0.075	+0.0%
1896	0.075	+0.0%
1897	0.075	+0.0%
1898	0.075	+0.0%
1899	0.075	+0.0%
1900	0.067	-10.7%
1901	0.067	+0.0%
1902	0.067	+0.0%
1903	0.072	+7.5%
1904	0.073	+1.4%
1905	0.071	-2.7%
1906	0.072	+1.4%
1907	0.072	+0.0%
1908	0.072	+0.0%
1909	0.071	-1.4%
1910	0.084	+18.3%
1911	0.091	+8.3%
1912	0.091	+0.0%
1913	0.091	+0.0%
1914	0.083	-8.8%
1915	0.083	+0.0%
1916	0.083	+0.0%
1917	0.083	+0.0%
1918	0.082	-1.2%
1919	0.082	+0.0%
1920	0.083	+1.2%
1921	0.084	+1.2%
1922	0.082	-2.4%
1923	0.081	-1.2%
1924	0.081	+0.0%
1925	0.081	+0.0%
1926	0.08	-1.2%
1927	0.08	+0.0%
1928	0.08	+0.0%
1929	0.08	+0.0%
1930	0.09	+12.5%
1931	0.091	+1.1%
1932	0.091	+0.0%
1933	0.091	+0.0%
1934	0.091	+0.0%
1935	0.09	-1.1%
1936	0.093	+3.3%
1937	0.093	+0.0%
1938	0.093	+0.0%
1939	0.093	+0.0%
1940	0.093	+0.0%
1941	0.093	+0.0%
1942	0.092	-1.1%
1943	0.091	-1.1%
1944	0.091	+0.0%
1945	0.098	+7.7%
1946	0.096	-2.0%
1947	0.088	-8.3%
1948	0.078	-11.4%
1949	0.072	-7.7%
1950	0.065	-9.7%
1951	0.071	+9.2%
1952	0.072	+1.4%
1953	0.064	-11.1%
1954	0.053	-17.2%
1955	0.053	+0.0%
1956	0.053	+0.0%
1957	0.063	+18.9%
1958	0.085	+34.9%
1959	0.128	+50.6%
1960	0.131	+2.3%
1961	0.133	+1.5%
1962	0.133	+0.0%
1963	0.134	+0.8%
1964	0.133	-0.7%
1965	0.134	+0.8%
1966	0.133	-0.7%
1967	0.132	-0.8%
1968	0.133	+0.8%
1969	0.133	+0.0%
1970	0.135	+1.5%
1971	0.138	+2.2%
1972	0.14	+1.4%
1973	0.14	+0.0%
1974	0.155	+10.7%
1975	0.168	+8.4%
1976	0.17	+1.2%
1977	0.17	+0.0%
1978	0.162	-4.7%
1979	0.155	-4.3%
1980	0.164	+5.8%
1981	0.164	+0.0%
1982	0.165	+0.6%
1983	0.185	+12.1%
1984	0.182	-1.6%
1985	0.182	+0.0%
1986	0.184	+1.1%
1987	0.183	-0.5%
1988	0.252	+37.7%
1989	0.252	+0.0%
1990	0.287	+13.9%
1991	0.365	+27.2%
1992	0.385	+5.5%
1993	0.386	+0.3%
1994	0.386	+0.0%
1995	0.384	-0.5%
1996	0.382	-0.5%
1997	0.38	-0.5%
1998	0.372	-2.1%
1999	0.367	-1.3%
2000	0.373	+1.6%
2001	0.366	-1.9%
2002	0.357	-2.5%
2003	0.372	+4.2%
2004	0.373	+0.3%
2005	0.378	+1.3%
2006	0.396	+4.8%
2007	0.405	+2.3%
2008	0.402	-0.7%
2009	0.401	-0.2%
2010	0.431	+7.5%
2011	0.453	+5.1%
2012	0.453	+0.0%
2013	0.455	+0.4%
2014	0.455	+0.0%
2015	0.461	+1.3%
2016	0.492	+6.7%
2017	0.483	-1.8%
2018	0.471	-2.5%
2019	0.46	-2.3%
2020	0.447	-2.8%
2021	0.454	+1.6%
2022	0.488	+7.5%
2023	0.494	+1.2%
2024	0.477	-3.4%
2025	0.467	-2.1%

Colombia compared with similar countries

Colombia's 0.467 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.294, 1.6× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Colombia's 0.467 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.429, 1.1× the median. (25 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Participatory Democracy Index 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
1832	+97.7%	0.043	0.085
1959	+50.6%	0.085	0.128
1988	+37.7%	0.183	0.252
1886	-37.4%	0.115	0.072
1958	+34.9%	0.063	0.085
1821	+29.6%	0.027	0.035

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1810s	0.0256	0.024	0.027	10
1820s	0.0401	0.027	0.043	10
1830s	0.0789	0.043	0.09	10
1840s	0.0873	0.084	0.092	10
1850s	0.1059	0.094	0.12	10
1860s	0.1057	0.092	0.115	10
1870s	0.112	0.109	0.115	10
1880s	0.0984	0.072	0.115	10
1890s	0.075	0.075	0.075	10
1900s	0.0704	0.067	0.073	10
1910s	0.0853	0.082	0.091	10
1920s	0.0812	0.08	0.084	10
1930s	0.0916	0.09	0.093	10
1940s	0.0892	0.072	0.098	10
1950s	0.0707	0.053	0.128	10
1960s	0.1329	0.131	0.134	10
1970s	0.1533	0.135	0.17	10
1980s	0.1913	0.164	0.252	10
1990s	0.3694	0.287	0.386	10
2000s	0.3823	0.357	0.405	10
2010s	0.4614	0.431	0.492	10
2020s	0.4712	0.447	0.494	6

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Frequently asked questions

What is participatory democracy index in Colombia?: Participatory democracy index in Colombia was 0.467 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest participatory democracy index recorded in Colombia?: The highest recorded value was 0.494 in 2023.
What is the lowest participatory democracy index recorded in Colombia?: The lowest recorded value was 0.024 in 1816.
How does Colombia rank for participatory democracy index?: Colombia ranks 46th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is participatory democracy index rising or falling in Colombia?: Over the last ten years it is up 1.3%. 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 Participatory Democracy Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Participatory Democracy Index
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 176 places, 29,363 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed: 18 September 2026

Central estimate of the extent of suffrage, the freedom and fairness of elections, freedoms of association and expression, as well as the extent to which citizens can engage in regional and local government, civil society organizations, and direct democracy.