Political corruption index vs electoral democracy index in Colombia
Colombia: Political corruption index vs electoral democracy index was 0.388 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Political corruption index vs electoral democracy index in Colombia, 1789–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Colombia recorded 0.388 for political corruption index vs electoral democracy index in 2025.
That represents a change of down 2.0% on the previous year and down 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, political corruption index vs electoral democracy index in Colombia peaked at 0.546 in 1903 and was at its lowest, 0.376, in 1950.
That places Colombia 105th out of 176 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 237 years of available data.
Political corruption index vs electoral democracy index in Colombia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1789 | 0.432 | — |
| 1790 | 0.432 | +0.0% |
| 1791 | 0.432 | +0.0% |
| 1792 | 0.432 | +0.0% |
| 1793 | 0.432 | +0.0% |
| 1794 | 0.432 | +0.0% |
| 1795 | 0.432 | +0.0% |
| 1796 | 0.432 | +0.0% |
| 1797 | 0.432 | +0.0% |
| 1798 | 0.432 | +0.0% |
| 1799 | 0.432 | +0.0% |
| 1800 | 0.432 | +0.0% |
| 1801 | 0.432 | +0.0% |
| 1802 | 0.432 | +0.0% |
| 1803 | 0.432 | +0.0% |
| 1804 | 0.432 | +0.0% |
| 1805 | 0.432 | +0.0% |
| 1806 | 0.432 | +0.0% |
| 1807 | 0.432 | +0.0% |
| 1808 | 0.432 | +0.0% |
| 1809 | 0.432 | +0.0% |
| 1810 | 0.432 | +0.0% |
| 1811 | 0.432 | +0.0% |
| 1812 | 0.432 | +0.0% |
| 1813 | 0.432 | +0.0% |
| 1814 | 0.432 | +0.0% |
| 1815 | 0.432 | +0.0% |
| 1816 | 0.432 | +0.0% |
| 1817 | 0.432 | +0.0% |
| 1818 | 0.432 | +0.0% |
| 1819 | 0.432 | +0.0% |
| 1820 | 0.432 | +0.0% |
| 1821 | 0.523 | +21.1% |
| 1822 | 0.523 | +0.0% |
| 1823 | 0.523 | +0.0% |
| 1824 | 0.523 | +0.0% |
| 1825 | 0.523 | +0.0% |
| 1826 | 0.523 | +0.0% |
| 1827 | 0.523 | +0.0% |
| 1828 | 0.523 | +0.0% |
| 1829 | 0.523 | +0.0% |
| 1830 | 0.523 | +0.0% |
| 1831 | 0.523 | +0.0% |
| 1832 | 0.523 | +0.0% |
| 1833 | 0.523 | +0.0% |
| 1834 | 0.523 | +0.0% |
| 1835 | 0.523 | +0.0% |
| 1836 | 0.523 | +0.0% |
| 1837 | 0.523 | +0.0% |
| 1838 | 0.523 | +0.0% |
| 1839 | 0.523 | +0.0% |
| 1840 | 0.523 | +0.0% |
| 1841 | 0.523 | +0.0% |
| 1842 | 0.523 | +0.0% |
| 1843 | 0.523 | +0.0% |
| 1844 | 0.523 | +0.0% |
| 1845 | 0.523 | +0.0% |
| 1846 | 0.523 | +0.0% |
| 1847 | 0.523 | +0.0% |
| 1848 | 0.523 | +0.0% |
| 1849 | 0.523 | +0.0% |
| 1850 | 0.523 | +0.0% |
| 1851 | 0.523 | +0.0% |
| 1852 | 0.523 | +0.0% |
| 1853 | 0.523 | +0.0% |
| 1854 | 0.523 | +0.0% |
| 1855 | 0.523 | +0.0% |
| 1856 | 0.523 | +0.0% |
| 1857 | 0.523 | +0.0% |
| 1858 | 0.523 | +0.0% |
| 1859 | 0.523 | +0.0% |
| 1860 | 0.523 | +0.0% |
| 1861 | 0.523 | +0.0% |
| 1862 | 0.523 | +0.0% |
| 1863 | 0.523 | +0.0% |
| 1864 | 0.523 | +0.0% |
| 1865 | 0.523 | +0.0% |
| 1866 | 0.523 | +0.0% |
| 1867 | 0.523 | +0.0% |
| 1868 | 0.523 | +0.0% |
| 1869 | 0.523 | +0.0% |
| 1870 | 0.523 | +0.0% |
| 1871 | 0.523 | +0.0% |
| 1872 | 0.523 | +0.0% |
| 1873 | 0.523 | +0.0% |
| 1874 | 0.523 | +0.0% |
| 1875 | 0.523 | +0.0% |
| 1876 | 0.523 | +0.0% |
| 1877 | 0.523 | +0.0% |
| 1878 | 0.523 | +0.0% |
| 1879 | 0.523 | +0.0% |
| 1880 | 0.523 | +0.0% |
| 1881 | 0.523 | +0.0% |
| 1882 | 0.523 | +0.0% |
| 1883 | 0.523 | +0.0% |
| 1884 | 0.523 | +0.0% |
| 1885 | 0.523 | +0.0% |
| 1886 | 0.523 | +0.0% |
| 1887 | 0.523 | +0.0% |
| 1888 | 0.523 | +0.0% |
| 1889 | 0.523 | +0.0% |
| 1890 | 0.523 | +0.0% |
| 1891 | 0.523 | +0.0% |
| 1892 | 0.523 | +0.0% |
| 1893 | 0.523 | +0.0% |
| 1894 | 0.523 | +0.0% |
| 1895 | 0.523 | +0.0% |
| 1896 | 0.523 | +0.0% |
| 1897 | 0.523 | +0.0% |
| 1898 | 0.523 | +0.0% |
| 1899 | 0.523 | +0.0% |
| 1900 | 0.432 | -17.4% |
| 1901 | 0.432 | +0.0% |
| 1902 | 0.432 | +0.0% |
| 1903 | 0.546 | +26.4% |
| 1904 | 0.432 | -20.9% |
| 1905 | 0.432 | +0.0% |
| 1906 | 0.544 | +25.9% |
| 1907 | 0.544 | +0.0% |
| 1908 | 0.544 | +0.0% |
| 1909 | 0.544 | +0.0% |
| 1910 | 0.544 | +0.0% |
| 1911 | 0.544 | +0.0% |
| 1912 | 0.544 | +0.0% |
| 1913 | 0.544 | +0.0% |
| 1914 | 0.544 | +0.0% |
| 1915 | 0.544 | +0.0% |
| 1916 | 0.544 | +0.0% |
| 1917 | 0.544 | +0.0% |
| 1918 | 0.544 | +0.0% |
| 1919 | 0.544 | +0.0% |
| 1920 | 0.544 | +0.0% |
| 1921 | 0.544 | +0.0% |
| 1922 | 0.544 | +0.0% |
| 1923 | 0.544 | +0.0% |
| 1924 | 0.544 | +0.0% |
| 1925 | 0.544 | +0.0% |
| 1926 | 0.544 | +0.0% |
| 1927 | 0.544 | +0.0% |
| 1928 | 0.544 | +0.0% |
| 1929 | 0.544 | +0.0% |
| 1930 | 0.544 | +0.0% |
| 1931 | 0.501 | -7.9% |
| 1932 | 0.501 | +0.0% |
| 1933 | 0.501 | +0.0% |
| 1934 | 0.501 | +0.0% |
| 1935 | 0.501 | +0.0% |
| 1936 | 0.501 | +0.0% |
| 1937 | 0.501 | +0.0% |
| 1938 | 0.501 | +0.0% |
| 1939 | 0.501 | +0.0% |
| 1940 | 0.501 | +0.0% |
| 1941 | 0.501 | +0.0% |
| 1942 | 0.501 | +0.0% |
| 1943 | 0.501 | +0.0% |
| 1944 | 0.501 | +0.0% |
| 1945 | 0.501 | +0.0% |
| 1946 | 0.501 | +0.0% |
| 1947 | 0.501 | +0.0% |
| 1948 | 0.501 | +0.0% |
| 1949 | 0.501 | +0.0% |
| 1950 | 0.376 | -25.0% |
| 1951 | 0.496 | +31.9% |
| 1952 | 0.496 | +0.0% |
| 1953 | 0.496 | +0.0% |
| 1954 | 0.498 | +0.4% |
| 1955 | 0.498 | +0.0% |
| 1956 | 0.498 | +0.0% |
| 1957 | 0.491 | -1.4% |
| 1958 | 0.485 | -1.2% |
| 1959 | 0.485 | +0.0% |
| 1960 | 0.485 | +0.0% |
| 1961 | 0.485 | +0.0% |
| 1962 | 0.485 | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.485 | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.485 | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.485 | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.485 | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.485 | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.485 | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.485 | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.485 | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 0.485 | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.485 | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.485 | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.485 | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.485 | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.485 | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.485 | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.48 | -1.0% |
| 1979 | 0.48 | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.48 | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.48 | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.48 | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.48 | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.48 | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.48 | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.48 | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.48 | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.478 | -0.4% |
| 1989 | 0.478 | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.478 | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.478 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.434 | -9.2% |
| 1993 | 0.434 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.434 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.434 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.434 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.434 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.434 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.434 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.408 | -6.0% |
| 2001 | 0.408 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.408 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.408 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.408 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.408 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.408 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.408 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.408 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.417 | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 0.399 | -4.3% |
| 2011 | 0.393 | -1.5% |
| 2012 | 0.384 | -2.3% |
| 2013 | 0.385 | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 0.385 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.389 | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 0.388 | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 0.399 | +2.8% |
| 2018 | 0.381 | -4.5% |
| 2019 | 0.382 | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 0.397 | +3.9% |
| 2021 | 0.392 | -1.3% |
| 2022 | 0.383 | -2.3% |
| 2023 | 0.387 | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 0.396 | +2.3% |
| 2025 | 0.388 | -2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 0.432 | 0.432 | 0.432 | 1 |
| 1790s | 0.432 | 0.432 | 0.432 | 10 |
| 1800s | 0.432 | 0.432 | 0.432 | 10 |
| 1810s | 0.432 | 0.432 | 0.432 | 10 |
| 1820s | 0.5139 | 0.432 | 0.523 | 10 |
| 1830s | 0.523 | 0.523 | 0.523 | 10 |
| 1840s | 0.523 | 0.523 | 0.523 | 10 |
| 1850s | 0.523 | 0.523 | 0.523 | 10 |
| 1860s | 0.523 | 0.523 | 0.523 | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.523 | 0.523 | 0.523 | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.523 | 0.523 | 0.523 | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.523 | 0.523 | 0.523 | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.4882 | 0.432 | 0.546 | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.544 | 0.544 | 0.544 | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.544 | 0.544 | 0.544 | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.5053 | 0.501 | 0.544 | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.501 | 0.501 | 0.501 | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.4819 | 0.376 | 0.498 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.485 | 0.485 | 0.485 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.484 | 0.48 | 0.485 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.4796 | 0.478 | 0.48 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.4428 | 0.434 | 0.478 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4089 | 0.408 | 0.417 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3885 | 0.381 | 0.399 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3905 | 0.383 | 0.397 | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is political corruption index vs electoral democracy index in Colombia?
- Political corruption index vs electoral democracy index in Colombia was 0.388 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest political corruption index vs electoral democracy index recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.546 in 1903.
- What is the lowest political corruption index vs electoral democracy index recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.376 in 1950.
- How does Colombia rank for political corruption index vs electoral democracy index?
- Colombia ranks 105th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
- Is political corruption index vs electoral democracy index rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Colombia data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Political corruption index vs electoral democracy index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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