What is varieties of democracy in Colombia?

Varieties of democracy in Colombia was 0.679 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest varieties of democracy recorded in Colombia?

The highest recorded value was 0.711 in 2023.

What is the lowest varieties of democracy recorded in Colombia?

The lowest recorded value was 0.084 in 1816.

How does Colombia rank for varieties of democracy?

Colombia ranks 57th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.

Is varieties of democracy rising or falling in Colombia?

Over the last ten years it is down 0.3%. 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 Varieties of democracy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Varieties of democracy in Colombia

Name: Varieties of democracy in Colombia
Creator: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Colombia: Varieties of democracy was 0.679 in 2025. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2025)

0.679

Change on year

down 2.7%

World rank

57th

of 176 countries

All-time high

0.711

in 2023

All-time low

0.084

in 1816

Years of data

216

1810–2025

Varieties of democracy in Colombia, 1810–2025

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

Analysis

In 2025, varieties of democracy in Colombia stood at 0.679.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.7% on the previous year and down 0.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, varieties of democracy in Colombia peaked at 0.711 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.084, in 1816.

Colombia ranks 57th 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.

Varieties of democracy in Colombia, year by year

Annual values for Varieties of democracy in Colombia, 1810 to 2025.
Year	Value	Change
1810	0.107	—
1811	0.107	+0.0%
1812	0.107	+0.0%
1813	0.107	+0.0%
1814	0.107	+0.0%
1815	0.094	-12.1%
1816	0.084	-10.6%
1817	0.084	+0.0%
1818	0.084	+0.0%
1819	0.084	+0.0%
1820	0.106	+26.2%
1821	0.155	+46.2%
1822	0.203	+31.0%
1823	0.203	+0.0%
1824	0.203	+0.0%
1825	0.203	+0.0%
1826	0.203	+0.0%
1827	0.203	+0.0%
1828	0.194	-4.4%
1829	0.183	-5.7%
1830	0.182	-0.5%
1831	0.162	-11.0%
1832	0.211	+30.2%
1833	0.206	-2.4%
1834	0.223	+8.3%
1835	0.223	+0.0%
1836	0.232	+4.0%
1837	0.219	-5.6%
1838	0.214	-2.3%
1839	0.214	+0.0%
1840	0.204	-4.7%
1841	0.204	+0.0%
1842	0.204	+0.0%
1843	0.221	+8.3%
1844	0.221	+0.0%
1845	0.221	+0.0%
1846	0.221	+0.0%
1847	0.221	+0.0%
1848	0.23	+4.1%
1849	0.242	+5.2%
1850	0.25	+3.3%
1851	0.253	+1.2%
1852	0.253	+0.0%
1853	0.247	-2.4%
1854	0.202	-18.2%
1855	0.267	+32.2%
1856	0.267	+0.0%
1857	0.286	+7.1%
1858	0.289	+1.0%
1859	0.271	-6.2%
1860	0.269	-0.7%
1861	0.201	-25.3%
1862	0.178	-11.4%
1863	0.229	+28.7%
1864	0.248	+8.3%
1865	0.251	+1.2%
1866	0.249	-0.8%
1867	0.24	-3.6%
1868	0.246	+2.5%
1869	0.25	+1.6%
1870	0.25	+0.0%
1871	0.25	+0.0%
1872	0.25	+0.0%
1873	0.255	+2.0%
1874	0.264	+3.5%
1875	0.264	+0.0%
1876	0.259	-1.9%
1877	0.259	+0.0%
1878	0.27	+4.2%
1879	0.27	+0.0%
1880	0.27	+0.0%
1881	0.27	+0.0%
1882	0.268	-0.7%
1883	0.268	+0.0%
1884	0.269	+0.4%
1885	0.269	+0.0%
1886	0.186	-30.9%
1887	0.191	+2.7%
1888	0.194	+1.6%
1889	0.194	+0.0%
1890	0.194	+0.0%
1891	0.194	+0.0%
1892	0.195	+0.5%
1893	0.195	+0.0%
1894	0.195	+0.0%
1895	0.195	+0.0%
1896	0.196	+0.5%
1897	0.196	+0.0%
1898	0.196	+0.0%
1899	0.196	+0.0%
1900	0.16	-18.4%
1901	0.16	+0.0%
1902	0.16	+0.0%
1903	0.187	+16.9%
1904	0.191	+2.1%
1905	0.183	-4.2%
1906	0.187	+2.2%
1907	0.187	+0.0%
1908	0.187	+0.0%
1909	0.184	-1.6%
1910	0.241	+31.0%
1911	0.269	+11.6%
1912	0.269	+0.0%
1913	0.269	+0.0%
1914	0.238	-11.5%
1915	0.235	-1.3%
1916	0.235	+0.0%
1917	0.235	+0.0%
1918	0.233	-0.9%
1919	0.233	+0.0%
1920	0.238	+2.1%
1921	0.237	-0.4%
1922	0.228	-3.8%
1923	0.226	-0.9%
1924	0.224	-0.9%
1925	0.224	+0.0%
1926	0.22	-1.8%
1927	0.219	-0.5%
1928	0.219	+0.0%
1929	0.219	+0.0%
1930	0.233	+6.4%
1931	0.238	+2.1%
1932	0.24	+0.8%
1933	0.238	-0.8%
1934	0.236	-0.8%
1935	0.237	+0.4%
1936	0.245	+3.4%
1937	0.246	+0.4%
1938	0.247	+0.4%
1939	0.246	-0.4%
1940	0.246	+0.0%
1941	0.244	-0.8%
1942	0.241	-1.2%
1943	0.24	-0.4%
1944	0.24	+0.0%
1945	0.263	+9.6%
1946	0.26	-1.1%
1947	0.25	-3.8%
1948	0.206	-17.6%
1949	0.178	-13.6%
1950	0.142	-20.2%
1951	0.175	+23.2%
1952	0.177	+1.1%
1953	0.131	-26.0%
1954	0.097	-26.0%
1955	0.097	+0.0%
1956	0.097	+0.0%
1957	0.099	+2.1%
1958	0.228	+130.3%
1959	0.332	+45.6%
1960	0.348	+4.8%
1961	0.354	+1.7%
1962	0.356	+0.6%
1963	0.356	+0.0%
1964	0.354	-0.6%
1965	0.355	+0.3%
1966	0.355	+0.0%
1967	0.356	+0.3%
1968	0.356	+0.0%
1969	0.356	+0.0%
1970	0.35	-1.7%
1971	0.361	+3.1%
1972	0.369	+2.2%
1973	0.369	+0.0%
1974	0.411	+11.4%
1975	0.445	+8.3%
1976	0.445	+0.0%
1977	0.447	+0.4%
1978	0.424	-5.1%
1979	0.405	-4.5%
1980	0.409	+1.0%
1981	0.409	+0.0%
1982	0.409	+0.0%
1983	0.466	+13.9%
1984	0.455	-2.4%
1985	0.454	-0.2%
1986	0.448	-1.3%
1987	0.446	-0.4%
1988	0.443	-0.7%
1989	0.443	+0.0%
1990	0.473	+6.8%
1991	0.516	+9.1%
1992	0.558	+8.1%
1993	0.558	+0.0%
1994	0.558	+0.0%
1995	0.56	+0.4%
1996	0.554	-1.1%
1997	0.554	+0.0%
1998	0.546	-1.4%
1999	0.538	-1.5%
2000	0.55	+2.2%
2001	0.542	-1.5%
2002	0.534	-1.5%
2003	0.535	+0.2%
2004	0.537	+0.4%
2005	0.542	+0.9%
2006	0.571	+5.4%
2007	0.583	+2.1%
2008	0.585	+0.3%
2009	0.587	+0.3%
2010	0.624	+6.3%
2011	0.66	+5.8%
2012	0.661	+0.2%
2013	0.669	+1.2%
2014	0.677	+1.2%
2015	0.681	+0.6%
2016	0.682	+0.1%
2017	0.68	-0.3%
2018	0.666	-2.1%
2019	0.651	-2.3%
2020	0.643	-1.2%
2021	0.654	+1.7%
2022	0.696	+6.4%
2023	0.711	+2.2%
2024	0.698	-1.8%
2025	0.679	-2.7%

Colombia compared with similar countries

Colombia's 0.679 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.491, 1.4× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Colombia's 0.679 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.667, 1.0× the median. (25 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Varieties of 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
1958	+130.3%	0.099	0.228
1821	+46.2%	0.106	0.155
1959	+45.6%	0.228	0.332
1855	+32.2%	0.202	0.267
1822	+31.0%	0.155	0.203
1886	-30.9%	0.269	0.186

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1810s	0.0965	0.084	0.107	10
1820s	0.1856	0.106	0.203	10
1830s	0.2086	0.162	0.232	10
1840s	0.2189	0.204	0.242	10
1850s	0.2585	0.202	0.289	10
1860s	0.2361	0.178	0.269	10
1870s	0.2591	0.25	0.27	10
1880s	0.2379	0.186	0.27	10
1890s	0.1952	0.194	0.196	10
1900s	0.1786	0.16	0.191	10
1910s	0.2457	0.233	0.269	10
1920s	0.2254	0.219	0.238	10
1930s	0.2406	0.233	0.247	10
1940s	0.2368	0.178	0.263	10
1950s	0.1575	0.097	0.332	10
1960s	0.3546	0.348	0.356	10
1970s	0.4026	0.35	0.447	10
1980s	0.4382	0.409	0.466	10
1990s	0.5415	0.473	0.56	10
2000s	0.5566	0.534	0.587	10
2010s	0.6651	0.624	0.682	10
2020s	0.6802	0.643	0.711	6

Countries ranked near Colombia

54 Slovenia 0.692 compare
55 Argentina 0.69 compare
56 Croatia 0.686 compare
58 Peru 0.667 compare
59 Botswana 0.665 compare
60 Lesotho 0.661 compare

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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)
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Frequently asked questions

What is varieties of democracy in Colombia?: Varieties of democracy in Colombia was 0.679 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest varieties of democracy recorded in Colombia?: The highest recorded value was 0.711 in 2023.
What is the lowest varieties of democracy recorded in Colombia?: The lowest recorded value was 0.084 in 1816.
How does Colombia rank for varieties of democracy?: Colombia ranks 57th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is varieties of democracy rising or falling in Colombia?: Over the last ten years it is down 0.3%. 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 Varieties of democracy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Varieties of democracy
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 176 places, 29,649 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed: 18 September 2026

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