Colombia vs Somalia: Deliberative Political Institutions Index
Colombia
0.624
in 2025
Somalia
0.632
in 2025
Colombia rank
87th
Somalia rank
86th
Deliberative Political Institutions Index over time
- Colombia
- Somalia
How they compare
Somalia currently reports 0.632 against 0.624 in Colombia, a difference of 0.008.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Colombia ahead.
Colombia ranks 87th and Somalia ranks 86th of 175 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Colombia averaged higher in 12 and Somalia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Colombia | Somalia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.1107 | 0.014 | 0.0967 | Colombia |
| 1910s | 0.13 | 0.014 | 0.116 | Colombia |
| 1920s | 0.13 | 0.014 | 0.116 | Colombia |
| 1930s | 0.4507 | 0.014 | 0.4367 | Colombia |
| 1940s | 0.3145 | 0.0493 | 0.2652 | Colombia |
| 1950s | 0.0653 | 0.1222 | 0.0569 | Somalia |
| 1960s | 0.2738 | 0.2538 | 0.02 | Colombia |
| 1970s | 0.3254 | 0.06 | 0.2654 | Colombia |
| 1980s | 0.4504 | 0.041 | 0.4094 | Colombia |
| 1990s | 0.5753 | 0.1787 | 0.3966 | Colombia |
| 2000s | 0.5623 | 0.2705 | 0.2918 | Colombia |
| 2010s | 0.7624 | 0.4942 | 0.2682 | Colombia |
| 2020s | 0.6325 | 0.6217 | 0.0108 | Colombia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher deliberative political institutions index, Colombia or Somalia?
- Somalia, at 0.632 against 0.624 in Colombia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in deliberative political institutions index between Colombia and Somalia?
- 0.008, with Somalia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Somalia?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Colombia and Somalia rank globally for deliberative political institutions index?
- Colombia ranks 87th and Somalia ranks 86th of 175 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Deliberative Political Institutions Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Central estimate of the extent to which political elites justify their positions, justify them with the common good, acknowledge counterarguments, consult elites in policy changes, and society deliberates policy changes.