Colombia vs India: Elected parliament and government

Colombia
1
in 2025
India
1
in 2025
Colombia rank
1st
India rank
1st

Elected parliament and government over time

  • Colombia
  • India
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How they compare

Colombia currently reports 1 against 1 in India, a difference of 0.

The two have swapped places 10 times across 228 shared years of data; in 1789 it was India ahead.

Colombia ranks 1st and India ranks 1st of 197 countries.

Across the 25 decades both report, Colombia averaged higher in 11 and India in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Colombia India Difference Ahead
1780s 0 0 0 β€”
1790s 0 0 0 β€”
1800s 0 0 0 β€”
1810s 0 0 0 β€”
1820s 0 0 0 β€”
1830s 1 0 1 Colombia
1840s 1 0 1 Colombia
1850s 0.7 0 0.7 Colombia
1860s 0.5 0 0.5 Colombia
1870s 1 0 1 Colombia
1880s 1 0 1 Colombia
1890s 1 0 1 Colombia
1900s 0 0 0 β€”
1910s 1 0 1 Colombia
1920s 1 0 1 Colombia
1930s 1 0 1 Colombia
1940s 0.9 0.3 0.6 Colombia
1950s 0.4 1 0.6 India
1960s 1 1 0 β€”
1970s 1 1 0 β€”
1980s 1 1 0 β€”
1990s 1 1 0 β€”
2000s 1 1 0 β€”
2010s 1 1 0 β€”
2020s 1 1 0 β€”

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher elected parliament and government, Colombia or India?
Colombia, at 1 against 1 in India as of 2025.
What is the difference in elected parliament and government between Colombia and India?
0, with Colombia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and India?
228 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
How do Colombia and India rank globally for elected parliament and government?
Colombia ranks 1st and India ranks 1st of 197 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Elected parliament and government. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Elected parliament and government
Source
Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
198 places, 32,485 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed

The variable indicates whether some citizens elect both the chief executive and the legislature.