Colombia vs United States: Free and fair elections
Colombia
1
in 2025
United States
1
in 2025
Colombia rank
1st
United States rank
1st
Free and fair elections over time
- Colombia
- United States
How they compare
Colombia currently reports 1 against 1 in United States, a difference of 0.
Across all 203 years both countries report, United States has been ahead every year.
Colombia ranks 1st and United States ranks 1st of 172 countries.
United States has averaged higher in every one of the 21 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Colombia | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1820s | 0 | 1 | 1 | United States |
| 1830s | 0 | 1 | 1 | United States |
| 1840s | 0.7 | 1 | 0.3 | United States |
| 1850s | 0.3333 | 1 | 0.6667 | United States |
| 1860s | 0 | 1 | 1 | United States |
| 1870s | 0 | 0.8 | 0.8 | United States |
| 1880s | 0 | 0.6 | 0.6 | United States |
| 1890s | 0 | 1 | 1 | United States |
| 1900s | 0 | 1 | 1 | United States |
| 1910s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 0.2 | 1 | 0.8 | United States |
| 1930s | 0.7 | 1 | 0.3 | United States |
| 1940s | 0.9 | 1 | 0.1 | United States |
| 1950s | 0.2 | 1 | 0.8 | United States |
| 1960s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1970s | 0.6 | 1 | 0.4 | United States |
| 1980s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1990s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2000s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2020s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher free and fair elections, Colombia or United States?
- Colombia, at 1 against 1 in United States as of 2025.
- What is the difference in free and fair elections between Colombia and United States?
- 0, with Colombia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and United States?
- 203 years are reported by both, from 1821 to 2025.
- How do Colombia and United States rank globally for free and fair elections?
- Colombia ranks 1st and United States ranks 1st of 172 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Free and fair elections. 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 whether national elections were free and fair or not.