Colombia vs Philippines: Justified Political Positions Score

Colombia
0.546
in 2025
Philippines
0.514
in 2025
Colombia rank
91st
Philippines rank
94th

Justified Political Positions Score over time

  • Colombia
  • Philippines
-2-1012190019622025

How they compare

Colombia currently reports 0.546 against 0.514 in Philippines, a difference of 0.032.

That makes Colombia's figure about 1.1 times Philippines's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Philippines ahead.

Colombia ranks 91st and Philippines ranks 94th of 175 countries.

Philippines has averaged higher in every one of the 13 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Colombia Philippines Difference Ahead
1900s -2.07 0.5003 2.57 Philippines
1910s -1.93 0.727 2.66 Philippines
1920s -1.93 0.727 2.66 Philippines
1930s -0.778 0.727 1.5 Philippines
1940s -1.26 0.2232 1.49 Philippines
1950s -1.55 1.04 2.6 Philippines
1960s -1.2 1.04 2.25 Philippines
1970s -1.09 0.5368 1.62 Philippines
1980s -1.36 1.03 2.38 Philippines
1990s -0.624 1.56 2.19 Philippines
2000s -0.0402 1.49 1.53 Philippines
2010s 0.6986 1.72 1.02 Philippines
2020s 0.394 0.846 0.452 Philippines

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher justified political positions score, Colombia or Philippines?
Colombia, at 0.546 against 0.514 in Philippines as of 2025.
What is the difference in justified political positions score between Colombia and Philippines?
0.032, with Colombia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Philippines?
126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do Colombia and Philippines rank globally for justified political positions score?
Colombia ranks 91st and Philippines ranks 94th of 175 countries.
Where does this data come from?
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Justified Political Positions Score. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Justified Political Positions Score
Source
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
175 places, 20,802 data points, 1900–2025
Last refreshed

Central estimate of the extent to which political elites provide complex, nuanced, and complete justifications for their views when considering important policy changes.