Colombia vs Somalia: Justified Political Positions Score
Colombia
0.546
in 2025
Somalia
0.518
in 2025
Colombia rank
91st
Somalia rank
93rd
Justified Political Positions Score over time
- Colombia
- Somalia
How they compare
Colombia currently reports 0.546 against 0.518 in Somalia, a difference of 0.028.
That makes Colombia's figure about 1.1 times Somalia's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Colombia ahead.
Colombia ranks 91st and Somalia ranks 93rd of 175 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Colombia averaged higher in 9 and Somalia in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Colombia | Somalia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | -2.07 | -2.82 | 0.7497 | Colombia |
| 1910s | -1.93 | -2.82 | 0.894 | Colombia |
| 1920s | -1.93 | -2.82 | 0.894 | Colombia |
| 1930s | -0.778 | -2.82 | 2.04 | Colombia |
| 1940s | -1.26 | -2.16 | 0.8945 | Colombia |
| 1950s | -1.55 | -1.3 | 0.2493 | Somalia |
| 1960s | -1.2 | -0.627 | 0.5736 | Somalia |
| 1970s | -1.09 | -1.14 | 0.0522 | Colombia |
| 1980s | -1.36 | -1.14 | 0.2182 | Somalia |
| 1990s | -0.624 | -1.14 | 0.514 | Colombia |
| 2000s | -0.0402 | -1.03 | 0.9864 | Colombia |
| 2010s | 0.6986 | 0.1783 | 0.5203 | Colombia |
| 2020s | 0.394 | 0.4855 | 0.0915 | Somalia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher justified political positions score, Colombia or Somalia?
- Colombia, at 0.546 against 0.518 in Somalia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in justified political positions score between Colombia and Somalia?
- 0.028, with Colombia 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 justified political positions score?
- Colombia ranks 91st and Somalia ranks 93rd of 175 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) β 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
Central estimate of the extent to which political elites provide complex, nuanced, and complete justifications for their views when considering important policy changes.