Bhutan vs Colombia: Liberal political institutions index

Bhutan
0.791
in 2025
Colombia
0.81
in 2025
Bhutan rank
54th
Colombia rank
51st

Liberal political institutions index over time

  • Bhutan
  • Colombia
0.20.40.60.8178919072025

How they compare

Colombia currently reports 0.81 against 0.791 in Bhutan, a difference of 0.019.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Colombia ahead.

Bhutan ranks 54th and Colombia ranks 51st of 176 countries.

Across the 13 decades both report, Bhutan averaged higher in 3 and Colombia in 10.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bhutan Colombia Difference Ahead
1900s 0.2461 0.3868 0.1407 Colombia
1910s 0.297 0.5336 0.2366 Colombia
1920s 0.2994 0.5335 0.2341 Colombia
1930s 0.3092 0.5413 0.2321 Colombia
1940s 0.31 0.4908 0.1808 Colombia
1950s 0.394 0.3808 0.0132 Bhutan
1960s 0.4679 0.583 0.1151 Colombia
1970s 0.4788 0.5878 0.109 Colombia
1980s 0.4802 0.5971 0.1169 Colombia
1990s 0.5031 0.7221 0.219 Colombia
2000s 0.6271 0.7582 0.1311 Colombia
2010s 0.8397 0.7916 0.0481 Bhutan
2020s 0.8205 0.7792 0.0413 Bhutan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher liberal political institutions index, Bhutan or Colombia?
Colombia, at 0.81 against 0.791 in Bhutan as of 2025.
What is the difference in liberal political institutions index between Bhutan and Colombia?
0.019, with Colombia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and Colombia?
126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do Bhutan and Colombia rank globally for liberal political institutions index?
Bhutan ranks 54th and Colombia ranks 51st of 176 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Liberal 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

Indicator
Liberal political institutions index
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
176 places, 29,207 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed