Canada vs Colombia: Liberal political institutions
Canada
1
in 2025
Colombia
1
in 2025
Canada rank
1st
Colombia rank
1st
Liberal political institutions over time
- Canada
- Colombia
How they compare
Canada currently reports 1 against 1 in Colombia, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 185 shared years of data; in 1841 it was Colombia ahead.
Canada ranks 1st and Colombia ranks 1st of 176 countries.
Canada has averaged higher in every one of the 19 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Colombia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1840s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1850s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1860s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1870s | 0.6 | 0 | 0.6 | Canada |
| 1880s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Canada |
| 1890s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Canada |
| 1900s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Canada |
| 1910s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Canada |
| 1920s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Canada |
| 1930s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Canada |
| 1940s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Canada |
| 1950s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Canada |
| 1960s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Canada |
| 1970s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Canada |
| 1980s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Canada |
| 1990s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Canada |
| 2000s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Canada |
| 2010s | 1 | 0.2 | 0.8 | Canada |
| 2020s | 1 | 0.1667 | 0.8333 | Canada |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher liberal political institutions, Canada or Colombia?
- Canada, at 1 against 1 in Colombia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in liberal political institutions between Canada and Colombia?
- 0, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Colombia?
- 185 years are reported by both, from 1841 to 2025.
- How do Canada and Colombia rank globally for liberal political institutions?
- Canada ranks 1st and Colombia ranks 1st of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Liberal political institutions. 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 the country has meaningfully liberal political institutions