Colombia vs India: Chief executive of the government is chosen in multi-party elections
Colombia
1
in 2025
India
1
in 2025
Colombia rank
1st
India rank
1st
Chief executive of the government is chosen in multi-party elections over time
- Colombia
- India
How they compare
Colombia currently reports 1 against 1 in India, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 38 times across 237 shared years of data; in 1789 it was India ahead.
Colombia ranks 1st and India ranks 1st of 176 countries.
Across the 25 decades both report, Colombia averaged higher in 12 and India in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Colombia | India | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1790s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1800s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1810s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1820s | 0.9 | 0 | 0.9 | Colombia |
| 1830s | 0.5 | 0 | 0.5 | Colombia |
| 1840s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Colombia |
| 1850s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Colombia |
| 1860s | 0.5 | 0 | 0.5 | Colombia |
| 1870s | 0.5 | 0 | 0.5 | Colombia |
| 1880s | 0.4 | 0 | 0.4 | Colombia |
| 1890s | 0.2 | 0 | 0.2 | Colombia |
| 1900s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 0.6 | 0 | 0.6 | Colombia |
| 1920s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Colombia |
| 1930s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Colombia |
| 1940s | 1 | 0.2 | 0.8 | Colombia |
| 1950s | 0.5 | 0.9 | 0.4 | India |
| 1960s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1970s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 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 chief executive of the government is chosen in multi-party elections, Colombia or India?
- Colombia, at 1 against 1 in India as of 2025.
- What is the difference in chief executive of the government is chosen in multi-party elections between Colombia and India?
- 0, with Colombia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and India?
- 237 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
- How do Colombia and India rank globally for chief executive of the government is chosen in multi-party elections?
- Colombia ranks 1st and India ranks 1st of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Chief executive of the government is chosen in multi-party elections. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Data by Lührmann et al. (2018) and V-Dem. "Chief executive" is defined here as the head of state or the head of government, whoever has more power over the appointment and dismissal of cabinet ministers.