Colombia vs United States: Participatory political institutions index
Colombia
0.644
in 2025
United States
0.645
in 2025
Colombia rank
21st
United States rank
20th
Participatory political institutions index over time
- Colombia
- United States
How they compare
United States currently reports 0.645 against 0.644 in Colombia, a difference of 0.001.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 237 shared years of data; in 1789 it was United States ahead.
Colombia ranks 21st and United States ranks 20th of 176 countries.
United States has averaged higher in every one of the 25 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Colombia | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 0.045 | 0.501 | 0.456 | United States |
| 1790s | 0.045 | 0.4975 | 0.4525 | United States |
| 1800s | 0.045 | 0.494 | 0.449 | United States |
| 1810s | 0.073 | 0.494 | 0.421 | United States |
| 1820s | 0.077 | 0.4968 | 0.4198 | United States |
| 1830s | 0.1953 | 0.5108 | 0.3155 | United States |
| 1840s | 0.216 | 0.513 | 0.297 | United States |
| 1850s | 0.246 | 0.513 | 0.267 | United States |
| 1860s | 0.266 | 0.5704 | 0.3044 | United States |
| 1870s | 0.266 | 0.58 | 0.314 | United States |
| 1880s | 0.2362 | 0.58 | 0.3438 | United States |
| 1890s | 0.192 | 0.58 | 0.388 | United States |
| 1900s | 0.19 | 0.58 | 0.39 | United States |
| 1910s | 0.19 | 0.5875 | 0.3975 | United States |
| 1920s | 0.1927 | 0.599 | 0.4063 | United States |
| 1930s | 0.214 | 0.6137 | 0.3997 | United States |
| 1940s | 0.2086 | 0.6179 | 0.4093 | United States |
| 1950s | 0.1984 | 0.621 | 0.4226 | United States |
| 1960s | 0.2412 | 0.6314 | 0.3902 | United States |
| 1970s | 0.2527 | 0.6488 | 0.3961 | United States |
| 1980s | 0.3215 | 0.656 | 0.3345 | United States |
| 1990s | 0.6299 | 0.659 | 0.0291 | United States |
| 2000s | 0.6387 | 0.66 | 0.0213 | United States |
| 2010s | 0.6517 | 0.6594 | 0.0077 | United States |
| 2020s | 0.6498 | 0.654 | 0.0042 | United States |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher participatory political institutions index, Colombia or United States?
- United States, at 0.645 against 0.644 in Colombia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in participatory political institutions index between Colombia and United States?
- 0.001, with United States ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and United States?
- 237 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
- How do Colombia and United States rank globally for participatory political institutions index?
- Colombia ranks 21st and United States ranks 20th of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Participatory political institutions index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.