Colombia vs Zambia: Participatory political institutions index
Colombia
0.644
in 2025
Zambia
0.646
in 2025
Colombia rank
21st
Zambia rank
18th
Participatory political institutions index over time
- Colombia
- Zambia
How they compare
Zambia currently reports 0.646 against 0.644 in Colombia, a difference of 0.002.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 115 shared years of data; in 1911 it was Colombia ahead.
Colombia ranks 21st and Zambia ranks 18th of 176 countries.
Across the 12 decades both report, Colombia averaged higher in 8 and Zambia in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Colombia | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 0.19 | 0.137 | 0.053 | Colombia |
| 1920s | 0.1927 | 0.1478 | 0.0449 | Colombia |
| 1930s | 0.214 | 0.1575 | 0.0565 | Colombia |
| 1940s | 0.2086 | 0.1655 | 0.0431 | Colombia |
| 1950s | 0.1984 | 0.2214 | 0.023 | Zambia |
| 1960s | 0.2412 | 0.3628 | 0.1216 | Zambia |
| 1970s | 0.2527 | 0.4279 | 0.1752 | Zambia |
| 1980s | 0.3215 | 0.4531 | 0.1316 | Zambia |
| 1990s | 0.6299 | 0.5662 | 0.0637 | Colombia |
| 2000s | 0.6387 | 0.5766 | 0.0621 | Colombia |
| 2010s | 0.6517 | 0.5677 | 0.084 | Colombia |
| 2020s | 0.6498 | 0.6237 | 0.0262 | Colombia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher participatory political institutions index, Colombia or Zambia?
- Zambia, at 0.646 against 0.644 in Colombia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in participatory political institutions index between Colombia and Zambia?
- 0.002, with Zambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Zambia?
- 115 years are reported by both, from 1911 to 2025.
- How do Colombia and Zambia rank globally for participatory political institutions index?
- Colombia ranks 21st and Zambia ranks 18th 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.