Colombia vs Peru: Political opposition
Colombia
1
in 2025
Peru
1
in 2025
Colombia rank
1st
Peru rank
1st
Political opposition over time
- Colombia
- Peru
How they compare
Colombia currently reports 1 against 1 in Peru, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 22 times across 228 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Peru ahead.
Colombia ranks 1st and Peru ranks 1st of 197 countries.
Across the 25 decades both report, Colombia averaged higher in 13 and Peru in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Colombia | Peru | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1790s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1800s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1810s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1820s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1830s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Colombia |
| 1840s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Colombia |
| 1850s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Colombia |
| 1860s | 0.5 | 0 | 0.5 | Colombia |
| 1870s | 1 | 0.8 | 0.2 | Colombia |
| 1880s | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.1 | Colombia |
| 1890s | 0.8 | 1 | 0.2 | Peru |
| 1900s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Peru |
| 1910s | 1 | 0.8 | 0.2 | Colombia |
| 1920s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Colombia |
| 1930s | 1 | 0.4 | 0.6 | Colombia |
| 1940s | 0.9 | 0.8 | 0.1 | Colombia |
| 1950s | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.2 | Peru |
| 1960s | 1 | 0.7 | 0.3 | Colombia |
| 1970s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Colombia |
| 1980s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1990s | 1 | 0.7 | 0.3 | Colombia |
| 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 political opposition, Colombia or Peru?
- Colombia, at 1 against 1 in Peru as of 2025.
- What is the difference in political opposition between Colombia and Peru?
- 0, with Colombia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Peru?
- 228 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
- How do Colombia and Peru rank globally for political opposition?
- Colombia ranks 1st and Peru ranks 1st of 197 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Political opposition. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Indicates whether more than one party or non-party candidate are able to compete in elections for the legislature.