Argentina vs Colombia: Democracy
Argentina
6
in 2025
Colombia
6
in 2025
Argentina rank
42nd
Colombia rank
42nd
Democracy over time
- Argentina
- Colombia
How they compare
Argentina currently reports 6 against 6 in Colombia, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 18 times across 216 shared years of data; in 1810 it was Colombia ahead.
Argentina ranks 42nd and Colombia ranks 42nd of 176 countries.
Across the 22 decades both report, Argentina averaged higher in 11 and Colombia in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Argentina | Colombia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1810s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1820s | 0 | 2.7 | 2.7 | Colombia |
| 1830s | 0 | 1.5 | 1.5 | Colombia |
| 1840s | 0 | 3 | 3 | Colombia |
| 1850s | 0.2 | 3 | 2.8 | Colombia |
| 1860s | 2.8 | 1.2 | 1.6 | Argentina |
| 1870s | 3 | 1 | 2 | Argentina |
| 1880s | 3 | 0.8 | 2.2 | Argentina |
| 1890s | 3 | 0.4 | 2.6 | Argentina |
| 1900s | 3 | 0 | 3 | Argentina |
| 1910s | 3.3 | 1.8 | 1.5 | Argentina |
| 1920s | 4 | 3 | 1 | Argentina |
| 1930s | 3 | 3 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 2.4 | 3 | 0.6 | Colombia |
| 1950s | 2.8 | 1.5 | 1.3 | Argentina |
| 1960s | 2.7 | 3 | 0.3 | Colombia |
| 1970s | 1.7 | 3.3 | 1.6 | Colombia |
| 1980s | 4.5 | 3.3 | 1.2 | Argentina |
| 1990s | 6.1 | 4.9 | 1.2 | Argentina |
| 2000s | 6.2 | 5.4 | 0.8 | Argentina |
| 2010s | 6 | 6 | 0 | — |
| 2020s | 6 | 6 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher democracy, Argentina or Colombia?
- Argentina, at 6 against 6 in Colombia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in democracy between Argentina and Colombia?
- 0, with Argentina ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Colombia?
- 216 years are reported by both, from 1810 to 2025.
- How do Argentina and Colombia rank globally for democracy?
- Argentina ranks 42nd and Colombia ranks 42nd of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Democracy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Political regime of a country using the Regimes of the World classification by political scientists Anna Lührmann, Marcus Tannenberg and Staffan Lindberg, including ambiguous categories.