Colombia vs Peru: Democracy
Colombia
6
in 2025
Peru
6
in 2025
Colombia rank
42nd
Peru rank
42nd
Democracy over time
- Colombia
- Peru
How they compare
Colombia currently reports 6 against 6 in Peru, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 41 times across 199 shared years of data; in 1821 it was Colombia ahead.
Colombia ranks 42nd and Peru ranks 42nd of 176 countries.
Across the 21 decades both report, Colombia averaged higher in 12 and Peru in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Colombia | Peru | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1820s | 3 | 2.33 | 0.6667 | Colombia |
| 1830s | 1.5 | 3 | 1.5 | Peru |
| 1840s | 3 | 0.3 | 2.7 | Colombia |
| 1850s | 3 | 0 | 3 | Colombia |
| 1860s | 1.2 | 0 | 1.2 | Colombia |
| 1870s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Colombia |
| 1880s | 1 | 2 | 1 | Peru |
| 1890s | 0.5 | 0.375 | 0.125 | Colombia |
| 1900s | 0 | 3 | 3 | Peru |
| 1910s | 1.8 | 2.4 | 0.6 | Peru |
| 1920s | 3 | 3 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 3 | 0.9 | 2.1 | Colombia |
| 1940s | 3 | 2.4 | 0.6 | Colombia |
| 1950s | 1.5 | 1.2 | 0.3 | Colombia |
| 1960s | 3 | 2.1 | 0.9 | Colombia |
| 1970s | 3.3 | 0 | 3.3 | Colombia |
| 1980s | 3.3 | 5.7 | 2.4 | Peru |
| 1990s | 4.9 | 2.7 | 2.2 | Colombia |
| 2000s | 5.4 | 5.7 | 0.3 | Peru |
| 2010s | 6 | 6 | 0 | — |
| 2020s | 6 | 6 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher democracy, Colombia or Peru?
- Colombia, at 6 against 6 in Peru as of 2025.
- What is the difference in democracy between Colombia and Peru?
- 0, with Colombia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Peru?
- 199 years are reported by both, from 1821 to 2025.
- How do Colombia and Peru rank globally for democracy?
- Colombia ranks 42nd and Peru 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.