Colombia vs Romania: Democracy
Colombia
6
in 2025
Romania
6
in 2025
Colombia rank
42nd
Romania rank
42nd
Democracy over time
- Colombia
- Romania
How they compare
Colombia currently reports 6 against 6 in Romania, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 35 times across 195 shared years of data; in 1831 it was Colombia ahead.
Colombia ranks 42nd and Romania ranks 42nd of 176 countries.
Across the 20 decades both report, Colombia averaged higher in 15 and Romania in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Colombia | Romania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1830s | 1.67 | 0 | 1.67 | Colombia |
| 1840s | 3 | 0.1 | 2.9 | Colombia |
| 1850s | 3 | 0 | 3 | Colombia |
| 1860s | 1.2 | 0 | 1.2 | Colombia |
| 1870s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Colombia |
| 1880s | 0.8 | 0 | 0.8 | Colombia |
| 1890s | 0.4 | 0 | 0.4 | Colombia |
| 1900s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 1.8 | 0 | 1.8 | Colombia |
| 1920s | 3 | 0 | 3 | Colombia |
| 1930s | 3 | 0 | 3 | Colombia |
| 1940s | 3 | 0 | 3 | Colombia |
| 1950s | 1.5 | 0 | 1.5 | Colombia |
| 1960s | 3 | 1.8 | 1.2 | Colombia |
| 1970s | 3.3 | 1.5 | 1.8 | Colombia |
| 1980s | 3.3 | 1 | 2.3 | Colombia |
| 1990s | 4.9 | 5.4 | 0.5 | Romania |
| 2000s | 5.4 | 6 | 0.6 | Romania |
| 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 Romania?
- Colombia, at 6 against 6 in Romania as of 2025.
- What is the difference in democracy between Colombia and Romania?
- 0, with Colombia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Romania?
- 195 years are reported by both, from 1831 to 2025.
- How do Colombia and Romania rank globally for democracy?
- Colombia ranks 42nd and Romania 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.