Colombia vs Hungary: Democracy
Colombia
6
in 2025
Hungary
6
in 2025
Colombia rank
78th
Hungary rank
78th
Democracy over time
- Colombia
- Hungary
How they compare
Colombia currently reports 6 against 6 in Hungary, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 159 shared years of data; in 1867 it was Hungary ahead.
Colombia ranks 78th and Hungary ranks 78th of 197 countries.
Across the 17 decades both report, Colombia averaged higher in 8 and Hungary in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Colombia | Hungary | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1860s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 1870s | 3 | 2 | 1 | Colombia |
| 1880s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 1890s | 2.6 | 2 | 0.6 | Colombia |
| 1900s | 0.7 | 2 | 1.3 | Hungary |
| 1910s | 3 | 1 | 2 | Colombia |
| 1920s | 3 | 3 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 3 | 3 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 2.8 | 2.4 | 0.4 | Colombia |
| 1950s | 1.5 | 1 | 0.5 | Colombia |
| 1960s | 6 | 1 | 5 | Colombia |
| 1970s | 6 | 1 | 5 | Colombia |
| 1980s | 6 | 1 | 5 | Colombia |
| 1990s | 6 | 7 | 1 | Hungary |
| 2000s | 6 | 7 | 1 | Hungary |
| 2010s | 6 | 6.5 | 0.5 | Hungary |
| 2020s | 6 | 6 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher democracy, Colombia or Hungary?
- Colombia, at 6 against 6 in Hungary as of 2025.
- What is the difference in democracy between Colombia and Hungary?
- 0, with Colombia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Hungary?
- 159 years are reported by both, from 1867 to 2025.
- How do Colombia and Hungary rank globally for democracy?
- Colombia ranks 78th and Hungary ranks 78th of 197 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Lexical Index (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
Identifies the political regime of a country. It distinguishes between non-electoral autocracies (score 0), one-party autocracies (score 1), multi-party autocracies without elected executive (score 2), multi-party autocracies (score 3), exclusive democracies (score 4), male democracies (score 5), electoral democracies (score 6), and full democracies (score 7).