Argentina vs Colombia: Democracy
Argentina
2
in 2018
Colombia
2
in 2018
Argentina rank
1st
Colombia rank
1st
Democracy over time
- Argentina
- Colombia
How they compare
Argentina currently reports 2 against 2 in Colombia, a difference of 0.
Across all 187 years both countries report, Colombia has been ahead every year.
Argentina ranks 1st and Colombia ranks 1st of 167 countries.
Colombia has averaged higher in every one of the 19 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Argentina | Colombia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1830s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1840s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1850s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1860s | 1 | 1.3 | 0.3 | Colombia |
| 1870s | 1 | 2 | 1 | Colombia |
| 1880s | 1 | 1.6 | 0.6 | Colombia |
| 1890s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1900s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 0.3 | 1 | 0.7 | Colombia |
| 1940s | 0.3 | 1 | 0.7 | Colombia |
| 1950s | 0.4 | 1.3 | 0.9 | Colombia |
| 1960s | 0.9 | 2 | 1.1 | Colombia |
| 1970s | 0.6 | 2 | 1.4 | Colombia |
| 1980s | 1.4 | 2 | 0.6 | Colombia |
| 1990s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 2000s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher democracy, Argentina or Colombia?
- Argentina, at 2 against 2 in Colombia as of 2018.
- 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?
- 187 years are reported by both, from 1832 to 2018.
- How do Argentina and Colombia rank globally for democracy?
- Argentina ranks 1st and Colombia ranks 1st of 167 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Polity 5 (2020) – 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 using the Polity 5 data by the Center for Systemic Peace. It distinguishes between autocracies (score 0), anocracies (score 1), and democracies (score 2).