Bolivia vs Colombia: Democracy
Bolivia
2
in 2018
Colombia
2
in 2018
Bolivia rank
1st
Colombia rank
1st
Democracy over time
- Bolivia
- Colombia
How they compare
Bolivia currently reports 2 against 2 in Colombia, a difference of 0.
Across all 186 years both countries report, Colombia has been ahead every year.
Bolivia 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 | Bolivia | Colombia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1830s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1840s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1850s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1860s | 0.4 | 1.3 | 0.9 | Colombia |
| 1870s | 0.4 | 2 | 1.6 | 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 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1950s | 1 | 1.3 | 0.3 | Colombia |
| 1960s | 1 | 2 | 1 | Colombia |
| 1970s | 0.3 | 2 | 1.7 | Colombia |
| 1980s | 1.6 | 2 | 0.4 | 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, Bolivia or Colombia?
- Bolivia, at 2 against 2 in Colombia as of 2018.
- What is the difference in democracy between Bolivia and Colombia?
- 0, with Bolivia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bolivia and Colombia?
- 186 years are reported by both, from 1832 to 2018.
- How do Bolivia and Colombia rank globally for democracy?
- Bolivia 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).