Colombia vs France: Democracy

Colombia
2
in 2018
France
2
in 2018
Colombia rank
1st
France rank
1st

Democracy over time

  • Colombia
  • France
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How they compare

Colombia currently reports 2 against 2 in France, a difference of 0.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 183 shared years of data; in 1832 it was France ahead.

Colombia ranks 1st and France ranks 1st of 167 countries.

Across the 19 decades both report, Colombia averaged higher in 4 and France in 9.

Head to head by decade

Decade Colombia France Difference Ahead
1830s 1 1 0
1840s 1 1.2 0.2 France
1850s 1 0.3 0.7 Colombia
1860s 1.3 0.1 1.2 Colombia
1870s 2 1.4 0.6 Colombia
1880s 1.6 2 0.4 France
1890s 1 2 1 France
1900s 1 2 1 France
1910s 1 2 1 France
1920s 1 2 1 France
1930s 1 2 1 France
1940s 1 2 1 France
1950s 1.3 1.8 0.5 France
1960s 2 1.5 0.5 Colombia
1970s 2 2 0
1980s 2 2 0
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, Colombia or France?
Colombia, at 2 against 2 in France as of 2018.
What is the difference in democracy between Colombia and France?
0, with Colombia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and France?
183 years are reported by both, from 1832 to 2018.
How do Colombia and France rank globally for democracy?
Colombia ranks 1st and France 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

Indicator
Democracy
Source
Polity 5 (2020) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
168 places, 18,392 data points, 1776–2020
Last refreshed

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).