Colombia vs Mexico: Democracy
Colombia
2
in 2018
Mexico
2
in 2018
Colombia rank
1st
Mexico rank
1st
Democracy over time
- Colombia
- Mexico
How they compare
Colombia currently reports 2 against 2 in Mexico, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 184 shared years of data; in 1832 it was Mexico ahead.
Colombia ranks 1st and Mexico ranks 1st of 167 countries.
Colombia has averaged higher in every one of the 19 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Colombia | Mexico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1830s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1840s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1850s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1860s | 1.33 | 1 | 0.3333 | Colombia |
| 1870s | 2 | 0.6 | 1.4 | Colombia |
| 1880s | 1.6 | 0 | 1.6 | Colombia |
| 1890s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Colombia |
| 1900s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Colombia |
| 1910s | 1 | 0.9 | 0.1 | Colombia |
| 1920s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Colombia |
| 1940s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Colombia |
| 1950s | 1.3 | 0 | 1.3 | Colombia |
| 1960s | 2 | 0 | 2 | Colombia |
| 1970s | 2 | 0.3 | 1.7 | Colombia |
| 1980s | 2 | 1 | 1 | Colombia |
| 1990s | 2 | 1.3 | 0.7 | Colombia |
| 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 Mexico?
- Colombia, at 2 against 2 in Mexico as of 2018.
- What is the difference in democracy between Colombia and Mexico?
- 0, with Colombia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Mexico?
- 184 years are reported by both, from 1832 to 2018.
- How do Colombia and Mexico rank globally for democracy?
- Colombia ranks 1st and Mexico 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).