Colombia vs Peru: Democracy

Colombia
2
in 2018
Peru
2
in 2018
Colombia rank
1st
Peru rank
1st

Democracy over time

  • Colombia
  • Peru
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How they compare

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

The two have swapped places 10 times across 185 shared years of data; in 1832 it was Peru ahead.

Colombia ranks 1st and Peru ranks 1st of 168 countries.

Colombia has averaged higher in every one of the 19 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Colombia Peru Difference Ahead
1830s 1 1 0
1840s 1 1 0
1850s 1 1 0
1860s 1.3 1 0.3 Colombia
1870s 2 1 1 Colombia
1880s 1.5 1 0.5 Colombia
1890s 1 1 0
1900s 1 1 0
1910s 1 1 0
1920s 1 0 1 Colombia
1930s 1 0.9 0.1 Colombia
1940s 1 0.8 0.2 Colombia
1950s 1.3 1 0.3 Colombia
1960s 2 0.7 1.3 Colombia
1970s 2 0.2 1.8 Colombia
1980s 2 2 0
1990s 2 1.2 0.8 Colombia
2000s 2 1.9 0.1 Colombia
2010s 2 2 0

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher democracy, Colombia or Peru?
Colombia, at 2 against 2 in Peru as of 2018.
What is the difference in democracy between Colombia and Peru?
0, with Colombia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Peru?
185 years are reported by both, from 1832 to 2018.
How do Colombia and Peru rank globally for democracy?
Colombia ranks 1st and Peru ranks 1st of 168 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).