Colombia vs Gambia: Democracy
Colombia
2
in 2025
Gambia
2
in 2025
Colombia rank
32nd
Gambia rank
32nd
Democracy over time
- Colombia
- Gambia
How they compare
Colombia currently reports 2 against 2 in Gambia, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 125 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Gambia ahead.
Colombia ranks 32nd and Gambia ranks 32nd of 176 countries.
Colombia has averaged higher in every one of the 13 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Colombia | Gambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 0.6 | 0 | 0.6 | Colombia |
| 1920s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Colombia |
| 1930s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Colombia |
| 1940s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Colombia |
| 1950s | 0.5 | 0 | 0.5 | Colombia |
| 1960s | 1 | 0.8 | 0.2 | Colombia |
| 1970s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1980s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1990s | 1.89 | 0.8889 | 1 | Colombia |
| 2000s | 2 | 1 | 1 | Colombia |
| 2010s | 2 | 1.2 | 0.8 | Colombia |
| 2020s | 2 | 1.83 | 0.1667 | Colombia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher democracy, Colombia or Gambia?
- Colombia, at 2 against 2 in Gambia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in democracy between Colombia and Gambia?
- 0, with Colombia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Gambia?
- 125 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Colombia and Gambia rank globally for democracy?
- Colombia ranks 32nd and Gambia ranks 32nd of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – 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 by distinguishing between closed autocracies, electoral autocracies, electoral democracies, and liberal democracies.