Chile vs Colombia: Share of adult citizens who have the right to vote
Chile
100.0%
in 2025
Colombia
100.0%
in 2025
Chile rank
1st
Colombia rank
1st
Share of adult citizens who have the right to vote over time
- Chile
- Colombia
How they compare
Chile currently reports 100.0% against 100.0% in Colombia, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 237 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Colombia ahead.
Chile ranks 1st and Colombia ranks 1st of 176 countries.
Across the 25 decades both report, Chile averaged higher in 4 and Colombia in 12.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chile | Colombia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1790s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1800s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1810s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1820s | 26.5% | 27.0% | 0.5% | Colombia |
| 1830s | 24.0% | 30.0% | 6.0% | Colombia |
| 1840s | 10.7% | 30.0% | 19.4% | Colombia |
| 1850s | 6.0% | 44.0% | 38.0% | Colombia |
| 1860s | 6.0% | 50.0% | 44.0% | Colombia |
| 1870s | 11.4% | 50.0% | 38.6% | Colombia |
| 1880s | 15.0% | 42.0% | 27.0% | Colombia |
| 1890s | 17.2% | 30.0% | 12.8% | Colombia |
| 1900s | 20.0% | 15.0% | 5.0% | Chile |
| 1910s | 25.0% | 20.0% | 5.0% | Chile |
| 1920s | 30.0% | 25.0% | 5.0% | Chile |
| 1930s | 35.0% | 38.0% | 3.0% | Colombia |
| 1940s | 35.0% | 50.0% | 15.0% | Colombia |
| 1950s | 65.0% | 60.0% | 5.0% | Chile |
| 1960s | 70.0% | 100.0% | 30.0% | Colombia |
| 1970s | 97.0% | 100.0% | 3.0% | Colombia |
| 1980s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1990s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 2000s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 2010s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 2020s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of adult citizens who have the right to vote, Chile or Colombia?
- Chile, at 100.0% against 100.0% in Colombia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of adult citizens who have the right to vote between Chile and Colombia?
- 0.0%, with Chile ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Colombia?
- 237 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
- How do Chile and Colombia rank globally for share of adult citizens who have the right to vote?
- Chile ranks 1st and Colombia ranks 1st of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Share of adult citizens who have the right to vote. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Share of adult citizens which have the legal right to vote in national elections.