Elite Consultations Score in Colombia
Colombia: Elite Consultations Score was 0.509 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2025)
0.509
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
93rd
of 176 countries
All-time high
1.51
in 2016
All-time low
-2.43
in 1954
Years of data
237
1789–2025
Elite Consultations Score in Colombia, 1789–2025
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, elite consultations score in Colombia stood at 0.509.
That represents a change of down 66.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, elite consultations score in Colombia peaked at 1.51 in 2016 and was at its lowest, -2.43, in 1954.
That places Colombia 93rd out of 176 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Elite Consultations Score in Colombia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1789 | -1.78 | — |
| 1790 | -1.78 | -0.0% |
| 1791 | -1.78 | -0.0% |
| 1792 | -1.78 | -0.0% |
| 1793 | -1.78 | -0.0% |
| 1794 | -1.78 | -0.0% |
| 1795 | -1.78 | -0.0% |
| 1796 | -1.78 | -0.0% |
| 1797 | -1.78 | -0.0% |
| 1798 | -1.78 | -0.0% |
| 1799 | -1.78 | -0.0% |
| 1800 | -1.78 | -0.0% |
| 1801 | -1.78 | -0.0% |
| 1802 | -1.78 | -0.0% |
| 1803 | -1.78 | -0.0% |
| 1804 | -1.78 | -0.0% |
| 1805 | -1.78 | -0.0% |
| 1806 | -1.78 | -0.0% |
| 1807 | -1.78 | -0.0% |
| 1808 | -1.78 | -0.0% |
| 1809 | -1.78 | -0.0% |
| 1810 | -1.89 | +6.0% |
| 1811 | -1.89 | -0.0% |
| 1812 | -1.89 | -0.0% |
| 1813 | -1.89 | -0.0% |
| 1814 | -1.89 | -0.0% |
| 1815 | -1.89 | -0.0% |
| 1816 | -1.89 | -0.0% |
| 1817 | -1.89 | -0.0% |
| 1818 | -1.89 | -0.0% |
| 1819 | -1.89 | -0.0% |
| 1820 | -1.89 | -0.0% |
| 1821 | -1.89 | -0.0% |
| 1822 | -1.89 | -0.0% |
| 1823 | -1.89 | -0.0% |
| 1824 | -1.89 | -0.0% |
| 1825 | -1.89 | -0.0% |
| 1826 | -1.89 | -0.0% |
| 1827 | -1.89 | -0.0% |
| 1828 | -1.89 | -0.0% |
| 1829 | -1.89 | -0.0% |
| 1830 | -1.89 | -0.0% |
| 1831 | -1.89 | -0.0% |
| 1832 | -1.89 | -0.0% |
| 1833 | -1.89 | -0.0% |
| 1834 | -1.89 | -0.0% |
| 1835 | -1.89 | -0.0% |
| 1836 | -1.89 | -0.0% |
| 1837 | -1.89 | -0.0% |
| 1838 | -1.89 | -0.0% |
| 1839 | -1.89 | -0.0% |
| 1840 | -1.89 | -0.0% |
| 1841 | -1.89 | -0.0% |
| 1842 | -1.89 | -0.0% |
| 1843 | -1.89 | -0.0% |
| 1844 | -1.89 | -0.0% |
| 1845 | -1.89 | -0.0% |
| 1846 | -1.89 | -0.0% |
| 1847 | -1.89 | -0.0% |
| 1848 | -1.89 | -0.0% |
| 1849 | -1.89 | -0.0% |
| 1850 | -1.89 | -0.0% |
| 1851 | -1.89 | -0.0% |
| 1852 | -1.89 | -0.0% |
| 1853 | -1.89 | -0.0% |
| 1854 | -1.89 | -0.0% |
| 1855 | -1.89 | -0.0% |
| 1856 | -1.89 | -0.0% |
| 1857 | -1.89 | -0.0% |
| 1858 | -1.89 | -0.0% |
| 1859 | -1.89 | -0.0% |
| 1860 | -1.89 | -0.0% |
| 1861 | -1.89 | -0.0% |
| 1862 | -1.89 | -0.0% |
| 1863 | -1.89 | -0.0% |
| 1864 | -1.89 | -0.0% |
| 1865 | -1.89 | -0.0% |
| 1866 | -1.89 | -0.0% |
| 1867 | -1.89 | -0.0% |
| 1868 | -1.89 | -0.0% |
| 1869 | -1.89 | -0.0% |
| 1870 | -1.89 | -0.0% |
| 1871 | -1.89 | -0.0% |
| 1872 | -1.89 | -0.0% |
| 1873 | -1.89 | -0.0% |
| 1874 | -1.89 | -0.0% |
| 1875 | -1.89 | -0.0% |
| 1876 | -1.89 | -0.0% |
| 1877 | -1.89 | -0.0% |
| 1878 | -1.89 | -0.0% |
| 1879 | -1.89 | -0.0% |
| 1880 | -1.89 | -0.0% |
| 1881 | -1.89 | -0.0% |
| 1882 | -1.89 | -0.0% |
| 1883 | -1.89 | -0.0% |
| 1884 | -1.89 | -0.0% |
| 1885 | -1.89 | -0.0% |
| 1886 | -1.89 | -0.0% |
| 1887 | -1.89 | -0.0% |
| 1888 | -1.89 | -0.0% |
| 1889 | -1.89 | -0.0% |
| 1890 | -1.89 | -0.0% |
| 1891 | -1.89 | -0.0% |
| 1892 | -1.89 | -0.0% |
| 1893 | -1.89 | -0.0% |
| 1894 | -1.89 | -0.0% |
| 1895 | -1.89 | -0.0% |
| 1896 | -1.89 | -0.0% |
| 1897 | -1.89 | -0.0% |
| 1898 | -1.89 | -0.0% |
| 1899 | -1.89 | -0.0% |
| 1900 | -1.89 | -0.0% |
| 1901 | -1.89 | -0.0% |
| 1902 | -1.89 | -0.0% |
| 1903 | -0.556 | -70.5% |
| 1904 | -0.556 | -0.0% |
| 1905 | -0.556 | -0.0% |
| 1906 | -0.556 | -0.0% |
| 1907 | -0.556 | -0.0% |
| 1908 | -0.556 | -0.0% |
| 1909 | -0.556 | -0.0% |
| 1910 | -0.556 | -0.0% |
| 1911 | -0.556 | -0.0% |
| 1912 | -0.556 | -0.0% |
| 1913 | -0.556 | -0.0% |
| 1914 | -0.556 | -0.0% |
| 1915 | -0.556 | -0.0% |
| 1916 | -0.556 | -0.0% |
| 1917 | -0.556 | -0.0% |
| 1918 | -0.556 | -0.0% |
| 1919 | -0.556 | -0.0% |
| 1920 | -0.556 | -0.0% |
| 1921 | -0.556 | -0.0% |
| 1922 | -0.556 | -0.0% |
| 1923 | -0.556 | -0.0% |
| 1924 | -0.556 | -0.0% |
| 1925 | -0.556 | -0.0% |
| 1926 | -0.556 | -0.0% |
| 1927 | -0.556 | -0.0% |
| 1928 | -0.556 | -0.0% |
| 1929 | -0.556 | -0.0% |
| 1930 | -0.521 | -6.3% |
| 1931 | 0.528 | -201.3% |
| 1932 | 0.528 | +0.0% |
| 1933 | 0.528 | +0.0% |
| 1934 | 0.528 | +0.0% |
| 1935 | 0.528 | +0.0% |
| 1936 | 0.528 | +0.0% |
| 1937 | 0.528 | +0.0% |
| 1938 | 0.528 | +0.0% |
| 1939 | 0.528 | +0.0% |
| 1940 | 0.528 | +0.0% |
| 1941 | 0.528 | +0.0% |
| 1942 | 0.528 | +0.0% |
| 1943 | 0.528 | +0.0% |
| 1944 | 0.528 | +0.0% |
| 1945 | 0.528 | +0.0% |
| 1946 | -0.672 | -227.3% |
| 1947 | -0.672 | -0.0% |
| 1948 | -0.672 | -0.0% |
| 1949 | -1.78 | +164.6% |
| 1950 | -1.78 | -0.0% |
| 1951 | -1.78 | -0.0% |
| 1952 | -1.78 | -0.0% |
| 1953 | -1.78 | -0.0% |
| 1954 | -2.43 | +36.6% |
| 1955 | -2.43 | -0.0% |
| 1956 | -2.43 | -0.0% |
| 1957 | -2.43 | -0.0% |
| 1958 | -2.43 | -0.0% |
| 1959 | -0.302 | -87.6% |
| 1960 | -0.302 | -0.0% |
| 1961 | -0.302 | -0.0% |
| 1962 | -0.302 | -0.0% |
| 1963 | -0.302 | -0.0% |
| 1964 | -0.302 | -0.0% |
| 1965 | -0.302 | -0.0% |
| 1966 | -0.302 | -0.0% |
| 1967 | -0.302 | -0.0% |
| 1968 | -0.302 | -0.0% |
| 1969 | -0.302 | -0.0% |
| 1970 | -0.302 | -0.0% |
| 1971 | -0.302 | -0.0% |
| 1972 | -0.302 | -0.0% |
| 1973 | -0.302 | -0.0% |
| 1974 | -0.302 | -0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.084 | -127.8% |
| 1976 | 0.084 | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.084 | +0.0% |
| 1978 | -0.283 | -436.9% |
| 1979 | -0.283 | -0.0% |
| 1980 | -0.283 | -0.0% |
| 1981 | -0.283 | -0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.365 | -229.0% |
| 1983 | 0.365 | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.365 | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.365 | +0.0% |
| 1986 | -0.308 | -184.4% |
| 1987 | 0.572 | -285.7% |
| 1988 | 0.572 | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.88 | +53.8% |
| 1990 | 0.88 | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.88 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.542 | -38.4% |
| 1993 | 0.542 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.542 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.542 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.542 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.542 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.542 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.542 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.542 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.542 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.731 | +34.9% |
| 2003 | 0.731 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.731 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.731 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.731 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.731 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.731 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.731 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.705 | -3.6% |
| 2011 | 0.902 | +27.9% |
| 2012 | 0.902 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.965 | +7.0% |
| 2014 | 1.41 | +46.5% |
| 2015 | 1.51 | +6.6% |
| 2016 | 1.51 | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 1.51 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.855 | -43.6% |
| 2019 | 0.51 | -40.4% |
| 2020 | 0.179 | -64.9% |
| 2021 | 0.327 | +82.7% |
| 2022 | 1.11 | +239.8% |
| 2023 | 1.11 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.509 | -54.2% |
| 2025 | 0.509 | +0.0% |
Colombia compared with similar countries
- Colombia's 0.509 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.478, 1.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Colombia's 0.509 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1, 51% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | -1.78 | -1.78 | -1.78 | 1 |
| 1790s | -1.78 | -1.78 | -1.78 | 10 |
| 1800s | -1.78 | -1.78 | -1.78 | 10 |
| 1810s | -1.89 | -1.89 | -1.89 | 10 |
| 1820s | -1.89 | -1.89 | -1.89 | 10 |
| 1830s | -1.89 | -1.89 | -1.89 | 10 |
| 1840s | -1.89 | -1.89 | -1.89 | 10 |
| 1850s | -1.89 | -1.89 | -1.89 | 10 |
| 1860s | -1.89 | -1.89 | -1.89 | 10 |
| 1870s | -1.89 | -1.89 | -1.89 | 10 |
| 1880s | -1.89 | -1.89 | -1.89 | 10 |
| 1890s | -1.89 | -1.89 | -1.89 | 10 |
| 1900s | -0.955 | -1.89 | -0.556 | 10 |
| 1910s | -0.556 | -0.556 | -0.556 | 10 |
| 1920s | -0.556 | -0.556 | -0.556 | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.4231 | -0.521 | 0.528 | 10 |
| 1940s | -0.0626 | -1.78 | 0.528 | 10 |
| 1950s | -1.96 | -2.43 | -0.302 | 10 |
| 1960s | -0.302 | -0.302 | -0.302 | 10 |
| 1970s | -0.1824 | -0.302 | 0.084 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.261 | -0.308 | 0.88 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.6096 | 0.542 | 0.88 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.6932 | 0.542 | 0.731 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.08 | 0.51 | 1.51 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6243 | 0.179 | 1.11 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Colombia
- 90 United States 0.663 compare
- 91 Honduras 0.66 compare
- 92 Democratic Republic of Congo 0.585 compare
- 94 Saudi Arabia 0.499 compare
- 95 Tunisia 0.495 compare
- 96 India 0.489 compare
More reference data data for Colombia
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 2.92 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 11.17 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 19.02 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.4113 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 19.02 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 9.81 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 2.67 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 61.25 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 94.56 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 2.24 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is elite consultations score in Colombia?
- Elite consultations score in Colombia was 0.509 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest elite consultations score recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.51 in 2016.
- What is the lowest elite consultations score recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was -2.43 in 1954.
- How does Colombia rank for elite consultations score?
- Colombia ranks 93rd out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
- Is elite consultations score rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 66.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Colombia data come from?
- The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Elite Consultations Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Central estimate of the extent to which political elites consult other elites across the political spectrum and from relevant sectors of society and business when considering important policy changes.