Equal Access to Power Index in Colombia
Colombia: Equal Access to Power Index was 0.618 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Equal Access to Power Index in Colombia, 1789–2025
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, equal access to power index in Colombia stood at 0.618.
That represents a change of down 1.9% on the previous year and down 7.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, equal access to power index in Colombia peaked at 0.665 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.04, in 1789.
Colombia ranks 97th of 176 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Equal Access to Power Index in Colombia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1789 | 0.04 | — |
| 1790 | 0.04 | +0.0% |
| 1791 | 0.04 | +0.0% |
| 1792 | 0.04 | +0.0% |
| 1793 | 0.04 | +0.0% |
| 1794 | 0.04 | +0.0% |
| 1795 | 0.04 | +0.0% |
| 1796 | 0.04 | +0.0% |
| 1797 | 0.04 | +0.0% |
| 1798 | 0.04 | +0.0% |
| 1799 | 0.04 | +0.0% |
| 1800 | 0.04 | +0.0% |
| 1801 | 0.04 | +0.0% |
| 1802 | 0.04 | +0.0% |
| 1803 | 0.04 | +0.0% |
| 1804 | 0.04 | +0.0% |
| 1805 | 0.04 | +0.0% |
| 1806 | 0.04 | +0.0% |
| 1807 | 0.04 | +0.0% |
| 1808 | 0.04 | +0.0% |
| 1809 | 0.04 | +0.0% |
| 1810 | 0.064 | +60.0% |
| 1811 | 0.064 | +0.0% |
| 1812 | 0.064 | +0.0% |
| 1813 | 0.064 | +0.0% |
| 1814 | 0.064 | +0.0% |
| 1815 | 0.064 | +0.0% |
| 1816 | 0.064 | +0.0% |
| 1817 | 0.064 | +0.0% |
| 1818 | 0.064 | +0.0% |
| 1819 | 0.064 | +0.0% |
| 1820 | 0.128 | +100.0% |
| 1821 | 0.128 | +0.0% |
| 1822 | 0.128 | +0.0% |
| 1823 | 0.128 | +0.0% |
| 1824 | 0.128 | +0.0% |
| 1825 | 0.128 | +0.0% |
| 1826 | 0.128 | +0.0% |
| 1827 | 0.128 | +0.0% |
| 1828 | 0.128 | +0.0% |
| 1829 | 0.128 | +0.0% |
| 1830 | 0.128 | +0.0% |
| 1831 | 0.128 | +0.0% |
| 1832 | 0.128 | +0.0% |
| 1833 | 0.128 | +0.0% |
| 1834 | 0.128 | +0.0% |
| 1835 | 0.128 | +0.0% |
| 1836 | 0.128 | +0.0% |
| 1837 | 0.128 | +0.0% |
| 1838 | 0.128 | +0.0% |
| 1839 | 0.128 | +0.0% |
| 1840 | 0.128 | +0.0% |
| 1841 | 0.128 | +0.0% |
| 1842 | 0.128 | +0.0% |
| 1843 | 0.128 | +0.0% |
| 1844 | 0.128 | +0.0% |
| 1845 | 0.128 | +0.0% |
| 1846 | 0.128 | +0.0% |
| 1847 | 0.128 | +0.0% |
| 1848 | 0.128 | +0.0% |
| 1849 | 0.128 | +0.0% |
| 1850 | 0.128 | +0.0% |
| 1851 | 0.128 | +0.0% |
| 1852 | 0.128 | +0.0% |
| 1853 | 0.128 | +0.0% |
| 1854 | 0.128 | +0.0% |
| 1855 | 0.128 | +0.0% |
| 1856 | 0.128 | +0.0% |
| 1857 | 0.128 | +0.0% |
| 1858 | 0.128 | +0.0% |
| 1859 | 0.128 | +0.0% |
| 1860 | 0.128 | +0.0% |
| 1861 | 0.128 | +0.0% |
| 1862 | 0.128 | +0.0% |
| 1863 | 0.128 | +0.0% |
| 1864 | 0.128 | +0.0% |
| 1865 | 0.128 | +0.0% |
| 1866 | 0.128 | +0.0% |
| 1867 | 0.128 | +0.0% |
| 1868 | 0.128 | +0.0% |
| 1869 | 0.128 | +0.0% |
| 1870 | 0.128 | +0.0% |
| 1871 | 0.128 | +0.0% |
| 1872 | 0.128 | +0.0% |
| 1873 | 0.128 | +0.0% |
| 1874 | 0.128 | +0.0% |
| 1875 | 0.128 | +0.0% |
| 1876 | 0.128 | +0.0% |
| 1877 | 0.128 | +0.0% |
| 1878 | 0.128 | +0.0% |
| 1879 | 0.128 | +0.0% |
| 1880 | 0.128 | +0.0% |
| 1881 | 0.128 | +0.0% |
| 1882 | 0.128 | +0.0% |
| 1883 | 0.128 | +0.0% |
| 1884 | 0.128 | +0.0% |
| 1885 | 0.128 | +0.0% |
| 1886 | 0.128 | +0.0% |
| 1887 | 0.128 | +0.0% |
| 1888 | 0.128 | +0.0% |
| 1889 | 0.128 | +0.0% |
| 1890 | 0.128 | +0.0% |
| 1891 | 0.128 | +0.0% |
| 1892 | 0.128 | +0.0% |
| 1893 | 0.128 | +0.0% |
| 1894 | 0.128 | +0.0% |
| 1895 | 0.128 | +0.0% |
| 1896 | 0.128 | +0.0% |
| 1897 | 0.128 | +0.0% |
| 1898 | 0.128 | +0.0% |
| 1899 | 0.128 | +0.0% |
| 1900 | 0.128 | +0.0% |
| 1901 | 0.128 | +0.0% |
| 1902 | 0.128 | +0.0% |
| 1903 | 0.128 | +0.0% |
| 1904 | 0.128 | +0.0% |
| 1905 | 0.128 | +0.0% |
| 1906 | 0.128 | +0.0% |
| 1907 | 0.128 | +0.0% |
| 1908 | 0.128 | +0.0% |
| 1909 | 0.128 | +0.0% |
| 1910 | 0.128 | +0.0% |
| 1911 | 0.128 | +0.0% |
| 1912 | 0.128 | +0.0% |
| 1913 | 0.128 | +0.0% |
| 1914 | 0.128 | +0.0% |
| 1915 | 0.128 | +0.0% |
| 1916 | 0.128 | +0.0% |
| 1917 | 0.128 | +0.0% |
| 1918 | 0.128 | +0.0% |
| 1919 | 0.128 | +0.0% |
| 1920 | 0.128 | +0.0% |
| 1921 | 0.128 | +0.0% |
| 1922 | 0.128 | +0.0% |
| 1923 | 0.128 | +0.0% |
| 1924 | 0.128 | +0.0% |
| 1925 | 0.128 | +0.0% |
| 1926 | 0.128 | +0.0% |
| 1927 | 0.128 | +0.0% |
| 1928 | 0.128 | +0.0% |
| 1929 | 0.128 | +0.0% |
| 1930 | 0.128 | +0.0% |
| 1931 | 0.132 | +3.1% |
| 1932 | 0.164 | +24.2% |
| 1933 | 0.164 | +0.0% |
| 1934 | 0.164 | +0.0% |
| 1935 | 0.164 | +0.0% |
| 1936 | 0.164 | +0.0% |
| 1937 | 0.164 | +0.0% |
| 1938 | 0.164 | +0.0% |
| 1939 | 0.164 | +0.0% |
| 1940 | 0.164 | +0.0% |
| 1941 | 0.164 | +0.0% |
| 1942 | 0.164 | +0.0% |
| 1943 | 0.164 | +0.0% |
| 1944 | 0.164 | +0.0% |
| 1945 | 0.164 | +0.0% |
| 1946 | 0.164 | +0.0% |
| 1947 | 0.164 | +0.0% |
| 1948 | 0.14 | -14.6% |
| 1949 | 0.15 | +7.1% |
| 1950 | 0.15 | +0.0% |
| 1951 | 0.15 | +0.0% |
| 1952 | 0.15 | +0.0% |
| 1953 | 0.15 | +0.0% |
| 1954 | 0.15 | +0.0% |
| 1955 | 0.15 | +0.0% |
| 1956 | 0.15 | +0.0% |
| 1957 | 0.15 | +0.0% |
| 1958 | 0.15 | +0.0% |
| 1959 | 0.186 | +24.0% |
| 1960 | 0.186 | +0.0% |
| 1961 | 0.186 | +0.0% |
| 1962 | 0.186 | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.186 | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.186 | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.186 | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.186 | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.186 | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.186 | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.186 | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.186 | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 0.186 | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.186 | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.186 | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.186 | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.186 | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.186 | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.186 | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.186 | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.186 | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.195 | +4.8% |
| 1981 | 0.195 | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.195 | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.185 | -5.1% |
| 1984 | 0.185 | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.185 | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.185 | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.221 | +19.5% |
| 1988 | 0.221 | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.221 | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.221 | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.398 | +80.1% |
| 1992 | 0.552 | +38.7% |
| 1993 | 0.552 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.552 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.552 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.552 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.552 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.552 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.552 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.552 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.552 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.552 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.552 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.552 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.552 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.547 | -0.9% |
| 2007 | 0.547 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.547 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.547 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.58 | +6.0% |
| 2011 | 0.568 | -2.1% |
| 2012 | 0.568 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.608 | +7.0% |
| 2014 | 0.608 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.665 | +9.4% |
| 2016 | 0.63 | -5.3% |
| 2017 | 0.64 | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 0.581 | -9.2% |
| 2019 | 0.593 | +2.1% |
| 2020 | 0.443 | -25.3% |
| 2021 | 0.469 | +5.9% |
| 2022 | 0.629 | +34.1% |
| 2023 | 0.633 | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 0.63 | -0.5% |
| 2025 | 0.618 | -1.9% |
Colombia compared with similar countries
- Colombia's 0.618 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.628, 98% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Colombia's 0.618 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.752, 82% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 0.04 | 0.04 | 0.04 | 1 |
| 1790s | 0.04 | 0.04 | 0.04 | 10 |
| 1800s | 0.04 | 0.04 | 0.04 | 10 |
| 1810s | 0.064 | 0.064 | 0.064 | 10 |
| 1820s | 0.128 | 0.128 | 0.128 | 10 |
| 1830s | 0.128 | 0.128 | 0.128 | 10 |
| 1840s | 0.128 | 0.128 | 0.128 | 10 |
| 1850s | 0.128 | 0.128 | 0.128 | 10 |
| 1860s | 0.128 | 0.128 | 0.128 | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.128 | 0.128 | 0.128 | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.128 | 0.128 | 0.128 | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.128 | 0.128 | 0.128 | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.128 | 0.128 | 0.128 | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.128 | 0.128 | 0.128 | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.128 | 0.128 | 0.128 | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.1572 | 0.128 | 0.164 | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.1602 | 0.14 | 0.164 | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.1536 | 0.15 | 0.186 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.186 | 0.186 | 0.186 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.186 | 0.186 | 0.186 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1988 | 0.185 | 0.221 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.5035 | 0.221 | 0.552 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.55 | 0.547 | 0.552 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6041 | 0.568 | 0.665 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5703 | 0.443 | 0.633 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Colombia
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 equal access to power index in Colombia?
- Equal access to power index in Colombia was 0.618 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest equal access to power index recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.665 in 2015.
- What is the lowest equal access to power index recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.04 in 1789.
- How does Colombia rank for equal access to power index?
- Colombia ranks 97th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
- Is equal access to power index rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.1%. 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 Equal Access to Power Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Central estimate of the extent to which access to power is equal across socioeconomic position, social group, and gender.