Free and Fair Elections Index in Colombia
Colombia: Free and Fair Elections Index was 0.756 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2025)
0.756
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
63rd
of 176 countries
All-time high
0.763
in 2020
All-time low
0
in 1789
Years of data
237
1789–2025
Free and Fair Elections Index in Colombia, 1789–2025
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Colombia recorded 0.756 for free and fair elections index in 2025.
That represents a change of up 9.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, free and fair elections index in Colombia peaked at 0.763 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1789.
That places Colombia 63rd 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.
Free and Fair Elections Index in Colombia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1789 | 0 | — |
| 1790 | 0 | — |
| 1791 | 0 | — |
| 1792 | 0 | — |
| 1793 | 0 | — |
| 1794 | 0 | — |
| 1795 | 0 | — |
| 1796 | 0 | — |
| 1797 | 0 | — |
| 1798 | 0 | — |
| 1799 | 0 | — |
| 1800 | 0 | — |
| 1801 | 0 | — |
| 1802 | 0 | — |
| 1803 | 0 | — |
| 1804 | 0 | — |
| 1805 | 0 | — |
| 1806 | 0 | — |
| 1807 | 0 | — |
| 1808 | 0 | — |
| 1809 | 0 | — |
| 1810 | 0 | — |
| 1811 | 0 | — |
| 1812 | 0 | — |
| 1813 | 0 | — |
| 1814 | 0 | — |
| 1815 | 0 | — |
| 1816 | 0 | — |
| 1817 | 0 | — |
| 1818 | 0 | — |
| 1819 | 0 | — |
| 1820 | 0 | — |
| 1821 | 0.173 | — |
| 1822 | 0.257 | +48.6% |
| 1823 | 0.257 | +0.0% |
| 1824 | 0.257 | +0.0% |
| 1825 | 0.257 | +0.0% |
| 1826 | 0.257 | +0.0% |
| 1827 | 0.257 | +0.0% |
| 1828 | 0.257 | +0.0% |
| 1829 | 0.257 | +0.0% |
| 1830 | 0.257 | +0.0% |
| 1831 | 0.257 | +0.0% |
| 1832 | 0.257 | +0.0% |
| 1833 | 0.219 | -14.8% |
| 1834 | 0.219 | +0.0% |
| 1835 | 0.219 | +0.0% |
| 1836 | 0.219 | +0.0% |
| 1837 | 0.219 | +0.0% |
| 1838 | 0.219 | +0.0% |
| 1839 | 0.219 | +0.0% |
| 1840 | 0.219 | +0.0% |
| 1841 | 0.219 | +0.0% |
| 1842 | 0.219 | +0.0% |
| 1843 | 0.288 | +31.5% |
| 1844 | 0.288 | +0.0% |
| 1845 | 0.288 | +0.0% |
| 1846 | 0.288 | +0.0% |
| 1847 | 0.288 | +0.0% |
| 1848 | 0.347 | +20.5% |
| 1849 | 0.347 | +0.0% |
| 1850 | 0.347 | +0.0% |
| 1851 | 0.347 | +0.0% |
| 1852 | 0.347 | +0.0% |
| 1853 | 0.064 | -81.6% |
| 1854 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 1855 | 0.182 | — |
| 1856 | 0.182 | +0.0% |
| 1857 | 0.242 | +33.0% |
| 1858 | 0.242 | +0.0% |
| 1859 | 0.175 | -27.7% |
| 1860 | 0.178 | +1.7% |
| 1861 | 0.044 | -75.3% |
| 1862 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 1863 | 0.089 | — |
| 1864 | 0.078 | -12.4% |
| 1865 | 0.078 | +0.0% |
| 1866 | 0.074 | -5.1% |
| 1867 | 0.028 | -62.2% |
| 1868 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 1869 | 0.072 | — |
| 1870 | 0.077 | +6.9% |
| 1871 | 0.077 | +0.0% |
| 1872 | 0.076 | -1.3% |
| 1873 | 0.105 | +38.2% |
| 1874 | 0.142 | +35.2% |
| 1875 | 0.142 | +0.0% |
| 1876 | 0.123 | -13.4% |
| 1877 | 0.123 | +0.0% |
| 1878 | 0.177 | +43.9% |
| 1879 | 0.177 | +0.0% |
| 1880 | 0.179 | +1.1% |
| 1881 | 0.179 | +0.0% |
| 1882 | 0.168 | -6.1% |
| 1883 | 0.167 | -0.6% |
| 1884 | 0.169 | +1.2% |
| 1885 | 0.169 | +0.0% |
| 1886 | 0.145 | -14.2% |
| 1887 | 0.201 | +38.6% |
| 1888 | 0.201 | +0.0% |
| 1889 | 0.201 | +0.0% |
| 1890 | 0.201 | +0.0% |
| 1891 | 0.201 | +0.0% |
| 1892 | 0.202 | +0.5% |
| 1893 | 0.202 | +0.0% |
| 1894 | 0.202 | +0.0% |
| 1895 | 0.202 | +0.0% |
| 1896 | 0.2 | -1.0% |
| 1897 | 0.199 | -0.5% |
| 1898 | 0.202 | +1.5% |
| 1899 | 0.202 | +0.0% |
| 1900 | 0.202 | +0.0% |
| 1901 | 0.202 | +0.0% |
| 1902 | 0.202 | +0.0% |
| 1903 | 0.202 | +0.0% |
| 1904 | 0.202 | +0.0% |
| 1905 | 0.174 | -13.9% |
| 1906 | 0.174 | +0.0% |
| 1907 | 0.174 | +0.0% |
| 1908 | 0.174 | +0.0% |
| 1909 | 0.174 | +0.0% |
| 1910 | 0.414 | +137.9% |
| 1911 | 0.495 | +19.6% |
| 1912 | 0.495 | +0.0% |
| 1913 | 0.495 | +0.0% |
| 1914 | 0.294 | -40.6% |
| 1915 | 0.268 | -8.8% |
| 1916 | 0.268 | +0.0% |
| 1917 | 0.268 | +0.0% |
| 1918 | 0.265 | -1.1% |
| 1919 | 0.264 | -0.4% |
| 1920 | 0.264 | +0.0% |
| 1921 | 0.264 | +0.0% |
| 1922 | 0.227 | -14.0% |
| 1923 | 0.222 | -2.2% |
| 1924 | 0.222 | +0.0% |
| 1925 | 0.222 | +0.0% |
| 1926 | 0.203 | -8.6% |
| 1927 | 0.201 | -1.0% |
| 1928 | 0.201 | +0.0% |
| 1929 | 0.201 | +0.0% |
| 1930 | 0.228 | +13.4% |
| 1931 | 0.23 | +0.9% |
| 1932 | 0.23 | +0.0% |
| 1933 | 0.233 | +1.3% |
| 1934 | 0.218 | -6.4% |
| 1935 | 0.221 | +1.4% |
| 1936 | 0.222 | +0.5% |
| 1937 | 0.225 | +1.4% |
| 1938 | 0.226 | +0.4% |
| 1939 | 0.223 | -1.3% |
| 1940 | 0.222 | -0.4% |
| 1941 | 0.202 | -9.0% |
| 1942 | 0.195 | -3.5% |
| 1943 | 0.189 | -3.1% |
| 1944 | 0.188 | -0.5% |
| 1945 | 0.19 | +1.1% |
| 1946 | 0.167 | -12.1% |
| 1947 | 0.138 | -17.4% |
| 1948 | 0.142 | +2.9% |
| 1949 | 0.121 | -14.8% |
| 1950 | 0.115 | -5.0% |
| 1951 | 0.117 | +1.7% |
| 1952 | 0.123 | +5.1% |
| 1953 | 0.129 | +4.9% |
| 1954 | 0.129 | +0.0% |
| 1955 | 0.129 | +0.0% |
| 1956 | 0.129 | +0.0% |
| 1957 | 0.129 | +0.0% |
| 1958 | 0.349 | +170.5% |
| 1959 | 0.415 | +18.9% |
| 1960 | 0.474 | +14.2% |
| 1961 | 0.49 | +3.4% |
| 1962 | 0.496 | +1.2% |
| 1963 | 0.497 | +0.2% |
| 1964 | 0.488 | -1.8% |
| 1965 | 0.487 | -0.2% |
| 1966 | 0.486 | -0.2% |
| 1967 | 0.486 | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.484 | -0.4% |
| 1969 | 0.484 | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.445 | -8.1% |
| 1971 | 0.412 | -7.4% |
| 1972 | 0.412 | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.412 | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.494 | +19.9% |
| 1975 | 0.529 | +7.1% |
| 1976 | 0.529 | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.529 | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.564 | +6.6% |
| 1979 | 0.569 | +0.9% |
| 1980 | 0.582 | +2.3% |
| 1981 | 0.582 | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.565 | -2.9% |
| 1983 | 0.561 | -0.7% |
| 1984 | 0.561 | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.561 | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.546 | -2.7% |
| 1987 | 0.541 | -0.9% |
| 1988 | 0.541 | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.541 | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.57 | +5.4% |
| 1991 | 0.61 | +7.0% |
| 1992 | 0.595 | -2.5% |
| 1993 | 0.595 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.593 | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 0.604 | +1.9% |
| 1996 | 0.604 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.604 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.586 | -3.0% |
| 1999 | 0.582 | -0.7% |
| 2000 | 0.582 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.582 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.543 | -6.7% |
| 2003 | 0.535 | -1.5% |
| 2004 | 0.535 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.535 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.605 | +13.1% |
| 2007 | 0.622 | +2.8% |
| 2008 | 0.622 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.622 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.652 | +4.8% |
| 2011 | 0.661 | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 0.661 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.661 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.688 | +4.1% |
| 2015 | 0.691 | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 0.69 | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 0.686 | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 0.747 | +8.9% |
| 2019 | 0.761 | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 0.763 | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 0.763 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.761 | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 0.756 | -0.7% |
| 2024 | 0.756 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 0.756 | +0.0% |
Colombia compared with similar countries
- Colombia's 0.756 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.5655, 1.3× the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Colombia's 0.756 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.768, 98% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Free and Fair Elections Index in Colombia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1958 | +170.5% | 0.129 | 0.349 |
| 1910 | +137.9% | 0.174 | 0.414 |
| 1854 | -100.0% | 0.064 | 0 |
| 1862 | -100.0% | 0.044 | 0 |
| 1868 | -100.0% | 0.028 | 0 |
| 1853 | -81.6% | 0.347 | 0.064 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1790s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1800s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1810s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1820s | 0.2229 | 0 | 0.257 | 10 |
| 1830s | 0.2304 | 0.219 | 0.257 | 10 |
| 1840s | 0.2791 | 0.219 | 0.347 | 10 |
| 1850s | 0.2128 | 0 | 0.347 | 10 |
| 1860s | 0.0641 | 0 | 0.178 | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.1219 | 0.076 | 0.177 | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.1779 | 0.145 | 0.201 | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.2013 | 0.199 | 0.202 | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.188 | 0.174 | 0.202 | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.3526 | 0.264 | 0.495 | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.2227 | 0.201 | 0.264 | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.2256 | 0.218 | 0.233 | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.1754 | 0.121 | 0.222 | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.1764 | 0.115 | 0.415 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.4872 | 0.474 | 0.497 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.4895 | 0.412 | 0.569 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.5581 | 0.541 | 0.582 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.5943 | 0.57 | 0.61 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.5783 | 0.535 | 0.622 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6898 | 0.652 | 0.761 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7592 | 0.756 | 0.763 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Colombia
- 60 Gambia 0.777 compare
- 61 Dominican Republic 0.768 compare
- 62 Bolivia 0.765 compare
- 64 Sao Tome and Principe 0.753 compare
- 65 Solomon Islands 0.748 compare
- 66 Ghana 0.709 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 free and fair elections index in Colombia?
- Free and fair elections index in Colombia was 0.756 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest free and fair elections index recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.763 in 2020.
- What is the lowest free and fair elections index recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1789.
- How does Colombia rank for free and fair elections index?
- Colombia ranks 63rd out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
- Is free and fair elections index rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.4%. 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 Free and Fair Elections Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Central estimate of the extent to which registration fraud, systematic irregularities, government intimidation of the opposition, vote buying, and election violence are absent, and the election management body is autonomous and has enough staff and resources.