Individual Liberties and Equality before the Law Index in Colombia
Colombia: Individual Liberties and Equality before the Law Index was 0.721 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
0.721
Change on year
up 4.8%
World rank
88th
of 176 countries
All-time high
0.764
in 2017
All-time low
0.107
in 1789
Years of data
237
1789–2025
Individual Liberties and Equality before the Law Index in Colombia, 1789–2025
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, individual liberties and equality before the law index in Colombia stood at 0.721.
That represents a change of up 4.8% on the previous year and down 5.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, individual liberties and equality before the law index in Colombia peaked at 0.764 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.107, in 1789.
Colombia ranks 88th of 176 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 237 years of available data.
Individual Liberties and Equality before the Law Index in Colombia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1789 | 0.107 | — |
| 1790 | 0.107 | +0.0% |
| 1791 | 0.107 | +0.0% |
| 1792 | 0.107 | +0.0% |
| 1793 | 0.107 | +0.0% |
| 1794 | 0.107 | +0.0% |
| 1795 | 0.107 | +0.0% |
| 1796 | 0.107 | +0.0% |
| 1797 | 0.107 | +0.0% |
| 1798 | 0.107 | +0.0% |
| 1799 | 0.107 | +0.0% |
| 1800 | 0.107 | +0.0% |
| 1801 | 0.107 | +0.0% |
| 1802 | 0.107 | +0.0% |
| 1803 | 0.107 | +0.0% |
| 1804 | 0.107 | +0.0% |
| 1805 | 0.107 | +0.0% |
| 1806 | 0.107 | +0.0% |
| 1807 | 0.107 | +0.0% |
| 1808 | 0.107 | +0.0% |
| 1809 | 0.107 | +0.0% |
| 1810 | 0.112 | +4.7% |
| 1811 | 0.112 | +0.0% |
| 1812 | 0.112 | +0.0% |
| 1813 | 0.112 | +0.0% |
| 1814 | 0.112 | +0.0% |
| 1815 | 0.112 | +0.0% |
| 1816 | 0.112 | +0.0% |
| 1817 | 0.112 | +0.0% |
| 1818 | 0.112 | +0.0% |
| 1819 | 0.112 | +0.0% |
| 1820 | 0.165 | +47.3% |
| 1821 | 0.178 | +7.9% |
| 1822 | 0.178 | +0.0% |
| 1823 | 0.178 | +0.0% |
| 1824 | 0.178 | +0.0% |
| 1825 | 0.178 | +0.0% |
| 1826 | 0.178 | +0.0% |
| 1827 | 0.178 | +0.0% |
| 1828 | 0.178 | +0.0% |
| 1829 | 0.178 | +0.0% |
| 1830 | 0.178 | +0.0% |
| 1831 | 0.178 | +0.0% |
| 1832 | 0.193 | +8.4% |
| 1833 | 0.193 | +0.0% |
| 1834 | 0.219 | +13.5% |
| 1835 | 0.219 | +0.0% |
| 1836 | 0.219 | +0.0% |
| 1837 | 0.189 | -13.7% |
| 1838 | 0.189 | +0.0% |
| 1839 | 0.17 | -10.1% |
| 1840 | 0.17 | +0.0% |
| 1841 | 0.17 | +0.0% |
| 1842 | 0.17 | +0.0% |
| 1843 | 0.207 | +21.8% |
| 1844 | 0.239 | +15.5% |
| 1845 | 0.239 | +0.0% |
| 1846 | 0.239 | +0.0% |
| 1847 | 0.239 | +0.0% |
| 1848 | 0.272 | +13.8% |
| 1849 | 0.289 | +6.2% |
| 1850 | 0.301 | +4.2% |
| 1851 | 0.294 | -2.3% |
| 1852 | 0.333 | +13.3% |
| 1853 | 0.333 | +0.0% |
| 1854 | 0.299 | -10.2% |
| 1855 | 0.277 | -7.4% |
| 1856 | 0.317 | +14.4% |
| 1857 | 0.317 | +0.0% |
| 1858 | 0.317 | +0.0% |
| 1859 | 0.317 | +0.0% |
| 1860 | 0.281 | -11.4% |
| 1861 | 0.266 | -5.3% |
| 1862 | 0.266 | +0.0% |
| 1863 | 0.327 | +22.9% |
| 1864 | 0.327 | +0.0% |
| 1865 | 0.327 | +0.0% |
| 1866 | 0.327 | +0.0% |
| 1867 | 0.293 | -10.4% |
| 1868 | 0.33 | +12.6% |
| 1869 | 0.33 | +0.0% |
| 1870 | 0.33 | +0.0% |
| 1871 | 0.33 | +0.0% |
| 1872 | 0.33 | +0.0% |
| 1873 | 0.33 | +0.0% |
| 1874 | 0.33 | +0.0% |
| 1875 | 0.295 | -10.6% |
| 1876 | 0.33 | +11.9% |
| 1877 | 0.33 | +0.0% |
| 1878 | 0.33 | +0.0% |
| 1879 | 0.33 | +0.0% |
| 1880 | 0.33 | +0.0% |
| 1881 | 0.33 | +0.0% |
| 1882 | 0.33 | +0.0% |
| 1883 | 0.33 | +0.0% |
| 1884 | 0.33 | +0.0% |
| 1885 | 0.33 | +0.0% |
| 1886 | 0.306 | -7.3% |
| 1887 | 0.306 | +0.0% |
| 1888 | 0.306 | +0.0% |
| 1889 | 0.306 | +0.0% |
| 1890 | 0.306 | +0.0% |
| 1891 | 0.306 | +0.0% |
| 1892 | 0.306 | +0.0% |
| 1893 | 0.306 | +0.0% |
| 1894 | 0.306 | +0.0% |
| 1895 | 0.306 | +0.0% |
| 1896 | 0.306 | +0.0% |
| 1897 | 0.306 | +0.0% |
| 1898 | 0.306 | +0.0% |
| 1899 | 0.272 | -11.1% |
| 1900 | 0.272 | +0.0% |
| 1901 | 0.272 | +0.0% |
| 1902 | 0.272 | +0.0% |
| 1903 | 0.382 | +40.4% |
| 1904 | 0.386 | +1.0% |
| 1905 | 0.383 | -0.8% |
| 1906 | 0.383 | +0.0% |
| 1907 | 0.383 | +0.0% |
| 1908 | 0.383 | +0.0% |
| 1909 | 0.383 | +0.0% |
| 1910 | 0.41 | +7.0% |
| 1911 | 0.419 | +2.2% |
| 1912 | 0.419 | +0.0% |
| 1913 | 0.419 | +0.0% |
| 1914 | 0.419 | +0.0% |
| 1915 | 0.419 | +0.0% |
| 1916 | 0.419 | +0.0% |
| 1917 | 0.419 | +0.0% |
| 1918 | 0.419 | +0.0% |
| 1919 | 0.419 | +0.0% |
| 1920 | 0.419 | +0.0% |
| 1921 | 0.419 | +0.0% |
| 1922 | 0.419 | +0.0% |
| 1923 | 0.419 | +0.0% |
| 1924 | 0.419 | +0.0% |
| 1925 | 0.419 | +0.0% |
| 1926 | 0.419 | +0.0% |
| 1927 | 0.419 | +0.0% |
| 1928 | 0.419 | +0.0% |
| 1929 | 0.405 | -3.3% |
| 1930 | 0.425 | +4.9% |
| 1931 | 0.434 | +2.1% |
| 1932 | 0.434 | +0.0% |
| 1933 | 0.434 | +0.0% |
| 1934 | 0.434 | +0.0% |
| 1935 | 0.434 | +0.0% |
| 1936 | 0.457 | +5.3% |
| 1937 | 0.457 | +0.0% |
| 1938 | 0.457 | +0.0% |
| 1939 | 0.457 | +0.0% |
| 1940 | 0.457 | +0.0% |
| 1941 | 0.457 | +0.0% |
| 1942 | 0.449 | -1.8% |
| 1943 | 0.449 | +0.0% |
| 1944 | 0.449 | +0.0% |
| 1945 | 0.449 | +0.0% |
| 1946 | 0.276 | -38.5% |
| 1947 | 0.276 | +0.0% |
| 1948 | 0.191 | -30.8% |
| 1949 | 0.176 | -7.9% |
| 1950 | 0.176 | +0.0% |
| 1951 | 0.176 | +0.0% |
| 1952 | 0.176 | +0.0% |
| 1953 | 0.209 | +18.8% |
| 1954 | 0.26 | +24.4% |
| 1955 | 0.27 | +3.8% |
| 1956 | 0.27 | +0.0% |
| 1957 | 0.27 | +0.0% |
| 1958 | 0.399 | +47.8% |
| 1959 | 0.508 | +27.3% |
| 1960 | 0.519 | +2.2% |
| 1961 | 0.519 | +0.0% |
| 1962 | 0.519 | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.519 | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.519 | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.519 | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.519 | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.519 | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.504 | -2.9% |
| 1969 | 0.504 | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.504 | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 0.504 | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.504 | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.503 | -0.2% |
| 1974 | 0.465 | -7.6% |
| 1975 | 0.465 | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.465 | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.465 | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.394 | -15.3% |
| 1979 | 0.394 | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.394 | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.394 | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.404 | +2.5% |
| 1983 | 0.456 | +12.9% |
| 1984 | 0.493 | +8.1% |
| 1985 | 0.493 | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.466 | -5.5% |
| 1987 | 0.44 | -5.6% |
| 1988 | 0.4 | -9.1% |
| 1989 | 0.4 | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.396 | -1.0% |
| 1991 | 0.569 | +43.7% |
| 1992 | 0.582 | +2.3% |
| 1993 | 0.578 | -0.7% |
| 1994 | 0.578 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.575 | -0.5% |
| 1996 | 0.575 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.603 | +4.9% |
| 1998 | 0.603 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.603 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.603 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.603 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.607 | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 0.66 | +8.7% |
| 2004 | 0.66 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.663 | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 0.663 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.679 | +2.4% |
| 2008 | 0.679 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.687 | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 0.726 | +5.7% |
| 2011 | 0.753 | +3.7% |
| 2012 | 0.762 | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 0.763 | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 0.758 | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 0.759 | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 0.756 | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 0.764 | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 0.743 | -2.7% |
| 2019 | 0.688 | -7.4% |
| 2020 | 0.673 | -2.2% |
| 2021 | 0.656 | -2.5% |
| 2022 | 0.76 | +15.9% |
| 2023 | 0.75 | -1.3% |
| 2024 | 0.688 | -8.3% |
| 2025 | 0.721 | +4.8% |
Colombia compared with similar countries
- Colombia's 0.721 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.713, 1.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Colombia's 0.721 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.763, 94% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 0.107 | 0.107 | 0.107 | 1 |
| 1790s | 0.107 | 0.107 | 0.107 | 10 |
| 1800s | 0.107 | 0.107 | 0.107 | 10 |
| 1810s | 0.112 | 0.112 | 0.112 | 10 |
| 1820s | 0.1767 | 0.165 | 0.178 | 10 |
| 1830s | 0.1947 | 0.17 | 0.219 | 10 |
| 1840s | 0.2234 | 0.17 | 0.289 | 10 |
| 1850s | 0.3105 | 0.277 | 0.333 | 10 |
| 1860s | 0.3074 | 0.266 | 0.33 | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.3265 | 0.295 | 0.33 | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.3204 | 0.306 | 0.33 | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.3026 | 0.272 | 0.306 | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.3499 | 0.272 | 0.386 | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.4181 | 0.41 | 0.419 | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.4176 | 0.405 | 0.419 | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.4423 | 0.425 | 0.457 | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.3629 | 0.176 | 0.457 | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.2714 | 0.176 | 0.508 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.516 | 0.504 | 0.519 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.4663 | 0.394 | 0.504 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.434 | 0.394 | 0.493 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.5662 | 0.396 | 0.603 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.6504 | 0.603 | 0.687 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7472 | 0.688 | 0.764 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.708 | 0.656 | 0.76 | 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 individual liberties and equality before the law index in Colombia?
- Individual liberties and equality before the law index in Colombia was 0.721 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest individual liberties and equality before the law index recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.764 in 2017.
- What is the lowest individual liberties and equality before the law index recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.107 in 1789.
- How does Colombia rank for individual liberties and equality before the law index?
- Colombia ranks 88th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
- Is individual liberties and equality before the law index rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Colombia data come from?
- The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Individual Liberties and Equality before the Law Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Central estimate of the extent to which extent to which citizens enjoy physical integrity rights, freedoms of religion, of movement, and from forced labor, as well as access to justice, laws are transparent, and public administration is impartial.