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Judicial Checks on Government Index in Colombia

Colombia: Judicial Checks on Government Index was 0.846 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
0.846
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
44th
of 176 countries
All-time high
0.848
in 2012
All-time low
0.237
in 1953
Years of data
236
1789–2025

Judicial Checks on Government Index in Colombia, 1789–2025

0.20.40.60.8178919072025

Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

Analysis

Colombia recorded 0.846 for judicial checks on government index in 2025.

The figure is up 3.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, judicial checks on government index in Colombia peaked at 0.848 in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.237, in 1953.

That places Colombia 44th out of 176 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 236 years of available data.

Judicial Checks on Government Index in Colombia, year by year

Year Value Change
1789 0.459 —
1790 0.459 +0.0%
1791 0.459 +0.0%
1792 0.459 +0.0%
1793 0.459 +0.0%
1794 0.459 +0.0%
1795 0.459 +0.0%
1796 0.459 +0.0%
1797 0.459 +0.0%
1798 0.459 +0.0%
1799 0.459 +0.0%
1800 0.459 +0.0%
1801 0.459 +0.0%
1802 0.459 +0.0%
1803 0.459 +0.0%
1804 0.459 +0.0%
1805 0.459 +0.0%
1806 0.459 +0.0%
1807 0.459 +0.0%
1808 0.459 +0.0%
1809 0.459 +0.0%
1810 0.459 +0.0%
1811 0.459 +0.0%
1812 0.459 +0.0%
1813 0.459 +0.0%
1814 0.459 +0.0%
1815 0.459 +0.0%
1816 0.459 +0.0%
1817 0.459 +0.0%
1818 0.459 +0.0%
1819 0.459 +0.0%
1821 0.461 +0.4%
1822 0.461 +0.0%
1823 0.461 +0.0%
1824 0.461 +0.0%
1825 0.461 +0.0%
1826 0.461 +0.0%
1827 0.461 +0.0%
1828 0.405 -12.1%
1829 0.405 +0.0%
1830 0.405 +0.0%
1831 0.405 +0.0%
1832 0.512 +26.4%
1833 0.512 +0.0%
1834 0.512 +0.0%
1835 0.512 +0.0%
1836 0.512 +0.0%
1837 0.512 +0.0%
1838 0.512 +0.0%
1839 0.465 -9.2%
1840 0.465 +0.0%
1841 0.465 +0.0%
1842 0.465 +0.0%
1843 0.465 +0.0%
1844 0.513 +10.3%
1845 0.513 +0.0%
1846 0.513 +0.0%
1847 0.513 +0.0%
1848 0.513 +0.0%
1849 0.513 +0.0%
1850 0.513 +0.0%
1851 0.513 +0.0%
1852 0.513 +0.0%
1853 0.513 +0.0%
1854 0.41 -20.1%
1855 0.513 +25.1%
1856 0.513 +0.0%
1857 0.458 -10.7%
1858 0.458 +0.0%
1859 0.458 +0.0%
1860 0.458 +0.0%
1861 0.412 -10.0%
1862 0.412 +0.0%
1863 0.461 +11.9%
1864 0.461 +0.0%
1865 0.461 +0.0%
1866 0.461 +0.0%
1867 0.409 -11.3%
1868 0.464 +13.4%
1869 0.464 +0.0%
1870 0.464 +0.0%
1871 0.464 +0.0%
1872 0.464 +0.0%
1873 0.464 +0.0%
1874 0.464 +0.0%
1875 0.464 +0.0%
1876 0.464 +0.0%
1877 0.464 +0.0%
1878 0.464 +0.0%
1879 0.464 +0.0%
1880 0.464 +0.0%
1881 0.464 +0.0%
1882 0.464 +0.0%
1883 0.464 +0.0%
1884 0.464 +0.0%
1885 0.363 -21.8%
1886 0.435 +19.8%
1887 0.435 +0.0%
1888 0.435 +0.0%
1889 0.435 +0.0%
1890 0.435 +0.0%
1891 0.435 +0.0%
1892 0.435 +0.0%
1893 0.435 +0.0%
1894 0.435 +0.0%
1895 0.435 +0.0%
1896 0.435 +0.0%
1897 0.435 +0.0%
1898 0.435 +0.0%
1899 0.435 +0.0%
1900 0.435 +0.0%
1901 0.435 +0.0%
1902 0.435 +0.0%
1903 0.435 +0.0%
1904 0.378 -13.1%
1905 0.378 +0.0%
1906 0.378 +0.0%
1907 0.378 +0.0%
1908 0.378 +0.0%
1909 0.378 +0.0%
1910 0.482 +27.5%
1911 0.482 +0.0%
1912 0.482 +0.0%
1913 0.482 +0.0%
1914 0.482 +0.0%
1915 0.482 +0.0%
1916 0.482 +0.0%
1917 0.482 +0.0%
1918 0.482 +0.0%
1919 0.482 +0.0%
1920 0.482 +0.0%
1921 0.482 +0.0%
1922 0.482 +0.0%
1923 0.482 +0.0%
1924 0.482 +0.0%
1925 0.482 +0.0%
1926 0.482 +0.0%
1927 0.482 +0.0%
1928 0.482 +0.0%
1929 0.482 +0.0%
1930 0.482 +0.0%
1931 0.482 +0.0%
1932 0.482 +0.0%
1933 0.482 +0.0%
1934 0.482 +0.0%
1935 0.482 +0.0%
1936 0.482 +0.0%
1937 0.482 +0.0%
1938 0.482 +0.0%
1939 0.482 +0.0%
1940 0.482 +0.0%
1941 0.482 +0.0%
1942 0.482 +0.0%
1943 0.482 +0.0%
1944 0.482 +0.0%
1945 0.482 +0.0%
1946 0.482 +0.0%
1947 0.482 +0.0%
1948 0.382 -20.7%
1949 0.334 -12.6%
1950 0.334 +0.0%
1951 0.334 +0.0%
1952 0.334 +0.0%
1953 0.237 -29.0%
1954 0.237 +0.0%
1955 0.237 +0.0%
1956 0.237 +0.0%
1957 0.268 +13.1%
1958 0.441 +64.6%
1959 0.532 +20.6%
1960 0.532 +0.0%
1961 0.532 +0.0%
1962 0.532 +0.0%
1963 0.532 +0.0%
1964 0.532 +0.0%
1965 0.532 +0.0%
1966 0.532 +0.0%
1967 0.532 +0.0%
1968 0.56 +5.3%
1969 0.56 +0.0%
1970 0.574 +2.5%
1971 0.574 +0.0%
1972 0.574 +0.0%
1973 0.574 +0.0%
1974 0.574 +0.0%
1975 0.598 +4.2%
1976 0.619 +3.5%
1977 0.619 +0.0%
1978 0.601 -2.9%
1979 0.594 -1.2%
1980 0.594 +0.0%
1981 0.594 +0.0%
1982 0.625 +5.2%
1983 0.641 +2.6%
1984 0.641 +0.0%
1985 0.641 +0.0%
1986 0.641 +0.0%
1987 0.641 +0.0%
1988 0.641 +0.0%
1989 0.641 +0.0%
1990 0.639 -0.3%
1991 0.818 +28.0%
1992 0.811 -0.9%
1993 0.815 +0.5%
1994 0.815 +0.0%
1995 0.815 +0.0%
1996 0.815 +0.0%
1997 0.815 +0.0%
1998 0.815 +0.0%
1999 0.815 +0.0%
2000 0.815 +0.0%
2001 0.815 +0.0%
2002 0.815 +0.0%
2003 0.815 +0.0%
2004 0.815 +0.0%
2005 0.821 +0.7%
2006 0.827 +0.7%
2007 0.827 +0.0%
2008 0.827 +0.0%
2009 0.829 +0.2%
2010 0.823 -0.7%
2011 0.841 +2.2%
2012 0.848 +0.8%
2013 0.818 -3.5%
2014 0.818 +0.0%
2015 0.818 +0.0%
2016 0.823 +0.6%
2017 0.835 +1.5%
2018 0.826 -1.1%
2019 0.819 -0.8%
2020 0.82 +0.1%
2021 0.82 +0.0%
2022 0.804 -2.0%
2023 0.817 +1.6%
2024 0.846 +3.5%
2025 0.846 +0.0%

Colombia compared with similar countries

  • Colombia's 0.846 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.624, 1.4× the median. (48 countries reporting)
  • Colombia's 0.846 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.694, 1.2× the median. (25 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1780s 0.459 0.459 0.459 1
1790s 0.459 0.459 0.459 10
1800s 0.459 0.459 0.459 10
1810s 0.459 0.459 0.459 10
1820s 0.4486 0.405 0.461 9
1830s 0.4859 0.405 0.512 10
1840s 0.4938 0.465 0.513 10
1850s 0.4862 0.41 0.513 10
1860s 0.4463 0.409 0.464 10
1870s 0.464 0.464 0.464 10
1880s 0.4423 0.363 0.464 10
1890s 0.435 0.435 0.435 10
1900s 0.4008 0.378 0.435 10
1910s 0.482 0.482 0.482 10
1920s 0.482 0.482 0.482 10
1930s 0.482 0.482 0.482 10
1940s 0.4572 0.334 0.482 10
1950s 0.3191 0.237 0.532 10
1960s 0.5376 0.532 0.56 10
1970s 0.5901 0.574 0.619 10
1980s 0.63 0.594 0.641 10
1990s 0.7973 0.639 0.818 10
2000s 0.8206 0.815 0.829 10
2010s 0.8269 0.818 0.848 10
2020s 0.8255 0.804 0.846 6

Countries ranked near Colombia

  1. 41 Israel 0.857 compare
  2. 42 Cyprus 0.85 compare
  3. 42 Mauritius 0.85 compare
  4. 45 United States 0.844 compare
  5. 46 Moldova 0.841 compare
  6. 47 Suriname 0.839 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is judicial checks on government index in Colombia?
Judicial checks on government index in Colombia was 0.846 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest judicial checks on government index recorded in Colombia?
The highest recorded value was 0.848 in 2012.
What is the lowest judicial checks on government index recorded in Colombia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.237 in 1953.
How does Colombia rank for judicial checks on government index?
Colombia ranks 44th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is judicial checks on government index rising or falling in Colombia?
Over the last ten years it is up 3.4%. 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 Judicial Checks on Government Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Judicial Checks on Government Index
Source
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
176 places, 29,297 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed

Central estimate of the extent to which the executive respects the constitution, complies with the judiciary and high courts, and higher and lower courts are independent.