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Legislative Checks on Government Index in Colombia

Colombia: Legislative Checks on Government Index was 0.9 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
0.9
Change on year
up 6.5%
World rank
28th
of 174 countries
All-time high
0.9
in 2025
All-time low
0.134
in 1949
Years of data
213
1812–2025

Legislative Checks on Government Index in Colombia, 1812–2025

0.20.40.60.81181219182025

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

Analysis

In 2025, legislative checks on government index in Colombia stood at 0.9. That is the highest value across all 213 years on record.

That represents a change of up 6.5% on the previous year and up 8.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, legislative checks on government index in Colombia peaked at 0.9 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.134, in 1949.

That places Colombia 28th out of 174 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 213 years of available data.

Legislative Checks on Government Index in Colombia, year by year

Year Value Change
1812 0.519 —
1813 0.519 +0.0%
1814 0.519 +0.0%
1815 0.519 +0.0%
1816 0.519 +0.0%
1817 0.519 +0.0%
1818 0.519 +0.0%
1819 0.519 +0.0%
1820 0.519 +0.0%
1821 0.764 +47.2%
1822 0.764 +0.0%
1823 0.764 +0.0%
1824 0.764 +0.0%
1825 0.764 +0.0%
1826 0.764 +0.0%
1827 0.764 +0.0%
1828 0.764 +0.0%
1829 0.496 -35.1%
1830 0.496 +0.0%
1831 0.496 +0.0%
1832 0.71 +43.1%
1833 0.71 +0.0%
1834 0.71 +0.0%
1835 0.71 +0.0%
1836 0.71 +0.0%
1837 0.71 +0.0%
1838 0.71 +0.0%
1839 0.71 +0.0%
1840 0.71 +0.0%
1841 0.71 +0.0%
1842 0.71 +0.0%
1843 0.71 +0.0%
1844 0.71 +0.0%
1845 0.71 +0.0%
1846 0.71 +0.0%
1847 0.71 +0.0%
1848 0.71 +0.0%
1849 0.71 +0.0%
1850 0.71 +0.0%
1851 0.71 +0.0%
1852 0.71 +0.0%
1853 0.71 +0.0%
1854 0.71 +0.0%
1855 0.71 +0.0%
1856 0.71 +0.0%
1857 0.71 +0.0%
1858 0.71 +0.0%
1859 0.71 +0.0%
1860 0.71 +0.0%
1861 0.71 +0.0%
1862 0.71 +0.0%
1863 0.71 +0.0%
1864 0.71 +0.0%
1865 0.71 +0.0%
1866 0.71 +0.0%
1867 0.71 +0.0%
1868 0.71 +0.0%
1869 0.71 +0.0%
1870 0.71 +0.0%
1871 0.71 +0.0%
1872 0.71 +0.0%
1873 0.71 +0.0%
1874 0.71 +0.0%
1875 0.71 +0.0%
1876 0.71 +0.0%
1877 0.71 +0.0%
1878 0.71 +0.0%
1879 0.71 +0.0%
1880 0.71 +0.0%
1881 0.71 +0.0%
1882 0.71 +0.0%
1883 0.71 +0.0%
1884 0.71 +0.0%
1885 0.71 +0.0%
1886 0.71 +0.0%
1887 0.71 +0.0%
1888 0.71 +0.0%
1889 0.71 +0.0%
1890 0.71 +0.0%
1891 0.71 +0.0%
1892 0.71 +0.0%
1893 0.71 +0.0%
1894 0.71 +0.0%
1895 0.71 +0.0%
1896 0.71 +0.0%
1897 0.71 +0.0%
1898 0.71 +0.0%
1899 0.71 +0.0%
1900 0.687 -3.2%
1901 0.687 +0.0%
1902 0.687 +0.0%
1903 0.626 -8.9%
1904 0.688 +9.9%
1905 0.688 +0.0%
1906 0.544 -20.9%
1907 0.544 +0.0%
1908 0.544 +0.0%
1909 0.544 +0.0%
1910 0.693 +27.4%
1911 0.693 +0.0%
1912 0.693 +0.0%
1913 0.693 +0.0%
1914 0.693 +0.0%
1915 0.693 +0.0%
1916 0.693 +0.0%
1917 0.693 +0.0%
1918 0.693 +0.0%
1919 0.693 +0.0%
1920 0.693 +0.0%
1921 0.693 +0.0%
1922 0.693 +0.0%
1923 0.693 +0.0%
1924 0.693 +0.0%
1925 0.693 +0.0%
1926 0.693 +0.0%
1927 0.693 +0.0%
1928 0.693 +0.0%
1929 0.693 +0.0%
1930 0.693 +0.0%
1931 0.693 +0.0%
1932 0.693 +0.0%
1933 0.693 +0.0%
1934 0.693 +0.0%
1935 0.693 +0.0%
1936 0.693 +0.0%
1937 0.693 +0.0%
1938 0.693 +0.0%
1939 0.693 +0.0%
1940 0.693 +0.0%
1941 0.693 +0.0%
1942 0.693 +0.0%
1943 0.693 +0.0%
1944 0.693 +0.0%
1945 0.693 +0.0%
1946 0.693 +0.0%
1947 0.693 +0.0%
1948 0.789 +13.9%
1949 0.134 -83.0%
1951 0.626 +367.2%
1952 0.626 +0.0%
1953 0.626 +0.0%
1954 0.532 -15.0%
1955 0.532 +0.0%
1956 0.532 +0.0%
1957 0.532 +0.0%
1958 0.704 +32.3%
1959 0.704 +0.0%
1960 0.704 +0.0%
1961 0.704 +0.0%
1962 0.704 +0.0%
1963 0.704 +0.0%
1964 0.704 +0.0%
1965 0.704 +0.0%
1966 0.704 +0.0%
1967 0.704 +0.0%
1968 0.704 +0.0%
1969 0.704 +0.0%
1970 0.704 +0.0%
1971 0.704 +0.0%
1972 0.704 +0.0%
1973 0.704 +0.0%
1974 0.704 +0.0%
1975 0.728 +3.4%
1976 0.728 +0.0%
1977 0.728 +0.0%
1978 0.728 +0.0%
1979 0.728 +0.0%
1980 0.728 +0.0%
1981 0.728 +0.0%
1982 0.738 +1.4%
1983 0.738 +0.0%
1984 0.738 +0.0%
1985 0.738 +0.0%
1986 0.738 +0.0%
1987 0.764 +3.5%
1988 0.764 +0.0%
1989 0.764 +0.0%
1990 0.764 +0.0%
1991 0.778 +1.8%
1992 0.832 +6.9%
1993 0.832 +0.0%
1994 0.833 +0.1%
1995 0.834 +0.1%
1996 0.834 +0.0%
1997 0.832 -0.2%
1998 0.832 +0.0%
1999 0.832 +0.0%
2000 0.832 +0.0%
2001 0.832 +0.0%
2002 0.818 -1.7%
2003 0.818 +0.0%
2004 0.818 +0.0%
2005 0.818 +0.0%
2006 0.818 +0.0%
2007 0.821 +0.4%
2008 0.821 +0.0%
2009 0.821 +0.0%
2010 0.826 +0.6%
2011 0.84 +1.7%
2012 0.84 +0.0%
2013 0.824 -1.9%
2014 0.83 +0.7%
2015 0.83 +0.0%
2016 0.818 -1.4%
2017 0.814 -0.5%
2018 0.819 +0.6%
2019 0.809 -1.2%
2020 0.791 -2.2%
2021 0.774 -2.1%
2022 0.841 +8.7%
2023 0.841 +0.0%
2024 0.845 +0.5%
2025 0.9 +6.5%

Colombia compared with similar countries

  • Colombia's 0.9 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.599, 1.5× the median. (48 countries reporting)
  • Colombia's 0.9 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.66, 1.4× the median. (25 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1810s 0.519 0.519 0.519 8
1820s 0.7127 0.496 0.764 10
1830s 0.6672 0.496 0.71 10
1840s 0.71 0.71 0.71 10
1850s 0.71 0.71 0.71 10
1860s 0.71 0.71 0.71 10
1870s 0.71 0.71 0.71 10
1880s 0.71 0.71 0.71 10
1890s 0.71 0.71 0.71 10
1900s 0.6239 0.544 0.688 10
1910s 0.693 0.693 0.693 10
1920s 0.693 0.693 0.693 10
1930s 0.693 0.693 0.693 10
1940s 0.6467 0.134 0.789 10
1950s 0.6016 0.532 0.704 9
1960s 0.704 0.704 0.704 10
1970s 0.716 0.704 0.728 10
1980s 0.7438 0.728 0.764 10
1990s 0.8203 0.764 0.834 10
2000s 0.8217 0.818 0.832 10
2010s 0.825 0.809 0.84 10
2020s 0.832 0.774 0.9 6

Countries ranked near Colombia

  1. 25 Italy 0.905 compare
  2. 26 Austria 0.904 compare
  3. 27 Japan 0.901 compare
  4. 28 Bulgaria 0.9 compare
  5. 30 Belgium 0.889 compare
  6. 31 Ireland 0.888 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is legislative checks on government index in Colombia?
Legislative checks on government index in Colombia was 0.9 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest legislative checks on government index recorded in Colombia?
The highest recorded value was 0.9 in 2025.
What is the lowest legislative checks on government index recorded in Colombia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.134 in 1949.
How does Colombia rank for legislative checks on government index?
Colombia ranks 28th out of 174 countries with data for 2025.
Is legislative checks on government index rising or falling in Colombia?
Over the last ten years it is up 8.4%. 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 Legislative Checks on Government Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Legislative Checks on Government Index
Source
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
174 places, 23,601 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed

Central estimate of the extent to which the legislature, including opposition parties, questions executive officials and oversees and investigates the executive.