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Participatory Political Institutions Index in Colombia

Colombia: Participatory Political Institutions Index was 0.644 in 2025. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2025)
0.644
Change on year
up 0.5%
World rank
21st
of 176 countries
All-time high
0.691
in 2016
All-time low
0.045
in 1789
Years of data
237
1789–2025

Participatory Political Institutions Index in Colombia, 1789–2025

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

Analysis

Colombia recorded 0.644 for participatory political institutions index in 2025.

The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 2.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, participatory political institutions index in Colombia peaked at 0.691 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.045, in 1789.

That places Colombia 21st out of 176 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Participatory Political Institutions Index in Colombia, year by year

Year Value Change
1789 0.045 —
1790 0.045 +0.0%
1791 0.045 +0.0%
1792 0.045 +0.0%
1793 0.045 +0.0%
1794 0.045 +0.0%
1795 0.045 +0.0%
1796 0.045 +0.0%
1797 0.045 +0.0%
1798 0.045 +0.0%
1799 0.045 +0.0%
1800 0.045 +0.0%
1801 0.045 +0.0%
1802 0.045 +0.0%
1803 0.045 +0.0%
1804 0.045 +0.0%
1805 0.045 +0.0%
1806 0.045 +0.0%
1807 0.045 +0.0%
1808 0.045 +0.0%
1809 0.045 +0.0%
1810 0.073 +62.2%
1811 0.073 +0.0%
1812 0.073 +0.0%
1813 0.073 +0.0%
1814 0.073 +0.0%
1815 0.073 +0.0%
1816 0.073 +0.0%
1817 0.073 +0.0%
1818 0.073 +0.0%
1819 0.073 +0.0%
1820 0.077 +5.5%
1821 0.077 +0.0%
1822 0.077 +0.0%
1823 0.077 +0.0%
1824 0.077 +0.0%
1825 0.077 +0.0%
1826 0.077 +0.0%
1827 0.077 +0.0%
1828 0.077 +0.0%
1829 0.077 +0.0%
1830 0.1 +29.9%
1831 0.1 +0.0%
1832 0.214 +114.0%
1833 0.225 +5.1%
1834 0.225 +0.0%
1835 0.225 +0.0%
1836 0.216 -4.0%
1837 0.216 +0.0%
1838 0.216 +0.0%
1839 0.216 +0.0%
1840 0.216 +0.0%
1841 0.216 +0.0%
1842 0.216 +0.0%
1843 0.216 +0.0%
1844 0.216 +0.0%
1845 0.216 +0.0%
1846 0.216 +0.0%
1847 0.216 +0.0%
1848 0.216 +0.0%
1849 0.216 +0.0%
1850 0.216 +0.0%
1851 0.216 +0.0%
1852 0.216 +0.0%
1853 0.216 +0.0%
1854 0.266 +23.1%
1855 0.266 +0.0%
1856 0.266 +0.0%
1857 0.266 +0.0%
1858 0.266 +0.0%
1859 0.266 +0.0%
1860 0.266 +0.0%
1861 0.266 +0.0%
1862 0.266 +0.0%
1863 0.266 +0.0%
1864 0.266 +0.0%
1865 0.266 +0.0%
1866 0.266 +0.0%
1867 0.266 +0.0%
1868 0.266 +0.0%
1869 0.266 +0.0%
1870 0.266 +0.0%
1871 0.266 +0.0%
1872 0.266 +0.0%
1873 0.266 +0.0%
1874 0.266 +0.0%
1875 0.266 +0.0%
1876 0.266 +0.0%
1877 0.266 +0.0%
1878 0.266 +0.0%
1879 0.266 +0.0%
1880 0.266 +0.0%
1881 0.266 +0.0%
1882 0.266 +0.0%
1883 0.266 +0.0%
1884 0.266 +0.0%
1885 0.266 +0.0%
1886 0.19 -28.6%
1887 0.192 +1.1%
1888 0.192 +0.0%
1889 0.192 +0.0%
1890 0.192 +0.0%
1891 0.192 +0.0%
1892 0.192 +0.0%
1893 0.192 +0.0%
1894 0.192 +0.0%
1895 0.192 +0.0%
1896 0.192 +0.0%
1897 0.192 +0.0%
1898 0.192 +0.0%
1899 0.192 +0.0%
1900 0.19 -1.0%
1901 0.19 +0.0%
1902 0.19 +0.0%
1903 0.19 +0.0%
1904 0.19 +0.0%
1905 0.19 +0.0%
1906 0.19 +0.0%
1907 0.19 +0.0%
1908 0.19 +0.0%
1909 0.19 +0.0%
1910 0.19 +0.0%
1911 0.19 +0.0%
1912 0.19 +0.0%
1913 0.19 +0.0%
1914 0.19 +0.0%
1915 0.19 +0.0%
1916 0.19 +0.0%
1917 0.19 +0.0%
1918 0.19 +0.0%
1919 0.19 +0.0%
1920 0.19 +0.0%
1921 0.193 +1.6%
1922 0.193 +0.0%
1923 0.193 +0.0%
1924 0.193 +0.0%
1925 0.193 +0.0%
1926 0.193 +0.0%
1927 0.193 +0.0%
1928 0.193 +0.0%
1929 0.193 +0.0%
1930 0.214 +10.9%
1931 0.214 +0.0%
1932 0.214 +0.0%
1933 0.214 +0.0%
1934 0.214 +0.0%
1935 0.214 +0.0%
1936 0.214 +0.0%
1937 0.214 +0.0%
1938 0.214 +0.0%
1939 0.214 +0.0%
1940 0.214 +0.0%
1941 0.214 +0.0%
1942 0.214 +0.0%
1943 0.214 +0.0%
1944 0.214 +0.0%
1945 0.214 +0.0%
1946 0.214 +0.0%
1947 0.196 -8.4%
1948 0.196 +0.0%
1949 0.196 +0.0%
1950 0.196 +0.0%
1951 0.196 +0.0%
1952 0.196 +0.0%
1953 0.196 +0.0%
1954 0.179 -8.7%
1955 0.179 +0.0%
1956 0.179 +0.0%
1957 0.213 +19.0%
1958 0.202 -5.2%
1959 0.248 +22.8%
1960 0.242 -2.4%
1961 0.242 +0.0%
1962 0.242 +0.0%
1963 0.242 +0.0%
1964 0.242 +0.0%
1965 0.242 +0.0%
1966 0.24 -0.8%
1967 0.24 +0.0%
1968 0.24 +0.0%
1969 0.24 +0.0%
1970 0.25 +4.2%
1971 0.25 +0.0%
1972 0.25 +0.0%
1973 0.25 +0.0%
1974 0.25 +0.0%
1975 0.253 +1.2%
1976 0.255 +0.8%
1977 0.255 +0.0%
1978 0.257 +0.8%
1979 0.257 +0.0%
1980 0.28 +8.9%
1981 0.28 +0.0%
1982 0.28 +0.0%
1983 0.28 +0.0%
1984 0.28 +0.0%
1985 0.281 +0.4%
1986 0.292 +3.9%
1987 0.292 +0.0%
1988 0.475 +62.7%
1989 0.475 +0.0%
1990 0.525 +10.5%
1991 0.657 +25.1%
1992 0.645 -1.8%
1993 0.647 +0.3%
1994 0.647 +0.0%
1995 0.643 -0.6%
1996 0.639 -0.6%
1997 0.636 -0.5%
1998 0.632 -0.6%
1999 0.628 -0.6%
2000 0.624 -0.6%
2001 0.62 -0.6%
2002 0.616 -0.6%
2003 0.649 +5.4%
2004 0.649 +0.0%
2005 0.649 +0.0%
2006 0.649 +0.0%
2007 0.65 +0.2%
2008 0.644 -0.9%
2009 0.637 -1.1%
2010 0.646 +1.4%
2011 0.641 -0.8%
2012 0.635 -0.9%
2013 0.633 -0.3%
2014 0.623 -1.6%
2015 0.63 +1.1%
2016 0.691 +9.7%
2017 0.676 -2.2%
2018 0.674 -0.3%
2019 0.668 -0.9%
2020 0.651 -2.5%
2021 0.651 +0.0%
2022 0.66 +1.4%
2023 0.652 -1.2%
2024 0.641 -1.7%
2025 0.644 +0.5%

Colombia compared with similar countries

  • Colombia's 0.644 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.524, 1.2× the median. (48 countries reporting)
  • Colombia's 0.644 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.581, 1.1× the median. (25 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1780s 0.045 0.045 0.045 1
1790s 0.045 0.045 0.045 10
1800s 0.045 0.045 0.045 10
1810s 0.073 0.073 0.073 10
1820s 0.077 0.077 0.077 10
1830s 0.1953 0.1 0.225 10
1840s 0.216 0.216 0.216 10
1850s 0.246 0.216 0.266 10
1860s 0.266 0.266 0.266 10
1870s 0.266 0.266 0.266 10
1880s 0.2362 0.19 0.266 10
1890s 0.192 0.192 0.192 10
1900s 0.19 0.19 0.19 10
1910s 0.19 0.19 0.19 10
1920s 0.1927 0.19 0.193 10
1930s 0.214 0.214 0.214 10
1940s 0.2086 0.196 0.214 10
1950s 0.1984 0.179 0.248 10
1960s 0.2412 0.24 0.242 10
1970s 0.2527 0.25 0.257 10
1980s 0.3215 0.28 0.475 10
1990s 0.6299 0.525 0.657 10
2000s 0.6387 0.616 0.65 10
2010s 0.6517 0.623 0.691 10
2020s 0.6498 0.641 0.66 6

Countries ranked near Colombia

  1. 18 Iceland 0.646 compare
  2. 18 Zambia 0.646 compare
  3. 20 United States 0.645 compare
  4. 21 Bolivia 0.644 compare
  5. 21 Slovakia 0.644 compare
  6. 24 United Kingdom 0.642 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is participatory political institutions index in Colombia?
Participatory political institutions index in Colombia was 0.644 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest participatory political institutions index recorded in Colombia?
The highest recorded value was 0.691 in 2016.
What is the lowest participatory political institutions index recorded in Colombia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.045 in 1789.
How does Colombia rank for participatory political institutions index?
Colombia ranks 21st out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is participatory political institutions index rising or falling in Colombia?
Over the last ten years it is up 2.2%. 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 Participatory Political Institutions Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Participatory Political Institutions Index
Source
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
176 places, 29,844 data points, 1789–2025
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Central estimate of the extent to which citizens can engage in regional and local government, civil society organizations, and direct democracy.