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Centralization of Political Power Index in Colombia

Colombia: Centralization of Political Power Index was 0.109 in 2025. ▼ Falling

Latest (2025)
0.109
Change on year
down 2.7%
World rank
139th
of 176 countries
All-time high
0.744
in 1950
All-time low
0.109
in 2025
Years of data
237
1789–2025

Centralization of Political Power Index in Colombia, 1789–2025

0.20.40.60.8178919072025

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

Analysis

In 2025, centralization of political power index in Colombia stood at 0.109. That is the lowest value across all 237 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.7% on the previous year and down 15.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, centralization of political power index in Colombia peaked at 0.744 in 1950 and was at its lowest, 0.109, in 2025.

Colombia ranks 139th of 176 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 237 years of available data.

Centralization of Political Power Index in Colombia, year by year

Year Value Change
1789 0.675 —
1790 0.675 +0.0%
1791 0.675 +0.0%
1792 0.675 +0.0%
1793 0.675 +0.0%
1794 0.675 +0.0%
1795 0.675 +0.0%
1796 0.675 +0.0%
1797 0.675 +0.0%
1798 0.675 +0.0%
1799 0.675 +0.0%
1800 0.675 +0.0%
1801 0.675 +0.0%
1802 0.675 +0.0%
1803 0.675 +0.0%
1804 0.675 +0.0%
1805 0.675 +0.0%
1806 0.675 +0.0%
1807 0.675 +0.0%
1808 0.675 +0.0%
1809 0.675 +0.0%
1810 0.675 +0.0%
1811 0.675 +0.0%
1812 0.691 +2.4%
1813 0.691 +0.0%
1814 0.691 +0.0%
1815 0.691 +0.0%
1816 0.691 +0.0%
1817 0.691 +0.0%
1818 0.691 +0.0%
1819 0.691 +0.0%
1820 0.718 +3.9%
1821 0.449 -37.5%
1822 0.449 +0.0%
1823 0.449 +0.0%
1824 0.449 +0.0%
1825 0.449 +0.0%
1826 0.449 +0.0%
1827 0.449 +0.0%
1828 0.498 +10.9%
1829 0.52 +4.4%
1830 0.52 +0.0%
1831 0.52 +0.0%
1832 0.419 -19.4%
1833 0.419 +0.0%
1834 0.419 +0.0%
1835 0.419 +0.0%
1836 0.419 +0.0%
1837 0.419 +0.0%
1838 0.419 +0.0%
1839 0.479 +14.3%
1840 0.479 +0.0%
1841 0.479 +0.0%
1842 0.479 +0.0%
1843 0.479 +0.0%
1844 0.427 -10.9%
1845 0.427 +0.0%
1846 0.427 +0.0%
1847 0.427 +0.0%
1848 0.427 +0.0%
1849 0.427 +0.0%
1850 0.427 +0.0%
1851 0.427 +0.0%
1852 0.427 +0.0%
1853 0.427 +0.0%
1854 0.517 +21.1%
1855 0.424 -18.0%
1856 0.424 +0.0%
1857 0.472 +11.3%
1858 0.472 +0.0%
1859 0.555 +17.6%
1860 0.555 +0.0%
1861 0.6 +8.1%
1862 0.6 +0.0%
1863 0.553 -7.8%
1864 0.553 +0.0%
1865 0.553 +0.0%
1866 0.553 +0.0%
1867 0.602 +8.9%
1868 0.568 -5.6%
1869 0.568 +0.0%
1870 0.568 +0.0%
1871 0.568 +0.0%
1872 0.568 +0.0%
1873 0.568 +0.0%
1874 0.568 +0.0%
1875 0.568 +0.0%
1876 0.568 +0.0%
1877 0.568 +0.0%
1878 0.568 +0.0%
1879 0.568 +0.0%
1880 0.568 +0.0%
1881 0.568 +0.0%
1882 0.568 +0.0%
1883 0.568 +0.0%
1884 0.568 +0.0%
1885 0.648 +14.1%
1886 0.578 -10.8%
1887 0.505 -12.6%
1888 0.505 +0.0%
1889 0.505 +0.0%
1890 0.505 +0.0%
1891 0.505 +0.0%
1892 0.505 +0.0%
1893 0.505 +0.0%
1894 0.505 +0.0%
1895 0.505 +0.0%
1896 0.505 +0.0%
1897 0.505 +0.0%
1898 0.505 +0.0%
1899 0.505 +0.0%
1900 0.634 +25.5%
1901 0.634 +0.0%
1902 0.634 +0.0%
1903 0.517 -18.5%
1904 0.559 +8.1%
1905 0.703 +25.8%
1906 0.587 -16.5%
1907 0.587 +0.0%
1908 0.587 +0.0%
1909 0.587 +0.0%
1910 0.479 -18.4%
1911 0.47 -1.9%
1912 0.47 +0.0%
1913 0.47 +0.0%
1914 0.47 +0.0%
1915 0.47 +0.0%
1916 0.47 +0.0%
1917 0.47 +0.0%
1918 0.47 +0.0%
1919 0.47 +0.0%
1920 0.47 +0.0%
1921 0.47 +0.0%
1922 0.47 +0.0%
1923 0.47 +0.0%
1924 0.47 +0.0%
1925 0.47 +0.0%
1926 0.47 +0.0%
1927 0.47 +0.0%
1928 0.47 +0.0%
1929 0.47 +0.0%
1930 0.47 +0.0%
1931 0.47 +0.0%
1932 0.47 +0.0%
1933 0.47 +0.0%
1934 0.47 +0.0%
1935 0.473 +0.6%
1936 0.473 +0.0%
1937 0.472 -0.2%
1938 0.472 +0.0%
1939 0.472 +0.0%
1940 0.472 +0.0%
1941 0.472 +0.0%
1942 0.472 +0.0%
1943 0.472 +0.0%
1944 0.472 +0.0%
1945 0.472 +0.0%
1946 0.472 +0.0%
1947 0.472 +0.0%
1948 0.534 +13.1%
1949 0.658 +23.2%
1950 0.744 +13.1%
1951 0.575 -22.7%
1952 0.575 +0.0%
1953 0.651 +13.2%
1954 0.651 +0.0%
1955 0.651 +0.0%
1956 0.651 +0.0%
1957 0.613 -5.8%
1958 0.465 -24.1%
1959 0.4 -14.0%
1960 0.4 +0.0%
1961 0.4 +0.0%
1962 0.4 +0.0%
1963 0.4 +0.0%
1964 0.394 -1.5%
1965 0.394 +0.0%
1966 0.394 +0.0%
1967 0.394 +0.0%
1968 0.378 -4.1%
1969 0.349 -7.7%
1970 0.315 -9.7%
1971 0.315 +0.0%
1972 0.315 +0.0%
1973 0.315 +0.0%
1974 0.315 +0.0%
1975 0.287 -8.9%
1976 0.275 -4.2%
1977 0.275 +0.0%
1978 0.28 +1.8%
1979 0.296 +5.7%
1980 0.296 +0.0%
1981 0.296 +0.0%
1982 0.262 -11.5%
1983 0.246 -6.1%
1984 0.246 +0.0%
1985 0.246 +0.0%
1986 0.246 +0.0%
1987 0.246 +0.0%
1988 0.246 +0.0%
1989 0.246 +0.0%
1990 0.251 +2.0%
1991 0.132 -47.4%
1992 0.137 +3.8%
1993 0.13 -5.1%
1994 0.131 +0.8%
1995 0.133 +1.5%
1996 0.133 +0.0%
1997 0.13 -2.3%
1998 0.13 +0.0%
1999 0.13 +0.0%
2000 0.13 +0.0%
2001 0.13 +0.0%
2002 0.14 +7.7%
2003 0.14 +0.0%
2004 0.14 +0.0%
2005 0.137 -2.1%
2006 0.133 -2.9%
2007 0.131 -1.5%
2008 0.131 +0.0%
2009 0.131 +0.0%
2010 0.134 +2.3%
2011 0.116 -13.4%
2012 0.115 -0.9%
2013 0.136 +18.3%
2014 0.129 -5.1%
2015 0.129 +0.0%
2016 0.137 +6.2%
2017 0.132 -3.6%
2018 0.137 +3.8%
2019 0.143 +4.4%
2020 0.144 +0.7%
2021 0.15 +4.2%
2022 0.136 -9.3%
2023 0.133 -2.2%
2024 0.112 -15.8%
2025 0.109 -2.7%

Colombia compared with similar countries

  • Colombia's 0.109 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.3495, 31% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
  • Colombia's 0.109 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.236, 46% of the median. (25 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1780s 0.675 0.675 0.675 1
1790s 0.675 0.675 0.675 10
1800s 0.675 0.675 0.675 10
1810s 0.6878 0.675 0.691 10
1820s 0.4879 0.449 0.718 10
1830s 0.4452 0.419 0.52 10
1840s 0.4478 0.427 0.479 10
1850s 0.4572 0.424 0.555 10
1860s 0.5705 0.553 0.602 10
1870s 0.568 0.568 0.568 10
1880s 0.5581 0.505 0.648 10
1890s 0.505 0.505 0.505 10
1900s 0.6029 0.517 0.703 10
1910s 0.4709 0.47 0.479 10
1920s 0.47 0.47 0.47 10
1930s 0.4712 0.47 0.473 10
1940s 0.4968 0.472 0.658 10
1950s 0.5976 0.4 0.744 10
1960s 0.3903 0.349 0.4 10
1970s 0.2988 0.275 0.315 10
1980s 0.2576 0.246 0.296 10
1990s 0.1437 0.13 0.251 10
2000s 0.1343 0.13 0.14 10
2010s 0.1308 0.115 0.143 10
2020s 0.1307 0.109 0.15 6

Countries ranked near Colombia

  1. 136 Cape Verde 0.116 compare
  2. 137 Cyprus 0.11 compare
  3. 137 Sri Lanka 0.11 compare
  4. 140 Belgium 0.103 compare
  5. 140 Israel 0.103 compare
  6. 142 Mauritius 0.1 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is centralization of political power index in Colombia?
Centralization of political power index in Colombia was 0.109 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest centralization of political power index recorded in Colombia?
The highest recorded value was 0.744 in 1950.
What is the lowest centralization of political power index recorded in Colombia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.109 in 2025.
How does Colombia rank for centralization of political power index?
Colombia ranks 139th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is centralization of political power index rising or falling in Colombia?
Over the last ten years it is down 15.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Colombia data come from?
The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Centralization of Political Power Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Centralization of Political Power Index
Source
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
176 places, 29,802 data points, 1789–2025
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Central estimate of the extent to which the executive is unconstrained by the legislature, judiciary, electoral management body, and other oversight.