What is strong civil society index in Colombia?

Strong civil society index in Colombia was 0.842 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest strong civil society index recorded in Colombia?

The highest recorded value was 0.938 in 2013.

What is the lowest strong civil society index recorded in Colombia?

The lowest recorded value was 0.106 in 1954.

How does Colombia rank for strong civil society index?

Colombia ranks 59th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.

Is strong civil society index rising or falling in Colombia?

Over the last ten years it is down 10.2%. 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 Strong Civil Society Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Strong Civil Society Index in Colombia

Name: Strong Civil Society Index in Colombia
Creator: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Colombia: Strong Civil Society Index was 0.842 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)

0.842

Change on year

down 3.2%

World rank

59th

of 176 countries

All-time high

0.938

in 2013

All-time low

0.106

in 1954

Years of data

237

1789–2025

Strong Civil Society Index in Colombia, 1789–2025

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

Analysis

Colombia recorded 0.842 for strong civil society index in 2025.

The figure is down 3.2% on the previous year and down 10.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, strong civil society index in Colombia peaked at 0.938 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.106, in 1954.

That places Colombia 59th out of 176 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

Strong Civil Society Index in Colombia, year by year

Annual values for Strong Civil Society Index in Colombia, 1789 to 2025.
Year	Value	Change
1789	0.296	—
1790	0.296	+0.0%
1791	0.296	+0.0%
1792	0.296	+0.0%
1793	0.296	+0.0%
1794	0.296	+0.0%
1795	0.296	+0.0%
1796	0.296	+0.0%
1797	0.296	+0.0%
1798	0.296	+0.0%
1799	0.296	+0.0%
1800	0.296	+0.0%
1801	0.296	+0.0%
1802	0.296	+0.0%
1803	0.296	+0.0%
1804	0.296	+0.0%
1805	0.296	+0.0%
1806	0.296	+0.0%
1807	0.296	+0.0%
1808	0.296	+0.0%
1809	0.296	+0.0%
1810	0.296	+0.0%
1811	0.296	+0.0%
1812	0.296	+0.0%
1813	0.296	+0.0%
1814	0.296	+0.0%
1815	0.296	+0.0%
1816	0.296	+0.0%
1817	0.296	+0.0%
1818	0.296	+0.0%
1819	0.296	+0.0%
1820	0.296	+0.0%
1821	0.296	+0.0%
1822	0.296	+0.0%
1823	0.296	+0.0%
1824	0.296	+0.0%
1825	0.296	+0.0%
1826	0.296	+0.0%
1827	0.296	+0.0%
1828	0.296	+0.0%
1829	0.296	+0.0%
1830	0.339	+14.5%
1831	0.339	+0.0%
1832	0.498	+46.9%
1833	0.498	+0.0%
1834	0.498	+0.0%
1835	0.498	+0.0%
1836	0.498	+0.0%
1837	0.498	+0.0%
1838	0.498	+0.0%
1839	0.498	+0.0%
1840	0.498	+0.0%
1841	0.498	+0.0%
1842	0.498	+0.0%
1843	0.498	+0.0%
1844	0.498	+0.0%
1845	0.498	+0.0%
1846	0.498	+0.0%
1847	0.498	+0.0%
1848	0.498	+0.0%
1849	0.634	+27.3%
1850	0.634	+0.0%
1851	0.634	+0.0%
1852	0.634	+0.0%
1853	0.634	+0.0%
1854	0.634	+0.0%
1855	0.561	-11.5%
1856	0.561	+0.0%
1857	0.561	+0.0%
1858	0.561	+0.0%
1859	0.561	+0.0%
1860	0.561	+0.0%
1861	0.561	+0.0%
1862	0.561	+0.0%
1863	0.561	+0.0%
1864	0.561	+0.0%
1865	0.561	+0.0%
1866	0.561	+0.0%
1867	0.561	+0.0%
1868	0.561	+0.0%
1869	0.561	+0.0%
1870	0.561	+0.0%
1871	0.561	+0.0%
1872	0.561	+0.0%
1873	0.561	+0.0%
1874	0.561	+0.0%
1875	0.561	+0.0%
1876	0.561	+0.0%
1877	0.561	+0.0%
1878	0.561	+0.0%
1879	0.561	+0.0%
1880	0.561	+0.0%
1881	0.561	+0.0%
1882	0.561	+0.0%
1883	0.561	+0.0%
1884	0.561	+0.0%
1885	0.561	+0.0%
1886	0.363	-35.3%
1887	0.363	+0.0%
1888	0.363	+0.0%
1889	0.363	+0.0%
1890	0.363	+0.0%
1891	0.363	+0.0%
1892	0.363	+0.0%
1893	0.363	+0.0%
1894	0.363	+0.0%
1895	0.363	+0.0%
1896	0.363	+0.0%
1897	0.363	+0.0%
1898	0.363	+0.0%
1899	0.363	+0.0%
1900	0.363	+0.0%
1901	0.363	+0.0%
1902	0.363	+0.0%
1903	0.363	+0.0%
1904	0.453	+24.8%
1905	0.453	+0.0%
1906	0.453	+0.0%
1907	0.453	+0.0%
1908	0.453	+0.0%
1909	0.453	+0.0%
1910	0.506	+11.7%
1911	0.506	+0.0%
1912	0.506	+0.0%
1913	0.506	+0.0%
1914	0.506	+0.0%
1915	0.506	+0.0%
1916	0.506	+0.0%
1917	0.506	+0.0%
1918	0.506	+0.0%
1919	0.506	+0.0%
1920	0.506	+0.0%
1921	0.506	+0.0%
1922	0.506	+0.0%
1923	0.375	-25.9%
1924	0.315	-16.0%
1925	0.315	+0.0%
1926	0.315	+0.0%
1927	0.315	+0.0%
1928	0.315	+0.0%
1929	0.315	+0.0%
1930	0.356	+13.0%
1931	0.433	+21.6%
1932	0.433	+0.0%
1933	0.433	+0.0%
1934	0.433	+0.0%
1935	0.433	+0.0%
1936	0.433	+0.0%
1937	0.433	+0.0%
1938	0.433	+0.0%
1939	0.433	+0.0%
1940	0.433	+0.0%
1941	0.433	+0.0%
1942	0.433	+0.0%
1943	0.433	+0.0%
1944	0.433	+0.0%
1945	0.433	+0.0%
1946	0.433	+0.0%
1947	0.353	-18.5%
1948	0.192	-45.6%
1949	0.192	+0.0%
1950	0.151	-21.4%
1951	0.151	+0.0%
1952	0.151	+0.0%
1953	0.131	-13.2%
1954	0.106	-19.1%
1955	0.106	+0.0%
1956	0.106	+0.0%
1957	0.106	+0.0%
1958	0.155	+46.2%
1959	0.263	+69.7%
1960	0.256	-2.7%
1961	0.256	+0.0%
1962	0.256	+0.0%
1963	0.256	+0.0%
1964	0.256	+0.0%
1965	0.256	+0.0%
1966	0.265	+3.5%
1967	0.265	+0.0%
1968	0.265	+0.0%
1969	0.265	+0.0%
1970	0.265	+0.0%
1971	0.265	+0.0%
1972	0.265	+0.0%
1973	0.265	+0.0%
1974	0.265	+0.0%
1975	0.265	+0.0%
1976	0.265	+0.0%
1977	0.265	+0.0%
1978	0.193	-27.2%
1979	0.193	+0.0%
1980	0.193	+0.0%
1981	0.193	+0.0%
1982	0.228	+18.1%
1983	0.245	+7.5%
1984	0.245	+0.0%
1985	0.245	+0.0%
1986	0.245	+0.0%
1987	0.245	+0.0%
1988	0.245	+0.0%
1989	0.245	+0.0%
1990	0.284	+15.9%
1991	0.313	+10.2%
1992	0.646	+106.4%
1993	0.646	+0.0%
1994	0.646	+0.0%
1995	0.646	+0.0%
1996	0.646	+0.0%
1997	0.646	+0.0%
1998	0.646	+0.0%
1999	0.646	+0.0%
2000	0.646	+0.0%
2001	0.63	-2.5%
2002	0.631	+0.2%
2003	0.685	+8.6%
2004	0.685	+0.0%
2005	0.685	+0.0%
2006	0.685	+0.0%
2007	0.689	+0.6%
2008	0.754	+9.4%
2009	0.754	+0.0%
2010	0.778	+3.2%
2011	0.847	+8.9%
2012	0.856	+1.1%
2013	0.938	+9.6%
2014	0.938	+0.0%
2015	0.938	+0.0%
2016	0.937	-0.1%
2017	0.92	-1.8%
2018	0.847	-7.9%
2019	0.871	+2.8%
2020	0.777	-10.8%
2021	0.714	-8.1%
2022	0.845	+18.3%
2023	0.865	+2.4%
2024	0.87	+0.6%
2025	0.842	-3.2%

Colombia compared with similar countries

Colombia's 0.842 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.6945, 1.2× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Colombia's 0.842 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.837, 1.0× the median. (25 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1780s	0.296	0.296	0.296	1
1790s	0.296	0.296	0.296	10
1800s	0.296	0.296	0.296	10
1810s	0.296	0.296	0.296	10
1820s	0.296	0.296	0.296	10
1830s	0.4662	0.339	0.498	10
1840s	0.5116	0.498	0.634	10
1850s	0.5975	0.561	0.634	10
1860s	0.561	0.561	0.561	10
1870s	0.561	0.561	0.561	10
1880s	0.4818	0.363	0.561	10
1890s	0.363	0.363	0.363	10
1900s	0.417	0.363	0.453	10
1910s	0.506	0.506	0.506	10
1920s	0.3783	0.315	0.506	10
1930s	0.4253	0.356	0.433	10
1940s	0.3768	0.192	0.433	10
1950s	0.1426	0.106	0.263	10
1960s	0.2596	0.256	0.265	10
1970s	0.2506	0.193	0.265	10
1980s	0.2329	0.193	0.245	10
1990s	0.5765	0.284	0.646	10
2000s	0.6844	0.63	0.754	10
2010s	0.887	0.778	0.938	10
2020s	0.8188	0.714	0.87	6

Countries ranked near Colombia

57 Czechia 0.849 compare
58 Panama 0.844 compare
59 Bulgaria 0.842 compare
61 Nigeria 0.839 compare
62 Guatemala 0.837 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is strong civil society index in Colombia?: Strong civil society index in Colombia was 0.842 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest strong civil society index recorded in Colombia?: The highest recorded value was 0.938 in 2013.
What is the lowest strong civil society index recorded in Colombia?: The lowest recorded value was 0.106 in 1954.
How does Colombia rank for strong civil society index?: Colombia ranks 59th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is strong civil society index rising or falling in Colombia?: Over the last ten years it is down 10.2%. 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 Strong Civil Society Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Strong Civil Society Index
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 176 places, 30,138 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed: 18 September 2026

Data by V-Dem. Expert estimates of the extent to which interest groups, labor unions, charities, and other civil society organizations are autonomous from the state and can freely pursue their goals. The index ranges from 0 to 1 (strongest).