Voice and Accountability - Number of sources in Colombia

Colombia: Voice and Accountability - Number of sources was 12 in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
12
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
33rd
of 208 countries
All-time high
18
in 2011
All-time low
8
in 1996
Years of data
26
1996–2024

Voice and Accountability - Number of sources in Colombia, 1996–2024

051015201996201020241996: 81998: 82000: 82002: 112003: 112004: 142005: 152006: 162007: 172008: 172009: 172010: 172011: 182012: 172013: 162014: 162015: 162016: 162017: 162018: 142019: 142020: 132021: 132022: 132023: 122024: 12

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Colombia recorded 12 for voice and accountability - number of sources in 2024.

That represents a change of down 25.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, voice and accountability - number of sources in Colombia peaked at 18 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 8, in 1996.

Colombia ranks 33rd of 208 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.

Voice and Accountability - Number of sources in Colombia, year by year

Annual values for Voice and Accountability - Number of sources in Colombia, 1996 to 2024.
Year Value Change
1996 8 —
1998 8 +0.0%
2000 8 +0.0%
2002 11 +37.5%
2003 11 +0.0%
2004 14 +27.3%
2005 15 +7.1%
2006 16 +6.7%
2007 17 +6.2%
2008 17 +0.0%
2009 17 +0.0%
2010 17 +0.0%
2011 18 +5.9%
2012 17 -5.6%
2013 16 -5.9%
2014 16 +0.0%
2015 16 +0.0%
2016 16 +0.0%
2017 16 +0.0%
2018 14 -12.5%
2019 14 +0.0%
2020 13 -7.1%
2021 13 +0.0%
2022 13 +0.0%
2023 12 -7.7%
2024 12 +0.0%

Colombia compared with similar countries

  • Colombia's 12 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 10, 1.2× the median. (59 countries reporting)
  • Colombia's 12 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 10, 1.2× the median. (37 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 8 8 8 2
2000s 14 8 17 9
2010s 16 14 18 10
2020s 12.6 12 13 5

Countries ranked near Colombia

  1. 33 Angola 12 compare
  2. 33 Argentina 12 compare
  3. 33 Bangladesh 12 compare
  4. 33 Bulgaria 12 compare
  5. 33 Chad 12 compare
  6. 33 Chile 12 compare
  7. 33 Congo 12 compare
  8. 33 Croatia 12 compare
  9. 33 Czechia 12 compare
  10. 33 Eswatini 12 compare
  11. 33 Honduras 12 compare
  12. 33 Hungary 12 compare
  13. 33 Indonesia 12 compare
  14. 33 Jordan 12 compare
  15. 33 Kazakhstan 12 compare
  16. 33 South Korea 12 compare
  17. 33 Kyrgyzstan 12 compare
  18. 33 Lesotho 12 compare
  19. 33 Mongolia 12 compare
  20. 33 Morocco 12 compare
  21. 33 Nicaragua 12 compare
  22. 33 Peru 12 compare
  23. 33 Poland 12 compare
  24. 33 Romania 12 compare
  25. 33 Rwanda 12 compare
  26. 33 Slovakia 12 compare
  27. 33 Slovenia 12 compare
  28. 33 Sri Lanka 12 compare
  29. 33 Thailand 12 compare
  30. 33 Venezuela 12 compare

See the full ranking of 208 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is voice and accountability - number of sources in Colombia?
Voice and accountability - number of sources in Colombia was 12 in 2024, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest voice and accountability - number of sources recorded in Colombia?
The highest recorded value was 18 in 2011.
What is the lowest voice and accountability - number of sources recorded in Colombia?
The lowest recorded value was 8 in 1996.
How does Colombia rank for voice and accountability - number of sources?
Colombia ranks 33rd out of 208 countries with data for 2024.
Is voice and accountability - number of sources rising or falling in Colombia?
Over the last ten years it is down 25.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Colombia data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Voice and Accountability - Number of sources. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Voice and Accountability - Number of sources
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
208 places, 5,311 data points, 1996–2024
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