Colombia vs Peru: Democracy
Colombia
6
in 2025
Peru
6
in 2025
Colombia rank
78th
Peru rank
78th
Democracy over time
- Colombia
- Peru
How they compare
Colombia currently reports 6 against 6 in Peru, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 20 times across 228 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Peru ahead.
Colombia ranks 78th and Peru ranks 78th of 198 countries.
Across the 25 decades both report, Colombia averaged higher in 12 and Peru in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Colombia | Peru | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1790s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1800s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1810s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1820s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1830s | 3 | 0.8 | 2.2 | Colombia |
| 1840s | 3 | 0.7 | 2.3 | Colombia |
| 1850s | 2.7 | 1 | 1.7 | Colombia |
| 1860s | 1.5 | 0.8 | 0.7 | Colombia |
| 1870s | 3 | 2.5 | 0.5 | Colombia |
| 1880s | 2 | 1.2 | 0.8 | Colombia |
| 1890s | 2.6 | 3 | 0.4 | Peru |
| 1900s | 0.7 | 3 | 2.3 | Peru |
| 1910s | 3 | 2.4 | 0.6 | Colombia |
| 1920s | 3 | 0.6 | 2.4 | Colombia |
| 1930s | 3 | 1.5 | 1.5 | Colombia |
| 1940s | 2.8 | 3.2 | 0.4 | Peru |
| 1950s | 1.5 | 2.2 | 0.7 | Peru |
| 1960s | 6 | 2.8 | 3.2 | Colombia |
| 1970s | 6 | 0 | 6 | Colombia |
| 1980s | 6 | 6 | 0 | — |
| 1990s | 6 | 3 | 3 | Colombia |
| 2000s | 6 | 6.6 | 0.6 | Peru |
| 2010s | 6 | 7 | 1 | Peru |
| 2020s | 6 | 6.33 | 0.3333 | Peru |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher democracy, Colombia or Peru?
- Colombia, at 6 against 6 in Peru as of 2025.
- What is the difference in democracy between Colombia and Peru?
- 0, with Colombia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Peru?
- 228 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
- How do Colombia and Peru rank globally for democracy?
- Colombia ranks 78th and Peru ranks 78th of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Democracy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Identifies the political regime of a country. It distinguishes between non-electoral autocracies (score 0), one-party autocracies (score 1), multi-party autocracies without elected executive (score 2), multi-party autocracies (score 3), exclusive democracies (score 4), male democracies (score 5), electoral democracies (score 6), and full democracies (score 7).