Self-reported life satisfaction in Colombia
Colombia: Self-reported life satisfaction was 6.04 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Self-reported life satisfaction in Colombia, 2011–2025
Source: Wellbeing Research Centre (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Colombia recorded 6.04 for self-reported life satisfaction in 2025.
That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and down 6.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, self-reported life satisfaction in Colombia peaked at 6.48 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 5.63, in 2022.
That places Colombia 66th out of 157 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 6.31 | 6.12 | 6.48 | 8 |
| 2020s | 5.86 | 5.63 | 6.04 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Colombia
- 63 Dominican Republic 6.09 compare
- 64 China 6.07 compare
- 65 Kyrgyzstan 6.05 compare
- 66 South Korea 6.04 compare
- 68 Portugal 6.03 compare
- 69 Croatia 6.01 compare
More social development data for Colombia
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asy 1,464 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 79,669 (2025)
- Physical Integrity Rights Score -0.4709 (2019)
- Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin 303,273 (2025)
- Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum 17,421 (2025)
- Forcibly displaced people 10.04 million (2025)
- Press freedom 1 (2016)
- Internally displaced people (IDP) by country or territory of asylum / 7.21 million (2025)
- Other people in need of international protection by country or territo 2.81 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is self-reported life satisfaction in Colombia?
- Self-reported life satisfaction in Colombia was 6.04 in 2025, according to Wellbeing Research Centre (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest self-reported life satisfaction recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 6.48 in 2015.
- What is the lowest self-reported life satisfaction recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.63 in 2022.
- How does Colombia rank for self-reported life satisfaction?
- Colombia ranks 66th out of 157 countries with data for 2025.
- Is self-reported life satisfaction rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Colombia data come from?
- The figures come from Wellbeing Research Centre (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Self-reported life satisfaction. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Average of survey responses. The survey question asks respondents their current position on a hypothetical ladder, where the best possible life for them is a 10, and the worst possible life is a 0.