Human Rights Index vs. GDP per capita in Colombia

Colombia: Human Rights Index vs. GDP per capita was 0.765 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
0.765
Change on year
up 3.8%
World rank
86th
of 174 countries
All-time high
0.81
in 2017
All-time low
0.257
in 1950
Years of data
80
1946–2025

Human Rights Index vs. GDP per capita in Colombia, 1946–2025

0.20.40.60.8194619852025

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

Analysis

Colombia recorded 0.765 for human rights index vs. gdp per capita in 2025.

That represents a change of up 3.8% on the previous year and down 4.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, human rights index vs. gdp per capita in Colombia peaked at 0.81 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.257, in 1950.

That places Colombia 86th out of 174 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 80 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1940s 0.3387 0.264 0.41 4
1950s 0.3204 0.257 0.538 10
1960s 0.542 0.542 0.542 10
1970s 0.5143 0.401 0.553 10
1980s 0.4917 0.401 0.554 10
1990s 0.6031 0.518 0.624 10
2000s 0.6607 0.6 0.702 10
2010s 0.7845 0.695 0.81 10
2020s 0.7402 0.671 0.79 6

Countries ranked near Colombia

  1. 83 Fiji 0.774 compare
  2. 84 Zambia 0.773 compare
  3. 85 Guatemala 0.766 compare
  4. 87 Haiti 0.743 compare
  5. 88 Nepal 0.742 compare
  6. 89 Bolivia 0.741 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is human rights index vs. gdp per capita in Colombia?
Human rights index vs. gdp per capita in Colombia was 0.765 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest human rights index vs. gdp per capita recorded in Colombia?
The highest recorded value was 0.81 in 2017.
What is the lowest human rights index vs. gdp per capita recorded in Colombia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.257 in 1950.
How does Colombia rank for human rights index vs. gdp per capita?
Colombia ranks 86th out of 174 countries with data for 2025.
Is human rights index vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Colombia?
Over the last ten years it is down 4.9%. 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 Human Rights Index vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Human Rights Index vs. GDP per capita
Source
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
174 places, 13,700 data points, 1946–2025
Last refreshed

Central estimate of the extent to which people are free from government torture, political killings, and forced labor, they have property rights, and enjoy the freedoms of movement, religion, expression, and association.