What is the highest women's civil society participation index recorded in Colombia?

The highest recorded value was 0.864 in 1994.

What is the lowest women's civil society participation index recorded in Colombia?

The lowest recorded value was 0.09 in 1789.

How does Colombia rank for women's civil society participation index?

Colombia ranks 79th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.

Is women's civil society participation index rising or falling in Colombia?

Over the last ten years it is down 6.2%. 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 Women's Civil Society Participation Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Women's Civil Society Participation Index in Colombia

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

Colombia: Women's Civil Society Participation Index was 0.773 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)

0.773

Change on year

down 3.3%

World rank

79th

of 176 countries

All-time high

0.864

in 1994

All-time low

0.09

in 1789

Years of data

237

1789–2025

Women's Civil Society Participation Index in Colombia, 1789–2025

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for women's civil society participation index in Colombia is 0.773, measured in 2025.

The figure is down 3.3% on the previous year and down 6.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, women's civil society participation index in Colombia peaked at 0.864 in 1994 and was at its lowest, 0.09, in 1789.

That places Colombia 79th 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.

Women's Civil Society Participation Index in Colombia, year by year

Annual values for Women's Civil Society Participation Index in Colombia, 1789 to 2025.
Year	Value	Change
1789	0.09	—
1790	0.09	+0.0%
1791	0.09	+0.0%
1792	0.09	+0.0%
1793	0.09	+0.0%
1794	0.09	+0.0%
1795	0.09	+0.0%
1796	0.09	+0.0%
1797	0.09	+0.0%
1798	0.09	+0.0%
1799	0.09	+0.0%
1800	0.09	+0.0%
1801	0.09	+0.0%
1802	0.09	+0.0%
1803	0.09	+0.0%
1804	0.09	+0.0%
1805	0.09	+0.0%
1806	0.09	+0.0%
1807	0.09	+0.0%
1808	0.09	+0.0%
1809	0.09	+0.0%
1810	0.318	+253.3%
1811	0.318	+0.0%
1812	0.318	+0.0%
1813	0.318	+0.0%
1814	0.318	+0.0%
1815	0.318	+0.0%
1816	0.318	+0.0%
1817	0.318	+0.0%
1818	0.318	+0.0%
1819	0.318	+0.0%
1820	0.318	+0.0%
1821	0.362	+13.8%
1822	0.362	+0.0%
1823	0.362	+0.0%
1824	0.362	+0.0%
1825	0.362	+0.0%
1826	0.362	+0.0%
1827	0.362	+0.0%
1828	0.362	+0.0%
1829	0.306	-15.5%
1830	0.306	+0.0%
1831	0.306	+0.0%
1832	0.358	+17.0%
1833	0.358	+0.0%
1834	0.358	+0.0%
1835	0.358	+0.0%
1836	0.358	+0.0%
1837	0.358	+0.0%
1838	0.358	+0.0%
1839	0.358	+0.0%
1840	0.358	+0.0%
1841	0.358	+0.0%
1842	0.358	+0.0%
1843	0.358	+0.0%
1844	0.358	+0.0%
1845	0.358	+0.0%
1846	0.358	+0.0%
1847	0.358	+0.0%
1848	0.358	+0.0%
1849	0.423	+18.2%
1850	0.423	+0.0%
1851	0.423	+0.0%
1852	0.423	+0.0%
1853	0.423	+0.0%
1854	0.423	+0.0%
1855	0.423	+0.0%
1856	0.423	+0.0%
1857	0.423	+0.0%
1858	0.423	+0.0%
1859	0.423	+0.0%
1860	0.423	+0.0%
1861	0.423	+0.0%
1862	0.423	+0.0%
1863	0.423	+0.0%
1864	0.423	+0.0%
1865	0.423	+0.0%
1866	0.423	+0.0%
1867	0.423	+0.0%
1868	0.423	+0.0%
1869	0.423	+0.0%
1870	0.423	+0.0%
1871	0.423	+0.0%
1872	0.423	+0.0%
1873	0.423	+0.0%
1874	0.423	+0.0%
1875	0.423	+0.0%
1876	0.423	+0.0%
1877	0.423	+0.0%
1878	0.423	+0.0%
1879	0.423	+0.0%
1880	0.423	+0.0%
1881	0.423	+0.0%
1882	0.423	+0.0%
1883	0.423	+0.0%
1884	0.423	+0.0%
1885	0.423	+0.0%
1886	0.358	-15.4%
1887	0.358	+0.0%
1888	0.358	+0.0%
1889	0.358	+0.0%
1890	0.358	+0.0%
1891	0.358	+0.0%
1892	0.358	+0.0%
1893	0.358	+0.0%
1894	0.358	+0.0%
1895	0.358	+0.0%
1896	0.358	+0.0%
1897	0.358	+0.0%
1898	0.358	+0.0%
1899	0.358	+0.0%
1900	0.309	-13.7%
1901	0.309	+0.0%
1902	0.309	+0.0%
1903	0.313	+1.3%
1904	0.313	+0.0%
1905	0.313	+0.0%
1906	0.313	+0.0%
1907	0.313	+0.0%
1908	0.313	+0.0%
1909	0.313	+0.0%
1910	0.317	+1.3%
1911	0.317	+0.0%
1912	0.317	+0.0%
1913	0.317	+0.0%
1914	0.317	+0.0%
1915	0.317	+0.0%
1916	0.317	+0.0%
1917	0.317	+0.0%
1918	0.317	+0.0%
1919	0.317	+0.0%
1920	0.317	+0.0%
1921	0.368	+16.1%
1922	0.368	+0.0%
1923	0.368	+0.0%
1924	0.368	+0.0%
1925	0.368	+0.0%
1926	0.368	+0.0%
1927	0.368	+0.0%
1928	0.368	+0.0%
1929	0.368	+0.0%
1930	0.369	+0.3%
1931	0.369	+0.0%
1932	0.404	+9.5%
1933	0.404	+0.0%
1934	0.404	+0.0%
1935	0.404	+0.0%
1936	0.404	+0.0%
1937	0.404	+0.0%
1938	0.404	+0.0%
1939	0.404	+0.0%
1940	0.404	+0.0%
1941	0.404	+0.0%
1942	0.404	+0.0%
1943	0.404	+0.0%
1944	0.404	+0.0%
1945	0.363	-10.1%
1946	0.363	+0.0%
1947	0.363	+0.0%
1948	0.365	+0.6%
1949	0.365	+0.0%
1950	0.365	+0.0%
1951	0.365	+0.0%
1952	0.384	+5.2%
1953	0.403	+4.9%
1954	0.428	+6.2%
1955	0.428	+0.0%
1956	0.428	+0.0%
1957	0.428	+0.0%
1958	0.462	+7.9%
1959	0.571	+23.6%
1960	0.409	-28.4%
1961	0.492	+20.3%
1962	0.492	+0.0%
1963	0.492	+0.0%
1964	0.492	+0.0%
1965	0.492	+0.0%
1966	0.492	+0.0%
1967	0.492	+0.0%
1968	0.492	+0.0%
1969	0.492	+0.0%
1970	0.514	+4.5%
1971	0.514	+0.0%
1972	0.514	+0.0%
1973	0.514	+0.0%
1974	0.514	+0.0%
1975	0.514	+0.0%
1976	0.514	+0.0%
1977	0.514	+0.0%
1978	0.495	-3.7%
1979	0.495	+0.0%
1980	0.51	+3.0%
1981	0.51	+0.0%
1982	0.51	+0.0%
1983	0.516	+1.2%
1984	0.516	+0.0%
1985	0.504	-2.3%
1986	0.504	+0.0%
1987	0.504	+0.0%
1988	0.504	+0.0%
1989	0.504	+0.0%
1990	0.697	+38.3%
1991	0.86	+23.4%
1992	0.86	+0.0%
1993	0.86	+0.0%
1994	0.864	+0.5%
1995	0.864	+0.0%
1996	0.864	+0.0%
1997	0.864	+0.0%
1998	0.864	+0.0%
1999	0.864	+0.0%
2000	0.829	-4.1%
2001	0.829	+0.0%
2002	0.813	-1.9%
2003	0.813	+0.0%
2004	0.813	+0.0%
2005	0.813	+0.0%
2006	0.813	+0.0%
2007	0.817	+0.5%
2008	0.817	+0.0%
2009	0.817	+0.0%
2010	0.834	+2.1%
2011	0.838	+0.5%
2012	0.838	+0.0%
2013	0.82	-2.1%
2014	0.817	-0.4%
2015	0.824	+0.9%
2016	0.819	-0.6%
2017	0.816	-0.4%
2018	0.776	-4.9%
2019	0.774	-0.3%
2020	0.785	+1.4%
2021	0.776	-1.1%
2022	0.731	-5.8%
2023	0.788	+7.8%
2024	0.799	+1.4%
2025	0.773	-3.3%

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1780s	0.09	0.09	0.09	1
1790s	0.09	0.09	0.09	10
1800s	0.09	0.09	0.09	10
1810s	0.318	0.318	0.318	10
1820s	0.352	0.306	0.362	10
1830s	0.3476	0.306	0.358	10
1840s	0.3645	0.358	0.423	10
1850s	0.423	0.423	0.423	10
1860s	0.423	0.423	0.423	10
1870s	0.423	0.423	0.423	10
1880s	0.397	0.358	0.423	10
1890s	0.358	0.358	0.358	10
1900s	0.3118	0.309	0.313	10
1910s	0.317	0.317	0.317	10
1920s	0.3629	0.317	0.368	10
1930s	0.397	0.369	0.404	10
1940s	0.3839	0.363	0.404	10
1950s	0.4262	0.365	0.571	10
1960s	0.4837	0.409	0.492	10
1970s	0.5102	0.495	0.514	10
1980s	0.5082	0.504	0.516	10
1990s	0.8461	0.697	0.864	10
2000s	0.8174	0.813	0.829	10
2010s	0.8156	0.774	0.838	10
2020s	0.7753	0.731	0.799	6

Countries ranked near Colombia

76 Vanuatu 0.784 compare
77 Portugal 0.781 compare
78 Venezuela 0.774 compare
79 Solomon Islands 0.773 compare
81 Ecuador 0.759 compare
82 Luxembourg 0.758 compare

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More gender data for Colombia

Child population (UN estimates and projections) 10,499 (2030)
Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.3937 % change on previous year (2030)
Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 339,895 (2025)
Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 354,522 (2025)
Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 343,649 (2025)
Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 358,222 (2025)
Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 346,714 (2025)
Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 361,329 (2025)
Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 349,634 (2025)
Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 364,332 (2025)

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Frequently asked questions

What is women's civil society participation index in Colombia?: Women's civil society participation index in Colombia was 0.773 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest women's civil society participation index recorded in Colombia?: The highest recorded value was 0.864 in 1994.
What is the lowest women's civil society participation index recorded in Colombia?: The lowest recorded value was 0.09 in 1789.
How does Colombia rank for women's civil society participation index?: Colombia ranks 79th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is women's civil society participation index rising or falling in Colombia?: Over the last ten years it is down 6.2%. 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 Women's Civil Society Participation Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Women's Civil Society Participation Index
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 176 places, 30,062 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Central estimate of the extent to which women can discuss political issues, participate in civil society organizations, and are represented among journalists.