Governance at a glance
- Government
- Unitary Presidential system
- UN member
- Yes
- Independent
- Yes
- CPI score (2026)
- 37/100
- Press freedom (2025)
- 49.8/100 #115
- Electoral democracy (2025)
- 0.679
- HDI
- 0.788
- Regional blocs
- PA, USAN
Government and leaders
- Government type
- Unitary Presidential system
| Title | Name |
|---|---|
| President of Colombia | Gustavo Petro |
| Vice President of Colombia | Francia Márquez |
Safety and security
- Homicide rate (2023)
- 24.9/100k
- Traffic deaths (2019)
- 15.4/100k
- Military spending (2024)
- 3.4% of GDP
World governance indicators
Percentile rank among all countries
Political stability (2023)
19th pct
Rule of law (2023)
36th pct
Corruption control (2023)
45th pct
Government effectiveness (2023)
48th pct
Regulatory quality (2023)
54th pct
Voice and accountability (2023)
55th pct
Corruption perceptions index
- CPI score (2026)
- 37 / 100
- Interpretation
- Significant corruption
Democracy index
- Electoral (2025)
- 0.679
- Liberal
- 0.555
- Participatory
- 0.467
- Deliberative
- 0.458
- Egalitarian
- 0.405
Press freedom index
- Overall score (2025)
- 49.8 / 100
- Global rank
- #115 / 180
- Rank change
- +4 vs previous year
- RSF zone
- Amériques
- Political #83
- 48.5
- Economic #123
- 35.4
- Legal #55
- 69.2
- Social #132
- 45.8
- Safety #121
- 50.1
Press freedom historical data
| Year | Score | Rank | Political | Economic | Legal | Social | Safety |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 49.8 | 115 | 48.5 | 35.4 | 69.2 | 45.8 | 50.1 |
| 2024 | 49.6 | 119 | 48.1 | 37.6 | 72.7 | 48.1 | 41.8 |
| 2023 | 45.2 | 139 | 55.6 | 35.1 | 64.1 | 37.4 | 34.0 |
| 2022 | 42.4 | 145 | 44.7 | 32.3 | 60.4 | 50.4 | 24.4 |
| 2021 | 56.3 | 134 | - | - | - | - | 54.4 |
| 2020 | 57.3 | 130 | - | - | - | - | 54.1 |
| 2019 | 57.2 | 129 | - | - | - | - | 20.0 |
| 2018 | 59.0 | 130 | - | - | - | - | 53.2 |
| 2017 | 58.5 | 129 | - | - | - | - | 60.9 |
| 2016 | 55.9 | 134 | - | - | - | - | 100.0 |
| 2015 | 60.9 | 128 | - | - | - | - | 44.5 |
| 2014 | 63.3 | 126 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2013 | 62.5 | 129 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2012 | 66.5 | 143 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2010 | 51.5 | 145 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2009 | 40.1 | 126 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2008 | 35.5 | 126 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2007 | 42.3 | 126 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2006 | 44.8 | 131 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2005 | 40.2 | 128 | - | - | - | - | - |