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Colombia

Compared to 25 Other Countries in the Latin America and the Caribbean Region
Colombia's Ranking: 132 / 177 Index Score 0.582
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Behind Borders

The WPS Index relies on national averages, which paint a broad picture of women's status across countries. But national averages conceal variation within country borders. This year, we conducted subnational analysis of Colombia where we calculated WPS Index scores at the province level to explore how women's inclusion, justice, and security vary by location.
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Arrows indicate improvement or decline on the WPS Index since 2017 where applicable.

Inclusion

Women’s Mean Years of Schooling

0 15 2017 8.2 Colombia 9 2023 Best in Group 2023 Trinidad and Tobago 11.7 Worst in Group 2023 Haiti 4.6

Women's Employment (%) 2017 data is not available for this country

0 100 Colombia 53.3 2023 Best in Group 2023 Barbados 76.1 Worst in Group 2023 Guyana 41.4

Women's Financial Inclusion (%)

0 100 2017 33.6 Colombia 56.2 2023 Best in Group 2023 Chile 86.6 Worst in Group 2023 Nicaragua 21.6

Women's Cellphone Use (%)

0 100 2017 84.6 Colombia 89 2023 Best in Group 2023 Chile 97 Worst in Group 2023 Nicaragua 72

Women's Share of Parliament Seats (%)

0 100 2017 19.8 Colombia 29.4 2023 Best in Group 2023 Nicaragua 51.6 Worst in Group 2023 Haiti 2.5

Justice

Absence of Legal Discrimination Against Women 2017 data is not available for this country

0 100 Colombia 84.4 2023 Best in Group 2023 Peru 95 Worst in Group 2023 Haiti 61.3

Access to Justice 2017 data is not available for this country

0 4 Colombia 2.43 2023 Best in Group 2023 Costa Rica 3.57 Worst in Group 2023 Nicaragua 0.66

Maternal Mortality 2017 data is not available for this country

1300 0 Colombia 74.8 2023 Best in Group 2023 Chile 15 Worst in Group 2023 Haiti 350.4

Son Bias (Male to female birth ratio) 2017 data is not available for this country

200 50 Colombia 104.5 2023 Best in Group 2023 Haiti 103 Worst in Group 2023 Uruguay 105.6

Security

Current Intimate Partner Violence (%) 2017 data is not available for this country

100 0 Colombia 12 2023 Best in Group 2023 Argentina 4 Worst in Group 2023 Barbados 27

Women's Perception of Community Safety (%)

0 100 2017 41 Colombia 36 2023 Best in Group 2023 El Salvador 72 Worst in Group 2023 Ecuador 27

Political Violence Targeting Women 2017 data is not available for this country

2 0 Colombia 0.48 2023 Best in Group 2023 Barbados 0 Worst in Group 2023 Haiti 1.15

Proximity to Conflict 2017 data is not available for this country

105 0 Colombia 66.1 2023 Best in Group 2023 Puerto Rico 0 Worst in Group 2023 El Salvador 99.1

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