Consular Assistance Cases for Citizens Abroad with Demographic and Geographic Details

Information on assistance provided to citizens abroad by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The data includes assistance types, consulates providing the service, and a basic profile of the assisted population. It is published by www.datos.gov.co and was last updated on 2026-05-18. Columns suggest coverage includes demographic, geographic, and categorical details for each case.

Use Cases

• Analyze geographic distribution of assistance requests using País de ubicación, Continente de ubicación, and Oficina.
• Profile the demographics of assisted citizens using Género, Grupo edad, and Estado civil.
• Identify trends in assistance types and vulnerable groups over time using Categoria, Subcategoria, Grupo vulnerable, Año asistencia, and Mes asistencia.
• Map service locations for spatial analysis using Latitud, Longitud, and Locación (address).

Strengths

• Includes multiple geographic reference columns (Latitud, Longitud, País de ubicación, Continente de ubicación) for spatial analysis.
• Contains detailed categorical breakdowns of assistance types and vulnerable groups via Categoria, Subcategoria, and Grupo vulnerable.
• Provides temporal granularity with both Año asistencia and Mes asistencia columns.

Limitations

• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.
• Freshness should be verified as the last update timestamp is in the future (2026-05-18).

Provenance

Source

www.datos.gov.co, likely from the Colombian Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Cancillería).

Collection Method

Likely contains administrative records from consular services.

Time Range

Temporal coverage is suggested by Año asistencia and Mes asistencia columns, but specific range is unknown.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-18 18:24:51; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Global coverage indicated by País de ubicación and Continente de ubicación columns, focusing on Colombian citizens abroad.