Municipal Performance Measurement for Boyacá Department, Colombia, 2020

Medición del Desempeño Municipal (MDM) measures, compares, and ranks municipalities in the Department of Boyacá, Colombia, based on their integral performance in management and development results. The dataset is provided by the Colombian National Planning Department (DNP) and covers the 2020 period. It analyzes two components—management and results—while accounting for initial endowments to create comparable groups.

Use Cases

• Rank municipalities by overall performance using the 'MDM 2020' and 'Resultados 2020' scores.
• Analyze correlations between specific governance areas like 'Gobierno abierto' (Open Government) and 'Ejecución de recursos' (Resource Execution).
• Cluster comparable municipalities using the 'Grupo' (Group) classification and 'Código DANE' for geographic analysis.
• Model the relationship between management capacity ('Gestión 2020') and sectoral outcomes in 'Educación' (Education) and 'Salud' (Health).

Strengths

• Dataset includes a standardized performance score ('MDM 2020') for comparative analysis.
• Contains 15 columns covering specific governance sectors and a unique municipal identifier ('Código DANE').
• Data is structured for comparability by accounting for initial endowments via the 'Grupo' classification.

Limitations

• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.

Provenance

Source

Colombian National Planning Department (DNP), published via www.datos.gov.co.

Collection Method

Likely compiled from official municipal administrative and performance reports.

Time Range

2020

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-18 19:21:43; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Municipalities within the Department of Boyacá, Colombia.