Municipal Performance Measurement for Magdalena Department, Colombia (2016-2023)

The Municipal Performance Measurement (MDM) dataset aims to measure and compare municipal management and development outcomes across the Department of Magdalena, Colombia. It includes scores for education, health, security, services, and governance, adjusted for initial municipal capacities. The data is hosted by datos.gov.co and was last updated on 2026-05-18.

Use Cases

• Analyzing trends in municipal performance scores (Puntaje MDM, Calificación) over time (Año) for policy evaluation.
• Comparing development outcomes (Resultado en Educación, Resultado en Salud, Resultado en Seguridad) across different municipalities (Municipio).
• Modeling the relationship between governance indicators (Gestión en Gobierno Abierto y Transparencia, Gestión en Ejecución de Recursos) and overall performance scores (Puntaje MDM).
• Clustering municipalities (Código DANE) based on their performance profiles across multiple management and result dimensions.

Strengths

• Covers an 8-year time range (2016-2023) for longitudinal analysis.
• Includes 15 distinct columns measuring multiple facets of municipal performance and governance.
• Provides a standardized scoring methodology (MDM) intended for cross-municipal comparison.

Limitations

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

Provenance

Source

www.datos.gov.co

Collection Method

Likely compiled by a Colombian government agency as part of the Municipal Performance Measurement (MDM) initiative.

Time Range

2016 to 2023

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-18 18:27:18; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Municipalities within the Department of Magdalena, Colombia.