🇨🇴 Colombia vs 🇻🇪 Venezuela
35 indicators below, published by both countries and set side by side. They differ most on inflation rate, where Venezuela’s figure is 49.6× higher.
Side by Side
Each bar is scaled against the larger of the two values, so the gap is visible rather than only stated.
Bars compare magnitude only. A larger value is not a better one — several of these indicators have no better direction, and for others the lower figure is the favourable one.
Every Shared Indicator
35 indicators published for both countries. Bold marks the larger of the two values — larger is not always better. Ranks are out of the countries that report each indicator.
| Indicator | Colombia | Venezuela | Colombia vs Venezuela |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 53,425,63528th of 240 | 28,516,89653rd of 240 | 1.9× higher |
| Annual Growth Rate | +1.02%109th of 240 | +0.39%159th of 240 | 2.6× higher |
| Population Density/km² | 47/km²167th of 240 | 32/km²182nd of 240 | 47% higher |
| Land Areakm² | 1,109,500 km²26th of 240 | 882,050 km²32nd of 240 | 26% higher |
| Urban Population | 78.8%77th of 240 | 89.3%38th of 240 | 12% lower |
| GDP per Capita | $8,562131st of 240 | $3,495180th of 240 | 2.4× higher |
| GDP Growth | +2.6%126th of 210 | +1.6%156th of 210 | 1.7× higher |
| Life Expectancyyears | 77.9 years88th of 240 | 72.7 years150th of 240 | 7% higher |
| Fertility Ratebirths per woman | 1.63 births per woman147th of 240 | 2.08 births per woman106th of 240 | 21% lower |
| Birth Rateper 1,000 | 13.3 per 1,000110th of 213 | 15.2 per 1,000103rd of 213 | 13% lower |
| Death Rateper 1,000 | 5.5 per 1,000177th of 213 | 7.7 per 1,00091st of 213 | 29% lower |
| Infant Mortalityper 1,000 live births | 10.5 per 1,000 live births84th of 194 | 21.2 per 1,000 live births129th of 194 | 50% lower |
| Unemployment Rate | 8.3%132nd of 186 | 5.3%97th of 186 | 56% higher |
| Inflation Rate | 5.1%47th of 191 | 254.9%1st of 191 | 249.8 points apart |
| Poverty Rate | 31.8%112th of 164 | 33.1%116th of 164 | 4% lower |
| Gini Index | 54.4167th of 170 | 44.7150th of 170 | 22% higher |
| Health Spendingof GDP | 8.1% of GDP59th of 192 | 3.8% of GDP158th of 192 | 2.2× higher |
| Physiciansper 1,000 | 2.54 per 1,00076th of 206 | 1.66 per 1,000100th of 206 | 52% higher |
| Hospital Bedsper 1,000 | 1.70 per 1,000128th of 199 | 0.99 per 1,000159th of 199 | 1.7× higher |
| Literacy Rate | 95.3%82nd of 175 | 97.2%62nd of 175 | 2% lower |
| Education Spendingof GDP | 5.3% of GDP52nd of 202 | 6.9% of GDP16th of 202 | 23% lower |
| School Enrollmentgross, secondary | 101.6% gross, secondary55th of 207 | 97.8% gross, secondary70th of 207 | 4% higher |
| Renewable Energyof final consumption | 29.7% of final consumption81st of 211 | 33.7% of final consumption74th of 211 | 12% lower |
| Forest Coverageof land area | 52.8% of land area43rd of 211 | 52.2% of land area45th of 211 | 1% higher |
| Internet Penetration | 79.3%111th of 211 | 76.7%117th of 211 | 3% higher |
| Mobile Subscriptionsper 100 people | 174.1 per 100 people15th of 212 | 71.0 per 100 people176th of 212 | 2.5× higher |
| Maternal Mortalityper 100,000 live births | 59 per 100,000 live births106th of 193 | 227 per 100,000 live births159th of 193 | 3.8× lower |
| Military Spendingof GDP | 3.36% of GDP26th of 163 | 0.50% of GDP152nd of 163 | 6.7× higher |
| Protected Areasof land area | 17.2% of land area104th of 211 | 56.8% of land area3rd of 211 | 3.3× lower |
| Median Ageyears | 32.5 years127th of 240 | 29.4 years142nd of 240 | 11% higher |
| Mean Years of Schoolingyears | 10.2 years63rd of 148 | 9.3 years78th of 148 | 9% higher |
| Human Development Index | 0.78882nd of 192 | 0.709120th of 192 | 11% higher |
| Happiness Index/ 10 | 6.04/ 1069th of 164 | 5.76/ 1084th of 164 | 5% higher |
| CO₂ Emissionstonnes per capita | 1.75 tonnes per capita137th of 212 | 4.09 tonnes per capita84th of 212 | 57% lower |
| Obesity Rate | 25.3%96th of 198 | 23.0%108th of 198 | 10% higher |
Values are each country’s most recent published observation, so the two sides of a row may be from different years — the country pages show the year for each. Bold marks the larger of the two, which is not always the better one.
Population, 1950–2100
Observed to 2024, then the UN medium-variant projection.
| Series | Year | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Colombia | 1950 | 11.8M |
| Colombia | 1975 | 23.3M |
| Colombia | 2000 | 39.1M |
| Colombia | 2025 | 53.4M |
| Colombia | 2050 | 59.4M |
| Colombia | 2075 | 55.8M |
| Colombia | 2100 | 47.1M |
| Venezuela | 1950 | 5.49M |
| Venezuela | 1975 | 13.2M |
| Venezuela | 2000 | 24.5M |
| Venezuela | 2025 | 28.5M |
| Venezuela | 2050 | 31.1M |
| Venezuela | 2075 | 30.7M |
| Venezuela | 2100 | 28.3M |
Reading This Comparison
Size is not the same as rate
Totals and per-capita measures answer different questions. A country can have a far larger economy and a far lower GDP per capita at the same time — both facts are in the table.
Mind the vintages
Each value is the latest available for that country, which is not always the same year on both sides. For indicators that move slowly this rarely matters; for inflation or GDP growth it can.