Country profile
Colombia
Colombia ranks #28 of 215 for population, #108 of 209 for gdp per capita, #73 of 216 for life expectancy, across 25 open-data indicators.
People
Population
53M
people · 2024
Rank #28 of 215
Life expectancy
77.9
years · 2024
Rank #73 of 216
Poverty headcount
8.5%
% of population · 2024
Rank #70 of 186
Under-5 mortality
11.5
per 1,000 live births · 2024
Rank #151 of 244
Secondary school enrollment
77.5%
% net enrollment · 2018
Rank #110 of 232
Tobacco use
8.2%
% of adults · 2022
Rank #144 of 163
Calorie supply
3,126
kcal per person per day · 2023
Rank #64 of 189
Prosperity
Tourism arrivals
1,396,000
arrivals · 2020
Rank #83 of 203
GDP per capita
$7,919
current US$ · 2024
Rank #108 of 209
Inflation, consumer prices
6.61
annual % growth · 2024
Rank #39 of 195
Planet
Consumer Price Indices
177
index (2015=100) · 2025
Rank #50 of 210
Forest area
52.8%
% of land area · 2023
Rank #46 of 262
PM2.5 air pollution
14.2
micrograms per cubic meter · 2020
Rank #179 of 248
Protected areas
26.5%
% of territorial area · 2025
Rank #42 of 261
CO2 emissions per capita
1.75
tonnes per person · 2024
Rank #135 of 210
Fertilizer use
190
kg per hectare · 2023
Rank #22 of 194
Pesticide use
3.89
kg per hectare · 2023
Rank #68 of 193
Cereal yield
4.42
tonnes per hectare · 2024
Rank #56 of 182
Digital
Internet users
79.3%
% of population · 2024
Rank #112 of 213
Fixed broadband subscriptions
17.2
per 100 people · 2024
Rank #118 of 256
Mobile cellular subscriptions
174
per 100 people · 2024
Rank #15 of 262
Energy
Access to electricity
98.7%
% of population · 2023
Rank #142 of 215
Renewable electricity output
75.1%
% of electricity output · 2021
Rank #40 of 257
Energy use per person
11,645
kWh per person · 2024
Rank #116 of 210
Society
Electoral democracy index
0.68
index (0-1) · 2025
Rank #55 of 174
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Sources and methodology
Each value is the latest available observation for Colombia; years differ by indicator. Ranks compare countries and territories with data, so totals vary. Read about our methods.
- World Bank Open Data: Tourism arrivals
- World Bank Open Data: Population
- World Bank Open Data: GDP per capita
- World Bank Open Data: Access to electricity
- World Bank Open Data: Internet users
- World Bank Open Data: Life expectancy
- World Bank Data360 / FAOSTAT: Consumer Price Indices
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Forest area
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: PM2.5 air pollution
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Renewable electricity output
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Protected areas
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Fixed broadband subscriptions
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Mobile cellular subscriptions
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Inflation, consumer prices
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Poverty headcount
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Under-5 mortality
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Secondary school enrollment
- Our World in Data: CO2 emissions per capita
- Our World in Data: Energy use per person
- Our World in Data: Electoral democracy index
- Our World in Data: Tobacco use
- FAOSTAT via Our World in Data: Fertilizer use
- FAOSTAT via Our World in Data: Pesticide use
- FAOSTAT via Our World in Data: Calorie supply
- FAOSTAT via Our World in Data: Cereal yield