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Colombia

Republic of Colombia

Capital
Bogotá
Region
Latin America & Caribbean
Income group
Upper middle income
Population
53.4M (2025)
Area
1,141,748 km²
Currency
Colombian peso (COP)
Data refreshed 11 Sep 2026Updated 6 h ago95 % coverage · 238 indicators
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At a glance

Twelve headline indicators, latest available year.

Population
28th of 218 · 3rd in Latin America
GDP
36th of 187 · 4th in Latin America
GDP per capita
89th of 187 · 21st in Latin America
GDP growth
119th of 187 · 20th in Latin America
Inflation
137th of 177 · 26th in Latin America
Unemployment
135th of 185 · 22nd in Latin America
Life expectancy
74th of 217 · 12th in Latin America
Median age
106th of 216 · 26th in Latin America
Gross debt / GDP
55th of 94 · 9th in Latin America
CO₂ per capita
80th of 212 · 9th in Latin America
Renewable electricity
19th of 90 · 7th in Latin America
Internet users
101st of 182 · 17th in Latin America

What changed in Colombia

Statistically notable movements in the latest data.

No notable changes detected in the latest snapshot.

Countries similar to Colombia

Nearest peers by standardised distance on the selected dimension.

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Country DNA

Percentile rank among all countries on nine dimensions. Descriptive, not a score.

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Key facts

Computed from the data — no model-generated numbers.

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Borders: Brazil, Ecuador, Panama, Peru, Venezuela

Languages: Spanish

Timeline

Records, reversals and turning points across the whole history.

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Explore Colombia by topic

19 topics · 272 indicators with data.