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Colombia

Latin America & CaribbeanUpper middle incomeCapital: Bogota327,754 observations
Population
53.43M
world rank #28 / 217
GDP
457.41B
world rank #35 / 186
GDP / capita
18,778.6
world rank #89 / 185
Life expectancy
77.9
world rank #74 / 217

Governance

601 indicators
Control of Corruption0-100 percentile41.9#108Government Effectiveness0-100 percentile49.2#109Political Stability & Absence of Violence0-100 percentile49.3#171Rule of Law0-100 percentile47.3#135
World Bank (WGI) CC BY 4.0World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0Our World in Data CC BY 4.0 · updated 2025

Economy

2,588 indicators
GDPcurrent US$457.41B#35GDP per capita, PPP2021 intl $18,778.6#89GDP growth%2.6%#118Inflation%5.1%#131
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0Our World in Data CC BY 4.0UNDP (HDRO) CC BY 3.0 IGOILOSTAT CC BY 4.0Penn World Table CC BY 4.0 · updated 2026

Trade

133 indicators
Merchandise exportscurrent US$50.09B#56Merchandise importscurrent US$70.5B#51Exports of goods & services% GDP15%#124Imports of goods & services% GDP20.4%#121
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0 · updated 2025

Health

3,098 indicators
Life expectancyyears77.9#74Infant mortalityper 1k births10.5#52Maternal mortalityper 100k59#43Health spending% GDP8.1%#17
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0Our World in Data CC BY 4.0UNICEF CC BY 3.0 IGO · updated 2024

Education

4,556 indicators
Secondary enrollment% gross101.6%#53Education spending% GDP5.3%#57Adult literacy%95.3%#11Primary enrollment% gross104.8%#43
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0UNDP (HDRO) CC BY 3.0 IGO · updated 2024

Demography

1,309 indicators
Populationpeople53.43M#28Population growth%1%#102Urban population%78.8%#55Fertility ratebirths/woman1.6#132
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0UN WPP CC BY 3.0 IGO · updated 2025

Climate

290 indicators
Electricity access% pop98.9%#9Renewable energy share%29.7%#74Forest area% land52.8%#43Electric power consumptionkWh per capita1,551.2#40
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0Our World in Data CC BY 4.0Ember CC BY 4.0Climate Watch CC BY 4.0 · updated 2025

Energy

302 indicators
Electricity access, rural% rural pop95.2%#18Electricity access, urban% urban pop99.9%#2Energy use per capitakg oil eq.840.6#40Electricity from coal% of output12.4%#21
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0 · updated 2024

Environment

404 indicators
Terrestrial protected areas% land area17.2%#87Freshwater withdrawals% internal resources1.1%#28Capture fisheries productiontonnes493,550#40
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0 · updated 2025

Agriculture

343 indicators
Agricultural land% land area36.5%#110Cereal yieldkg per hectare4,422.2#23Aquaculture productiontonnes210,520#27Food production index2014-16 = 100110.6#81
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0 · updated 2024

Technology

586 indicators
Mobile subscriptionsper 100 people174.1#11Secure internet serversper 1M people1,126.2#106Fixed telephone subscriptionsper 100 people11.9#60
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0 · updated 2024

Society

3,221 indicators
Gini indexindex54.4#25Extreme poverty% pop8.5%#20Internet users% pop79.3%#99Homicide rateper 100k24.9#75
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0Our World in Data CC BY 4.0UNDP (HDRO) CC BY 3.0 IGOILOSTAT CC BY 4.0World Bank (PIP) CC BY 4.0UNHCR CC BY 4.0 · updated 2026

Risk

397 indicators
Deaths in armed conflictsdeaths1,145#34INFORM risk score0-105.3#42Hazard & exposure0-107.7#66Vulnerability0-106.3#51
Our World in Data CC BY 4.0EC JRC (INFORM) CC BY 4.0UCDP CC BY 4.0 · updated 2026

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