Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Colombia fits inside Argentina 2.4 times.
Argentina: 2,780,400 km² (2023) · Colombia: 1,140,620 km² (2023)
How much coast is there?
Argentina’s coastline is 56% longer than Colombia’s.
Argentina: 4,989 km (2026 edition) · Colombia: 3,208 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Argentina’s highest peak towers 1,232 m above Colombia’s.
Argentina: 6,962 m (2026 edition) · Colombia: 5,730 m (2026 edition)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Colombia has 17% more people than Argentina.
Argentina: 45.9 million (2025) · Colombia: 53.4 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Colombia is 2.9 times as densely populated as Argentina.
Argentina: 17 per km² (2025) · Colombia: 48 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Argentina are 2.9 cm taller than in Colombia.
Argentina: 174.8 cm (2019) · Colombia: 171.9 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Argentina are 3.3 cm taller than in Colombia.
Argentina: 161.2 cm (2019) · Colombia: 158 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Argentina is 0.52 years older than in Colombia.
Argentina: 32.1 years (2023) · Colombia: 31.6 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Colombia have 0.1 more children on average than in Argentina.
Argentina: 1.5 children per woman (2024) · Colombia: 1.63 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
13% of people in Argentina are 65 or older, versus 10% in Colombia.
Argentina: 12.6% (2025) · Colombia: 10.2% (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Argentina has produced 0.9 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Colombia 0.4.
Argentina: 0.9 (2025) · Colombia: 0.4 (2025)
How many official languages?
Argentina has 2 official languages, Colombia 1.
Argentina: 2 (2026) · Colombia: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Argentina’s economy is 49% larger than Colombia’s.
Argentina: $683 billion (2025) · Colombia: $457 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Argentina produces 44% more per person than Colombia.
Argentina: Int$32,587 (2025) · Colombia: Int$22,640 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Colombia than in Argentina (Gini 12 points higher).
Argentina: 42.4 (2024) · Colombia: 54.4 (2024)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 8.3% in Colombia, versus 7.1% in Argentina.
Argentina: 7.1% (2025) · Colombia: 8.3% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Colombia spends 3.4% of its GDP on the military, Argentina 0.6%.
Argentina: 0.6% (2024) · Colombia: 3.4% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Argentina’s price level (US = 100) is 1.2× Colombia’s.
Argentina: 46% (2025) · Colombia: 38% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Argentina spends 2.3 times as much on health per person as Colombia.
Argentina: $1,457 (2023) · Colombia: $644 (2024)
How long do people live?
Colombia and Argentina are practically level.
Argentina: 77.5 years (2024) · Colombia: 77.9 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Colombia is 31% more likely to die before turning one than in Argentina.
Argentina: 8 per 1,000 (2024) · Colombia: 10.5 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Argentina has 2 times as many doctors per person as Colombia.
Argentina: 5.1 per 1,000 (2023) · Colombia: 2.5 per 1,000 (2023)
How common is obesity?
38% of adults in Argentina are obese, versus 25% in Colombia.
Argentina: 38.1% (2024) · Colombia: 25.3% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
24% of adults in Argentina smoke, versus 8.0% in Colombia.
Argentina: 23.5% (2024) · Colombia: 8% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Argentina rate their lives 0.39 points higher than in Colombia.
Argentina: 6.43 (2025) · Colombia: 6.04 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Argentina drink 46% more alcohol than in Colombia.
Argentina: 7.1 litres (2023) · Colombia: 4.9 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Argentina has 84% more meat per person than Colombia.
Argentina: 115 kg (2023) · Colombia: 62.6 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Argentina has 234 kcal more food per person per day than Colombia.
Argentina: 3,360 kcal (2023) · Colombia: 3,126 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Colombia put in 858 more hours a year than in Argentina.
Argentina: 1,612 hours (2023) · Colombia: 2,471 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Argentina went to school 2.2 years longer than in Colombia.
Argentina: 11.2 years (2023) · Colombia: 9 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Argentina welcomed 65% more tourists per resident than Colombia (2019).
Argentina: 0.14 (2024) · Colombia: 0.09 (2022)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
90% of people in Argentina are online, versus 79% in Colombia.
Argentina: 90% (2024) · Colombia: 79% (2024)
Who has electricity at home?
99% of people in Colombia have electricity, versus 98% in Argentina.
Argentina: 98.4% (2024) · Colombia: 98.9% (2024)
How many live in cities?
92% of people in Argentina live in cities, versus 79% in Colombia.
Argentina: 92% (2025) · Colombia: 79% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Colombia has 174 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Argentina 140.
Argentina: 140 (2024) · Colombia: 174 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Argentina’s railway network is 8.3 times as long as Colombia’s.
Argentina: 17,866 km (2019) · Colombia: 2,141 km (2019)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Colombia fly 73% more passengers per resident than those from Argentina.
Argentina: 0.46 (2023) · Colombia: 0.79 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 53% of Colombia, but only 10% of Argentina.
Argentina: 10.3% (2023) · Colombia: 52.8% (2023)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Argentina emits 2.1 times as much CO₂ as someone in Colombia.
Argentina: 3.7 t (2024) · Colombia: 1.8 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
77% of Colombia’s electricity is renewable, versus 35% in Argentina.
Argentina: 34.6% (2025) · Colombia: 77% (2025)
How clean is the air?
The air in Colombia carries 4% more fine dust than in Argentina.
Argentina: 14.5 µg/m³ (2024) · Colombia: 15.1 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 5.5 times as likely to be murdered in Colombia as in Argentina.
Argentina: 4.5 per 100k (2023) · Colombia: 24.9 per 100k (2023)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Colombia are 84% deadlier than in Argentina.
Argentina: 8.8 per 100k (2021) · Colombia: 16.2 per 100k (2021)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Colombia is on average 9.3 °C warmer than Argentina.
Argentina: 15.1°C (2016–2025 avg) · Colombia: 24.4°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Colombia gets 4.7 times as much rain as Argentina.
Argentina: 670 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Colombia: 3,155 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Quick answers
Is Argentina bigger than Colombia?
Argentina is larger. Colombia fits inside Argentina 2.4 times.
Which has more people, Argentina or Colombia?
Colombia has 17% more people than Argentina (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Argentina or Colombia?
Colombia and Argentina are practically level. Life expectancy at birth is 77.5 years in Argentina and 77.9 in Colombia.
Are people taller in Argentina or Colombia?
Men in Argentina are 2.9 cm taller than in Colombia (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
