Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Bangladesh fits inside Colombia 7.7 times.
Bangladesh: 147,570 km² (2023) · Colombia: 1,140,620 km² (2023)
How much coast is there?
Colombia’s coastline is 5.5 times as long as Bangladesh’s.
Bangladesh: 580 km (2026 edition) · Colombia: 3,208 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Colombia’s highest peak towers 4,670 m above Bangladesh’s.
Bangladesh: 1,060 m (2026 edition) · Colombia: 5,730 m (2026 edition)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Bangladesh has 3.3 times as many people as Colombia.
Bangladesh: 176 million (2025) · Colombia: 53.4 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Bangladesh is 28 times as densely populated as Colombia.
Bangladesh: 1,352 per km² (2025) · Colombia: 48 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Colombia are 6.8 cm taller than in Bangladesh.
Bangladesh: 165.1 cm (2019) · Colombia: 171.9 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Colombia are 5.6 cm taller than in Bangladesh.
Bangladesh: 152.4 cm (2019) · Colombia: 158 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Colombia is 6.3 years older than in Bangladesh.
Bangladesh: 25.3 years (2023) · Colombia: 31.6 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Bangladesh have 0.5 more children on average than in Colombia.
Bangladesh: 2.14 children per woman (2024) · Colombia: 1.63 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
10% of people in Colombia are 65 or older, versus 6.7% in Bangladesh.
Bangladesh: 6.7% (2025) · Colombia: 10.2% (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Colombia has produced 0.4 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Bangladesh 0.1.
Bangladesh: 0.1 (2025) · Colombia: 0.4 (2025)
How many official languages?
Bangladesh and Colombia are practically level.
Bangladesh: 1 (2026) · Colombia: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Colombia and Bangladesh are nearly identical here.
Bangladesh: $456 billion (2025) · Colombia: $457 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Colombia produces 2.2 times as much per person as Bangladesh.
Bangladesh: Int$10,154 (2025) · Colombia: Int$22,640 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Colombia than in Bangladesh (Gini 23.5 points higher).
Bangladesh: 30.9 (2022) · Colombia: 54.4 (2024)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 8.3% in Colombia, versus 3.8% in Bangladesh.
Bangladesh: 3.8% (2025) · Colombia: 8.3% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Colombia spends 3.4% of its GDP on the military, Bangladesh 0.9%.
Bangladesh: 0.9% (2024) · Colombia: 3.4% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Colombia’s price level (US = 100) is 1.5× Bangladesh’s.
Bangladesh: 26% (2025) · Colombia: 38% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Colombia spends 12 times as much on health per person as Bangladesh.
Bangladesh: $53 (2023) · Colombia: $644 (2024)
How long do people live?
People in Colombia live 3 years longer than in Bangladesh.
Bangladesh: 74.9 years (2024) · Colombia: 77.9 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Bangladesh is 2.3 times as likely to die before turning one as in Colombia.
Bangladesh: 24.4 per 1,000 (2024) · Colombia: 10.5 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Colombia has 3.5 times as many doctors per person as Bangladesh.
Bangladesh: 0.7 per 1,000 (2023) · Colombia: 2.5 per 1,000 (2023)
How common is obesity?
25% of adults in Colombia are obese, versus 5.7% in Bangladesh.
Bangladesh: 5.7% (2024) · Colombia: 25.3% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
32% of adults in Bangladesh smoke, versus 8.0% in Colombia.
Bangladesh: 32% (2024) · Colombia: 8% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Colombia rate their lives 1.72 points higher than in Bangladesh.
Bangladesh: 4.32 (2025) · Colombia: 6.04 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Colombia drink 1,673 times as much alcohol as in Bangladesh.
Bangladesh: 0.0029 litres (2023) · Colombia: 4.9 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Colombia has 14 times as much meat per person as Bangladesh.
Bangladesh: 4.5 kg (2023) · Colombia: 62.6 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Colombia has 539 kcal more food per person per day than Bangladesh.
Bangladesh: 2,588 kcal (2023) · Colombia: 3,126 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Colombia put in 87 more hours a year than in Bangladesh.
Bangladesh: 2,383 hours (2023) · Colombia: 2,471 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Colombia went to school 2.2 years longer than in Bangladesh.
Bangladesh: 6.8 years (2023) · Colombia: 9 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Colombia welcomed 45 times as many tourists per resident as Bangladesh (2019).
Bangladesh: 0 (2019) · Colombia: 0.09 (2022)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
79% of people in Colombia are online, versus 53% in Bangladesh.
Bangladesh: 53% (2024) · Colombia: 79% (2024)
Who has electricity at home?
100% of people in Bangladesh have electricity, versus 99% in Colombia.
Bangladesh: 99.5% (2024) · Colombia: 98.9% (2024)
How many live in cities?
79% of people in Colombia live in cities, versus 33% in Bangladesh.
Bangladesh: 33% (2025) · Colombia: 79% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Colombia has 174 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Bangladesh 108.
Bangladesh: 108 (2024) · Colombia: 174 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Bangladesh’s railway network is 34% longer than Colombia’s.
Bangladesh: 2,877 km (2019) · Colombia: 2,141 km (2019)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Colombia fly 21 times as many passengers per resident as those from Bangladesh.
Bangladesh: 0.04 (2023) · Colombia: 0.79 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 53% of Colombia, but only 14% of Bangladesh.
Bangladesh: 14.5% (2023) · Colombia: 52.8% (2023)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Colombia emits 2.8 times as much CO₂ as someone in Bangladesh.
Bangladesh: 0.6 t (2024) · Colombia: 1.8 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
77% of Colombia’s electricity is renewable, versus 2.1% in Bangladesh.
Bangladesh: 2.1% (2025) · Colombia: 77% (2025)
How clean is the air?
The air in Bangladesh carries 4.3 times as much fine dust as in Colombia.
Bangladesh: 65 µg/m³ (2024) · Colombia: 15.1 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 11 times as likely to be murdered in Colombia as in Bangladesh.
Bangladesh: 2.3 per 100k (2018) · Colombia: 24.9 per 100k (2023)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Bangladesh are 15% deadlier than in Colombia.
Bangladesh: 18.6 per 100k (2021) · Colombia: 16.2 per 100k (2021)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Bangladesh is on average 1.4 °C warmer than Colombia.
Bangladesh: 25.8°C (2016–2025 avg) · Colombia: 24.4°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Colombia gets 51% more rain than Bangladesh.
Bangladesh: 2,096 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Colombia: 3,155 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Quick answers
Is Bangladesh bigger than Colombia?
Colombia is larger. Bangladesh fits inside Colombia 7.7 times.
Which has more people, Bangladesh or Colombia?
Bangladesh has 3.3 times as many people as Colombia (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Bangladesh or Colombia?
People in Colombia live 3 years longer than in Bangladesh. Life expectancy at birth is 74.9 years in Bangladesh and 77.9 in Colombia.
Are people taller in Bangladesh or Colombia?
Men in Colombia are 6.8 cm taller than in Bangladesh (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
