Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Belgium fits inside Colombia 37 times.
Belgium: 30,689 km² (2023) · Colombia: 1,140,620 km² (2023)
How much coast is there?
Colombia’s coastline is 48 times as long as Belgium’s.
Belgium: 67 km (2026 edition) · Colombia: 3,208 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Colombia’s highest peak towers 5,036 m above Belgium’s.
Belgium: 694 m (2026 edition) · Colombia: 5,730 m (2026 edition)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Colombia has 4.5 times as many people as Belgium.
Belgium: 11.9 million (2025) · Colombia: 53.4 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Belgium is 8.1 times as densely populated as Colombia.
Belgium: 392 per km² (2025) · Colombia: 48 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Belgium are 7.2 cm taller than in Colombia.
Belgium: 179.1 cm (2019) · Colombia: 171.9 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Belgium are 5.4 cm taller than in Colombia.
Belgium: 163.4 cm (2019) · Colombia: 158 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Belgium is 9.8 years older than in Colombia.
Belgium: 41.4 years (2023) · Colombia: 31.6 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Colombia have 0.2 more children on average than in Belgium.
Belgium: 1.44 children per woman (2024) · Colombia: 1.63 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
21% of people in Belgium are 65 or older, versus 10% in Colombia.
Belgium: 21% (2025) · Colombia: 10.2% (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Belgium has produced 7.5 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Colombia 0.4.
Belgium: 7.5 (2025) · Colombia: 0.4 (2025)
How many official languages?
Belgium has 3 official languages, Colombia 1.
Belgium: 3 (2026) · Colombia: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Belgium’s economy is 59% larger than Colombia’s.
Belgium: $725 billion (2025) · Colombia: $457 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Belgium produces 3.3 times as much per person as Colombia.
Belgium: Int$74,676 (2025) · Colombia: Int$22,640 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Colombia than in Belgium (Gini 27.6 points higher).
Belgium: 26.8 (2023) · Colombia: 54.4 (2024)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 8.3% in Colombia, versus 5.9% in Belgium.
Belgium: 5.9% (2025) · Colombia: 8.3% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Colombia spends 3.4% of its GDP on the military, Belgium 1.3%.
Belgium: 1.3% (2024) · Colombia: 3.4% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Belgium’s price level (US = 100) is 2.2× Colombia’s.
Belgium: 81% (2025) · Colombia: 38% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Belgium spends 9.2 times as much on health per person as Colombia.
Belgium: $5,931 (2023) · Colombia: $644 (2024)
How long do people live?
People in Belgium live 4.4 years longer than in Colombia.
Belgium: 82.3 years (2024) · Colombia: 77.9 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Colombia is 3.4 times as likely to die before turning one as in Belgium.
Belgium: 3.1 per 1,000 (2024) · Colombia: 10.5 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Belgium has 41% more doctors per person than Colombia.
Belgium: 3.6 per 1,000 (2022) · Colombia: 2.5 per 1,000 (2023)
How common is obesity?
25% of adults in Colombia are obese, versus 23% in Belgium.
Belgium: 22.9% (2024) · Colombia: 25.3% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
24% of adults in Belgium smoke, versus 8.0% in Colombia.
Belgium: 23.5% (2024) · Colombia: 8% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Belgium rate their lives 0.89 points higher than in Colombia.
Belgium: 6.93 (2025) · Colombia: 6.04 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Belgium drink 2 times as much alcohol as in Colombia.
Belgium: 9.5 litres (2023) · Colombia: 4.9 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Colombia has 4% more meat per person than Belgium.
Belgium: 60 kg (2023) · Colombia: 62.6 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Belgium has 795 kcal more food per person per day than Colombia.
Belgium: 3,921 kcal (2023) · Colombia: 3,126 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Colombia put in 877 more hours a year than in Belgium.
Belgium: 1,593 hours (2023) · Colombia: 2,471 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Belgium went to school 3.7 years longer than in Colombia.
Belgium: 12.7 years (2023) · Colombia: 9 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Belgium welcomed 9.3 times as many tourists per resident as Colombia (2019).
Belgium: 0.81 (2024) · Colombia: 0.09 (2022)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
96% of people in Belgium are online, versus 79% in Colombia.
Belgium: 96% (2024) · Colombia: 79% (2024)
Who has electricity at home?
100% of people in Belgium have electricity, versus 99% in Colombia.
Belgium: 100% (2024) · Colombia: 98.9% (2024)
How many live in cities?
88% of people in Belgium live in cities, versus 79% in Colombia.
Belgium: 88% (2025) · Colombia: 79% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Colombia has 174 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Belgium 104.
Belgium: 104 (2024) · Colombia: 174 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Belgium’s railway network is 69% longer than Colombia’s.
Belgium: 3,612 km (2021) · Colombia: 2,141 km (2019)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Belgium fly 20% more passengers per resident than those from Colombia.
Belgium: 0.95 (2023) · Colombia: 0.79 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 53% of Colombia, but only 23% of Belgium.
Belgium: 22.6% (2023) · Colombia: 52.8% (2023)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Belgium emits 4.2 times as much CO₂ as someone in Colombia.
Belgium: 7.3 t (2024) · Colombia: 1.8 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
77% of Colombia’s electricity is renewable, versus 39% in Belgium.
Belgium: 38.9% (2025) · Colombia: 77% (2025)
How clean is the air?
The air in Colombia carries 62% more fine dust than in Belgium.
Belgium: 9.3 µg/m³ (2024) · Colombia: 15.1 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 23 times as likely to be murdered in Colombia as in Belgium.
Belgium: 1.1 per 100k (2021) · Colombia: 24.9 per 100k (2023)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Colombia are 3.5 times as deadly as in Belgium.
Belgium: 4.6 per 100k (2021) · Colombia: 16.2 per 100k (2021)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Colombia is on average 13.4 °C warmer than Belgium.
Belgium: 11°C (2016–2025 avg) · Colombia: 24.4°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Colombia gets 3.4 times as much rain as Belgium.
Belgium: 928 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Colombia: 3,155 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Quick answers
Is Belgium bigger than Colombia?
Colombia is larger. Belgium fits inside Colombia 37 times.
Which has more people, Belgium or Colombia?
Colombia has 4.5 times as many people as Belgium (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Belgium or Colombia?
People in Belgium live 4.4 years longer than in Colombia. Life expectancy at birth is 82.3 years in Belgium and 77.9 in Colombia.
Are people taller in Belgium or Colombia?
Men in Belgium are 7.2 cm taller than in Colombia (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
