Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Colombia fits inside Brazil 7.5 times.
Brazil: 8,510,420 km² (2023) · Colombia: 1,140,620 km² (2023)
How much coast is there?
Brazil’s coastline is 2.3 times as long as Colombia’s.
Brazil: 7,491 km (2026 edition) · Colombia: 3,208 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Colombia’s highest peak towers 2,736 m above Brazil’s.
Brazil: 2,994 m (2026 edition) · Colombia: 5,730 m (2026 edition)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Brazil has 4 times as many people as Colombia.
Brazil: 213 million (2025) · Colombia: 53.4 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Colombia is 89% more densely populated than Brazil.
Brazil: 25 per km² (2025) · Colombia: 48 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Brazil are 3.9 cm taller than in Colombia.
Brazil: 175.7 cm (2019) · Colombia: 171.9 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Brazil are 4.4 cm taller than in Colombia.
Brazil: 162.4 cm (2019) · Colombia: 158 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Brazil is 2.3 years older than in Colombia.
Brazil: 33.9 years (2023) · Colombia: 31.6 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Colombia have 0.0 more children on average than in Brazil.
Brazil: 1.61 children per woman (2024) · Colombia: 1.63 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
11% of people in Brazil are 65 or older, versus 10% in Colombia.
Brazil: 11.5% (2025) · Colombia: 10.2% (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Colombia has produced 0.4 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Brazil 0.0.
Brazil: 0 (2025) · Colombia: 0.4 (2025)
How many official languages?
Brazil and Colombia are practically level.
Brazil: 1 (2026) · Colombia: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Brazil’s economy is 5 times the size of Colombia’s.
Brazil: $2.28 trillion (2025) · Colombia: $457 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Brazil produces 4% more per person than Colombia.
Brazil: Int$23,433 (2025) · Colombia: Int$22,640 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Colombia than in Brazil (Gini 4.1 points higher).
Brazil: 50.3 (2024) · Colombia: 54.4 (2024)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 8.3% in Colombia, versus 6.0% in Brazil.
Brazil: 6% (2025) · Colombia: 8.3% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Colombia spends 3.4% of its GDP on the military, Brazil 1.0%.
Brazil: 1% (2024) · Colombia: 3.4% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Brazil’s price level (US = 100) is 1.2× Colombia’s.
Brazil: 46% (2025) · Colombia: 38% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Brazil spends 57% more on health per person than Colombia.
Brazil: $1,010 (2023) · Colombia: $644 (2024)
How long do people live?
People in Colombia live 1.9 years longer than in Brazil.
Brazil: 76 years (2024) · Colombia: 77.9 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Brazil is 17% more likely to die before turning one than in Colombia.
Brazil: 12.3 per 1,000 (2024) · Colombia: 10.5 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Colombia has 8% more doctors per person than Brazil.
Brazil: 2.4 per 1,000 (2023) · Colombia: 2.5 per 1,000 (2023)
How common is obesity?
31% of adults in Brazil are obese, versus 25% in Colombia.
Brazil: 30.9% (2024) · Colombia: 25.3% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
12% of adults in Brazil smoke, versus 8.0% in Colombia.
Brazil: 11.9% (2024) · Colombia: 8% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Brazil rate their lives 0.59 points higher than in Colombia.
Brazil: 6.63 (2025) · Colombia: 6.04 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Brazil drink 2.1 times as much alcohol as in Colombia.
Brazil: 10.4 litres (2023) · Colombia: 4.9 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Brazil has 67% more meat per person than Colombia.
Brazil: 104.6 kg (2023) · Colombia: 62.6 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Brazil has 297 kcal more food per person per day than Colombia.
Brazil: 3,423 kcal (2023) · Colombia: 3,126 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Colombia put in 477 more hours a year than in Brazil.
Brazil: 1,994 hours (2023) · Colombia: 2,471 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Colombia went to school 0.61 years longer than in Brazil.
Brazil: 8.4 years (2023) · Colombia: 9 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Colombia welcomed 2.7 times as many tourists per resident as Brazil (2019).
Brazil: 0.03 (2024) · Colombia: 0.09 (2022)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
84% of people in Brazil are online, versus 79% in Colombia.
Brazil: 84% (2024) · Colombia: 79% (2024)
Who has electricity at home?
100% of people in Brazil have electricity, versus 99% in Colombia.
Brazil: 99.8% (2024) · Colombia: 98.9% (2024)
How many live in cities?
88% of people in Brazil live in cities, versus 79% in Colombia.
Brazil: 88% (2025) · Colombia: 79% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Colombia has 174 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Brazil 102.
Brazil: 102 (2024) · Colombia: 174 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Brazil’s railway network is 14 times as long as Colombia’s.
Brazil: 29,850 km (2014) · Colombia: 2,141 km (2019)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Colombia fly 77% more passengers per resident than those from Brazil.
Brazil: 0.45 (2023) · Colombia: 0.79 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 59% of Brazil, but only 53% of Colombia.
Brazil: 59% (2023) · Colombia: 52.8% (2023)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Brazil emits 30% more CO₂ than someone in Colombia.
Brazil: 2.3 t (2024) · Colombia: 1.8 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
87% of Brazil’s electricity is renewable, versus 77% in Colombia.
Brazil: 86.6% (2025) · Colombia: 77% (2025)
How clean is the air?
The air in Brazil carries 1% more fine dust than in Colombia.
Brazil: 15.3 µg/m³ (2024) · Colombia: 15.1 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 29% more likely to be murdered in Colombia than in Brazil.
Brazil: 19.3 per 100k (2023) · Colombia: 24.9 per 100k (2023)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Colombia are 3% deadlier than in Brazil.
Brazil: 15.7 per 100k (2021) · Colombia: 16.2 per 100k (2021)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Brazil is on average 0.9 °C warmer than Colombia.
Brazil: 25.3°C (2016–2025 avg) · Colombia: 24.4°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Colombia gets 90% more rain than Brazil.
Brazil: 1,661 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Colombia: 3,155 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Quick answers
Is Brazil bigger than Colombia?
Brazil is larger. Colombia fits inside Brazil 7.5 times.
Which has more people, Brazil or Colombia?
Brazil has 4 times as many people as Colombia (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Brazil or Colombia?
People in Colombia live 1.9 years longer than in Brazil. Life expectancy at birth is 76.0 years in Brazil and 77.9 in Colombia.
Are people taller in Brazil or Colombia?
Men in Brazil are 3.9 cm taller than in Colombia (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
