Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Colombia fits inside Canada 14 times.
Canada: 15,634,400 km² (2023) · Colombia: 1,140,620 km² (2023)
How much coast is there?
Canada’s coastline is 63 times as long as Colombia’s.
Canada: 202,080 km (2026 edition) · Colombia: 3,208 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Canada’s highest peak towers 229 m above Colombia’s.
Canada: 5,959 m (2026 edition) · Colombia: 5,730 m (2026 edition)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Colombia has 28% more people than Canada.
Canada: 41.7 million (2025) · Colombia: 53.4 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Colombia is 10 times as densely populated as Canada.
Canada: 5 per km² (2025) · Colombia: 48 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Canada are 6.9 cm taller than in Colombia.
Canada: 178.8 cm (2019) · Colombia: 171.9 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Canada are 6.8 cm taller than in Colombia.
Canada: 164.7 cm (2019) · Colombia: 158 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Canada is 8.7 years older than in Colombia.
Canada: 40.3 years (2023) · Colombia: 31.6 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Colombia have 0.4 more children on average than in Canada.
Canada: 1.25 children per woman (2024) · Colombia: 1.63 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
20% of people in Canada are 65 or older, versus 10% in Colombia.
Canada: 20.3% (2025) · Colombia: 10.2% (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Canada has produced 5.3 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Colombia 0.4.
Canada: 5.3 (2025) · Colombia: 0.4 (2025)
How many official languages?
Canada has 2 official languages, Colombia 1.
Canada: 2 (2026) · Colombia: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Canada’s economy is 5.1 times the size of Colombia’s.
Canada: $2.32 trillion (2025) · Colombia: $457 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Canada produces 2.9 times as much per person as Colombia.
Canada: Int$66,746 (2025) · Colombia: Int$22,640 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Colombia than in Canada (Gini 22.9 points higher).
Canada: 31.5 (2022) · Colombia: 54.4 (2024)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 8.3% in Colombia, versus 6.9% in Canada.
Canada: 6.9% (2025) · Colombia: 8.3% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Colombia spends 3.4% of its GDP on the military, Canada 1.3%.
Canada: 1.3% (2024) · Colombia: 3.4% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Canada’s price level (US = 100) is 2.2× Colombia’s.
Canada: 83% (2025) · Colombia: 38% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Canada spends 9.9 times as much on health per person as Colombia.
Canada: $6,378 (2024) · Colombia: $644 (2024)
How long do people live?
People in Canada live 4.2 years longer than in Colombia.
Canada: 82.1 years (2024) · Colombia: 77.9 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Colombia is 2.2 times as likely to die before turning one as in Canada.
Canada: 4.7 per 1,000 (2024) · Colombia: 10.5 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Canada has 11% more doctors per person than Colombia.
Canada: 2.8 per 1,000 (2023) · Colombia: 2.5 per 1,000 (2023)
How common is obesity?
27% of adults in Canada are obese, versus 25% in Colombia.
Canada: 27.1% (2024) · Colombia: 25.3% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
11% of adults in Canada smoke, versus 8.0% in Colombia.
Canada: 11.2% (2024) · Colombia: 8% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Canada rate their lives 0.70 points higher than in Colombia.
Canada: 6.74 (2025) · Colombia: 6.04 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Canada drink 90% more alcohol than in Colombia.
Canada: 9.2 litres (2023) · Colombia: 4.9 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Canada has 51% more meat per person than Colombia.
Canada: 94.8 kg (2023) · Colombia: 62.6 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Canada has 464 kcal more food per person per day than Colombia.
Canada: 3,590 kcal (2023) · Colombia: 3,126 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Colombia put in 740 more hours a year than in Canada.
Canada: 1,731 hours (2023) · Colombia: 2,471 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Canada went to school 4.8 years longer than in Colombia.
Canada: 13.9 years (2023) · Colombia: 9 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Canada welcomed 5.5 times as many tourists per resident as Colombia (2019).
Canada: 0.48 (2024) · Colombia: 0.09 (2022)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
94% of people in Canada are online, versus 79% in Colombia.
Canada: 94% (2024) · Colombia: 79% (2024)
Who has electricity at home?
100% of people in Canada have electricity, versus 99% in Colombia.
Canada: 100% (2024) · Colombia: 98.9% (2024)
How many live in cities?
83% of people in Canada live in cities, versus 79% in Colombia.
Canada: 83% (2025) · Colombia: 79% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Colombia has 174 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Canada 94.
Canada: 94 (2024) · Colombia: 174 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Canada’s railway network is 22 times as long as Colombia’s.
Canada: 48,150 km (2021) · Colombia: 2,141 km (2019)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Canada fly 2.7 times as many passengers per resident as those from Colombia.
Canada: 2.13 (2023) · Colombia: 0.79 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 53% of Colombia, but only 39% of Canada.
Canada: 39.5% (2023) · Colombia: 52.8% (2023)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Canada emits 7.7 times as much CO₂ as someone in Colombia.
Canada: 13.4 t (2024) · Colombia: 1.8 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
77% of Colombia’s electricity is renewable, versus 64% in Canada.
Canada: 63.9% (2025) · Colombia: 77% (2025)
How clean is the air?
The air in Colombia carries 2.2 times as much fine dust as in Canada.
Canada: 7 µg/m³ (2024) · Colombia: 15.1 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 13 times as likely to be murdered in Colombia as in Canada.
Canada: 2 per 100k (2023) · Colombia: 24.9 per 100k (2023)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Colombia are 3.4 times as deadly as in Canada.
Canada: 4.7 per 100k (2021) · Colombia: 16.2 per 100k (2021)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Colombia is on average 27.4 °C warmer than Canada.
Canada: -3°C (2016–2025 avg) · Colombia: 24.4°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Colombia gets 4.6 times as much rain as Canada.
Canada: 683 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Colombia: 3,155 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Quick answers
Is Canada bigger than Colombia?
Canada is larger. Colombia fits inside Canada 14 times.
Which has more people, Canada or Colombia?
Colombia has 28% more people than Canada (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Canada or Colombia?
People in Canada live 4.2 years longer than in Colombia. Life expectancy at birth is 82.1 years in Canada and 77.9 in Colombia.
Are people taller in Canada or Colombia?
Men in Canada are 6.9 cm taller than in Colombia (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
