Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Colombia is 14% bigger than Egypt.
Colombia: 1,140,620 km² (2023) · Egypt: 1,001,450 km² (2023)
How much coast is there?
Colombia’s coastline is 31% longer than Egypt’s.
Colombia: 3,208 km (2026 edition) · Egypt: 2,450 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Colombia’s highest peak towers 3,101 m above Egypt’s.
Colombia: 5,730 m (2026 edition) · Egypt: 2,629 m (2026 edition)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Egypt has 2.2 times as many people as Colombia.
Colombia: 53.4 million (2025) · Egypt: 118 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Egypt is 2.5 times as densely populated as Colombia.
Colombia: 48 per km² (2025) · Egypt: 119 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Egypt are 2.7 cm taller than in Colombia.
Colombia: 171.9 cm (2019) · Egypt: 174.6 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Egypt are 2.9 cm taller than in Colombia.
Colombia: 158 cm (2019) · Egypt: 160.9 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Colombia is 7.6 years older than in Egypt.
Colombia: 31.6 years (2023) · Egypt: 24 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Egypt have 1.1 more children on average than in Colombia.
Colombia: 1.63 children per woman (2024) · Egypt: 2.74 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
10% of people in Colombia are 65 or older, versus 5.3% in Egypt.
Colombia: 10.2% (2025) · Egypt: 5.3% (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Egypt has produced 0.5 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Colombia 0.4.
Colombia: 0.4 (2025) · Egypt: 0.5 (2025)
How many official languages?
Colombia and Egypt are practically level.
Colombia: 1 (2026) · Egypt: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Colombia’s economy is 25% larger than Egypt’s.
Colombia: $457 billion (2025) · Egypt: $365 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Colombia produces 12% more per person than Egypt.
Colombia: Int$22,640 (2025) · Egypt: Int$20,204 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Colombia than in Egypt (Gini 25.9 points higher).
Colombia: 54.4 (2024) · Egypt: 28.5 (2021)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 8.3% in Colombia, versus 6.8% in Egypt.
Colombia: 8.3% (2025) · Egypt: 6.8% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Colombia spends 3.4% of its GDP on the military, Egypt 0.7%.
Colombia: 3.4% (2024) · Egypt: 0.7% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Colombia’s price level (US = 100) is 2.5× Egypt’s.
Colombia: 38% (2025) · Egypt: 15% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Colombia spends 4.6 times as much on health per person as Egypt.
Colombia: $644 (2024) · Egypt: $141 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Colombia live 6.1 years longer than in Egypt.
Colombia: 77.9 years (2024) · Egypt: 71.8 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Egypt is 2 times as likely to die before turning one as in Colombia.
Colombia: 10.5 per 1,000 (2024) · Egypt: 20.8 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Colombia has 3.8 times as many doctors per person as Egypt.
Colombia: 2.5 per 1,000 (2023) · Egypt: 0.7 per 1,000 (2020)
How common is obesity?
43% of adults in Egypt are obese, versus 25% in Colombia.
Colombia: 25.3% (2024) · Egypt: 42.8% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
25% of adults in Egypt smoke, versus 8.0% in Colombia.
Colombia: 8% (2024) · Egypt: 25% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Colombia rate their lives 2.18 points higher than in Egypt.
Colombia: 6.04 (2025) · Egypt: 3.86 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Colombia drink 47 times as much alcohol as in Egypt.
Colombia: 4.9 litres (2023) · Egypt: 0.1 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Colombia has 2.3 times as much meat per person as Egypt.
Colombia: 62.6 kg (2023) · Egypt: 27.6 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Colombia has 32 kcal more food per person per day than Egypt.
Colombia: 3,126 kcal (2023) · Egypt: 3,094 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Colombia put in 102 more hours a year than in Egypt.
Colombia: 2,471 hours (2023) · Egypt: 2,369 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Egypt went to school 1.1 years longer than in Colombia.
Colombia: 9 years (2023) · Egypt: 10.1 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Egypt welcomed 18% more tourists per resident than Colombia (2019).
Colombia: 0.09 (2022) · Egypt: 0.1 (2022)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
79% of people in Colombia are online, versus 75% in Egypt.
Colombia: 79% (2024) · Egypt: 75% (2024)
Who has electricity at home?
100% of people in Egypt have electricity, versus 99% in Colombia.
Colombia: 98.9% (2024) · Egypt: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
79% of people in Colombia live in cities, versus 43% in Egypt.
Colombia: 79% (2025) · Egypt: 43% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Colombia has 174 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Egypt 97.
Colombia: 174 (2024) · Egypt: 97 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Egypt’s railway network is 2.4 times as long as Colombia’s.
Colombia: 2,141 km (2019) · Egypt: 5,153 km (2016)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Colombia fly 5.6 times as many passengers per resident as those from Egypt.
Colombia: 0.79 (2023) · Egypt: 0.14 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 53% of Colombia, but only 0.0% of Egypt.
Colombia: 52.8% (2023) · Egypt: 0% (2023)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Egypt emits 27% more CO₂ than someone in Colombia.
Colombia: 1.8 t (2024) · Egypt: 2.2 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
77% of Colombia’s electricity is renewable, versus 13% in Egypt.
Colombia: 77% (2025) · Egypt: 13% (2025)
How clean is the air?
The air in Egypt carries 2.7 times as much fine dust as in Colombia.
Colombia: 15.1 µg/m³ (2024) · Egypt: 41.3 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 19 times as likely to be murdered in Colombia as in Egypt.
Colombia: 24.9 per 100k (2023) · Egypt: 1.3 per 100k (2017)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Colombia are 72% deadlier than in Egypt.
Colombia: 16.2 per 100k (2021) · Egypt: 9.4 per 100k (2021)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Colombia is on average 0.9 °C warmer than Egypt.
Colombia: 24.4°C (2016–2025 avg) · Egypt: 23.5°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Colombia gets 259 times as much rain as Egypt.
Colombia: 3,155 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Egypt: 12 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Quick answers
Is Colombia bigger than Egypt?
Colombia is larger. Colombia is 14% bigger than Egypt.
Which has more people, Colombia or Egypt?
Egypt has 2.2 times as many people as Colombia (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Colombia or Egypt?
People in Colombia live 6.1 years longer than in Egypt. Life expectancy at birth is 77.9 years in Colombia and 71.8 in Egypt.
Are people taller in Colombia or Egypt?
Men in Egypt are 2.7 cm taller than in Colombia (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
