How much coast is there?

Colombia: 3,208 km (2026 edition) · Ethiopia: 0 km (2026 edition)

How high can you climb?

Colombia’s highest peak towers 1,180 m above Ethiopia’s.

Colombia: 5,730 m (2026 edition) · Ethiopia: 4,550 m (2026 edition)

How many people live there?

Ethiopia has 2.5 times as many people as Colombia.

Colombia: 53.4 million (2025) · Ethiopia: 135 million (2025)

How crowded is it?

Ethiopia is 2.5 times as densely populated as Colombia.

Colombia: 48 per km² (2025) · Ethiopia: 120 per km² (2025)

How old is the typical person?

The typical person in Colombia is 13 years older than in Ethiopia.

Colombia: 31.6 years (2023) · Ethiopia: 18.7 years (2023)

How many children per woman?

Women in Ethiopia have 2.3 more children on average than in Colombia.

Colombia: 1.63 children per woman (2024) · Ethiopia: 3.91 children per woman (2024)

How many people are 65 or older?

10% of people in Colombia are 65 or older, versus 3.3% in Ethiopia.

Colombia: 10.2% (2025) · Ethiopia: 3.3% (2025)

How many Nobel laureates were born there?

Colombia has produced 0.4 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Ethiopia 0.1.

Colombia: 0.4 (2025) · Ethiopia: 0.1 (2025)

How many official languages?

Colombia and Ethiopia are practically level.

Colombia: 1 (2026) · Ethiopia: 1 (2026)

How big is the economy?

Colombia’s economy is 3.6 times the size of Ethiopia’s.

Colombia: $457 billion (2025) · Ethiopia: $126 billion (2025)

How much is produced per person?

Colombia produces 6.3 times as much per person as Ethiopia.

Colombia: Int$22,640 (2025) · Ethiopia: Int$3,622 (2025)

How evenly is income shared?

Income is more unequally shared in Colombia than in Ethiopia (Gini 23.3 points higher).

Colombia: 54.4 (2024) · Ethiopia: 31.1 (2021)

How many people are looking for work?

Unemployment is 8.3% in Colombia, versus 3.3% in Ethiopia.

Colombia: 8.3% (2025) · Ethiopia: 3.3% (2025)

How much goes to the military?

Colombia spends 3.4% of its GDP on the military, Ethiopia 0.7%.

Colombia: 3.4% (2024) · Ethiopia: 0.7% (2024)

How expensive is it?

Colombia’s price level (US = 100) is 1.5× Ethiopia’s.

Colombia: 38% (2025) · Ethiopia: 26% (2025)

How much is spent on health?

Colombia spends 19 times as much on health per person as Ethiopia.

Colombia: $644 (2024) · Ethiopia: $35 (2023)

How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?

A baby in Ethiopia is 3.3 times as likely to die before turning one as in Colombia.

Colombia: 10.5 per 1,000 (2024) · Ethiopia: 34.5 per 1,000 (2024)

How many doctors are there?

Colombia has 18 times as many doctors per person as Ethiopia.

Colombia: 2.5 per 1,000 (2023) · Ethiopia: 0.1 per 1,000 (2023)

How common is obesity?

25% of adults in Colombia are obese, versus 2.5% in Ethiopia.

Colombia: 25.3% (2024) · Ethiopia: 2.5% (2024)

How many adults smoke?

8.0% of adults in Colombia smoke, versus 5.2% in Ethiopia.

Colombia: 8% (2024) · Ethiopia: 5.2% (2024)

How do people rate their lives?

People in Colombia rate their lives 2.06 points higher than in Ethiopia.

Colombia: 6.04 (2025) · Ethiopia: 3.99 (2025)

How much do people drink?

Adults in Colombia drink 2.1 times as much alcohol as in Ethiopia.

Colombia: 4.9 litres (2023) · Ethiopia: 2.3 litres (2023)

How much meat is on the menu?

Colombia has 9.1 times as much meat per person as Ethiopia.

Colombia: 62.6 kg (2023) · Ethiopia: 6.9 kg (2023)

How much food is there per day?

Colombia has 568 kcal more food per person per day than Ethiopia.

Colombia: 3,126 kcal (2023) · Ethiopia: 2,558 kcal (2023)

How long do people work?

Workers in Colombia put in 871 more hours a year than in Ethiopia.

Colombia: 2,471 hours (2023) · Ethiopia: 1,599 hours (2023)

How long do people go to school?

Adults in Colombia went to school 6.6 years longer than in Ethiopia.

Colombia: 9 years (2023) · Ethiopia: 2.4 years (2023)

How many tourists visit?

Colombia welcomed 22 times as many tourists per resident as Ethiopia (2019).

Colombia: 0.09 (2022) · Ethiopia: 0 (2024)

How many people are online?

79% of people in Colombia are online, versus 22% in Ethiopia.

Colombia: 79% (2024) · Ethiopia: 22% (2024)

Who has electricity at home?

99% of people in Colombia have electricity, versus 57% in Ethiopia.

Colombia: 98.9% (2024) · Ethiopia: 56.6% (2024)

How many live in cities?

79% of people in Colombia live in cities, versus 24% in Ethiopia.

Colombia: 79% (2025) · Ethiopia: 24% (2025)

How many phones per person?

Colombia has 174 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Ethiopia 65.

Colombia: 174 (2024) · Ethiopia: 65 (2024)

How much railway is there?

Colombia’s railway network is 2.8 times as long as Ethiopia’s.

Colombia: 2,141 km (2019) · Ethiopia: 754 km (2018)

How much do they fly?

Airlines from Colombia fly 7 times as many passengers per resident as those from Ethiopia.

Colombia: 0.79 (2023) · Ethiopia: 0.11 (2023)

How much of the land is forest?

Forest covers 53% of Colombia, but only 15% of Ethiopia.

Colombia: 52.8% (2023) · Ethiopia: 14.9% (2023)

How much CO₂ does each person emit?

The average person in Colombia emits 13 times as much CO₂ as someone in Ethiopia.

Colombia: 1.8 t (2024) · Ethiopia: 0.1 t (2024)

How green is the power grid?

100% of Ethiopia’s electricity is renewable, versus 77% in Colombia.

Colombia: 77% (2025) · Ethiopia: 100% (2025)

How clean is the air?

The air in Ethiopia carries 34% more fine dust than in Colombia.

Colombia: 15.1 µg/m³ (2024) · Ethiopia: 20.2 µg/m³ (2024)

How common is murder?

Colombia: 24.9 per 100k (2023) · Ethiopia: no data

How dangerous are the roads?

Roads in Ethiopia are 9% deadlier than in Colombia.

Colombia: 16.2 per 100k (2021) · Ethiopia: 17.7 per 100k (2021)

How warm is it?

Colombia is on average 0.5 °C warmer than Ethiopia.

Colombia: 24.4°C (2016–2025 avg) · Ethiopia: 23.9°C (2016–2025 avg)

How much rain falls?

Colombia gets 3.3 times as much rain as Ethiopia.

Colombia: 3,155 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Ethiopia: 962 mm (2016–2025 avg)