Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Finland fits inside Colombia 3.4 times.
Colombia: 1,140,620 km² (2023) · Finland: 338,480 km² (2023)
How much coast is there?
Colombia’s coastline is 2.6 times as long as Finland’s.
Colombia: 3,208 km (2026 edition) · Finland: 1,250 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Colombia’s highest peak towers 4,402 m above Finland’s.
Colombia: 5,730 m (2026 edition) · Finland: 1,328 m (2026 edition)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Colombia has 9.5 times as many people as Finland.
Colombia: 53.4 million (2025) · Finland: 5.65 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Colombia is 2.6 times as densely populated as Finland.
Colombia: 48 per km² (2025) · Finland: 19 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Finland are 8.7 cm taller than in Colombia.
Colombia: 171.9 cm (2019) · Finland: 180.6 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Finland are 8.5 cm taller than in Colombia.
Colombia: 158 cm (2019) · Finland: 166.5 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Finland is 11 years older than in Colombia.
Colombia: 31.6 years (2023) · Finland: 42.8 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Colombia have 0.4 more children on average than in Finland.
Colombia: 1.63 children per woman (2024) · Finland: 1.25 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
24% of people in Finland are 65 or older, versus 10% in Colombia.
Colombia: 10.2% (2025) · Finland: 24.2% (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Finland has produced 8.9 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Colombia 0.4.
Colombia: 0.4 (2025) · Finland: 8.9 (2025)
How many official languages?
Finland has 2 official languages, Colombia 1.
Colombia: 1 (2026) · Finland: 2 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Colombia’s economy is 44% larger than Finland’s.
Colombia: $457 billion (2025) · Finland: $317 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Finland produces 2.9 times as much per person as Colombia.
Colombia: Int$22,640 (2025) · Finland: Int$65,885 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Colombia than in Finland (Gini 27 points higher).
Colombia: 54.4 (2024) · Finland: 27.4 (2023)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 9.5% in Finland, versus 8.3% in Colombia.
Colombia: 8.3% (2025) · Finland: 9.5% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Colombia spends 3.4% of its GDP on the military, Finland 2.3%.
Colombia: 3.4% (2024) · Finland: 2.3% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Finland’s price level (US = 100) is 2.3× Colombia’s.
Colombia: 38% (2025) · Finland: 85% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Finland spends 8.6 times as much on health per person as Colombia.
Colombia: $644 (2024) · Finland: $5,515 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Finland live 4.4 years longer than in Colombia.
Colombia: 77.9 years (2024) · Finland: 82.3 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Colombia is 5.5 times as likely to die before turning one as in Finland.
Colombia: 10.5 per 1,000 (2024) · Finland: 1.9 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Finland has 42% more doctors per person than Colombia.
Colombia: 2.5 per 1,000 (2023) · Finland: 3.6 per 1,000 (2021)
How common is obesity?
26% of adults in Finland are obese, versus 25% in Colombia.
Colombia: 25.3% (2024) · Finland: 26.2% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
21% of adults in Finland smoke, versus 8.0% in Colombia.
Colombia: 8% (2024) · Finland: 21.4% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Finland rate their lives 1.72 points higher than in Colombia.
Colombia: 6.04 (2025) · Finland: 7.76 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Finland drink 93% more alcohol than in Colombia.
Colombia: 4.9 litres (2023) · Finland: 9.4 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Finland has 11% more meat per person than Colombia.
Colombia: 62.6 kg (2023) · Finland: 69.4 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Finland has 219 kcal more food per person per day than Colombia.
Colombia: 3,126 kcal (2023) · Finland: 3,346 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Colombia put in 974 more hours a year than in Finland.
Colombia: 2,471 hours (2023) · Finland: 1,497 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Finland went to school 3.9 years longer than in Colombia.
Colombia: 9 years (2023) · Finland: 13 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Finland welcomed 9.1 times as many tourists per resident as Colombia (2019).
Colombia: 0.09 (2022) · Finland: 0.8 (2024)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
94% of people in Finland are online, versus 79% in Colombia.
Colombia: 79% (2024) · Finland: 94% (2024)
Who has electricity at home?
100% of people in Finland have electricity, versus 99% in Colombia.
Colombia: 98.9% (2024) · Finland: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
79% of people in Colombia live in cities, versus 75% in Finland.
Colombia: 79% (2025) · Finland: 75% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Colombia has 174 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Finland 126.
Colombia: 174 (2024) · Finland: 126 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Finland’s railway network is 2.8 times as long as Colombia’s.
Colombia: 2,141 km (2019) · Finland: 5,918 km (2021)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Finland fly 2.4 times as many passengers per resident as those from Colombia.
Colombia: 0.79 (2023) · Finland: 1.91 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 74% of Finland, but only 53% of Colombia.
Colombia: 52.8% (2023) · Finland: 73.7% (2023)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Finland emits 3 times as much CO₂ as someone in Colombia.
Colombia: 1.8 t (2024) · Finland: 5.3 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
77% of Colombia’s electricity is renewable, versus 56% in Finland.
Colombia: 77% (2025) · Finland: 56.5% (2025)
How clean is the air?
The air in Colombia carries 2.8 times as much fine dust as in Finland.
Colombia: 15.1 µg/m³ (2024) · Finland: 5.4 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 25 times as likely to be murdered in Colombia as in Finland.
Colombia: 24.9 per 100k (2023) · Finland: 1 per 100k (2023)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Colombia are 3.9 times as deadly as in Finland.
Colombia: 16.2 per 100k (2021) · Finland: 4.2 per 100k (2021)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Colombia is on average 20.8 °C warmer than Finland.
Colombia: 24.4°C (2016–2025 avg) · Finland: 3.6°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Colombia gets 4.2 times as much rain as Finland.
Colombia: 3,155 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Finland: 758 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Quick answers
Is Colombia bigger than Finland?
Colombia is larger. Finland fits inside Colombia 3.4 times.
Which has more people, Colombia or Finland?
Colombia has 9.5 times as many people as Finland (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Colombia or Finland?
People in Finland live 4.4 years longer than in Colombia. Life expectancy at birth is 77.9 years in Colombia and 82.3 in Finland.
Are people taller in Colombia or Finland?
Men in Finland are 8.7 cm taller than in Colombia (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
