Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Germany fits inside Colombia 3.2 times.
Colombia: 1,140,620 km² (2023) · Germany: 357,680 km² (2023)
How much coast is there?
Colombia’s coastline is 34% longer than Germany’s.
Colombia: 3,208 km (2026 edition) · Germany: 2,389 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Colombia’s highest peak towers 2,767 m above Germany’s.
Colombia: 5,730 m (2026 edition) · Germany: 2,963 m (2026 edition)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Germany has 56% more people than Colombia.
Colombia: 53.4 million (2025) · Germany: 83.5 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Germany is 5 times as densely populated as Colombia.
Colombia: 48 per km² (2025) · Germany: 239 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Germany are 8.4 cm taller than in Colombia.
Colombia: 171.9 cm (2019) · Germany: 180.3 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Germany are 8.2 cm taller than in Colombia.
Colombia: 158 cm (2019) · Germany: 166.2 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Germany is 14 years older than in Colombia.
Colombia: 31.6 years (2023) · Germany: 45.1 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Colombia have 0.3 more children on average than in Germany.
Colombia: 1.63 children per woman (2024) · Germany: 1.36 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
24% of people in Germany are 65 or older, versus 10% in Colombia.
Colombia: 10.2% (2025) · Germany: 23.7% (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Germany has produced 10.1 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Colombia 0.4.
Colombia: 0.4 (2025) · Germany: 10.1 (2025)
How many official languages?
Colombia and Germany are practically level.
Colombia: 1 (2026) · Germany: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Germany’s economy is 11 times the size of Colombia’s.
Colombia: $457 billion (2025) · Germany: $5.05 trillion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Germany produces 3.3 times as much per person as Colombia.
Colombia: Int$22,640 (2025) · Germany: Int$75,407 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Colombia than in Germany (Gini 20.7 points higher).
Colombia: 54.4 (2024) · Germany: 33.7 (2022)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 8.3% in Colombia, versus 3.7% in Germany.
Colombia: 8.3% (2025) · Germany: 3.7% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Colombia spends 3.4% of its GDP on the military, Germany 1.9%.
Colombia: 3.4% (2024) · Germany: 1.9% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Germany’s price level (US = 100) is 2.1× Colombia’s.
Colombia: 38% (2025) · Germany: 80% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Germany spends 11 times as much on health per person as Colombia.
Colombia: $644 (2024) · Germany: $6,849 (2024)
How long do people live?
People in Germany live 2.9 years longer than in Colombia.
Colombia: 77.9 years (2024) · Germany: 80.8 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Colombia is 3.4 times as likely to die before turning one as in Germany.
Colombia: 10.5 per 1,000 (2024) · Germany: 3.1 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Germany has 79% more doctors per person than Colombia.
Colombia: 2.5 per 1,000 (2023) · Germany: 4.5 per 1,000 (2022)
How common is obesity?
25% of adults in Colombia are obese, versus 24% in Germany.
Colombia: 25.3% (2024) · Germany: 24.5% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
22% of adults in Germany smoke, versus 8.0% in Colombia.
Colombia: 8% (2024) · Germany: 22% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Germany rate their lives 0.84 points higher than in Colombia.
Colombia: 6.04 (2025) · Germany: 6.88 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Germany drink 2.2 times as much alcohol as in Colombia.
Colombia: 4.9 litres (2023) · Germany: 10.9 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Germany has 13% more meat per person than Colombia.
Colombia: 62.6 kg (2023) · Germany: 70.7 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Germany has 408 kcal more food per person per day than Colombia.
Colombia: 3,126 kcal (2023) · Germany: 3,535 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Colombia put in 1,135 more hours a year than in Germany.
Colombia: 2,471 hours (2023) · Germany: 1,335 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Germany went to school 5.3 years longer than in Colombia.
Colombia: 9 years (2023) · Germany: 14.3 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Germany welcomed 5.1 times as many tourists per resident as Colombia (2019).
Colombia: 0.09 (2022) · Germany: 0.45 (2024)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
94% of people in Germany are online, versus 79% in Colombia.
Colombia: 79% (2024) · Germany: 94% (2024)
Who has electricity at home?
100% of people in Germany have electricity, versus 99% in Colombia.
Colombia: 98.9% (2024) · Germany: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
82% of people in Germany live in cities, versus 79% in Colombia.
Colombia: 79% (2025) · Germany: 82% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Colombia has 174 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Germany 129.
Colombia: 174 (2024) · Germany: 129 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Germany’s railway network is 16 times as long as Colombia’s.
Colombia: 2,141 km (2019) · Germany: 33,401 km (2021)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Germany fly 21% more passengers per resident than those from Colombia.
Colombia: 0.79 (2023) · Germany: 0.96 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 53% of Colombia, but only 33% of Germany.
Colombia: 52.8% (2023) · Germany: 32.7% (2023)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Germany emits 3.9 times as much CO₂ as someone in Colombia.
Colombia: 1.8 t (2024) · Germany: 6.8 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
77% of Colombia’s electricity is renewable, versus 59% in Germany.
Colombia: 77% (2025) · Germany: 59.1% (2025)
How clean is the air?
The air in Colombia carries 66% more fine dust than in Germany.
Colombia: 15.1 µg/m³ (2024) · Germany: 9.1 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 27 times as likely to be murdered in Colombia as in Germany.
Colombia: 24.9 per 100k (2023) · Germany: 0.9 per 100k (2023)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Colombia are 4.9 times as deadly as in Germany.
Colombia: 16.2 per 100k (2021) · Germany: 3.3 per 100k (2021)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Colombia is on average 14.1 °C warmer than Germany.
Colombia: 24.4°C (2016–2025 avg) · Germany: 10.3°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Colombia gets 3.6 times as much rain as Germany.
Colombia: 3,155 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Germany: 871 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Quick answers
Is Colombia bigger than Germany?
Colombia is larger. Germany fits inside Colombia 3.2 times.
Which has more people, Colombia or Germany?
Germany has 56% more people than Colombia (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Colombia or Germany?
People in Germany live 2.9 years longer than in Colombia. Life expectancy at birth is 77.9 years in Colombia and 80.8 in Germany.
Are people taller in Colombia or Germany?
Men in Germany are 8.4 cm taller than in Colombia (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
