Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Greece fits inside Colombia 8.6 times
Colombia: 1,140,620 km² (2024) · Greece: 131,960 km² (2024)
How much coast is there?
Greece’s coastline is 4.3 times as long as Colombia’s
Colombia: 3,208 km (2026 edition) · Greece: 13,676 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Colombia’s highest peak towers 2,813 m above Greece’s
Colombia: 5,730 m (2026 edition) · Greece: 2,917 m (2026 edition)
How much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 39% of Greece, versus 37% of Colombia
Colombia: 36.5% (2024) · Greece: 38.9% (2024)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Colombia has 5.1 times as many people as Greece
Colombia: 53.4 million (2025) · Greece: 10.4 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Greece is 68% more densely populated than Colombia
Colombia: 48 per km² (2025) · Greece: 81 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Greece are 7.4 cm taller than in Colombia
Colombia: 171.9 cm (2019) · Greece: 179.3 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Greece are 7.8 cm taller than in Colombia
Colombia: 158 cm (2019) · Greece: 165.8 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Greece is 14 years older than in Colombia
Colombia: 31.6 years (2023) · Greece: 45.7 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Colombia have 0.4 more children on average than in Greece
Colombia: 1.63 children per woman (2024) · Greece: 1.24 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
24% of people in Greece are 65 or older, versus 10% in Colombia
Colombia: 10.2% (2025) · Greece: 24.4% (2025)
How many refugees does it host?
Greece hosts 472 times as many refugees per resident as Colombia
Colombia: 0.027 per 1,000 (2025) · Greece: 12.9 per 1,000 (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Greece has produced 1.0 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Colombia 0.4
Colombia: 0.4 (2026) · Greece: 1 (2026)
How many official languages?
Colombia and Greece are practically level
Colombia: 1 (2026) · Greece: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Colombia’s economy is 63% larger than Greece’s
Colombia: $457 billion (2025) · Greece: $281 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Greece produces 2 times as much per person as Colombia
Colombia: Int$22,640 (2025) · Greece: Int$45,264 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Colombia than in Greece (Gini 21 points higher)
Colombia: 54.4 (2024) · Greece: 33.4 (2023)
How many live on less than $3 a day?
8.5% of people in Colombia live on less than $3 a day, versus 0.6% in Greece
Colombia: 8.5% (2024) · Greece: 0.6% (2023)
How many people are looking for work?
Greece and Colombia are practically level
Colombia: 8.3% (2025) · Greece: 8.5% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Colombia and Greece are practically level
Colombia: 3.2% (2025) · Greece: 3% (2025)
How much does the central government collect in tax?
Greece’s central government collects 27% of GDP in tax, Colombia’s 15%
Colombia: 15.2% (2024) · Greece: 27.4% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Greece’s price level (US = 100) is 1.6× Colombia’s
Colombia: 38% (2025) · Greece: 60% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Greece spends 3 times as much on health per person as Colombia
Colombia: $644 (2024) · Greece: $1,963 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Greece live 3.9 years longer than in Colombia
Colombia: 77.9 years (2024) · Greece: 81.8 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Colombia is 3.3 times as likely to die before turning one as in Greece
Colombia: 10.5 per 1,000 (2024) · Greece: 3.2 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Greece has 2.6 times as many doctors per person as Colombia
Colombia: 2.5 per 1,000 (2023) · Greece: 6.6 per 1,000 (2022)
How many hospital beds are there?
Greece has 2.5 times as many hospital beds per person as Colombia
Colombia: 1.7 per 1,000 (2020) · Greece: 4.3 per 1,000 (2022)
How common is suicide?
The suicide rate in Colombia is 74% higher than in Greece
Colombia: 6.8 per 100k (2023) · Greece: 3.9 per 100k (2023)
How common is obesity?
34% of adults in Greece are obese, versus 25% in Colombia
Colombia: 25.3% (2024) · Greece: 33.7% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
30% of adults in Greece smoke, versus 8.0% in Colombia
Colombia: 8% (2024) · Greece: 30.2% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Colombia rate their lives 0.34 points higher than in Greece
Colombia: 6.04 (2025) · Greece: 5.70 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Greece drink 76% more alcohol than in Colombia
Colombia: 4.9 litres (2023) · Greece: 8.6 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Greece has 31% more meat per person than Colombia
Colombia: 62.6 kg (2023) · Greece: 82 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Greece has 255 kcal more food per person per day than Colombia
Colombia: 3,126 kcal (2023) · Greece: 3,382 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Colombia put in 578 more hours a year than in Greece
Colombia: 2,471 hours (2023) · Greece: 1,893 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Greece went to school 2.5 years longer than in Colombia
Colombia: 9 years (2023) · Greece: 11.6 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Greece welcomed 31 times as many tourists per resident as Colombia (2019)
Colombia: 0.09 (2022) · Greece: 2.67 (2022)
How many World Heritage sites?
Greece has 12 more World Heritage sites than Colombia (21 against 9)
Colombia: 9 (2026) · Greece: 21 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
Greece has won 129 Olympic medals, Colombia 38
Colombia: 38 (2026 edition) · Greece: 129 (2026 edition)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
86% of people in Greece are online, versus 79% in Colombia
Colombia: 79% (2024) · Greece: 86% (2024)
How fast is home internet?
Home internet in Colombia is 32% faster than in Greece
Colombia: 246 Mbps (2026) · Greece: 186 Mbps (2026)
Who has electricity at home?
100% of people in Greece have electricity, versus 99% in Colombia
Colombia: 98.9% (2024) · Greece: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
Greece and Colombia are practically level
Colombia: 79% (2025) · Greece: 79% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Colombia has 174 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Greece 114
Colombia: 174 (2024) · Greece: 114 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Greece’s railway network is 9% longer than Colombia’s
Colombia: 2,141 km (2019) · Greece: 2,339 km (2021)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Greece fly 2.3 times as many passengers per resident as those from Colombia
Colombia: 0.79 (2023) · Greece: 1.83 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 54% of Colombia, but only 37% of Greece
Colombia: 53.7% (2024) · Greece: 36.9% (2024)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Greece emits 3 times as much CO₂ as someone in Colombia
Colombia: 1.8 t (2024) · Greece: 5.3 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
77% of Colombia’s electricity is renewable, versus 50% in Greece
Colombia: 77% (2025) · Greece: 49.7% (2025)
How clean is the air?
Colombia and Greece are nearly identical here
Colombia: 15.1 µg/m³ (2024) · Greece: 15.1 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 30 times as likely to be murdered in Colombia as in Greece
Colombia: 24.9 per 100k (2023) · Greece: 0.8 per 100k (2023)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Colombia are 2.5 times as deadly as in Greece
Colombia: 26.7 per 100k (2023) · Greece: 10.8 per 100k (2023)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Colombia is on average 8.7 °C warmer than Greece
Colombia: 24.4°C (2016–2025 avg) · Greece: 15.7°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Colombia gets 3.9 times as much rain as Greece
Colombia: 3,155 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Greece: 800 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Between them
People, goods and passports that cross from one to the other
Quick answers
Is Colombia bigger than Greece?
Colombia is larger. Greece fits inside Colombia 8.6 times.
Which has more people, Colombia or Greece?
Colombia has 5.1 times as many people as Greece (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Colombia or Greece?
People in Greece live 3.9 years longer than in Colombia. Life expectancy at birth is 77.9 years in Colombia and 81.8 in Greece.
Are people taller in Colombia or Greece?
Men in Greece are 7.4 cm taller than in Colombia (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
