Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Colombia fits inside India 2.9 times.
Colombia: 1,140,620 km² (2023) · India: 3,287,260 km² (2023)
How much coast is there?
India’s coastline is 2.2 times as long as Colombia’s.
Colombia: 3,208 km (2026 edition) · India: 7,000 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
India’s highest peak towers 2,856 m above Colombia’s.
Colombia: 5,730 m (2026 edition) · India: 8,586 m (2026 edition)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
India has 27 times as many people as Colombia.
Colombia: 53.4 million (2025) · India: 1.46 billion (2025)
How crowded is it?
India is 10 times as densely populated as Colombia.
Colombia: 48 per km² (2025) · India: 492 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Colombia are 5.3 cm taller than in India.
Colombia: 171.9 cm (2019) · India: 166.5 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Colombia are 2.8 cm taller than in India.
Colombia: 158 cm (2019) · India: 155.2 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Colombia is 3.5 years older than in India.
Colombia: 31.6 years (2023) · India: 28.1 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in India have 0.3 more children on average than in Colombia.
Colombia: 1.63 children per woman (2024) · India: 1.96 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
10% of people in Colombia are 65 or older, versus 7.4% in India.
Colombia: 10.2% (2025) · India: 7.4% (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Colombia has produced 0.4 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, India 0.1.
Colombia: 0.4 (2025) · India: 0.1 (2025)
How many official languages?
India has 3 official languages, Colombia 1.
Colombia: 1 (2026) · India: 3 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
India’s economy is 8.6 times the size of Colombia’s.
Colombia: $457 billion (2025) · India: $3.96 trillion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Colombia produces 93% more per person than India.
Colombia: Int$22,640 (2025) · India: Int$11,748 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Colombia than in India (Gini 28.9 points higher).
Colombia: 54.4 (2024) · India: 25.5 (2022)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 8.3% in Colombia, versus 4.2% in India.
Colombia: 8.3% (2025) · India: 4.2% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Colombia spends 3.4% of its GDP on the military, India 2.3%.
Colombia: 3.4% (2024) · India: 2.3% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Colombia’s price level (US = 100) is 1.6× India’s.
Colombia: 38% (2025) · India: 23% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Colombia spends 7.6 times as much on health per person as India.
Colombia: $644 (2024) · India: $85 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Colombia live 5.7 years longer than in India.
Colombia: 77.9 years (2024) · India: 72.2 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in India is 2.2 times as likely to die before turning one as in Colombia.
Colombia: 10.5 per 1,000 (2024) · India: 23.3 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Colombia has 3.5 times as many doctors per person as India.
Colombia: 2.5 per 1,000 (2023) · India: 0.7 per 1,000 (2020)
How common is obesity?
25% of adults in Colombia are obese, versus 8.0% in India.
Colombia: 25.3% (2024) · India: 8% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
23% of adults in India smoke, versus 8.0% in Colombia.
Colombia: 8% (2024) · India: 22.6% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Colombia rate their lives 1.50 points higher than in India.
Colombia: 6.04 (2025) · India: 4.54 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in India drink 8% more alcohol than in Colombia.
Colombia: 4.9 litres (2023) · India: 5.2 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Colombia has 7.7 times as much meat per person as India.
Colombia: 62.6 kg (2023) · India: 8.1 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Colombia has 458 kcal more food per person per day than India.
Colombia: 3,126 kcal (2023) · India: 2,669 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Colombia put in 88 more hours a year than in India.
Colombia: 2,471 hours (2023) · India: 2,383 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Colombia went to school 2.2 years longer than in India.
Colombia: 9 years (2023) · India: 6.9 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Colombia welcomed 13 times as many tourists per resident as India (2019).
Colombia: 0.09 (2022) · India: 0.01 (2024)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
79% of people in Colombia are online, versus 70% in India.
Colombia: 79% (2024) · India: 70% (2025)
Who has electricity at home?
100% of people in India have electricity, versus 99% in Colombia.
Colombia: 98.9% (2024) · India: 99.9% (2024)
How many live in cities?
79% of people in Colombia live in cities, versus 36% in India.
Colombia: 79% (2025) · India: 36% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Colombia has 174 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, India 79.
Colombia: 174 (2024) · India: 79 (2024)
How much railway is there?
India’s railway network is 32 times as long as Colombia’s.
Colombia: 2,141 km (2019) · India: 68,103 km (2021)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Colombia fly 6.4 times as many passengers per resident as those from India.
Colombia: 0.79 (2023) · India: 0.12 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 53% of Colombia, but only 25% of India.
Colombia: 52.8% (2023) · India: 24.5% (2023)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in India emits 26% more CO₂ than someone in Colombia.
Colombia: 1.8 t (2024) · India: 2.2 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
77% of Colombia’s electricity is renewable, versus 24% in India.
Colombia: 77% (2025) · India: 24.1% (2025)
How clean is the air?
The air in India carries 2.9 times as much fine dust as in Colombia.
Colombia: 15.1 µg/m³ (2024) · India: 44.2 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 8.8 times as likely to be murdered in Colombia as in India.
Colombia: 24.9 per 100k (2023) · India: 2.8 per 100k (2022)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Colombia are 11% deadlier than in India.
Colombia: 16.2 per 100k (2021) · India: 14.6 per 100k (2021)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
India and Colombia are practically level.
Colombia: 24.4°C (2016–2025 avg) · India: 24.5°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Colombia gets 2.5 times as much rain as India.
Colombia: 3,155 mm (2016–2025 avg) · India: 1,268 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Quick answers
Is Colombia bigger than India?
India is larger. Colombia fits inside India 2.9 times.
Which has more people, Colombia or India?
India has 27 times as many people as Colombia (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Colombia or India?
People in Colombia live 5.7 years longer than in India. Life expectancy at birth is 77.9 years in Colombia and 72.2 in India.
Are people taller in Colombia or India?
Men in Colombia are 5.3 cm taller than in India (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
