How much coast is there?

Colombia’s coastline is 55 times as long as Iraq’s.

Colombia: 3,208 km (2026 edition) · Iraq: 58 km (2026 edition)

How high can you climb?

Colombia’s highest peak towers 2,119 m above Iraq’s.

Colombia: 5,730 m (2026 edition) · Iraq: 3,611 m (2026 edition)

How many people live there?

Colombia has 14% more people than Iraq.

Colombia: 53.4 million (2025) · Iraq: 47 million (2025)

How crowded is it?

Iraq is 2.2 times as densely populated as Colombia.

Colombia: 48 per km² (2025) · Iraq: 108 per km² (2025)

How old is the typical person?

The typical person in Colombia is 11 years older than in Iraq.

Colombia: 31.6 years (2023) · Iraq: 20.3 years (2023)

How many children per woman?

Women in Iraq have 1.6 more children on average than in Colombia.

Colombia: 1.63 children per woman (2024) · Iraq: 3.22 children per woman (2024)

How many people are 65 or older?

10% of people in Colombia are 65 or older, versus 3.4% in Iraq.

Colombia: 10.2% (2025) · Iraq: 3.4% (2025)

How many Nobel laureates were born there?

Colombia has produced 0.4 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Iraq 0.2.

Colombia: 0.4 (2025) · Iraq: 0.2 (2025)

How many official languages?

Iraq has 3 official languages, Colombia 1.

Colombia: 1 (2026) · Iraq: 3 (2026)

How big is the economy?

Colombia’s economy is 80% larger than Iraq’s.

Colombia: $457 billion (2025) · Iraq: $254 billion (2025)

How much is produced per person?

Colombia produces 59% more per person than Iraq.

Colombia: Int$22,640 (2025) · Iraq: Int$14,267 (2025)

How evenly is income shared?

Income is more unequally shared in Colombia than in Iraq (Gini 24.6 points higher).

Colombia: 54.4 (2024) · Iraq: 29.8 (2023)

How many people are looking for work?

Unemployment is 15% in Iraq, versus 8.3% in Colombia.

Colombia: 8.3% (2025) · Iraq: 15.5% (2025)

How much goes to the military?

Colombia spends 3.4% of its GDP on the military, Iraq 2.4%.

Colombia: 3.4% (2024) · Iraq: 2.4% (2024)

How expensive is it?

Iraq and Colombia are nearly identical here.

Colombia: 38% (2025) · Iraq: 38% (2025)

How much is spent on health?

Colombia spends 93% more on health per person than Iraq.

Colombia: $644 (2024) · Iraq: $333 (2023)

How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?

A baby in Iraq is 91% more likely to die before turning one than in Colombia.

Colombia: 10.5 per 1,000 (2024) · Iraq: 20.1 per 1,000 (2024)

How many doctors are there?

Colombia has 2.5 times as many doctors per person as Iraq.

Colombia: 2.5 per 1,000 (2023) · Iraq: 1 per 1,000 (2022)

How common is obesity?

37% of adults in Iraq are obese, versus 25% in Colombia.

Colombia: 25.3% (2024) · Iraq: 36.8% (2024)

How many adults smoke?

20% of adults in Iraq smoke, versus 8.0% in Colombia.

Colombia: 8% (2024) · Iraq: 20.1% (2024)

How do people rate their lives?

People in Colombia rate their lives 0.83 points higher than in Iraq.

Colombia: 6.04 (2025) · Iraq: 5.21 (2025)

How much do people drink?

Adults in Colombia drink 8 times as much alcohol as in Iraq.

Colombia: 4.9 litres (2023) · Iraq: 0.6 litres (2023)

How much meat is on the menu?

Colombia has 3 times as much meat per person as Iraq.

Colombia: 62.6 kg (2023) · Iraq: 21.1 kg (2023)

How much food is there per day?

Colombia has 756 kcal more food per person per day than Iraq.

Colombia: 3,126 kcal (2023) · Iraq: 2,371 kcal (2023)

How long do people work?

Workers in Colombia put in 887 more hours a year than in Iraq.

Colombia: 2,471 hours (2023) · Iraq: 1,583 hours (2023)

How long do people go to school?

Adults in Colombia went to school 2.3 years longer than in Iraq.

Colombia: 9 years (2023) · Iraq: 6.8 years (2023)

How many tourists visit?

Colombia: 0.09 (2022) · Iraq: no data

How many people are online?

81% of people in Iraq are online, versus 79% in Colombia.

Colombia: 79% (2024) · Iraq: 81% (2024)

Who has electricity at home?

100% of people in Iraq have electricity, versus 99% in Colombia.

Colombia: 98.9% (2024) · Iraq: 100% (2024)

How many live in cities?

79% of people in Colombia live in cities, versus 70% in Iraq.

Colombia: 79% (2025) · Iraq: 70% (2025)

How many phones per person?

Colombia has 174 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Iraq 100.

Colombia: 174 (2024) · Iraq: 100 (2024)

How much railway is there?

Iraq’s railway network is 11% longer than Colombia’s.

Colombia: 2,141 km (2019) · Iraq: 2,370 km (2014)

How much do they fly?

Airlines from Colombia fly 9.9 times as many passengers per resident as those from Iraq.

Colombia: 0.79 (2023) · Iraq: 0.08 (2023)

How much of the land is forest?

Forest covers 53% of Colombia, but only 1.9% of Iraq.

Colombia: 52.8% (2023) · Iraq: 1.9% (2023)

How much CO₂ does each person emit?

The average person in Iraq emits 2.9 times as much CO₂ as someone in Colombia.

Colombia: 1.8 t (2024) · Iraq: 5.1 t (2024)

How green is the power grid?

77% of Colombia’s electricity is renewable, versus 1.6% in Iraq.

Colombia: 77% (2025) · Iraq: 1.6% (2024)

How clean is the air?

The air in Iraq carries 3.2 times as much fine dust as in Colombia.

Colombia: 15.1 µg/m³ (2024) · Iraq: 48.8 µg/m³ (2024)

How common is murder?

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

How dangerous are the roads?

Roads in Iraq are 33% deadlier than in Colombia.

Colombia: 16.2 per 100k (2021) · Iraq: 21.5 per 100k (2021)

How warm is it?

Colombia is on average 0.5 °C warmer than Iraq.

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

How much rain falls?

Colombia gets 15 times as much rain as Iraq.

Colombia: 3,155 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Iraq: 214 mm (2016–2025 avg)