Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Ireland fits inside Colombia 16 times.
Colombia: 1,140,620 km² (2023) · Ireland: 70,280 km² (2023)
How much coast is there?
Colombia’s coastline is 2.2 times as long as Ireland’s.
Colombia: 3,208 km (2026 edition) · Ireland: 1,448 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Colombia’s highest peak towers 4,689 m above Ireland’s.
Colombia: 5,730 m (2026 edition) · Ireland: 1,041 m (2026 edition)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Colombia has 9.7 times as many people as Ireland.
Colombia: 53.4 million (2025) · Ireland: 5.48 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Ireland is 65% more densely populated than Colombia.
Colombia: 48 per km² (2025) · Ireland: 80 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Ireland are 7.2 cm taller than in Colombia.
Colombia: 171.9 cm (2019) · Ireland: 179 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Ireland are 6.5 cm taller than in Colombia.
Colombia: 158 cm (2019) · Ireland: 164.5 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Ireland is 6.8 years older than in Colombia.
Colombia: 31.6 years (2023) · Ireland: 38.4 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Colombia have 0.2 more children on average than in Ireland.
Colombia: 1.63 children per woman (2024) · Ireland: 1.47 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
16% of people in Ireland are 65 or older, versus 10% in Colombia.
Colombia: 10.2% (2025) · Ireland: 16.2% (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Ireland has produced 9.1 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Colombia 0.4.
Colombia: 0.4 (2025) · Ireland: 9.1 (2025)
How many official languages?
Ireland has 2 official languages, Colombia 1.
Colombia: 1 (2026) · Ireland: 2 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Ireland’s economy is 58% larger than Colombia’s.
Colombia: $457 billion (2025) · Ireland: $722 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Ireland produces 6.9 times as much per person as Colombia.
Colombia: Int$22,640 (2025) · Ireland: Int$155,089 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Colombia than in Ireland (Gini 25.4 points higher).
Colombia: 54.4 (2024) · Ireland: 29 (2023)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 8.3% in Colombia, versus 4.6% in Ireland.
Colombia: 8.3% (2025) · Ireland: 4.6% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Colombia spends 3.4% of its GDP on the military, Ireland 0.2%.
Colombia: 3.4% (2024) · Ireland: 0.2% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Ireland’s price level (US = 100) is 2.2× Colombia’s.
Colombia: 38% (2025) · Ireland: 85% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Ireland spends 11 times as much on health per person as Colombia.
Colombia: $644 (2024) · Ireland: $7,395 (2024)
How long do people live?
People in Ireland live 5.1 years longer than in Colombia.
Colombia: 77.9 years (2024) · Ireland: 83 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Colombia is 3.1 times as likely to die before turning one as in Ireland.
Colombia: 10.5 per 1,000 (2024) · Ireland: 3.4 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Ireland has 53% more doctors per person than Colombia.
Colombia: 2.5 per 1,000 (2023) · Ireland: 3.9 per 1,000 (2023)
How common is obesity?
31% of adults in Ireland are obese, versus 25% in Colombia.
Colombia: 25.3% (2024) · Ireland: 30.6% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
18% of adults in Ireland smoke, versus 8.0% in Colombia.
Colombia: 8% (2024) · Ireland: 18.2% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Ireland rate their lives 0.89 points higher than in Colombia.
Colombia: 6.04 (2025) · Ireland: 6.93 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Ireland drink 2.1 times as much alcohol as in Colombia.
Colombia: 4.9 litres (2023) · Ireland: 10.3 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Ireland has 57% more meat per person than Colombia.
Colombia: 62.6 kg (2023) · Ireland: 98.4 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Ireland has 795 kcal more food per person per day than Colombia.
Colombia: 3,126 kcal (2023) · Ireland: 3,921 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Colombia put in 817 more hours a year than in Ireland.
Colombia: 2,471 hours (2023) · Ireland: 1,654 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Ireland went to school 2.7 years longer than in Colombia.
Colombia: 9 years (2023) · Ireland: 11.7 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Ireland welcomed 25 times as many tourists per resident as Colombia (2019).
Colombia: 0.09 (2022) · Ireland: 2.2 (2019)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
97% of people in Ireland are online, versus 79% in Colombia.
Colombia: 79% (2024) · Ireland: 97% (2024)
Who has electricity at home?
100% of people in Ireland have electricity, versus 99% in Colombia.
Colombia: 98.9% (2024) · Ireland: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
79% of people in Colombia live in cities, versus 65% in Ireland.
Colombia: 79% (2025) · Ireland: 65% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Colombia has 174 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Ireland 113.
Colombia: 174 (2024) · Ireland: 113 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Colombia’s railway network is 30% longer than Ireland’s.
Colombia: 2,141 km (2019) · Ireland: 1,650 km (2021)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Ireland fly 44 times as many passengers per resident as those from Colombia.
Colombia: 0.79 (2023) · Ireland: 35.11 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 53% of Colombia, but only 12% of Ireland.
Colombia: 52.8% (2023) · Ireland: 11.5% (2023)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Ireland emits 3.6 times as much CO₂ as someone in Colombia.
Colombia: 1.8 t (2024) · Ireland: 6.3 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
77% of Colombia’s electricity is renewable, versus 48% in Ireland.
Colombia: 77% (2025) · Ireland: 48.1% (2025)
How clean is the air?
The air in Colombia carries 2 times as much fine dust as in Ireland.
Colombia: 15.1 µg/m³ (2024) · Ireland: 7.4 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 38 times as likely to be murdered in Colombia as in Ireland.
Colombia: 24.9 per 100k (2023) · Ireland: 0.7 per 100k (2023)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Colombia are 5.8 times as deadly as in Ireland.
Colombia: 16.2 per 100k (2021) · Ireland: 2.8 per 100k (2021)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Colombia is on average 14.1 °C warmer than Ireland.
Colombia: 24.4°C (2016–2025 avg) · Ireland: 10.3°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Colombia gets 2.8 times as much rain as Ireland.
Colombia: 3,155 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Ireland: 1,139 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Quick answers
Is Colombia bigger than Ireland?
Colombia is larger. Ireland fits inside Colombia 16 times.
Which has more people, Colombia or Ireland?
Colombia has 9.7 times as many people as Ireland (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Colombia or Ireland?
People in Ireland live 5.1 years longer than in Colombia. Life expectancy at birth is 77.9 years in Colombia and 83.0 in Ireland.
Are people taller in Colombia or Ireland?
Men in Ireland are 7.2 cm taller than in Colombia (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
