Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Israel fits inside Colombia 52 times.
Colombia: 1,140,620 km² (2023) · Israel: 22,070 km² (2023)
How much coast is there?
Colombia’s coastline is 12 times as long as Israel’s.
Colombia: 3,208 km (2026 edition) · Israel: 273 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Colombia’s highest peak towers 3,494 m above Israel’s.
Colombia: 5,730 m (2026 edition) · Israel: 2,236 m (2026 edition)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Colombia has 5.3 times as many people as Israel.
Colombia: 53.4 million (2025) · Israel: 10.1 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Israel is 9.7 times as densely populated as Colombia.
Colombia: 48 per km² (2025) · Israel: 468 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Israel are 4.1 cm taller than in Colombia.
Colombia: 171.9 cm (2019) · Israel: 176 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Israel are 4.3 cm taller than in Colombia.
Colombia: 158 cm (2019) · Israel: 162.2 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Colombia is 2.5 years older than in Israel.
Colombia: 31.6 years (2023) · Israel: 29.2 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Israel have 1.2 more children on average than in Colombia.
Colombia: 1.63 children per woman (2024) · Israel: 2.87 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
13% of people in Israel are 65 or older, versus 10% in Colombia.
Colombia: 10.2% (2025) · Israel: 12.7% (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Israel has produced 5.9 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Colombia 0.4.
Colombia: 0.4 (2025) · Israel: 5.9 (2025)
How many official languages?
Israel has 2 official languages, Colombia 1.
Colombia: 1 (2026) · Israel: 2 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Israel’s economy is 34% larger than Colombia’s.
Colombia: $457 billion (2025) · Israel: $611 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Israel produces 2.6 times as much per person as Colombia.
Colombia: Int$22,640 (2025) · Israel: Int$59,717 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Colombia than in Israel (Gini 16.1 points higher).
Colombia: 54.4 (2024) · Israel: 38.3 (2022)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 8.3% in Colombia, versus 3.5% in Israel.
Colombia: 8.3% (2025) · Israel: 3.5% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Israel spends 8.8% of its GDP on the military, Colombia 3.4%.
Colombia: 3.4% (2024) · Israel: 8.8% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Israel’s price level (US = 100) is 2.7× Colombia’s.
Colombia: 38% (2025) · Israel: 101% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Israel spends 6.1 times as much on health per person as Colombia.
Colombia: $644 (2024) · Israel: $3,928 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Israel live 5.3 years longer than in Colombia.
Colombia: 77.9 years (2024) · Israel: 83.2 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Colombia is 3.9 times as likely to die before turning one as in Israel.
Colombia: 10.5 per 1,000 (2024) · Israel: 2.7 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Israel has 50% more doctors per person than Colombia.
Colombia: 2.5 per 1,000 (2023) · Israel: 3.8 per 1,000 (2023)
How common is obesity?
25% of adults in Colombia are obese, versus 23% in Israel.
Colombia: 25.3% (2024) · Israel: 23.3% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
21% of adults in Israel smoke, versus 8.0% in Colombia.
Colombia: 8% (2024) · Israel: 21.2% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Israel rate their lives 1.15 points higher than in Colombia.
Colombia: 6.04 (2025) · Israel: 7.19 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Colombia drink 16% more alcohol than in Israel.
Colombia: 4.9 litres (2023) · Israel: 4.2 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Israel has 74% more meat per person than Colombia.
Colombia: 62.6 kg (2023) · Israel: 108.7 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Israel has 628 kcal more food per person per day than Colombia.
Colombia: 3,126 kcal (2023) · Israel: 3,754 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Colombia put in 580 more hours a year than in Israel.
Colombia: 2,471 hours (2023) · Israel: 1,890 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Israel went to school 4.5 years longer than in Colombia.
Colombia: 9 years (2023) · Israel: 13.5 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Israel welcomed 10% more tourists per resident than Colombia (2019).
Colombia: 0.09 (2022) · Israel: 0.1 (2024)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
88% of people in Israel are online, versus 79% in Colombia.
Colombia: 79% (2024) · Israel: 88% (2024)
Who has electricity at home?
100% of people in Israel have electricity, versus 99% in Colombia.
Colombia: 98.9% (2024) · Israel: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
92% of people in Israel live in cities, versus 79% in Colombia.
Colombia: 79% (2025) · Israel: 92% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Israel has 177 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Colombia 174.
Colombia: 174 (2024) · Israel: 177 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Colombia’s railway network is 24% longer than Israel’s.
Colombia: 2,141 km (2019) · Israel: 1,720 km (2021)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Colombia fly 9% more passengers per resident than those from Israel.
Colombia: 0.79 (2023) · Israel: 0.73 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 53% of Colombia, but only 6.5% of Israel.
Colombia: 52.8% (2023) · Israel: 6.5% (2023)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Israel emits 3.2 times as much CO₂ as someone in Colombia.
Colombia: 1.8 t (2024) · Israel: 5.6 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
77% of Colombia’s electricity is renewable, versus 17% in Israel.
Colombia: 77% (2025) · Israel: 16.9% (2025)
How clean is the air?
The air in Israel carries 35% more fine dust than in Colombia.
Colombia: 15.1 µg/m³ (2024) · Israel: 20.4 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 15 times as likely to be murdered in Colombia as in Israel.
Colombia: 24.9 per 100k (2023) · Israel: 1.6 per 100k (2022)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Colombia are 3.9 times as deadly as in Israel.
Colombia: 16.2 per 100k (2021) · Israel: 4.2 per 100k (2021)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Colombia is on average 3.3 °C warmer than Israel.
Colombia: 24.4°C (2016–2025 avg) · Israel: 21.1°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Colombia gets 15 times as much rain as Israel.
Colombia: 3,155 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Israel: 205 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Quick answers
Is Colombia bigger than Israel?
Colombia is larger. Israel fits inside Colombia 52 times.
Which has more people, Colombia or Israel?
Colombia has 5.3 times as many people as Israel (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Colombia or Israel?
People in Israel live 5.3 years longer than in Colombia. Life expectancy at birth is 77.9 years in Colombia and 83.2 in Israel.
Are people taller in Colombia or Israel?
Men in Israel are 4.1 cm taller than in Colombia (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
