Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Italy fits inside Colombia 3.8 times.
Colombia: 1,140,620 km² (2023) · Italy: 302,070 km² (2023)
How much coast is there?
Italy’s coastline is 2.4 times as long as Colombia’s.
Colombia: 3,208 km (2026 edition) · Italy: 7,600 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Colombia’s highest peak towers 982 m above Italy’s.
Colombia: 5,730 m (2026 edition) · Italy: 4,748 m (2026 edition)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Italy has 10% more people than Colombia.
Colombia: 53.4 million (2025) · Italy: 58.9 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Italy is 4.1 times as densely populated as Colombia.
Colombia: 48 per km² (2025) · Italy: 199 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Italy are 2.6 cm taller than in Colombia.
Colombia: 171.9 cm (2019) · Italy: 174.4 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Italy are 3.8 cm taller than in Colombia.
Colombia: 158 cm (2019) · Italy: 161.8 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Italy is 16 years older than in Colombia.
Colombia: 31.6 years (2023) · Italy: 47.5 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Colombia have 0.5 more children on average than in Italy.
Colombia: 1.63 children per woman (2024) · Italy: 1.18 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
25% of people in Italy are 65 or older, versus 10% in Colombia.
Colombia: 10.2% (2025) · Italy: 25.1% (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Italy has produced 3.4 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Colombia 0.4.
Colombia: 0.4 (2025) · Italy: 3.4 (2025)
How many official languages?
Colombia and Italy are practically level.
Colombia: 1 (2026) · Italy: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Italy’s economy is 5.6 times the size of Colombia’s.
Colombia: $457 billion (2025) · Italy: $2.55 trillion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Italy produces 2.8 times as much per person as Colombia.
Colombia: Int$22,640 (2025) · Italy: Int$62,803 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Colombia than in Italy (Gini 20.1 points higher).
Colombia: 54.4 (2024) · Italy: 34.3 (2023)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 8.3% in Colombia, versus 6.4% in Italy.
Colombia: 8.3% (2025) · Italy: 6.4% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Colombia spends 3.4% of its GDP on the military, Italy 1.6%.
Colombia: 3.4% (2024) · Italy: 1.6% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Italy’s price level (US = 100) is 1.8× Colombia’s.
Colombia: 38% (2025) · Italy: 69% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Italy spends 5.3 times as much on health per person as Colombia.
Colombia: $644 (2024) · Italy: $3,398 (2024)
How long do people live?
People in Italy live 6 years longer than in Colombia.
Colombia: 77.9 years (2024) · Italy: 84 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Colombia is 4.6 times as likely to die before turning one as in Italy.
Colombia: 10.5 per 1,000 (2024) · Italy: 2.3 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Italy has 65% more doctors per person than Colombia.
Colombia: 2.5 per 1,000 (2023) · Italy: 4.2 per 1,000 (2022)
How common is obesity?
25% of adults in Colombia are obese, versus 18% in Italy.
Colombia: 25.3% (2024) · Italy: 17.9% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
22% of adults in Italy smoke, versus 8.0% in Colombia.
Colombia: 8% (2024) · Italy: 22.4% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Italy rate their lives 0.53 points higher than in Colombia.
Colombia: 6.04 (2025) · Italy: 6.57 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Italy drink 73% more alcohol than in Colombia.
Colombia: 4.9 litres (2023) · Italy: 8.4 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Italy has 14% more meat per person than Colombia.
Colombia: 62.6 kg (2023) · Italy: 71.2 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Italy has 626 kcal more food per person per day than Colombia.
Colombia: 3,126 kcal (2023) · Italy: 3,753 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Colombia put in 769 more hours a year than in Italy.
Colombia: 2,471 hours (2023) · Italy: 1,701 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Italy went to school 1.8 years longer than in Colombia.
Colombia: 9 years (2023) · Italy: 10.8 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Italy welcomed 11 times as many tourists per resident as Colombia (2019).
Colombia: 0.09 (2022) · Italy: 0.98 (2024)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
89% of people in Italy are online, versus 79% in Colombia.
Colombia: 79% (2024) · Italy: 89% (2024)
Who has electricity at home?
100% of people in Italy have electricity, versus 99% in Colombia.
Colombia: 98.9% (2024) · Italy: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
79% of people in Colombia live in cities, versus 70% in Italy.
Colombia: 79% (2025) · Italy: 70% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Colombia has 174 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Italy 133.
Colombia: 174 (2024) · Italy: 133 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Italy’s railway network is 8.1 times as long as Colombia’s.
Colombia: 2,141 km (2019) · Italy: 17,305 km (2021)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Colombia fly 2.3 times as many passengers per resident as those from Italy.
Colombia: 0.79 (2023) · Italy: 0.34 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 53% of Colombia, but only 33% of Italy.
Colombia: 52.8% (2023) · Italy: 32.9% (2023)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Italy emits 2.9 times as much CO₂ as someone in Colombia.
Colombia: 1.8 t (2024) · Italy: 5.1 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
77% of Colombia’s electricity is renewable, versus 49% in Italy.
Colombia: 77% (2025) · Italy: 48.8% (2025)
How clean is the air?
Italy and Colombia are nearly identical here.
Colombia: 15.1 µg/m³ (2024) · Italy: 15.2 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 44 times as likely to be murdered in Colombia as in Italy.
Colombia: 24.9 per 100k (2023) · Italy: 0.6 per 100k (2023)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Colombia are 3.2 times as deadly as in Italy.
Colombia: 16.2 per 100k (2021) · Italy: 5 per 100k (2021)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Colombia is on average 10.5 °C warmer than Italy.
Colombia: 24.4°C (2016–2025 avg) · Italy: 13.9°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Colombia gets 3.1 times as much rain as Italy.
Colombia: 3,155 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Italy: 1,030 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Quick answers
Is Colombia bigger than Italy?
Colombia is larger. Italy fits inside Colombia 3.8 times.
Which has more people, Colombia or Italy?
Italy has 10% more people than Colombia (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Colombia or Italy?
People in Italy live 6 years longer than in Colombia. Life expectancy at birth is 77.9 years in Colombia and 84.0 in Italy.
Are people taller in Colombia or Italy?
Men in Italy are 2.6 cm taller than in Colombia (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
