Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Colombia fits inside Kazakhstan 2.4 times.
Colombia: 1,140,620 km² (2023) · Kazakhstan: 2,724,900 km² (2023)
How much coast is there?
Colombia: 3,208 km (2026 edition) · Kazakhstan: 0 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Kazakhstan’s highest peak towers 1,280 m above Colombia’s.
Colombia: 5,730 m (2026 edition) · Kazakhstan: 7,010 m (2026 edition)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Colombia has 2.6 times as many people as Kazakhstan.
Colombia: 53.4 million (2025) · Kazakhstan: 20.8 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Colombia is 6.2 times as densely populated as Kazakhstan.
Colombia: 48 per km² (2025) · Kazakhstan: 8 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Kazakhstan are 3.7 cm taller than in Colombia.
Colombia: 171.9 cm (2019) · Kazakhstan: 175.5 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Kazakhstan are 3.8 cm taller than in Colombia.
Colombia: 158 cm (2019) · Kazakhstan: 161.7 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Colombia is 2.1 years older than in Kazakhstan.
Colombia: 31.6 years (2023) · Kazakhstan: 29.5 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Kazakhstan have 1.4 more children on average than in Colombia.
Colombia: 1.63 children per woman (2024) · Kazakhstan: 2.98 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
10% of people in Colombia are 65 or older, versus 9.0% in Kazakhstan.
Colombia: 10.2% (2025) · Kazakhstan: 9% (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Colombia has produced 0.4 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Kazakhstan none.
Colombia: 0.4 (2025) · Kazakhstan: 0 (2025)
How many official languages?
Kazakhstan has 2 official languages, Colombia 1.
Colombia: 1 (2026) · Kazakhstan: 2 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Colombia’s economy is 49% larger than Kazakhstan’s.
Colombia: $457 billion (2025) · Kazakhstan: $306 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Kazakhstan produces 2 times as much per person as Colombia.
Colombia: Int$22,640 (2025) · Kazakhstan: Int$44,294 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Colombia than in Kazakhstan (Gini 25.2 points higher).
Colombia: 54.4 (2024) · Kazakhstan: 29.2 (2021)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 8.3% in Colombia, versus 4.8% in Kazakhstan.
Colombia: 8.3% (2025) · Kazakhstan: 4.8% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Colombia spends 3.4% of its GDP on the military, Kazakhstan 0.4%.
Colombia: 3.4% (2024) · Kazakhstan: 0.4% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Colombia’s price level (US = 100) is 1.1× Kazakhstan’s.
Colombia: 38% (2025) · Kazakhstan: 33% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Colombia spends 32% more on health per person than Kazakhstan.
Colombia: $644 (2024) · Kazakhstan: $490 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Colombia live 3.4 years longer than in Kazakhstan.
Colombia: 77.9 years (2024) · Kazakhstan: 74.5 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Colombia is 42% more likely to die before turning one than in Kazakhstan.
Colombia: 10.5 per 1,000 (2024) · Kazakhstan: 7.4 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Kazakhstan has 48% more doctors per person than Colombia.
Colombia: 2.5 per 1,000 (2023) · Kazakhstan: 3.8 per 1,000 (2023)
How common is obesity?
25% of adults in Colombia are obese, versus 22% in Kazakhstan.
Colombia: 25.3% (2024) · Kazakhstan: 22.4% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
21% of adults in Kazakhstan smoke, versus 8.0% in Colombia.
Colombia: 8% (2024) · Kazakhstan: 21.1% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Kazakhstan rate their lives 0.59 points higher than in Colombia.
Colombia: 6.04 (2025) · Kazakhstan: 6.63 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Kazakhstan drink 22% more alcohol than in Colombia.
Colombia: 4.9 litres (2023) · Kazakhstan: 6 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Kazakhstan has 4% more meat per person than Colombia.
Colombia: 62.6 kg (2023) · Kazakhstan: 64.9 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Kazakhstan and Colombia are practically level.
Colombia: 3,126 kcal (2023) · Kazakhstan: 3,136 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Colombia put in 496 more hours a year than in Kazakhstan.
Colombia: 2,471 hours (2023) · Kazakhstan: 1,975 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Kazakhstan went to school 3.5 years longer than in Colombia.
Colombia: 9 years (2023) · Kazakhstan: 12.5 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Kazakhstan welcomed 5.8 times as many tourists per resident as Colombia (2019).
Colombia: 0.09 (2022) · Kazakhstan: 0.5 (2024)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
93% of people in Kazakhstan are online, versus 79% in Colombia.
Colombia: 79% (2024) · Kazakhstan: 93% (2024)
Who has electricity at home?
100% of people in Kazakhstan have electricity, versus 99% in Colombia.
Colombia: 98.9% (2024) · Kazakhstan: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
79% of people in Colombia live in cities, versus 62% in Kazakhstan.
Colombia: 79% (2025) · Kazakhstan: 62% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Colombia has 174 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Kazakhstan 127.
Colombia: 174 (2024) · Kazakhstan: 127 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Kazakhstan’s railway network is 7.5 times as long as Colombia’s.
Colombia: 2,141 km (2019) · Kazakhstan: 16,006 km (2021)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Colombia fly 39% more passengers per resident than those from Kazakhstan.
Colombia: 0.79 (2023) · Kazakhstan: 0.57 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 53% of Colombia, but only 1.3% of Kazakhstan.
Colombia: 52.8% (2023) · Kazakhstan: 1.3% (2023)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Kazakhstan emits 8 times as much CO₂ as someone in Colombia.
Colombia: 1.8 t (2024) · Kazakhstan: 13.9 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
77% of Colombia’s electricity is renewable, versus 15% in Kazakhstan.
Colombia: 77% (2025) · Kazakhstan: 14.9% (2025)
How clean is the air?
The air in Kazakhstan carries 6% more fine dust than in Colombia.
Colombia: 15.1 µg/m³ (2024) · Kazakhstan: 16 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 9.8 times as likely to be murdered in Colombia as in Kazakhstan.
Colombia: 24.9 per 100k (2023) · Kazakhstan: 2.6 per 100k (2022)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Colombia are 33% deadlier than in Kazakhstan.
Colombia: 16.2 per 100k (2021) · Kazakhstan: 12.2 per 100k (2021)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Colombia is on average 16.6 °C warmer than Kazakhstan.
Colombia: 24.4°C (2016–2025 avg) · Kazakhstan: 7.8°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Colombia gets 9.6 times as much rain as Kazakhstan.
Colombia: 3,155 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Kazakhstan: 328 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Quick answers
Is Colombia bigger than Kazakhstan?
Kazakhstan is larger. Colombia fits inside Kazakhstan 2.4 times.
Which has more people, Colombia or Kazakhstan?
Colombia has 2.6 times as many people as Kazakhstan (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Colombia or Kazakhstan?
People in Colombia live 3.4 years longer than in Kazakhstan. Life expectancy at birth is 77.9 years in Colombia and 74.5 in Kazakhstan.
Are people taller in Colombia or Kazakhstan?
Men in Kazakhstan are 3.7 cm taller than in Colombia (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
