How much coast is there?

Norway’s coastline is 7.8 times as long as Colombia’s.

Colombia: 3,208 km (2026 edition) · Norway: 25,148 km (2026 edition)

How high can you climb?

Colombia’s highest peak towers 3,261 m above Norway’s.

Colombia: 5,730 m (2026 edition) · Norway: 2,469 m (2026 edition)

How many people live there?

Colombia has 9.5 times as many people as Norway.

Colombia: 53.4 million (2025) · Norway: 5.61 million (2025)

How crowded is it?

Colombia is 3.1 times as densely populated as Norway.

Colombia: 48 per km² (2025) · Norway: 15 per km² (2025)

How old is the typical person?

The typical person in Norway is 7.9 years older than in Colombia.

Colombia: 31.6 years (2023) · Norway: 39.5 years (2023)

How many children per woman?

Women in Colombia have 0.2 more children on average than in Norway.

Colombia: 1.63 children per woman (2024) · Norway: 1.45 children per woman (2024)

How many people are 65 or older?

19% of people in Norway are 65 or older, versus 10% in Colombia.

Colombia: 10.2% (2025) · Norway: 19.1% (2025)

How many Nobel laureates were born there?

Norway has produced 23.2 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Colombia 0.4.

Colombia: 0.4 (2025) · Norway: 23.2 (2025)

How many official languages?

Norway has 3 official languages, Colombia 1.

Colombia: 1 (2026) · Norway: 3 (2026)

How big is the economy?

Norway’s economy is 16% larger than Colombia’s.

Colombia: $457 billion (2025) · Norway: $531 billion (2025)

How much is produced per person?

Norway produces 4.6 times as much per person as Colombia.

Colombia: Int$22,640 (2025) · Norway: Int$104,044 (2025)

How evenly is income shared?

Income is more unequally shared in Colombia than in Norway (Gini 27.9 points higher).

Colombia: 54.4 (2024) · Norway: 26.5 (2023)

How many people are looking for work?

Unemployment is 8.3% in Colombia, versus 4.6% in Norway.

Colombia: 8.3% (2025) · Norway: 4.6% (2025)

How much goes to the military?

Colombia spends 3.4% of its GDP on the military, Norway 2.1%.

Colombia: 3.4% (2024) · Norway: 2.1% (2024)

How expensive is it?

Norway’s price level (US = 100) is 2.4× Colombia’s.

Colombia: 38% (2025) · Norway: 91% (2025)

How much is spent on health?

Norway spends 13 times as much on health per person as Colombia.

Colombia: $644 (2024) · Norway: $8,296 (2023)

How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?

A baby in Colombia is 5.3 times as likely to die before turning one as in Norway.

Colombia: 10.5 per 1,000 (2024) · Norway: 2 per 1,000 (2024)

How many doctors are there?

Norway has 2 times as many doctors per person as Colombia.

Colombia: 2.5 per 1,000 (2023) · Norway: 5 per 1,000 (2023)

How common is obesity?

25% of adults in Colombia are obese, versus 21% in Norway.

Colombia: 25.3% (2024) · Norway: 20.7% (2024)

How many adults smoke?

13% of adults in Norway smoke, versus 8.0% in Colombia.

Colombia: 8% (2024) · Norway: 12.9% (2024)

How do people rate their lives?

People in Norway rate their lives 1.20 points higher than in Colombia.

Colombia: 6.04 (2025) · Norway: 7.24 (2025)

How much do people drink?

Adults in Norway drink 43% more alcohol than in Colombia.

Colombia: 4.9 litres (2023) · Norway: 7 litres (2023)

How much meat is on the menu?

Norway has 12% more meat per person than Colombia.

Colombia: 62.6 kg (2023) · Norway: 70.4 kg (2023)

How much food is there per day?

Norway has 349 kcal more food per person per day than Colombia.

Colombia: 3,126 kcal (2023) · Norway: 3,476 kcal (2023)

How long do people work?

Workers in Colombia put in 1,059 more hours a year than in Norway.

Colombia: 2,471 hours (2023) · Norway: 1,412 hours (2023)

How long do people go to school?

Adults in Norway went to school 4.1 years longer than in Colombia.

Colombia: 9 years (2023) · Norway: 13.1 years (2023)

How many tourists visit?

Norway welcomed 10 times as many tourists per resident as Colombia (2019).

Colombia: 0.09 (2022) · Norway: 0.91 (2022)

How many people are online?

99% of people in Norway are online, versus 79% in Colombia.

Colombia: 79% (2024) · Norway: 99% (2024)

Who has electricity at home?

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

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

How many live in cities?

84% of people in Norway live in cities, versus 79% in Colombia.

Colombia: 79% (2025) · Norway: 84% (2025)

How many phones per person?

Colombia has 174 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Norway 109.

Colombia: 174 (2024) · Norway: 109 (2024)

How much railway is there?

Norway’s railway network is 81% longer than Colombia’s.

Colombia: 2,141 km (2019) · Norway: 3,885 km (2021)

How much do they fly?

Colombia: 0.79 (2023) · Norway: no data

How much of the land is forest?

Forest covers 53% of Colombia, but only 34% of Norway.

Colombia: 52.8% (2023) · Norway: 33.5% (2023)

How much CO₂ does each person emit?

The average person in Norway emits 3.8 times as much CO₂ as someone in Colombia.

Colombia: 1.8 t (2024) · Norway: 6.7 t (2024)

How green is the power grid?

99% of Norway’s electricity is renewable, versus 77% in Colombia.

Colombia: 77% (2025) · Norway: 99% (2025)

How clean is the air?

The air in Colombia carries 2.3 times as much fine dust as in Norway.

Colombia: 15.1 µg/m³ (2024) · Norway: 6.7 µg/m³ (2024)

How common is murder?

You are 34 times as likely to be murdered in Colombia as in Norway.

Colombia: 24.9 per 100k (2023) · Norway: 0.7 per 100k (2023)

How dangerous are the roads?

Roads in Colombia are 11 times as deadly as in Norway.

Colombia: 16.2 per 100k (2021) · Norway: 1.5 per 100k (2021)

How warm is it?

Colombia is on average 22.8 °C warmer than Norway.

Colombia: 24.4°C (2016–2025 avg) · Norway: 1.6°C (2016–2025 avg)

How much rain falls?

Colombia gets 2.5 times as much rain as Norway.

Colombia: 3,155 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Norway: 1,259 mm (2016–2025 avg)