How much coast is there?

Colombia’s coastline is 3.1 times as long as Pakistan’s.

Colombia: 3,208 km (2026 edition) · Pakistan: 1,046 km (2026 edition)

How high can you climb?

Pakistan’s highest peak towers 2,881 m above Colombia’s.

Colombia: 5,730 m (2026 edition) · Pakistan: 8,611 m (2026 edition)

How many people live there?

Pakistan has 4.8 times as many people as Colombia.

Colombia: 53.4 million (2025) · Pakistan: 255 million (2025)

How crowded is it?

Pakistan is 6.9 times as densely populated as Colombia.

Colombia: 48 per km² (2025) · Pakistan: 331 per km² (2025)

How old is the typical person?

The typical person in Colombia is 11 years older than in Pakistan.

Colombia: 31.6 years (2023) · Pakistan: 20.3 years (2023)

How many children per woman?

Women in Pakistan have 1.9 more children on average than in Colombia.

Colombia: 1.63 children per woman (2024) · Pakistan: 3.55 children per woman (2024)

How many people are 65 or older?

10% of people in Colombia are 65 or older, versus 4.4% in Pakistan.

Colombia: 10.2% (2025) · Pakistan: 4.4% (2025)

How many Nobel laureates were born there?

Colombia has produced 0.4 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Pakistan 0.1.

Colombia: 0.4 (2025) · Pakistan: 0.1 (2025)

How many official languages?

Pakistan has 2 official languages, Colombia 1.

Colombia: 1 (2026) · Pakistan: 2 (2026)

How big is the economy?

Colombia’s economy is 12% larger than Pakistan’s.

Colombia: $457 billion (2025) · Pakistan: $407 billion (2025)

How much is produced per person?

Colombia produces 3.4 times as much per person as Pakistan.

Colombia: Int$22,640 (2025) · Pakistan: Int$6,573 (2025)

How evenly is income shared?

Income is more unequally shared in Colombia than in Pakistan (Gini 20.9 points higher).

Colombia: 54.4 (2024) · Pakistan: 33.5 (2024)

How many people are looking for work?

Unemployment is 8.3% in Colombia, versus 5.4% in Pakistan.

Colombia: 8.3% (2025) · Pakistan: 5.4% (2025)

How much goes to the military?

Colombia spends 3.4% of its GDP on the military, Pakistan 2.7%.

Colombia: 3.4% (2024) · Pakistan: 2.7% (2024)

How expensive is it?

Colombia’s price level (US = 100) is 1.6× Pakistan’s.

Colombia: 38% (2025) · Pakistan: 24% (2025)

How much is spent on health?

Colombia spends 21 times as much on health per person as Pakistan.

Colombia: $644 (2024) · Pakistan: $30 (2023)

How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?

A baby in Pakistan is 4.6 times as likely to die before turning one as in Colombia.

Colombia: 10.5 per 1,000 (2024) · Pakistan: 48.2 per 1,000 (2024)

How many doctors are there?

Colombia has 2.2 times as many doctors per person as Pakistan.

Colombia: 2.5 per 1,000 (2023) · Pakistan: 1.2 per 1,000 (2021)

How common is obesity?

25% of adults in Colombia are obese, versus 24% in Pakistan.

Colombia: 25.3% (2024) · Pakistan: 23.5% (2024)

How many adults smoke?

18% of adults in Pakistan smoke, versus 8.0% in Colombia.

Colombia: 8% (2024) · Pakistan: 17.9% (2024)

How do people rate their lives?

People in Colombia rate their lives 1.17 points higher than in Pakistan.

Colombia: 6.04 (2025) · Pakistan: 4.87 (2025)

How much do people drink?

Adults in Colombia drink 56 times as much alcohol as in Pakistan.

Colombia: 4.9 litres (2023) · Pakistan: 0.1 litres (2023)

How much meat is on the menu?

Colombia has 2.9 times as much meat per person as Pakistan.

Colombia: 62.6 kg (2023) · Pakistan: 21.2 kg (2023)

How much food is there per day?

Colombia has 613 kcal more food per person per day than Pakistan.

Colombia: 3,126 kcal (2023) · Pakistan: 2,514 kcal (2023)

How long do people work?

Pakistan and Colombia are practically level.

Colombia: 2,471 hours (2023) · Pakistan: 2,471 hours (2023)

How long do people go to school?

Adults in Colombia went to school 4.7 years longer than in Pakistan.

Colombia: 9 years (2023) · Pakistan: 4.3 years (2023)

How many tourists visit?

Colombia: 0.09 (2022) · Pakistan: no data

How many people are online?

79% of people in Colombia are online, versus 57% in Pakistan.

Colombia: 79% (2024) · Pakistan: 57% (2024)

Who has electricity at home?

99% of people in Colombia have electricity, versus 96% in Pakistan.

Colombia: 98.9% (2024) · Pakistan: 95.7% (2024)

How many live in cities?

79% of people in Colombia live in cities, versus 40% in Pakistan.

Colombia: 79% (2025) · Pakistan: 40% (2025)

How many phones per person?

Colombia has 174 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Pakistan 77.

Colombia: 174 (2024) · Pakistan: 77 (2024)

How much railway is there?

Pakistan’s railway network is 3.6 times as long as Colombia’s.

Colombia: 2,141 km (2019) · Pakistan: 7,791 km (2019)

How much do they fly?

Airlines from Colombia fly 28 times as many passengers per resident as those from Pakistan.

Colombia: 0.79 (2023) · Pakistan: 0.03 (2023)

How much of the land is forest?

Forest covers 53% of Colombia, but only 4.7% of Pakistan.

Colombia: 52.8% (2023) · Pakistan: 4.7% (2023)

How much CO₂ does each person emit?

The average person in Colombia emits 2.4 times as much CO₂ as someone in Pakistan.

Colombia: 1.8 t (2024) · Pakistan: 0.7 t (2024)

How green is the power grid?

77% of Colombia’s electricity is renewable, versus 43% in Pakistan.

Colombia: 77% (2025) · Pakistan: 42.7% (2025)

How clean is the air?

The air in Pakistan carries 3.6 times as much fine dust as in Colombia.

Colombia: 15.1 µg/m³ (2024) · Pakistan: 53.8 µg/m³ (2024)

How common is murder?

You are 5.7 times as likely to be murdered in Colombia as in Pakistan.

Colombia: 24.9 per 100k (2023) · Pakistan: 4.3 per 100k (2023)

How dangerous are the roads?

Roads in Colombia are 36% deadlier than in Pakistan.

Colombia: 16.2 per 100k (2021) · Pakistan: 11.9 per 100k (2021)

How warm is it?

Colombia is on average 3.4 °C warmer than Pakistan.

Colombia: 24.4°C (2016–2025 avg) · Pakistan: 21°C (2016–2025 avg)

How much rain falls?

Colombia gets 7.6 times as much rain as Pakistan.

Colombia: 3,155 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Pakistan: 416 mm (2016–2025 avg)