Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Colombia is 43% bigger than Pakistan
Colombia: 1,140,620 km² (2024) · Pakistan: 796,100 km² (2024)
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 much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 47% of Pakistan, versus 37% of Colombia
Colombia: 36.5% (2024) · Pakistan: 47.2% (2024)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
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 tall are the men?
Men in Colombia are 4.5 cm taller than in Pakistan
Colombia: 171.9 cm (2019) · Pakistan: 167.3 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Colombia are 3.2 cm taller than in Pakistan
Colombia: 158 cm (2019) · Pakistan: 154.8 cm (2019)
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 refugees does it host?
Pakistan hosts 166 times as many refugees per resident as Colombia
Colombia: 0.027 per 1,000 (2025) · Pakistan: 4.5 per 1,000 (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 (2026) · Pakistan: 0.1 (2026)
How many official languages?
Pakistan has 2 official languages, Colombia 1
Colombia: 1 (2026) · Pakistan: 2 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
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 live on less than $3 a day?
23% of people in Pakistan live on less than $3 a day, versus 8.5% in Colombia
Colombia: 8.5% (2024) · Pakistan: 23% (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 and Pakistan are practically level
Colombia: 3.2% (2025) · Pakistan: 2.9% (2025)
How much does the central government collect in tax?
Colombia: 15.2% (2024) · Pakistan: no data
How expensive is it?
Colombia’s price level (US = 100) is 1.6× Pakistan’s
Colombia: 38% (2025) · Pakistan: 24% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
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 long do people live?
People in Colombia live 10 years longer than in Pakistan
Colombia: 77.9 years (2024) · Pakistan: 67.8 years (2024)
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 many hospital beds are there?
Colombia has 2.7 times as many hospital beds per person as Pakistan
Colombia: 1.7 per 1,000 (2020) · Pakistan: 0.6 per 1,000 (2020)
How common is suicide?
The suicide rate in Pakistan is 34% higher than in Colombia
Colombia: 6.8 per 100k (2023) · Pakistan: 9.1 per 100k (2023)
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)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
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 World Heritage sites?
Colombia has 3 more World Heritage sites than Pakistan (9 against 6)
Colombia: 9 (2026) · Pakistan: 6 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
Colombia has won 38 Olympic medals, Pakistan 11
Colombia: 38 (2026 edition) · Pakistan: 11 (2026 edition)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
79% of people in Colombia are online, versus 57% in Pakistan
Colombia: 79% (2024) · Pakistan: 57% (2024)
How fast is home internet?
Home internet in Colombia is 10 times as fast as in Pakistan
Colombia: 246 Mbps (2026) · Pakistan: 24 Mbps (2026)
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)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 54% of Colombia, but only 4.1% of Pakistan
Colombia: 53.7% (2024) · Pakistan: 4.1% (2024)
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)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
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 60% deadlier than in Pakistan
Colombia: 26.7 per 100k (2023) · Pakistan: 16.7 per 100k (2023)
Climate
What the year feels like
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)
Between them
People, goods and passports that cross from one to the other
Quick answers
Is Colombia bigger than Pakistan?
Colombia is larger. Colombia is 43% bigger than Pakistan.
Which has more people, Colombia or Pakistan?
Pakistan has 4.8 times as many people as Colombia (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Colombia or Pakistan?
People in Colombia live 10 years longer than in Pakistan. Life expectancy at birth is 77.9 years in Colombia and 67.8 in Pakistan.
Are people taller in Colombia or Pakistan?
Men in Colombia are 4.5 cm taller than in Pakistan (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).