How much coast is there?

Colombia’s coastline is 29% longer than Panama’s.

Colombia: 3,208 km (2026 edition) · Panama: 2,490 km (2026 edition)

How high can you climb?

Colombia’s highest peak towers 2,255 m above Panama’s.

Colombia: 5,730 m (2026 edition) · Panama: 3,475 m (2026 edition)

How many people live there?

Colombia has 12 times as many people as Panama.

Colombia: 53.4 million (2025) · Panama: 4.57 million (2025)

How crowded is it?

Panama is 28% more densely populated than Colombia.

Colombia: 48 per km² (2025) · Panama: 62 per km² (2025)

How old is the typical person?

The typical person in Colombia is 2 years older than in Panama.

Colombia: 31.6 years (2023) · Panama: 29.6 years (2023)

How many children per woman?

Women in Panama have 0.5 more children on average than in Colombia.

Colombia: 1.63 children per woman (2024) · Panama: 2.11 children per woman (2024)

How many people are 65 or older?

10% of people in Colombia are 65 or older, versus 9.7% in Panama.

Colombia: 10.2% (2025) · Panama: 9.7% (2025)

How many Nobel laureates were born there?

Colombia has produced 0.4 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Panama 0.0.

Colombia: 0.4 (2025) · Panama: 0 (2025)

How many official languages?

Colombia and Panama are practically level.

Colombia: 1 (2026) · Panama: 1 (2026)

How big is the economy?

Colombia’s economy is 5.1 times the size of Panama’s.

Colombia: $457 billion (2025) · Panama: $90.5 billion (2025)

How much is produced per person?

Panama produces 94% more per person than Colombia.

Colombia: Int$22,640 (2025) · Panama: Int$43,902 (2025)

How evenly is income shared?

Income is more unequally shared in Colombia than in Panama (Gini 4.7 points higher).

Colombia: 54.4 (2024) · Panama: 49.7 (2024)

How many people are looking for work?

Panama and Colombia are practically level.

Colombia: 8.3% (2025) · Panama: 8.4% (2025)

How much goes to the military?

Colombia: 3.4% (2024) · Panama: no data

How expensive is it?

Panama’s price level (US = 100) is 1.2× Colombia’s.

Colombia: 38% (2025) · Panama: 45% (2025)

How much is spent on health?

Panama spends 2.4 times as much on health per person as Colombia.

Colombia: $644 (2024) · Panama: $1,558 (2023)

How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?

A baby in Panama is 14% more likely to die before turning one than in Colombia.

Colombia: 10.5 per 1,000 (2024) · Panama: 12 per 1,000 (2024)

How many doctors are there?

Colombia has 56% more doctors per person than Panama.

Colombia: 2.5 per 1,000 (2023) · Panama: 1.6 per 1,000 (2022)

How common is obesity?

38% of adults in Panama are obese, versus 25% in Colombia.

Colombia: 25.3% (2024) · Panama: 37.8% (2024)

How many adults smoke?

8.0% of adults in Colombia smoke, versus 4.8% in Panama.

Colombia: 8% (2024) · Panama: 4.8% (2024)

How do people rate their lives?

People in Panama rate their lives 0.51 points higher than in Colombia.

Colombia: 6.04 (2025) · Panama: 6.55 (2025)

How much do people drink?

Adults in Panama drink 48% more alcohol than in Colombia.

Colombia: 4.9 litres (2023) · Panama: 7.2 litres (2023)

How much meat is on the menu?

Panama has 25% more meat per person than Colombia.

Colombia: 62.6 kg (2023) · Panama: 78 kg (2023)

How much food is there per day?

Colombia has 22 kcal more food per person per day than Panama.

Colombia: 3,126 kcal (2023) · Panama: 3,105 kcal (2023)

How long do people work?

Colombia: 2,471 hours (2023) · Panama: no data

How long do people go to school?

Adults in Panama went to school 1.8 years longer than in Colombia.

Colombia: 9 years (2023) · Panama: 10.8 years (2023)

How many tourists visit?

Panama welcomed 3.9 times as many tourists per resident as Colombia (2019).

Colombia: 0.09 (2022) · Panama: 0.34 (2022)

How many people are online?

79% of people in Colombia are online, versus 73% in Panama.

Colombia: 79% (2024) · Panama: 73% (2024)

Who has electricity at home?

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

Colombia: 98.9% (2024) · Panama: 96% (2024)

How many live in cities?

79% of people in Colombia live in cities, versus 66% in Panama.

Colombia: 79% (2025) · Panama: 66% (2025)

How many phones per person?

Colombia has 174 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Panama 157.

Colombia: 174 (2024) · Panama: 157 (2023)

How much railway is there?

Colombia’s railway network is 28 times as long as Panama’s.

Colombia: 2,141 km (2019) · Panama: 77 km (2014)

How much do they fly?

Airlines from Panama fly 4.3 times as many passengers per resident as those from Colombia.

Colombia: 0.79 (2023) · Panama: 3.45 (2023)

How much of the land is forest?

Forest covers 56% of Panama, but only 53% of Colombia.

Colombia: 52.8% (2023) · Panama: 56.3% (2023)

How much CO₂ does each person emit?

The average person in Panama emits 60% more CO₂ than someone in Colombia.

Colombia: 1.8 t (2024) · Panama: 2.8 t (2024)

How green is the power grid?

77% of Colombia’s electricity is renewable, versus 68% in Panama.

Colombia: 77% (2025) · Panama: 68% (2024)

How clean is the air?

The air in Colombia carries 3% more fine dust than in Panama.

Colombia: 15.1 µg/m³ (2024) · Panama: 14.7 µg/m³ (2024)

How common is murder?

You are 2.1 times as likely to be murdered in Colombia as in Panama.

Colombia: 24.9 per 100k (2023) · Panama: 11.7 per 100k (2023)

How dangerous are the roads?

Roads in Colombia are 2.2 times as deadly as in Panama.

Colombia: 16.2 per 100k (2021) · Panama: 7.3 per 100k (2021)

How warm is it?

Panama is on average 0.9 °C warmer than Colombia.

Colombia: 24.4°C (2016–2025 avg) · Panama: 25.3°C (2016–2025 avg)

How much rain falls?

Panama gets 1% more rain than Colombia.

Colombia: 3,155 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Panama: 3,189 mm (2016–2025 avg)