Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Poland fits inside Colombia 3.6 times
Colombia: 1,140,620 km² (2024) · Poland: 313,940 km² (2024)
How much coast is there?
Colombia’s coastline is 7.3 times as long as Poland’s
Colombia: 3,208 km (2026 edition) · Poland: 440 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Colombia’s highest peak towers 3,231 m above Poland’s
Colombia: 5,730 m (2026 edition) · Poland: 2,499 m (2026 edition)
How much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 46% of Poland, versus 37% of Colombia
Colombia: 36.5% (2024) · Poland: 46.2% (2024)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Colombia has 47% more people than Poland
Colombia: 53.4 million (2025) · Poland: 36.4 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Poland is 2.5 times as densely populated as Colombia
Colombia: 48 per km² (2025) · Poland: 119 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Poland are 8.8 cm taller than in Colombia
Colombia: 171.9 cm (2019) · Poland: 180.7 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Poland are 7.8 cm taller than in Colombia
Colombia: 158 cm (2019) · Poland: 165.8 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Poland is 9.7 years older than in Colombia
Colombia: 31.6 years (2023) · Poland: 41.3 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Colombia have 0.5 more children on average than in Poland
Colombia: 1.63 children per woman (2024) · Poland: 1.14 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
21% of people in Poland are 65 or older, versus 10% in Colombia
Colombia: 10.2% (2025) · Poland: 20.8% (2025)
How many refugees does it host?
Poland hosts 992 times as many refugees per resident as Colombia
Colombia: 0.027 per 1,000 (2025) · Poland: 27.2 per 1,000 (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Poland has produced 7.7 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Colombia 0.4
Colombia: 0.4 (2026) · Poland: 7.7 (2026)
How many official languages?
Colombia and Poland are practically level
Colombia: 1 (2026) · Poland: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Poland’s economy is 2.3 times the size of Colombia’s
Colombia: $457 billion (2025) · Poland: $1.04 trillion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Poland produces 2.4 times as much per person as Colombia
Colombia: Int$22,640 (2025) · Poland: Int$54,262 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Colombia than in Poland (Gini 25.9 points higher)
Colombia: 54.4 (2024) · Poland: 28.5 (2023)
How many live on less than $3 a day?
8.5% of people in Colombia live on less than $3 a day, versus 0.2% in Poland
Colombia: 8.5% (2024) · Poland: 0.2% (2023)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 8.3% in Colombia, versus 3.0% in Poland
Colombia: 8.3% (2025) · Poland: 3% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Poland spends 4.5% of its GDP on the military, Colombia 3.2%
Colombia: 3.2% (2025) · Poland: 4.5% (2025)
How much does the central government collect in tax?
Poland’s central government collects 17% of GDP in tax, Colombia’s 15%
Colombia: 15.2% (2024) · Poland: 17.4% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Poland’s price level (US = 100) is 1.4× Colombia’s
Colombia: 38% (2025) · Poland: 52% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Poland spends 3.1 times as much on health per person as Colombia
Colombia: $644 (2024) · Poland: $2,014 (2024)
How long do people live?
People in Poland live 0.5 years longer than in Colombia
Colombia: 77.9 years (2024) · Poland: 78.4 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Colombia is 2.9 times as likely to die before turning one as in Poland
Colombia: 10.5 per 1,000 (2024) · Poland: 3.6 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Poland has 59% more doctors per person than Colombia
Colombia: 2.5 per 1,000 (2023) · Poland: 4 per 1,000 (2023)
How many hospital beds are there?
Poland has 3.6 times as many hospital beds per person as Colombia
Colombia: 1.7 per 1,000 (2020) · Poland: 6 per 1,000 (2022)
How common is suicide?
The suicide rate in Poland is 2 times that in Colombia
Colombia: 6.8 per 100k (2023) · Poland: 13.4 per 100k (2023)
How common is obesity?
26% of adults in Poland are obese, versus 25% in Colombia
Colombia: 25.3% (2024) · Poland: 25.9% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
22% of adults in Poland smoke, versus 8.0% in Colombia
Colombia: 8% (2024) · Poland: 21.7% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Poland rate their lives 0.73 points higher than in Colombia
Colombia: 6.04 (2025) · Poland: 6.77 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Poland drink 2.4 times as much alcohol as in Colombia
Colombia: 4.9 litres (2023) · Poland: 11.5 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Poland has 33% more meat per person than Colombia
Colombia: 62.6 kg (2023) · Poland: 83.3 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Poland has 604 kcal more food per person per day than Colombia
Colombia: 3,126 kcal (2023) · Poland: 3,730 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Colombia put in 664 more hours a year than in Poland
Colombia: 2,471 hours (2023) · Poland: 1,807 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Poland went to school 4.2 years longer than in Colombia
Colombia: 9 years (2023) · Poland: 13.2 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Poland welcomed 6.2 times as many tourists per resident as Colombia (2019)
Colombia: 0.09 (2022) · Poland: 0.54 (2024)
How many World Heritage sites?
Poland has 9 more World Heritage sites than Colombia (18 against 9)
Colombia: 9 (2026) · Poland: 18 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
Poland has won 335 Olympic medals, Colombia 38
Colombia: 38 (2026 edition) · Poland: 335 (2026 edition)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
89% of people in Poland are online, versus 79% in Colombia
Colombia: 79% (2024) · Poland: 89% (2024)
How fast is home internet?
Home internet in Poland is 17% faster than in Colombia
Colombia: 246 Mbps (2026) · Poland: 288 Mbps (2026)
Who has electricity at home?
100% of people in Poland have electricity, versus 99% in Colombia
Colombia: 98.9% (2024) · Poland: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
79% of people in Colombia live in cities, versus 60% in Poland
Colombia: 79% (2025) · Poland: 60% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Colombia has 174 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Poland 138
Colombia: 174 (2024) · Poland: 138 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Poland’s railway network is 8.7 times as long as Colombia’s
Colombia: 2,141 km (2019) · Poland: 18,620 km (2021)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Colombia fly 3.3 times as many passengers per resident as those from Poland
Colombia: 0.79 (2023) · Poland: 0.24 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 54% of Colombia, but only 31% of Poland
Colombia: 53.7% (2024) · Poland: 31% (2024)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Poland emits 4 times as much CO₂ as someone in Colombia
Colombia: 1.8 t (2024) · Poland: 7.1 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
77% of Colombia’s electricity is renewable, versus 32% in Poland
Colombia: 77% (2025) · Poland: 31.5% (2025)
How clean is the air?
The air in Poland carries 3% more fine dust than in Colombia
Colombia: 15.1 µg/m³ (2024) · Poland: 15.6 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 31 times as likely to be murdered in Colombia as in Poland
Colombia: 24.9 per 100k (2023) · Poland: 0.8 per 100k (2023)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Colombia are 2.3 times as deadly as in Poland
Colombia: 26.7 per 100k (2023) · Poland: 11.5 per 100k (2023)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Colombia is on average 14.7 °C warmer than Poland
Colombia: 24.4°C (2016–2025 avg) · Poland: 9.7°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Colombia gets 4.1 times as much rain as Poland
Colombia: 3,155 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Poland: 763 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Between them
People, goods and passports that cross from one to the other
Quick answers
Is Colombia bigger than Poland?
Colombia is larger. Poland fits inside Colombia 3.6 times.
Which has more people, Colombia or Poland?
Colombia has 47% more people than Poland (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Colombia or Poland?
People in Poland live 0.5 years longer than in Colombia. Life expectancy at birth is 77.9 years in Colombia and 78.4 in Poland.
Are people taller in Colombia or Poland?
Men in Poland are 8.8 cm taller than in Colombia (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).