Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Poland fits inside Colombia 3.6 times.
Colombia: 1,140,620 km² (2023) · Poland: 313,930 km² (2023)
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)
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 Nobel laureates were born there?
Poland has produced 7.7 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Colombia 0.4.
Colombia: 0.4 (2025) · Poland: 7.7 (2025)
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 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 4.2% of its GDP on the military, Colombia 3.4%.
Colombia: 3.4% (2024) · Poland: 4.2% (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 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)
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)
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 53% of Colombia, but only 31% of Poland.
Colombia: 52.8% (2023) · Poland: 31.1% (2023)
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 2.5 times as deadly as in Poland.
Colombia: 16.2 per 100k (2021) · Poland: 6.5 per 100k (2021)
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)
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).
