Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Spain fits inside Colombia 2.3 times.
Colombia: 1,140,620 km² (2023) · Spain: 505,976 km² (2023)
How much coast is there?
Spain’s coastline is 55% longer than Colombia’s.
Colombia: 3,208 km (2026 edition) · Spain: 4,964 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Colombia’s highest peak towers 2,012 m above Spain’s.
Colombia: 5,730 m (2026 edition) · Spain: 3,718 m (2026 edition)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Colombia has 8% more people than Spain.
Colombia: 53.4 million (2025) · Spain: 49.4 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Spain is 2.1 times as densely populated as Colombia.
Colombia: 48 per km² (2025) · Spain: 99 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Spain are 4.3 cm taller than in Colombia.
Colombia: 171.9 cm (2019) · Spain: 176.1 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Spain are 4.1 cm taller than in Colombia.
Colombia: 158 cm (2019) · Spain: 162 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Spain is 13 years older than in Colombia.
Colombia: 31.6 years (2023) · Spain: 44.9 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Colombia have 0.5 more children on average than in Spain.
Colombia: 1.63 children per woman (2024) · Spain: 1.1 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
22% of people in Spain are 65 or older, versus 10% in Colombia.
Colombia: 10.2% (2025) · Spain: 21.6% (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Spain has produced 1.4 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Colombia 0.4.
Colombia: 0.4 (2025) · Spain: 1.4 (2025)
How many official languages?
Colombia and Spain are practically level.
Colombia: 1 (2026) · Spain: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Spain’s economy is 4.2 times the size of Colombia’s.
Colombia: $457 billion (2025) · Spain: $1.91 trillion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Spain produces 2.6 times as much per person as Colombia.
Colombia: Int$22,640 (2025) · Spain: Int$59,868 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Colombia than in Spain (Gini 21 points higher).
Colombia: 54.4 (2024) · Spain: 33.4 (2023)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 10% in Spain, versus 8.3% in Colombia.
Colombia: 8.3% (2025) · Spain: 10.4% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Colombia spends 3.4% of its GDP on the military, Spain 1.4%.
Colombia: 3.4% (2024) · Spain: 1.4% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Spain’s price level (US = 100) is 1.7× Colombia’s.
Colombia: 38% (2025) · Spain: 65% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Spain spends 4.8 times as much on health per person as Colombia.
Colombia: $644 (2024) · Spain: $3,107 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Spain live 6 years longer than in Colombia.
Colombia: 77.9 years (2024) · Spain: 83.9 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Colombia is 4 times as likely to die before turning one as in Spain.
Colombia: 10.5 per 1,000 (2024) · Spain: 2.6 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Spain has 69% more doctors per person than Colombia.
Colombia: 2.5 per 1,000 (2023) · Spain: 4.3 per 1,000 (2022)
How common is obesity?
25% of adults in Colombia are obese, versus 19% in Spain.
Colombia: 25.3% (2024) · Spain: 18.9% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
28% of adults in Spain smoke, versus 8.0% in Colombia.
Colombia: 8% (2024) · Spain: 27.6% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Spain rate their lives 0.50 points higher than in Colombia.
Colombia: 6.04 (2025) · Spain: 6.54 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Spain drink 2.5 times as much alcohol as in Colombia.
Colombia: 4.9 litres (2023) · Spain: 12.1 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Spain has 61% more meat per person than Colombia.
Colombia: 62.6 kg (2023) · Spain: 100.8 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Spain has 251 kcal more food per person per day than Colombia.
Colombia: 3,126 kcal (2023) · Spain: 3,377 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Colombia put in 833 more hours a year than in Spain.
Colombia: 2,471 hours (2023) · Spain: 1,638 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Spain went to school 1.7 years longer than in Colombia.
Colombia: 9 years (2023) · Spain: 10.8 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Spain welcomed 22 times as many tourists per resident as Colombia (2019).
Colombia: 0.09 (2022) · Spain: 1.92 (2024)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
96% of people in Spain are online, versus 79% in Colombia.
Colombia: 79% (2024) · Spain: 96% (2024)
Who has electricity at home?
100% of people in Spain have electricity, versus 99% in Colombia.
Colombia: 98.9% (2024) · Spain: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
81% of people in Spain live in cities, versus 79% in Colombia.
Colombia: 79% (2025) · Spain: 81% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Colombia has 174 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Spain 130.
Colombia: 174 (2024) · Spain: 130 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Spain’s railway network is 7.5 times as long as Colombia’s.
Colombia: 2,141 km (2019) · Spain: 15,963 km (2021)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Spain fly 2.4 times as many passengers per resident as those from Colombia.
Colombia: 0.79 (2023) · Spain: 1.91 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 53% of Colombia, but only 37% of Spain.
Colombia: 52.8% (2023) · Spain: 37.2% (2023)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Spain emits 2.6 times as much CO₂ as someone in Colombia.
Colombia: 1.8 t (2024) · Spain: 4.6 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
77% of Colombia’s electricity is renewable, versus 56% in Spain.
Colombia: 77% (2025) · Spain: 55.9% (2025)
How clean is the air?
The air in Colombia carries 51% more fine dust than in Spain.
Colombia: 15.1 µg/m³ (2024) · Spain: 10 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 36 times as likely to be murdered in Colombia as in Spain.
Colombia: 24.9 per 100k (2023) · Spain: 0.7 per 100k (2023)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Colombia are 4.6 times as deadly as in Spain.
Colombia: 16.2 per 100k (2021) · Spain: 3.5 per 100k (2021)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Colombia is on average 9.6 °C warmer than Spain.
Colombia: 24.4°C (2016–2025 avg) · Spain: 14.8°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Colombia gets 4.7 times as much rain as Spain.
Colombia: 3,155 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Spain: 665 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Quick answers
Is Colombia bigger than Spain?
Colombia is larger. Spain fits inside Colombia 2.3 times.
Which has more people, Colombia or Spain?
Colombia has 8% more people than Spain (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Colombia or Spain?
People in Spain live 6 years longer than in Colombia. Life expectancy at birth is 77.9 years in Colombia and 83.9 in Spain.
Are people taller in Colombia or Spain?
Men in Spain are 4.3 cm taller than in Colombia (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
