Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Spain fits inside Colombia 2.3 times
Colombia: 1,140,620 km² (2024) · Spain: 505,981 km² (2024)
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)
How much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 49% of Spain, versus 37% of Colombia
Colombia: 36.5% (2024) · Spain: 49.3% (2024)
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 refugees does it host?
Spain hosts 378 times as many refugees per resident as Colombia
Colombia: 0.027 per 1,000 (2025) · Spain: 10.4 per 1,000 (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 (2026) · Spain: 1.4 (2026)
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 live on less than $3 a day?
8.5% of people in Colombia live on less than $3 a day, versus 0.8% in Spain
Colombia: 8.5% (2024) · Spain: 0.8% (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 3.2% of its GDP on the military, Spain 2.1%
Colombia: 3.2% (2025) · Spain: 2.1% (2025)
How much does the central government collect in tax?
Colombia and Spain are practically level
Colombia: 15.2% (2024) · Spain: 14.9% (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 many hospital beds are there?
Spain has 71% more hospital beds per person than Colombia
Colombia: 1.7 per 1,000 (2020) · Spain: 2.9 per 1,000 (2023)
How common is suicide?
The suicide rate in Spain is 4% higher than in Colombia
Colombia: 6.8 per 100k (2023) · Spain: 7.1 per 100k (2023)
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)
How many World Heritage sites?
Spain has 41 more World Heritage sites than Colombia (50 against 9)
Colombia: 9 (2026) · Spain: 50 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
Spain has won 195 Olympic medals, Colombia 38
Colombia: 38 (2026 edition) · Spain: 195 (2026 edition)
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)
How fast is home internet?
Home internet in Spain is 32% faster than in Colombia
Colombia: 246 Mbps (2026) · Spain: 324 Mbps (2026)
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 54% of Colombia, but only 38% of Spain
Colombia: 53.7% (2024) · Spain: 38.2% (2024)
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 4.3 times as deadly as in Spain
Colombia: 26.7 per 100k (2023) · Spain: 6.2 per 100k (2023)
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)
Between them
People, goods and passports that cross from one to the other
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).
