Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Colombia is 20% bigger than Tanzania.
Colombia: 1,140,620 km² (2023) · Tanzania: 947,300 km² (2023)
How much coast is there?
Colombia’s coastline is 2.3 times as long as Tanzania’s.
Colombia: 3,208 km (2026 edition) · Tanzania: 1,424 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Tanzania’s highest peak towers 165 m above Colombia’s.
Colombia: 5,730 m (2026 edition) · Tanzania: 5,895 m (2026 edition)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Tanzania has 32% more people than Colombia.
Colombia: 53.4 million (2025) · Tanzania: 70.5 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Tanzania is 65% more densely populated than Colombia.
Colombia: 48 per km² (2025) · Tanzania: 80 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Colombia are 4.9 cm taller than in Tanzania.
Colombia: 171.9 cm (2019) · Tanzania: 167 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Colombia are 1.1 cm taller than in Tanzania.
Colombia: 158 cm (2019) · Tanzania: 156.9 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Colombia is 14 years older than in Tanzania.
Colombia: 31.6 years (2023) · Tanzania: 17.2 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Tanzania have 2.9 more children on average than in Colombia.
Colombia: 1.63 children per woman (2024) · Tanzania: 4.54 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
10% of people in Colombia are 65 or older, versus 3.0% in Tanzania.
Colombia: 10.2% (2025) · Tanzania: 3% (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Colombia has produced 0.4 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Tanzania 0.0.
Colombia: 0.4 (2025) · Tanzania: 0 (2025)
How many official languages?
Tanzania has 2 official languages, Colombia 1.
Colombia: 1 (2026) · Tanzania: 2 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Colombia’s economy is 5.1 times the size of Tanzania’s.
Colombia: $457 billion (2025) · Tanzania: $90.1 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Colombia produces 5.1 times as much per person as Tanzania.
Colombia: Int$22,640 (2025) · Tanzania: Int$4,471 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Colombia than in Tanzania (Gini 13.9 points higher).
Colombia: 54.4 (2024) · Tanzania: 40.5 (2018)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 8.3% in Colombia, versus 1.6% in Tanzania.
Colombia: 8.3% (2025) · Tanzania: 1.6% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Colombia spends 3.4% of its GDP on the military, Tanzania 1.2%.
Colombia: 3.4% (2024) · Tanzania: 1.2% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Colombia’s price level (US = 100) is 1.3× Tanzania’s.
Colombia: 38% (2025) · Tanzania: 29% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Colombia spends 18 times as much on health per person as Tanzania.
Colombia: $644 (2024) · Tanzania: $36 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Colombia live 11 years longer than in Tanzania.
Colombia: 77.9 years (2024) · Tanzania: 67.2 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Tanzania is 2.7 times as likely to die before turning one as in Colombia.
Colombia: 10.5 per 1,000 (2024) · Tanzania: 28.7 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Colombia has 19 times as many doctors per person as Tanzania.
Colombia: 2.5 per 1,000 (2023) · Tanzania: 0.1 per 1,000 (2022)
How common is obesity?
25% of adults in Colombia are obese, versus 10% in Tanzania.
Colombia: 25.3% (2024) · Tanzania: 10.5% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
Colombia and Tanzania are practically level.
Colombia: 8% (2024) · Tanzania: 7.7% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Colombia rate their lives 2.14 points higher than in Tanzania.
Colombia: 6.04 (2025) · Tanzania: 3.90 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Colombia drink 3.3 times as much alcohol as in Tanzania.
Colombia: 4.9 litres (2023) · Tanzania: 1.5 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Colombia has 5.1 times as much meat per person as Tanzania.
Colombia: 62.6 kg (2023) · Tanzania: 12.2 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Colombia has 608 kcal more food per person per day than Tanzania.
Colombia: 3,126 kcal (2023) · Tanzania: 2,518 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Colombia put in 342 more hours a year than in Tanzania.
Colombia: 2,471 hours (2023) · Tanzania: 2,129 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Colombia went to school 3 years longer than in Tanzania.
Colombia: 9 years (2023) · Tanzania: 6.1 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Colombia welcomed 3.9 times as many tourists per resident as Tanzania (2019).
Colombia: 0.09 (2022) · Tanzania: 0.02 (2022)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
79% of people in Colombia are online, versus 31% in Tanzania.
Colombia: 79% (2024) · Tanzania: 31% (2024)
Who has electricity at home?
99% of people in Colombia have electricity, versus 52% in Tanzania.
Colombia: 98.9% (2024) · Tanzania: 52.4% (2024)
How many live in cities?
79% of people in Colombia live in cities, versus 37% in Tanzania.
Colombia: 79% (2025) · Tanzania: 37% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Colombia has 174 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Tanzania 127.
Colombia: 174 (2024) · Tanzania: 127 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Tanzania’s railway network is 26% longer than Colombia’s.
Colombia: 2,141 km (2019) · Tanzania: 2,701 km (2017)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Colombia fly 29 times as many passengers per resident as those from Tanzania.
Colombia: 0.79 (2023) · Tanzania: 0.03 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 53% of Colombia, but only 50% of Tanzania.
Colombia: 52.8% (2023) · Tanzania: 50.1% (2023)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Colombia emits 6 times as much CO₂ as someone in Tanzania.
Colombia: 1.8 t (2024) · Tanzania: 0.3 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
77% of Colombia’s electricity is renewable, versus 33% in Tanzania.
Colombia: 77% (2025) · Tanzania: 32.9% (2024)
How clean is the air?
The air in Tanzania carries 63% more fine dust than in Colombia.
Colombia: 15.1 µg/m³ (2024) · Tanzania: 24.6 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 6.6 times as likely to be murdered in Colombia as in Tanzania.
Colombia: 24.9 per 100k (2023) · Tanzania: 3.7 per 100k (2020)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Colombia are 3% deadlier than in Tanzania.
Colombia: 16.2 per 100k (2021) · Tanzania: 15.8 per 100k (2021)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Colombia is on average 1.3 °C warmer than Tanzania.
Colombia: 24.4°C (2016–2025 avg) · Tanzania: 23.1°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Colombia gets 2.9 times as much rain as Tanzania.
Colombia: 3,155 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Tanzania: 1,102 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Quick answers
Is Colombia bigger than Tanzania?
Colombia is larger. Colombia is 20% bigger than Tanzania.
Which has more people, Colombia or Tanzania?
Tanzania has 32% more people than Colombia (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Colombia or Tanzania?
People in Colombia live 11 years longer than in Tanzania. Life expectancy at birth is 77.9 years in Colombia and 67.2 in Tanzania.
Are people taller in Colombia or Tanzania?
Men in Colombia are 4.9 cm taller than in Tanzania (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
