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Land

Size, shape and altitude

Total area

How big is it, really?

Colombia is 45% bigger than Türkiye

Colombia: 1,140,620 km² (2024) · Türkiye: 785,350 km² (2024)

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Coastline

How much coast is there?

Türkiye’s coastline is 2.2 times as long as Colombia’s

Colombia: 3,208 km (2026 edition) · Türkiye: 7,200 km (2026 edition)

Highest point

How high can you climb?

Colombia’s highest peak towers 593 m above Türkiye’s

Colombia: 5,730 m (2026 edition) · Türkiye: 5,137 m (2026 edition)

Farmland

How much of the land is farmed?

Farmland covers 50% of Türkiye, versus 37% of Colombia

Colombia: 36.5% (2024) · Türkiye: 50.2% (2024)

How far apart are they?

People

Who lives there, and how closely

Population

How many people live there?

Türkiye has 61% more people than Colombia

Colombia: 53.4 million (2025) · Türkiye: 85.9 million (2025)

Population density

How crowded is it?

Türkiye is 2.3 times as densely populated as Colombia

Colombia: 48 per km² (2025) · Türkiye: 112 per km² (2025)

Height of men

How tall are the men?

Men in Türkiye are 4.5 cm taller than in Colombia

Colombia: 171.9 cm (2019) · Türkiye: 176.4 cm (2019)

Height of women

How tall are the women?

Women in Türkiye are 3.8 cm taller than in Colombia

Colombia: 158 cm (2019) · Türkiye: 161.8 cm (2019)

Median age

How old is the typical person?

The typical person in Türkiye is 0.91 years older than in Colombia

Colombia: 31.6 years (2023) · Türkiye: 32.5 years (2023)

Fertility rate

How many children per woman?

Women in Colombia have 0.2 more children on average than in Türkiye

Colombia: 1.63 children per woman (2024) · Türkiye: 1.48 children per woman (2024)

Aged 65 and over

How many people are 65 or older?

Türkiye and Colombia are practically level

Colombia: 10.2% (2025) · Türkiye: 10.6% (2025)

Refugees hosted per 1,000 residents

How many refugees does it host?

Türkiye hosts 1,016 times as many refugees per resident as Colombia

Colombia: 0.027 per 1,000 (2025) · Türkiye: 27.8 per 1,000 (2025)

Nobel laureates per 10 million people

How many Nobel laureates were born there?

Türkiye has produced 0.5 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Colombia 0.4

Colombia: 0.4 (2026) · Türkiye: 0.5 (2026)

Official languages

How many official languages?

Colombia and Türkiye are practically level

Colombia: 1 (2026) · Türkiye: 1 (2026)

What shape is the population?

Money

What an economy looks like per person

Economy size (GDP)

How big is the economy?

Türkiye’s economy is 3.5 times the size of Colombia’s

Colombia: $457 billion (2025) · Türkiye: $1.6 trillion (2025)

GDP per person (PPP)

How much is produced per person?

Türkiye produces 2 times as much per person as Colombia

Colombia: Int$22,640 (2025) · Türkiye: Int$45,289 (2025)

Income inequality (Gini)

How evenly is income shared?

Income is more unequally shared in Colombia than in Türkiye (Gini 10.7 points higher)

Colombia: 54.4 (2024) · Türkiye: 43.7 (2023)

Extreme poverty ($3.00 a day)

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 Türkiye

Colombia: 8.5% (2024) · Türkiye: 0.2% (2023)

Unemployment

How many people are looking for work?

Türkiye and Colombia are practically level

Colombia: 8.3% (2025) · Türkiye: 8.5% (2025)

Military spending

How much goes to the military?

Colombia spends 3.2% of its GDP on the military, Türkiye 1.9%

Colombia: 3.2% (2025) · Türkiye: 1.9% (2025)

Tax revenue (central government)

How much does the central government collect in tax?

Türkiye’s central government collects 18% of GDP in tax, Colombia’s 15%

Colombia: 15.2% (2024) · Türkiye: 17.6% (2024)

Price level (US = 100)

How expensive is it?

Türkiye’s price level (US = 100) is 1.1× Colombia’s

Colombia: 38% (2025) · Türkiye: 41% (2025)

Health

Long lives, small beginnings

Health spending per person

How much is spent on health?

Colombia spends 18% more on health per person than Türkiye

Colombia: $644 (2024) · Türkiye: $548 (2023)

Life expectancy

How long do people live?

People in Colombia live 0.49 years longer than in Türkiye

Colombia: 77.9 years (2024) · Türkiye: 77.4 years (2024)

Infant mortality

How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?

A baby in Colombia is 31% more likely to die before turning one than in Türkiye

Colombia: 10.5 per 1,000 (2024) · Türkiye: 8 per 1,000 (2024)

Doctors

How many doctors are there?

Colombia has 13% more doctors per person than Türkiye

Colombia: 2.5 per 1,000 (2023) · Türkiye: 2.2 per 1,000 (2022)

Hospital beds

How many hospital beds are there?

Türkiye has 79% more hospital beds per person than Colombia

Colombia: 1.7 per 1,000 (2020) · Türkiye: 3.1 per 1,000 (2023)

Suicide rate

How common is suicide?

The suicide rate in Colombia is 84% higher than in Türkiye

Colombia: 6.8 per 100k (2023) · Türkiye: 3.7 per 100k (2023)

Adult obesity

How common is obesity?

30% of adults in Türkiye are obese, versus 25% in Colombia

Colombia: 25.3% (2024) · Türkiye: 30.5% (2024)

Smoking

How many adults smoke?

31% of adults in Türkiye smoke, versus 8.0% in Colombia

Colombia: 8% (2024) · Türkiye: 31.1% (2024)

Everyday life

Plates, glasses and happiness

Life satisfaction

How do people rate their lives?

People in Colombia rate their lives 0.74 points higher than in Türkiye

Colombia: 6.04 (2025) · Türkiye: 5.30 (2025)

Alcohol consumption

How much do people drink?

Adults in Colombia drink 2.2 times as much alcohol as in Türkiye

Colombia: 4.9 litres (2023) · Türkiye: 2.2 litres (2023)

Meat supply

How much meat is on the menu?

Colombia has 27% more meat per person than Türkiye

Colombia: 62.6 kg (2023) · Türkiye: 49.4 kg (2023)

Daily calories

How much food is there per day?

Türkiye has 766 kcal more food per person per day than Colombia

Colombia: 3,126 kcal (2023) · Türkiye: 3,892 kcal (2023)

Working hours

How long do people work?

Workers in Colombia put in 723 more hours a year than in Türkiye

Colombia: 2,471 hours (2023) · Türkiye: 1,747 hours (2023)

Years of schooling

How long do people go to school?

Adults in Colombia went to school 0.05 years longer than in Türkiye

Colombia: 9 years (2023) · Türkiye: 9 years (2023)

Tourists per resident

How many tourists visit?

Türkiye welcomed 6.8 times as many tourists per resident as Colombia (2019)

Colombia: 0.09 (2022) · Türkiye: 0.59 (2022)

World Heritage sites

How many World Heritage sites?

Türkiye has 13 more World Heritage sites than Colombia (22 against 9)

Colombia: 9 (2026) · Türkiye: 22 (2026)

Olympic medals (all time)

How many Olympic medals has it won?

Türkiye has won 111 Olympic medals, Colombia 38

Colombia: 38 (2026 edition) · Türkiye: 111 (2026 edition)

Connected

Online, electrified, urban

Internet users

How many people are online?

90% of people in Türkiye are online, versus 79% in Colombia

Colombia: 79% (2024) · Türkiye: 90% (2025)

Fixed broadband download speed

How fast is home internet?

Home internet in Colombia is 20% faster than in Türkiye

Colombia: 246 Mbps (2026) · Türkiye: 205 Mbps (2026)

Access to electricity

Who has electricity at home?

100% of people in Türkiye have electricity, versus 99% in Colombia

Colombia: 98.9% (2024) · Türkiye: 100% (2024)

Urban population

How many live in cities?

89% of people in Türkiye live in cities, versus 79% in Colombia

Colombia: 79% (2025) · Türkiye: 89% (2025)

Mobile subscriptions

How many phones per person?

Colombia has 174 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Türkiye 108

Colombia: 174 (2024) · Türkiye: 108 (2024)

Railway network

How much railway is there?

Türkiye’s railway network is 4.9 times as long as Colombia’s

Colombia: 2,141 km (2019) · Türkiye: 10,546 km (2021)

Air passengers per resident

How much do they fly?

Airlines from Türkiye fly 85% more passengers per resident than those from Colombia

Colombia: 0.79 (2023) · Türkiye: 1.47 (2023)

Planet

Air, forests and energy

Forest cover

How much of the land is forest?

Forest covers 54% of Colombia, but only 29% of Türkiye

Colombia: 53.7% (2024) · Türkiye: 29.5% (2024)

CO₂ per person

How much CO₂ does each person emit?

The average person in Türkiye emits 3.3 times as much CO₂ as someone in Colombia

Colombia: 1.8 t (2024) · Türkiye: 5.9 t (2024)

Renewable electricity

How green is the power grid?

77% of Colombia’s electricity is renewable, versus 43% in Türkiye

Colombia: 77% (2025) · Türkiye: 43.3% (2025)

Air pollution (PM2.5)

How clean is the air?

The air in Türkiye carries 70% more fine dust than in Colombia

Colombia: 15.1 µg/m³ (2024) · Türkiye: 25.6 µg/m³ (2024)

Where does the power come from?

Safety

Measured risk, not vibes

Homicide rate

How common is murder?

You are 7.7 times as likely to be murdered in Colombia as in Türkiye

Colombia: 24.9 per 100k (2023) · Türkiye: 3.2 per 100k (2023)

Road deaths

How dangerous are the roads?

Roads in Colombia are 2.3 times as deadly as in Türkiye

Colombia: 26.7 per 100k (2023) · Türkiye: 11.5 per 100k (2023)

Climate

What the year feels like

Average temperature

How warm is it?

Colombia is on average 11.7 °C warmer than Türkiye

Colombia: 24.4°C (2016–2025 avg) · Türkiye: 12.7°C (2016–2025 avg)

Rainfall

How much rain falls?

Colombia gets 4.6 times as much rain as Türkiye

Colombia: 3,155 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Türkiye: 680 mm (2016–2025 avg)

What does the year feel like?

Between them

People, goods and passports that cross from one to the other

Who has moved between them?
Can they visit without a visa?
What do they sell each other?
Have they met on the pitch?
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Quick answers

Is Colombia bigger than Türkiye?

Colombia is larger. Colombia is 45% bigger than Türkiye.

Which has more people, Colombia or Türkiye?

Türkiye has 61% more people than Colombia (2025 estimates).

Where do people live longer, Colombia or Türkiye?

People in Colombia live 0.49 years longer than in Türkiye. Life expectancy at birth is 77.9 years in Colombia and 77.4 in Türkiye.

Are people taller in Colombia or Türkiye?

Men in Türkiye are 4.5 cm taller than in Colombia (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).

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