Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Colombia is 45% bigger than Türkiye.
Colombia: 1,140,620 km² (2023) · Türkiye: 785,350 km² (2023)
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)
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)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Türkiye has 61% more people than Colombia.
Colombia: 53.4 million (2025) · Türkiye: 85.9 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Türkiye is 2.3 times as densely populated as Colombia.
Colombia: 48 per km² (2025) · Türkiye: 112 per km² (2025)
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)
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)
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)
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)
How many people are 65 or older?
Türkiye and Colombia are practically level.
Colombia: 10.2% (2025) · Türkiye: 10.6% (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Türkiye has produced 0.5 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Colombia 0.4.
Colombia: 0.4 (2025) · Türkiye: 0.5 (2025)
How many official languages?
Colombia and Türkiye are practically level.
Colombia: 1 (2026) · Türkiye: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
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)
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)
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)
How many people are looking for work?
Türkiye and Colombia are practically level.
Colombia: 8.3% (2025) · Türkiye: 8.5% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Colombia spends 3.4% of its GDP on the military, Türkiye 1.9%.
Colombia: 3.4% (2024) · Türkiye: 1.9% (2024)
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
How much is spent on health?
Colombia spends 18% more on health per person than Türkiye.
Colombia: $644 (2024) · Türkiye: $548 (2023)
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)
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)
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)
How common is obesity?
30% of adults in Türkiye are obese, versus 25% in Colombia.
Colombia: 25.3% (2024) · Türkiye: 30.5% (2024)
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
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
90% of people in Türkiye are online, versus 79% in Colombia.
Colombia: 79% (2024) · Türkiye: 90% (2025)
Who has electricity at home?
100% of people in Türkiye have electricity, versus 99% in Colombia.
Colombia: 98.9% (2024) · Türkiye: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
89% of people in Türkiye live in cities, versus 79% in Colombia.
Colombia: 79% (2025) · Türkiye: 89% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Colombia has 174 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Türkiye 108.
Colombia: 174 (2024) · Türkiye: 108 (2024)
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)
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
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 53% of Colombia, but only 29% of Türkiye.
Colombia: 52.8% (2023) · Türkiye: 29.5% (2023)
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)
How green is the power grid?
77% of Colombia’s electricity is renewable, versus 43% in Türkiye.
Colombia: 77% (2025) · Türkiye: 43.3% (2025)
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)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
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)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Colombia are 2.5 times as deadly as in Türkiye.
Colombia: 16.2 per 100k (2021) · Türkiye: 6.5 per 100k (2021)
Climate
What the year feels like
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)
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)
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).
