Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Colombia is 89% bigger than Ukraine.
Colombia: 1,140,620 km² (2023) · Ukraine: 603,550 km² (2023)
How much coast is there?
Colombia’s coastline is 15% longer than Ukraine’s.
Colombia: 3,208 km (2026 edition) · Ukraine: 2,782 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Colombia’s highest peak towers 3,669 m above Ukraine’s.
Colombia: 5,730 m (2026 edition) · Ukraine: 2,061 m (2026 edition)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Colombia has 37% more people than Ukraine.
Colombia: 53.4 million (2025) · Ukraine: 39 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Ukraine is 40% more densely populated than Colombia.
Colombia: 48 per km² (2025) · Ukraine: 67 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Ukraine are 9.1 cm taller than in Colombia.
Colombia: 171.9 cm (2019) · Ukraine: 181 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Ukraine are 8.7 cm taller than in Colombia.
Colombia: 158 cm (2019) · Ukraine: 166.6 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Ukraine is 10 years older than in Colombia.
Colombia: 31.6 years (2023) · Ukraine: 42 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Colombia have 0.6 more children on average than in Ukraine.
Colombia: 1.63 children per woman (2024) · Ukraine: 0.99 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
19% of people in Ukraine are 65 or older, versus 10% in Colombia.
Colombia: 10.2% (2025) · Ukraine: 19% (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Ukraine has produced 1.3 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Colombia 0.4.
Colombia: 0.4 (2025) · Ukraine: 1.3 (2025)
How many official languages?
Colombia and Ukraine are practically level.
Colombia: 1 (2026) · Ukraine: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Colombia’s economy is 2.1 times the size of Ukraine’s.
Colombia: $457 billion (2025) · Ukraine: $214 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Colombia produces 20% more per person than Ukraine.
Colombia: Int$22,640 (2025) · Ukraine: Int$18,905 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Colombia than in Ukraine (Gini 28.8 points higher).
Colombia: 54.4 (2024) · Ukraine: 25.6 (2020)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 9.8% in Ukraine, versus 8.3% in Colombia.
Colombia: 8.3% (2025) · Ukraine: 9.8% (2021)
How much goes to the military?
Ukraine spends 34% of its GDP on the military, Colombia 3.4%.
Colombia: 3.4% (2024) · Ukraine: 34.5% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Colombia’s price level (US = 100) is 1.2× Ukraine’s.
Colombia: 38% (2025) · Ukraine: 31% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Colombia spends 74% more on health per person than Ukraine.
Colombia: $644 (2024) · Ukraine: $370 (2021)
How long do people live?
People in Colombia live 3.2 years longer than in Ukraine.
Colombia: 77.9 years (2024) · Ukraine: 74.7 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Colombia is 38% more likely to die before turning one than in Ukraine.
Colombia: 10.5 per 1,000 (2024) · Ukraine: 7.6 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Ukraine has 39% more doctors per person than Colombia.
Colombia: 2.5 per 1,000 (2023) · Ukraine: 3.5 per 1,000 (2023)
How common is obesity?
28% of adults in Ukraine are obese, versus 25% in Colombia.
Colombia: 25.3% (2024) · Ukraine: 27.8% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
24% of adults in Ukraine smoke, versus 8.0% in Colombia.
Colombia: 8% (2024) · Ukraine: 23.7% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Colombia rate their lives 1.38 points higher than in Ukraine.
Colombia: 6.04 (2025) · Ukraine: 4.66 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Colombia drink 26% more alcohol than in Ukraine.
Colombia: 4.9 litres (2023) · Ukraine: 3.9 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Colombia has 27% more meat per person than Ukraine.
Colombia: 62.6 kg (2023) · Ukraine: 49.5 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Colombia has 341 kcal more food per person per day than Ukraine.
Colombia: 3,126 kcal (2023) · Ukraine: 2,786 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Colombia put in 426 more hours a year than in Ukraine.
Colombia: 2,471 hours (2023) · Ukraine: 2,045 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Ukraine went to school 2.1 years longer than in Colombia.
Colombia: 9 years (2023) · Ukraine: 11.1 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Colombia welcomed 33% more tourists per resident than Ukraine (2019).
Colombia: 0.09 (2022) · Ukraine: 0.07 (2024)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
82% of people in Ukraine are online, versus 79% in Colombia.
Colombia: 79% (2024) · Ukraine: 82% (2024)
Who has electricity at home?
100% of people in Ukraine have electricity, versus 99% in Colombia.
Colombia: 98.9% (2024) · Ukraine: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
79% of people in Colombia live in cities, versus 70% in Ukraine.
Colombia: 79% (2025) · Ukraine: 70% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Colombia has 174 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Ukraine 133.
Colombia: 174 (2024) · Ukraine: 133 (2023)
How much railway is there?
Ukraine’s railway network is 10 times as long as Colombia’s.
Colombia: 2,141 km (2019) · Ukraine: 21,626 km (2020)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Colombia fly 68 times as many passengers per resident as those from Ukraine.
Colombia: 0.79 (2023) · Ukraine: 0.01 (2022)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 53% of Colombia, but only 17% of Ukraine.
Colombia: 52.8% (2023) · Ukraine: 16.8% (2023)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Ukraine emits 2.1 times as much CO₂ as someone in Colombia.
Colombia: 1.8 t (2024) · Ukraine: 3.8 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
77% of Colombia’s electricity is renewable, versus 16% in Ukraine.
Colombia: 77% (2025) · Ukraine: 16.4% (2022)
How clean is the air?
The air in Colombia carries 6% more fine dust than in Ukraine.
Colombia: 15.1 µg/m³ (2024) · Ukraine: 14.2 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 Ukraine.
Colombia: 24.9 per 100k (2023) · Ukraine: 3.8 per 100k (2021)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Colombia are 54% deadlier than in Ukraine.
Colombia: 16.2 per 100k (2021) · Ukraine: 10.5 per 100k (2021)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Colombia is on average 14.1 °C warmer than Ukraine.
Colombia: 24.4°C (2016–2025 avg) · Ukraine: 10.3°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Colombia gets 5.1 times as much rain as Ukraine.
Colombia: 3,155 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Ukraine: 619 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Quick answers
Is Colombia bigger than Ukraine?
Colombia is larger. Colombia is 89% bigger than Ukraine.
Which has more people, Colombia or Ukraine?
Colombia has 37% more people than Ukraine (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Colombia or Ukraine?
People in Colombia live 3.2 years longer than in Ukraine. Life expectancy at birth is 77.9 years in Colombia and 74.7 in Ukraine.
Are people taller in Colombia or Ukraine?
Men in Ukraine are 9.1 cm taller than in Colombia (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
