Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Uzbekistan fits inside Colombia 2.5 times.
Colombia: 1,140,620 km² (2023) · Uzbekistan: 448,920 km² (2023)
How much coast is there?
Colombia: 3,208 km (2026 edition) · Uzbekistan: 0 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Colombia’s highest peak towers 1,087 m above Uzbekistan’s.
Colombia: 5,730 m (2026 edition) · Uzbekistan: 4,643 m (2026 edition)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Colombia has 44% more people than Uzbekistan.
Colombia: 53.4 million (2025) · Uzbekistan: 37.1 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Uzbekistan is 75% more densely populated than Colombia.
Colombia: 48 per km² (2025) · Uzbekistan: 84 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Colombia are 0.9 cm taller than in Uzbekistan.
Colombia: 171.9 cm (2019) · Uzbekistan: 170.9 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Uzbekistan are 2.3 cm taller than in Colombia.
Colombia: 158 cm (2019) · Uzbekistan: 160.3 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Colombia is 4.7 years older than in Uzbekistan.
Colombia: 31.6 years (2023) · Uzbekistan: 26.9 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Uzbekistan have 1.9 more children on average than in Colombia.
Colombia: 1.63 children per woman (2024) · Uzbekistan: 3.49 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
10% of people in Colombia are 65 or older, versus 6.1% in Uzbekistan.
Colombia: 10.2% (2025) · Uzbekistan: 6.1% (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Colombia has produced 0.4 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Uzbekistan none.
Colombia: 0.4 (2025) · Uzbekistan: 0 (2025)
How many official languages?
Uzbekistan has 2 official languages, Colombia 1.
Colombia: 1 (2026) · Uzbekistan: 2 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Colombia’s economy is 3.1 times the size of Uzbekistan’s.
Colombia: $457 billion (2025) · Uzbekistan: $147 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Colombia produces 66% more per person than Uzbekistan.
Colombia: Int$22,640 (2025) · Uzbekistan: Int$13,601 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Colombia than in Uzbekistan (Gini 21.7 points higher).
Colombia: 54.4 (2024) · Uzbekistan: 32.7 (2025)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 8.3% in Colombia, versus 4.6% in Uzbekistan.
Colombia: 8.3% (2025) · Uzbekistan: 4.6% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Colombia and Uzbekistan are practically level.
Colombia: 3.4% (2024) · Uzbekistan: 2.9% (2018)
How expensive is it?
Colombia’s price level (US = 100) is 1.3× Uzbekistan’s.
Colombia: 38% (2025) · Uzbekistan: 29% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Colombia spends 3.4 times as much on health per person as Uzbekistan.
Colombia: $644 (2024) · Uzbekistan: $192 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Colombia live 5.4 years longer than in Uzbekistan.
Colombia: 77.9 years (2024) · Uzbekistan: 72.5 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Uzbekistan is 22% more likely to die before turning one than in Colombia.
Colombia: 10.5 per 1,000 (2024) · Uzbekistan: 12.8 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Uzbekistan has 11% more doctors per person than Colombia.
Colombia: 2.5 per 1,000 (2023) · Uzbekistan: 2.8 per 1,000 (2021)
How common is obesity?
31% of adults in Uzbekistan are obese, versus 25% in Colombia.
Colombia: 25.3% (2024) · Uzbekistan: 30.6% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
16% of adults in Uzbekistan smoke, versus 8.0% in Colombia.
Colombia: 8% (2024) · Uzbekistan: 16.3% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Uzbekistan rate their lives 0.24 points higher than in Colombia.
Colombia: 6.04 (2025) · Uzbekistan: 6.28 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Colombia drink 2.3 times as much alcohol as in Uzbekistan.
Colombia: 4.9 litres (2023) · Uzbekistan: 2.1 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Colombia has 32% more meat per person than Uzbekistan.
Colombia: 62.6 kg (2023) · Uzbekistan: 47.4 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Uzbekistan has 171 kcal more food per person per day than Colombia.
Colombia: 3,126 kcal (2023) · Uzbekistan: 3,297 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Colombia put in 372 more hours a year than in Uzbekistan.
Colombia: 2,471 hours (2023) · Uzbekistan: 2,099 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Uzbekistan went to school 2.9 years longer than in Colombia.
Colombia: 9 years (2023) · Uzbekistan: 11.9 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Uzbekistan welcomed 2.5 times as many tourists per resident as Colombia (2019).
Colombia: 0.09 (2022) · Uzbekistan: 0.22 (2024)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
90% of people in Uzbekistan are online, versus 79% in Colombia.
Colombia: 79% (2024) · Uzbekistan: 90% (2024)
Who has electricity at home?
100% of people in Uzbekistan have electricity, versus 99% in Colombia.
Colombia: 98.9% (2024) · Uzbekistan: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
79% of people in Colombia live in cities, versus 51% in Uzbekistan.
Colombia: 79% (2025) · Uzbekistan: 51% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Colombia has 174 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Uzbekistan 110.
Colombia: 174 (2024) · Uzbekistan: 110 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Uzbekistan’s railway network is 2.2 times as long as Colombia’s.
Colombia: 2,141 km (2019) · Uzbekistan: 4,732 km (2021)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Colombia fly 6.1 times as many passengers per resident as those from Uzbekistan.
Colombia: 0.79 (2023) · Uzbekistan: 0.13 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 53% of Colombia, but only 8.5% of Uzbekistan.
Colombia: 52.8% (2023) · Uzbekistan: 8.5% (2023)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Uzbekistan emits 2.2 times as much CO₂ as someone in Colombia.
Colombia: 1.8 t (2024) · Uzbekistan: 3.8 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
77% of Colombia’s electricity is renewable, versus 19% in Uzbekistan.
Colombia: 77% (2025) · Uzbekistan: 19.4% (2025)
How clean is the air?
The air in Uzbekistan carries 2 times as much fine dust as in Colombia.
Colombia: 15.1 µg/m³ (2024) · Uzbekistan: 30 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 18 times as likely to be murdered in Colombia as in Uzbekistan.
Colombia: 24.9 per 100k (2023) · Uzbekistan: 1.4 per 100k (2021)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Colombia are 74% deadlier than in Uzbekistan.
Colombia: 16.2 per 100k (2021) · Uzbekistan: 9.3 per 100k (2021)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Colombia is on average 10.0 °C warmer than Uzbekistan.
Colombia: 24.4°C (2016–2025 avg) · Uzbekistan: 14.4°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Colombia gets 14 times as much rain as Uzbekistan.
Colombia: 3,155 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Uzbekistan: 221 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Quick answers
Is Colombia bigger than Uzbekistan?
Colombia is larger. Uzbekistan fits inside Colombia 2.5 times.
Which has more people, Colombia or Uzbekistan?
Colombia has 44% more people than Uzbekistan (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Colombia or Uzbekistan?
People in Colombia live 5.4 years longer than in Uzbekistan. Life expectancy at birth is 77.9 years in Colombia and 72.5 in Uzbekistan.
Are people taller in Colombia or Uzbekistan?
Men in Colombia are 0.9 cm taller than in Uzbekistan (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
