How much coast is there?

Colombia’s coastline is 15% longer than Venezuela’s.

Colombia: 3,208 km (2026 edition) · Venezuela: 2,800 km (2026 edition)

How high can you climb?

Colombia’s highest peak towers 752 m above Venezuela’s.

Colombia: 5,730 m (2026 edition) · Venezuela: 4,978 m (2026 edition)

How many people live there?

Colombia has 87% more people than Venezuela.

Colombia: 53.4 million (2025) · Venezuela: 28.5 million (2025)

How crowded is it?

Colombia is 49% more densely populated than Venezuela.

Colombia: 48 per km² (2025) · Venezuela: 32 per km² (2025)

How old is the typical person?

The typical person in Colombia is 2.6 years older than in Venezuela.

Colombia: 31.6 years (2023) · Venezuela: 29 years (2023)

How many children per woman?

Women in Venezuela have 0.4 more children on average than in Colombia.

Colombia: 1.63 children per woman (2024) · Venezuela: 2.08 children per woman (2024)

How many people are 65 or older?

Colombia and Venezuela are practically level.

Colombia: 10.2% (2025) · Venezuela: 10% (2025)

How many Nobel laureates were born there?

Venezuela has produced 0.7 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Colombia 0.4.

Colombia: 0.4 (2025) · Venezuela: 0.7 (2025)

How many official languages?

Colombia and Venezuela are practically level.

Colombia: 1 (2026) · Venezuela: 1 (2026)

How big is the economy?

Colombia’s economy is 4.6 times the size of Venezuela’s.

Colombia: $457 billion (2025) · Venezuela: $99.7 billion (2025)

How much is produced per person?

Colombia: Int$22,640 (2025) · Venezuela: no data

How evenly is income shared?

Colombia: 54.4 (2024) · Venezuela: no data

How many people are looking for work?

Unemployment is 8.3% in Colombia, versus 5.3% in Venezuela.

Colombia: 8.3% (2025) · Venezuela: 5.3% (2025)

How much goes to the military?

Colombia spends 3.4% of its GDP on the military, Venezuela 0.5%.

Colombia: 3.4% (2024) · Venezuela: 0.5% (2023)

How expensive is it?

Colombia: 38% (2025) · Venezuela: no data

How much is spent on health?

Colombia spends 3.5 times as much on health per person as Venezuela.

Colombia: $644 (2024) · Venezuela: $186 (2023)

How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?

A baby in Venezuela is 2 times as likely to die before turning one as in Colombia.

Colombia: 10.5 per 1,000 (2024) · Venezuela: 21.2 per 1,000 (2024)

How many doctors are there?

Colombia has 52% more doctors per person than Venezuela.

Colombia: 2.5 per 1,000 (2023) · Venezuela: 1.7 per 1,000 (2017)

How common is obesity?

25% of adults in Colombia are obese, versus 23% in Venezuela.

Colombia: 25.3% (2024) · Venezuela: 23% (2024)

How many adults smoke?

Colombia: 8% (2024) · Venezuela: no data

How do people rate their lives?

People in Colombia rate their lives 0.28 points higher than in Venezuela.

Colombia: 6.04 (2025) · Venezuela: 5.76 (2025)

How much do people drink?

Adults in Colombia drink 87% more alcohol than in Venezuela.

Colombia: 4.9 litres (2023) · Venezuela: 2.6 litres (2023)

How much meat is on the menu?

Colombia has 65% more meat per person than Venezuela.

Colombia: 62.6 kg (2023) · Venezuela: 38 kg (2023)

How much food is there per day?

Colombia has 326 kcal more food per person per day than Venezuela.

Colombia: 3,126 kcal (2023) · Venezuela: 2,800 kcal (2023)

How long do people work?

Workers in Colombia put in 641 more hours a year than in Venezuela.

Colombia: 2,471 hours (2023) · Venezuela: 1,829 hours (2014)

How long do people go to school?

Adults in Venezuela went to school 0.65 years longer than in Colombia.

Colombia: 9 years (2023) · Venezuela: 9.7 years (2023)

How many tourists visit?

Colombia welcomed 6.3 times as many tourists per resident as Venezuela (2019).

Colombia: 0.09 (2022) · Venezuela: 0.01 (2017)

How many people are online?

79% of people in Colombia are online, versus 77% in Venezuela.

Colombia: 79% (2024) · Venezuela: 77% (2024)

Who has electricity at home?

100% of people in Venezuela have electricity, versus 99% in Colombia.

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

How many live in cities?

89% of people in Venezuela live in cities, versus 79% in Colombia.

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

How many phones per person?

Colombia has 174 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Venezuela 71.

Colombia: 174 (2024) · Venezuela: 71 (2024)

How much railway is there?

Colombia’s railway network is 4.8 times as long as Venezuela’s.

Colombia: 2,141 km (2019) · Venezuela: 447 km (2014)

How much do they fly?

Airlines from Colombia fly 13 times as many passengers per resident as those from Venezuela.

Colombia: 0.79 (2023) · Venezuela: 0.06 (2023)

How much of the land is forest?

Forest covers 53% of Colombia, but only 52% of Venezuela.

Colombia: 52.8% (2023) · Venezuela: 52.2% (2023)

How much CO₂ does each person emit?

The average person in Venezuela emits 2.3 times as much CO₂ as someone in Colombia.

Colombia: 1.8 t (2024) · Venezuela: 4.1 t (2024)

How green is the power grid?

91% of Venezuela’s electricity is renewable, versus 77% in Colombia.

Colombia: 77% (2025) · Venezuela: 91.1% (2024)

How clean is the air?

The air in Venezuela carries 5% more fine dust than in Colombia.

Colombia: 15.1 µg/m³ (2024) · Venezuela: 15.8 µg/m³ (2024)

How common is murder?

You are 2 times as likely to be murdered in Colombia as in Venezuela.

Colombia: 24.9 per 100k (2023) · Venezuela: 12.6 per 100k (2022)

How dangerous are the roads?

Roads in Colombia are 23% deadlier than in Venezuela.

Colombia: 16.2 per 100k (2021) · Venezuela: 13.2 per 100k (2021)

How warm is it?

Venezuela is on average 1.4 °C warmer than Colombia.

Colombia: 24.4°C (2016–2025 avg) · Venezuela: 25.8°C (2016–2025 avg)

How much rain falls?

Colombia gets 49% more rain than Venezuela.

Colombia: 3,155 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Venezuela: 2,117 mm (2016–2025 avg)