Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Colombia is 25% bigger than Venezuela
Colombia: 1,140,620 km² (2024) · Venezuela: 912,050 km² (2024)
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 much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 37% of Colombia, versus 24% of Venezuela
Colombia: 36.5% (2024) · Venezuela: 24.4% (2024)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
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 tall are the men?
Men in Venezuela are 1.7 cm taller than in Colombia
Colombia: 171.9 cm (2019) · Venezuela: 173.5 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Venezuela are 2.1 cm taller than in Colombia
Colombia: 158 cm (2019) · Venezuela: 160 cm (2019)
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 refugees does it host?
Venezuela hosts 18 times as many refugees per resident as Colombia
Colombia: 0.027 per 1,000 (2025) · Venezuela: 0.5 per 1,000 (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 (2026) · Venezuela: 0.7 (2026)
How many official languages?
Colombia and Venezuela are practically level
Colombia: 1 (2026) · Venezuela: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
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 live on less than $3 a day?
Colombia: 8.5% (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 3.2% of its GDP on the military, Venezuela 2.2%
Colombia: 3.2% (2025) · Venezuela: 2.2% (2017)
How much does the central government collect in tax?
Colombia: 15.2% (2024) · Venezuela: no data
How expensive is it?
Colombia: 38% (2025) · Venezuela: no data
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
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 long do people live?
People in Colombia live 5.2 years longer than in Venezuela
Colombia: 77.9 years (2024) · Venezuela: 72.7 years (2024)
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 many hospital beds are there?
Colombia has 72% more hospital beds per person than Venezuela
Colombia: 1.7 per 1,000 (2020) · Venezuela: 1 per 1,000 (2020)
How common is suicide?
The suicide rate in Venezuela is 18% higher than in Colombia
Colombia: 6.8 per 100k (2023) · Venezuela: 8 per 100k (2023)
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
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
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 World Heritage sites?
Colombia has 6 more World Heritage sites than Venezuela (9 against 3)
Colombia: 9 (2026) · Venezuela: 3 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
Colombia has won 38 Olympic medals, Venezuela 19
Colombia: 38 (2026 edition) · Venezuela: 19 (2026 edition)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
79% of people in Colombia are online, versus 77% in Venezuela
Colombia: 79% (2024) · Venezuela: 77% (2024)
How fast is home internet?
Home internet in Colombia is 40% faster than in Venezuela
Colombia: 246 Mbps (2026) · Venezuela: 176 Mbps (2026)
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)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Colombia and Venezuela are practically level
Colombia: 53.7% (2024) · Venezuela: 53.4% (2024)
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)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
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 80% deadlier than in Venezuela
Colombia: 26.7 per 100k (2023) · Venezuela: 14.8 per 100k (2023)
Climate
What the year feels like
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)
Between them
People, goods and passports that cross from one to the other
Quick answers
Is Colombia bigger than Venezuela?
Colombia is larger. Colombia is 25% bigger than Venezuela.
Which has more people, Colombia or Venezuela?
Colombia has 87% more people than Venezuela (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Colombia or Venezuela?
People in Colombia live 5.2 years longer than in Venezuela. Life expectancy at birth is 77.9 years in Colombia and 72.7 in Venezuela.
Are people taller in Colombia or Venezuela?
Men in Venezuela are 1.7 cm taller than in Colombia (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
