World median is the middle country on each statistic: half of all countries with data are above it, half below. It is not an average, so it is never pulled up or down by giants or microstates.
Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
The median country fits inside Colombia 10 times
Colombia: 1,140,620 km² (2024) · World median: 111,370 km² (2024)
How much coast is there?
Colombia’s coastline is 7.3 times as long as the median country’s
Colombia: 3,208 km (2026 edition) · World median: 440 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Colombia’s highest peak towers 3,395 m above the median country’s
Colombia: 5,730 m (2026 edition) · World median: 2,335 m (2026 edition)
How much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 38% of the median country, versus 37% of Colombia
Colombia: 36.5% (2024) · World median: 37.8% (2024)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Colombia has 7.2 times as many people as the median country
Colombia: 53.4 million (2025) · World median: 7.4 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
The median country is 2 times as densely populated as Colombia
Colombia: 48 per km² (2025) · World median: 98 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in the median country are 1.7 cm taller than in Colombia
Colombia: 171.9 cm (2019) · World median: 173.5 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in the median country are 2.6 cm taller than in Colombia
Colombia: 158 cm (2019) · World median: 160.6 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Colombia is 0.49 years older than in the median country
Colombia: 31.6 years (2023) · World median: 31.1 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in the median country have 0.3 more children on average than in Colombia
Colombia: 1.63 children per woman (2024) · World median: 1.9 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
10% of people in Colombia are 65 or older, versus 8.6% in the median country
Colombia: 10.2% (2025) · World median: 8.6% (2025)
How many refugees does it host?
The median country hosts 30 times as many refugees per resident as Colombia
Colombia: 0.027 per 1,000 (2025) · World median: 0.8 per 1,000 (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Colombia has produced 0.4 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, the median country none
Colombia: 0.4 (2026) · World median: 0 (2026)
How many official languages?
Colombia and the median country are practically level
Colombia: 1 (2026) · World median: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Colombia’s economy is 10 times the size of the median country’s
Colombia: $457 billion (2025) · World median: $45.5 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Colombia produces 7% more per person than the median country
Colombia: Int$22,640 (2025) · World median: Int$21,072 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Colombia than in the median country (Gini 20 points higher)
Colombia: 54.4 (2024) · World median: 34.4 (2023)
How many live on less than $3 a day?
8.5% of people in Colombia live on less than $3 a day, versus 1.6% in the median country
Colombia: 8.5% (2024) · World median: 1.6% (2023)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 8.3% in Colombia, versus 5.1% in the median country
Colombia: 8.3% (2025) · World median: 5.1% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Colombia spends 3.2% of its GDP on the military, the median country 1.8%
Colombia: 3.2% (2025) · World median: 1.8% (2025)
How much does the central government collect in tax?
The median country’s central government collects 17% of GDP in tax, Colombia’s 15%
Colombia: 15.2% (2024) · World median: 17% (2024)
How expensive is it?
The median country’s price level (US = 100) is 1.2× Colombia’s
Colombia: 38% (2025) · World median: 45% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Colombia spends 37% more on health per person than the median country
Colombia: $644 (2024) · World median: $470 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Colombia live 3.3 years longer than in the median country
Colombia: 77.9 years (2024) · World median: 74.6 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in the median country is 20% more likely to die before turning one than in Colombia
Colombia: 10.5 per 1,000 (2024) · World median: 12.7 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Colombia has 51% more doctors per person than the median country
Colombia: 2.5 per 1,000 (2023) · World median: 1.7 per 1,000 (2022)
How many hospital beds are there?
The median country has 42% more hospital beds per person than Colombia
Colombia: 1.7 per 1,000 (2020) · World median: 2.4 per 1,000 (2023)
How common is suicide?
The suicide rate in the median country is 47% higher than in Colombia
Colombia: 6.8 per 100k (2023) · World median: 10 per 100k (2023)
How common is obesity?
25% of adults in Colombia are obese, versus 24% in the median country
Colombia: 25.3% (2024) · World median: 24% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
19% of adults in the median country smoke, versus 8.0% in Colombia
Colombia: 8% (2024) · World median: 19% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Colombia rate their lives 0.21 points higher than in the median country
Colombia: 6.04 (2025) · World median: 5.83 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Colombia drink 12% more alcohol than in the median country
Colombia: 4.9 litres (2023) · World median: 4.3 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Colombia has 11% more meat per person than the median country
Colombia: 62.6 kg (2023) · World median: 56.2 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Colombia has 189 kcal more food per person per day than the median country
Colombia: 3,126 kcal (2023) · World median: 2,938 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Colombia put in 496 more hours a year than in the median country
Colombia: 2,471 hours (2023) · World median: 1,974 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in the median country went to school 0.9 years longer than in Colombia
Colombia: 9 years (2023) · World median: 9.9 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
The median country welcomed 3.9 times as many tourists per resident as Colombia (2019)
Colombia: 0.09 (2022) · World median: 0.34 (2024)
How many World Heritage sites?
Colombia has 6 more World Heritage sites than the median country (9 against 3)
Colombia: 9 (2026) · World median: 3 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
Colombia has won 38 Olympic medals, the median country 4
Colombia: 38 (2026 edition) · World median: 4 (2026 edition)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
82% of people in the median country are online, versus 79% in Colombia
Colombia: 79% (2024) · World median: 82% (2024)
How fast is home internet?
Home internet in Colombia is 53% faster than in the median country
Colombia: 246 Mbps (2026) · World median: 161 Mbps (2026)
Who has electricity at home?
100% of people in the median country have electricity, versus 99% in Colombia
Colombia: 98.9% (2024) · World median: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
79% of people in Colombia live in cities, versus 64% in the median country
Colombia: 79% (2025) · World median: 64% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Colombia has 174 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, the median country 115
Colombia: 174 (2024) · World median: 115 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Colombia and the median country are nearly identical here
Colombia: 2,141 km (2019) · World median: 2,141 km (2021)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Colombia fly 3.3 times as many passengers per resident as those from the median country
Colombia: 0.79 (2023) · World median: 0.24 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 54% of Colombia, but only 33% of the median country
Colombia: 53.7% (2024) · World median: 32.8% (2024)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in the median country emits 70% more CO₂ than someone in Colombia
Colombia: 1.8 t (2024) · World median: 3 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
77% of Colombia’s electricity is renewable, versus 31% in the median country
Colombia: 77% (2025) · World median: 30.8% (2024)
How clean is the air?
The air in the median country carries 10% more fine dust than in Colombia
Colombia: 15.1 µg/m³ (2024) · World median: 16.6 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 11 times as likely to be murdered in Colombia as in the median country
Colombia: 24.9 per 100k (2023) · World median: 2.3 per 100k (2023)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Colombia are 44% deadlier than in the median country
Colombia: 26.7 per 100k (2023) · World median: 18.6 per 100k (2023)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Colombia is on average 1.4 °C warmer than the median country
Colombia: 24.4°C (2016–2025 avg) · World median: 23°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Colombia gets 3.1 times as much rain as the median country
Colombia: 3,155 mm (2016–2025 avg) · World median: 1,014 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Quick answers
Is Colombia bigger than the median country?
Colombia is larger. The median country fits inside Colombia 10 times.
Which has more people, Colombia or the median country?
Colombia has 7.2 times as many people as the median country (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Colombia or the median country?
People in Colombia live 3.3 years longer than in the median country. Life expectancy at birth is 77.9 years in Colombia and 74.6 in the median country.
Are people taller in Colombia or the median country?
Men in the median country are 1.7 cm taller than in Colombia (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
