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🇨🇴 Colombia

Republic of Colombia

COL CO $ Colombian peso (COP)

Every statistic we track for Colombia — 133 indicators, each with its latest value and world rank. Open the interactive profile →

GDP per capita (PPP)

$23,576

#90 of 191

Life expectancy

75.6 yrs

#68 of 188

Happiness score

6.04

#68 of 147

Liberal democracy

0.56

#53 of 179

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All indicators

📈 Economy

Account Ownership 57.1% #96/139 2024
Bank Account Ownership 57.1% #96/139 2024
Bank Branches 11.8 #80/153 2024
Big Mac Price 6.2 #9/53 2026
Credit to Households (BIS) 25.5% #35/43 2025
Credit to Private Non-financial Sector (BIS) 54.4% #39/43 2025
Currency Valuation vs USD (Big Mac) 1.5% #9/53 2026
Current Account Balance -2.5% #105/190 2026
Debit Card Ownership 26.1% #98/140 2024
Digital Payments Usage 49.2% #57/97 2024
Exchange Rate (per US$) 4,074.4 #8/197 2024
Extreme Poverty 8.6% #5/237 2023
Fiscal Balance -5.2% #150/189 2026
Forbes Global 2000 Companies 4 #41/55 2023
GDP (current US$) 539.5 #33/190 2026
GDP (PPP) 1,258.9 #32/191 2026
GDP per Capita 10,104 #93/190 2026
GDP per Capita (Long Run) 14,469 #75/165 2022
GDP per Capita (PPP) 23,576 #90/191 2026
GDP per Capita Growth 3.3% #67/184 2019
Government Debt 60.9% #74/185 2026
Income Inequality (Gini) 54.6 #1/57 2023
Income per Person 9,709 #86/183 2018
Income per Person 9,709 #86/183 2018
Inflation (CPI) 5.9% #39/191 2026
Labour Productivity (GDP per hour) (PWT) 16.2 #89/130 2023
Listed Companies 60 #50/70 2024
Made a Digital Payment 28.6% #94/144 2017
Mobile Money Account 39.2% #32/80 2024
Real GDP Growth 2.3% #121/191 2026
Share of World GDP (PPP) 0.6% #32/191 2026
Stock Market Capitalisation 17.3% #56/70 2024
Stocks Traded 1.2% #43/69 2024
Tax Wedge (single, avg wage) (OECD) 0% #40/40 2023
Total GDP (Long Run) 742,716,953,392 #33/165 2022
Unemployment Rate 9% #15/103 2026

👥 Demographics

Fertility Rate (WB) 1.6 #132/217 2024
Internally Displaced People 7,157,716 #2/38 2025
Median Age 33 #122/235 2026
Population 48.2 #28/229 2013
Population 53.4 #28/191 2026
Population Density 48 #169/235 2026
Refugees by Country of Origin 79,669 #31/195 2025
Urban Population 78.5% #64/213 2024

🌐 Connectivity

Access to Electricity 98.7% #141/214 2023
Internet Users 79.3% #101/182 2024
Mobile Subscriptions 156.2 #21/209 2022
Read News Online 47% #32/75 2024

🫀 Health

Adult Obesity 23.8% #86/199 2022
Alcohol Consumption per Capita 4.8 #100/207 2022
Child Mortality (under-5) 1.2 #114/199 2024
Health Spending (QoG) 7.6% #67/189 2022
Hypertension Prevalence 31% #157/194 2019
Infant Mortality (QoG) 10.9 #107/191 2023
Life Expectancy 75.6 #68/188 2013
Life Expectancy 77.8 #40/186 2020
Suicide Rate 4.7 #134/185 2021
Tobacco Use Prevalence 8.3% #150/167 2022
Undernourishment 3.9% #93/166 2023
Universal Health Coverage Index 82 #38/195 2023

🎓 Education

Adult Literacy 95.5% #14/31 2023
Mean Years of Schooling 10.2 #63/146 2020
PISA Mathematics Score 383 #63/79 2022
PISA Reading Score 409 #54/79 2022
PISA Science Score 411 #54/79 2022

🌱 Environment

CO₂ per Capita (WB) 1.8 #119/203 2024
Energy Use per Person 873 #100/149 2023
Renewable Electricity 61.3% #52/195 2024

🏛️ Governance

Civil Liberties (V-Dem) 0.8 #87/179 2025
Clean Elections (V-Dem) 0.8 #63/179 2025
Control of Corruption (QoG) -0.3 #99/192 2024
Corruption Perceptions Index 39 #91/179 2024
Corruption Perceptions Index (QoG) 39 #90/177 2024
Deliberative Democracy (V-Dem) 0.5 #64/179 2025
Egalitarian Democracy (V-Dem) 0.4 #69/179 2025
Electoral Democracy (V-Dem) 0.7 #57/179 2025
Freedom House Status (QoG) 1 #127/193 2024
Freedom in the World Score 70 #82/196 2024
Freedom of Expression (V-Dem) 0.8 #62/179 2025
Gender Equality (V-Dem) 0.8 #86/179 2025
Government Effectiveness (QoG) -0.1 #102/192 2024
Judicial Constraints on Executive (V-Dem) 0.8 #44/179 2025
Liberal Democracy (V-Dem) 0.6 #53/179 2025
Military Spending 3.2% #21/150 2025
Participatory Democracy (V-Dem) 0.5 #46/179 2025
Political Corruption (V-Dem) 0.4 #108/179 2025
Press Freedom (RSF) (QoG) 49.6 #116/173 2024
Rule of Law (V-Dem) 0.7 #60/179 2025
Satisfaction with Democracy (Latinobarómetro) 20% #12/17 2024
Support for Democracy (Latinobarómetro) 48% #9/17 2024
Voice & Accountability (QoG) 0 #90/192 2024

📰 Media & news

News Avoidance (Digital News Report) 49% #9/48 2026
Paying for Online News (Digital News Report) 15% #20/42 2026
Press Freedom Index 51.7 #99/177 2026
Social Media as News Source (Digital News Report) 60% #16/48 2026
Trust in News (Digital News Report) 25% #42/48 2026

🛡️ Safety

Homicide Rate 28.1 #13/204 2023
Road Traffic Deaths 16.2 #68/195 2021

⚠️ Risk & resilience

Climate Seen as a Threat 92% #34/142 2023
Confident Can Protect Family 40.3% #89/142 2023
Disaster Exposure (WRI) 31.5 #8/193 2025
Experienced a Disaster 17.9% #105/142 2023
Experienced Discrimination (Skin Colour) 9.4% #48/139 2023
INFORM Risk Index 5.3 #47/191 2025
Resilience to Risk (WRP) 45.1 #114/141 2023
World Risk Index 39.3 #4/193 2025
Worry About Violent Crime 75.7% #40/142 2023

😊 Wellbeing

Happiness (Cantril Ladder) 6 #68/147 2025
Happiness Driver: Freedom 0.9 #72/146 2025
Happiness Driver: GDP 1.6 #72/147 2025
Happiness Driver: Generosity 0 #133/147 2025
Happiness Driver: Healthy Life Expectancy 0.6 #69/146 2025
Happiness Driver: Low Corruption 0.1 #129/147 2025
Happiness Driver: Social Support 1.4 #62/147 2025
Human Development Index 0.8 #83/193 2023

🧭 Attitudes & values

Attended a Demonstration 16.1% #30/151 2017
Believe Vaccines Are Effective 81.9% #80/143 2018
Believe Vaccines Are Safe 81.9% #56/143 2018
Individualism 13 #61/65 2010
Interpersonal Trust (Latinobarómetro) 15% #10/17 2024
Masculinity 64 #14/65 2010
Power Distance 67 #24/65 2010
Secular Values 0.3 #40/64 2022
Self-Expression Values 0.4 #28/64 2022
Signed a Petition 18.3% #50/121 2017
Trade Union Membership 3.3% #110/120 2017
Trust in government 4.7 #55/123 2017
Trust in parliament 3.8 #118/151 2017
Trust in political parties 3.2 #92/120 2017
Trust in Science 68.2% #98/143 2018
Trust in Scientists 62.2% #84/143 2018
Trust in the legal system 4.4 #111/153 2017
Uncertainty Avoidance 80 #26/65 2010

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