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Colombia vs Haiti: Compare Statistics

Side-by-side comparison of 109 key metrics across economy, population, geography, and more — latest data through 2026.

Colombia
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Leads on 67 of 109 metrics
Haiti
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Leads on 31 of 109 metrics

Summary

Comparing Colombia and Haiti: Haiti leads on Radios (415,000) against Colombia (21); Haiti leads on Electricity Installed Capacity (332,000) against Colombia (16.89); Haiti leads on Televisions (38,000) against Colombia (4.59). Across 109 compared metrics, Colombia wins on 67 and Haiti wins on 31.

  • Communications: 6 metrics compared
  • Economy: 44 metrics compared
  • Environment: 6 metrics compared
  • Geography: 6 metrics compared
  • Government: 4 metrics compared
  • Health: 9 metrics compared
  • Military and Security: 1 metric compared
  • People and Society: 29 metrics compared
  • Transportation: 4 metrics compared

Communications

6 metrics
Metric🇨🇴 Colombia🇭🇹 HaitiShare
Internet Usage Rate by Country (% of Population)65.01 %★39.26 %
Internet Userspercent of population: 77% (2023 est.)percent of population: 39% (2019 est.)
Press Freedom Index Score49.8 points51.06 points★
Radios21415,000★
Televisions4.5938,000★
Waterways18,140NEGL; less than 100 km navigable

Economy

44 metrics
Metric🇨🇴 Colombia🇭🇹 HaitiShare
Agriculture Value Added as a Share of GDP by Country34.31B $★5.05B $
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Country in Current US Dollars481.81B $★28.29B $
Coal Revenue0.75★0
Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate (%)13.69 %★13.1 %
Current Health Expenditure (% of GDP)7.6 % of GDP7.7 % of GDP★
Ease of Doing Business Index70.1★40.7
Electricity Consumption68.25406.2★
Electricity Exports460★0
Electricity from Fossil Fuels2982★
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants69★18
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels00
Electricity from Other Renewables2★0
Electricity Imports378★0
Electricity Installed Capacity16.89332,000★
Electricity Production74.92★1.02
Energy Consumption per Capita (USD)29.31 USD per capita★3.49 USD per capita
Gini Index Coefficient54.2★41.1
Gross Fixed Investment24.128★
Gross National Saving18.924.9★
Industrial Production Growth Rate (%)-1.3 %★-4.7 %
Inflation Rate (Consumer Prices)6.6 %★26.9 %
Military Expenditures (% of GDP)3 % of GDPnot available
Natural Gas Consumption10.08★0
Natural Gas Exports00
Natural Gas Imports48.14★0
Natural Gas Production10.02★0
Natural Gas Proved Reserves113.9★0
Oil Consumption296,000★12,000
Oil Exports400,700★0
Oil Imports6,04513,480★
Oil Production800,100★0
Oil Proved Reserves1.9★0
Population Below Poverty Line35.7 people★58.5 people
Public Debt71.333.9★
Real GDP Growth Rate (USD)1.7 USD★-4.2 USD
Refined Petroleum Products Consumption333,000★21,000
Refined Petroleum Products Exports56,900★0
Refined Petroleum Products Imports57,170★20,030
Refined Petroleum Products Production303,600★0
Remittances2.818.9★
Revenue from Forest Resources0.10.68★
Share of population in poverty ($3 a day)10.89★65.1
Taxes and Other Revenues15.2818.2★
Unemployment Rate9.7 %★15.1 %

Environment

6 metrics
Metric🇨🇴 Colombia🇭🇹 HaitiShare
Annual CO₂ Emissions Growth (abs)2.67M105,942★
Carbon Dioxide Emissions85.882.85★
Continental Shelfnot specified;to depth of exploitation;
Population Distributionthe majority of people live in the north and west, where agricultural opportunities and natural resources are found; the vast grasslands of the llanos to the south and east, which make up approximately 60% of the country, are sparsely populatedfairly even distribution; largest concentrations located near coastal areas
Total Renewable Groundwater Resources by Country510 Cubic meters per year★2.16 Cubic meters per year
Total Renewable Water Resources2.3614.02★

Geography

6 metrics
Metric🇨🇴 Colombia🇭🇹 HaitiShare
Percentage of land area by degree of urbanization0.75 %23.89 %★
Above-Ground Biomass in Forest (tonnes/ha)184.13★94.53
Agricultural land399,320.2 sq. km★15,960 sq. km
Coastline Length (km)3,208 km★1,771 km
Dam capacity per capita205.63 cubic meters per inhabitant★24.53 cubic meters per inhabitant
Irrigated Land6,506★800

Government

4 metrics
Metric🇨🇴 Colombia🇭🇹 HaitiShare
Rule of Law Index by Country35.28 %★-2.04 %
Administrative Divisions32★10
Independence20★1
Suffrage Participation Rate1818

Health

9 metrics
Metric🇨🇴 Colombia🇭🇹 HaitiShare
Diabetes Prevalence (% of Population)8.48.5★
Health Expenditure (% of GDP)9 % of GDP★3.5 % of GDP
HIV/AIDS Adult Prevalence Rate0.5 %★1.8 %
Hospital Bed Density1.7 people/sq km4.8 people/sq km★
Maternal Mortality Ratio (%)59 %★328 %
Mean Age at First Birth21.722.4★
Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate (%)22.3 %★22.7 %
People Living With HIV/AIDS180,000150,000★
Underweight Children Under 53.7★10.7

Military and Security

1 metric
Metric🇨🇴 Colombia🇭🇹 HaitiShare
Total Armed Forces Personnel (PPP)428,000★1,000

People and Society

29 metrics
Metric🇨🇴 Colombia🇭🇹 HaitiShare
Currently married (Percent)51.96 %53.14 %★
Human Capital Index0.62★0.45
Life expectancy at birth82.52 years★69.83 years
Median age of population32.9 years★24.32 years
Population Change549,237.4 persons★136,744.6 persons
Population density48.06 per sq. km★436.67 per sq. km
Total population53.96M persons★12.04M persons
Academic Freedom Index0.60.69★
Birth Rate (%)14.73 %20.76 %★
Contraceptive Prevalence Rate81 %★34.3 %
Death Rate (%)6.96 %★7 %
Education Expenditure (% of GDP)5.3 % of GDP★1 % of GDP
Female population of reproductive age14.47M persons★3.29M persons
Labor Force Participation Rate26.82★5.28
Learning-adjusted years of school8.83 years★5.89 years
Length of paid parental leave for mother0 days0 days
Major Urban Areas Population11.51 people★2.99 people
Mean Male Height (cm)169.5172.64★
Military Manpower at Military Age1818
Military Service Age and Obligation18men and women 18-25 may volunteer for the FAdH (2023)
Percentage of population by degree of urbanization82.4 %83.32 %★
Physician Density2.54 people/sq km★0.29 people/sq km
Population Growth Rate0.54 %1.22 %★
Population living in slums8.21 %48.67 %★
Total deaths246,856.2 persons88,352.1 persons★
Total demand for family planning (Percent)68.9 %★52.75 %
Total fertility rate1.6 per woman2.54 per woman★
Total net-migration107,090.9 persons★-31,469.5 persons
Under-five mortality rate10.94 per live births★54.27 per live births

Transportation

4 metrics
Metric🇨🇴 Colombia🇭🇹 HaitiShare
Air Travel Trips Per Capita (PPP)0.58★0.07
Airports661★17
Civil Air Travel83★12
Heliports57★2

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