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Colombia vs United Kingdom: Compare Statistics

Side-by-side comparison of 122 key metrics across economy, population, geography, and more — latest data through 2026.

Colombia
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Leads on 46 of 122 metrics
United Kingdom
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Leads on 67 of 122 metrics

Summary

Comparing Colombia and United Kingdom: Colombia leads on Oil Production (800,100) against United Kingdom (1.39); Colombia leads on Oil Exports (400,700) against United Kingdom (1.31); Colombia leads on Refined Petroleum Products Production (303,600) against United Kingdom (1.29). Across 122 compared metrics, Colombia wins on 46 and United Kingdom wins on 67.

  • Communications: 7 metrics compared
  • Economy: 51 metrics compared
  • Environment: 7 metrics compared
  • Geography: 6 metrics compared
  • Government: 4 metrics compared
  • Health: 12 metrics compared
  • Military and Security: 1 metric compared
  • People and Society: 29 metrics compared
  • Transportation: 4 metrics compared
  • Other: 1 metric compared

Communications

7 metrics
Metric🇨🇴 Colombia🇬🇧 United KingdomShare
Internet Penetration Rate (%)79.35 %95.47 %★
Internet Usage Rate by Country (% of Population)77.34 %96.3 %★
Internet Userspercent of population: 77% (2023 est.)percent of population: 96% (2023 est.)
Press Freedom Index Score49.8 points78.89 points★
Radios2184.5★
Televisions4.5930.5★
Waterways24,725★3,200

Economy

51 metrics
Metric🇨🇴 Colombia🇬🇧 United KingdomShare
Agriculture Value Added as a Share of GDP by Country34.31B $★31.15B $
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Country in Current US Dollars481.81B $4.10T $★
AI Investment (% of GDP)16.82 %19.12 %★
Apple Import Volume116.85M tonnes326.31M tonnes★
Central Bank Discount Rate (%)4.75 %★0.25 %
Coal Revenue0.75★0
Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate (%)13.69 %★4.38 %
Current Health Expenditure (% of GDP)7.6 % of GDP10 % of GDP★
Ease of Doing Business Index70.193.8★
Electricity Consumption68.25309.2★
Electricity Exports460★2.15
Electricity from Fossil Fuels2950★
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants69★2
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels09★
Electricity from Other Renewables239★
Electricity Imports378★19.7
Electricity Installed Capacity16.8997.06★
Electricity Production74.92318.2★
Energy Consumption per Capita (USD)29.31 USD per capita94.28 USD per capita★
Gini Index Coefficient53.9★32.4
Gross Fixed Investment24.1★13.9
Gross National Saving18.9★13.6
Industrial Production Growth Rate (%)-1.3 %-0.5 %★
Inflation Rate (Consumer Prices)6.6 %3.3 %★
Military Expenditures (% of GDP)3.4 % of GDP★2.4 % of GDP
Natural Gas Consumption10.0879.17★
Natural Gas Exports011.27★
Natural Gas Imports48.14★47
Natural Gas Production10.0242.11★
Natural Gas Proved Reserves113.9176★
Number of AI Patents Filed2 patents478 patents★
Oil Consumption296,000★1.62
Oil Exports400,700★1.31
Oil Imports6,045★1.45
Oil Production800,100★1.39
Oil Proved Reserves1.92.86★
Population Below Poverty Line33 people18.6 people★
Public Debt71.3★138.6
Real GDP Growth Rate (USD)1.7 USD★1.1 USD
Refined Petroleum Products Consumption333,000★1.58
Refined Petroleum Products Exports56,900613,800★
Refined Petroleum Products Imports57,170907,500★
Refined Petroleum Products Production303,600★1.29
Remittances2.8★0.1
Revenue from Forest Resources0.1★0.01
Robotics Research Funding0.29 USD2.94 USD★
Share of population in poverty ($3 a day)11.230.5★
Taxes and Other Revenues17.627.4★
Top Exporting Countries67.43B USD1.14T USD★
Unemployment Rate9.7 %4.2 %★
Youth Labor Force Participation Rate63.4 %61.37 %★

Environment

7 metrics
Metric🇨🇴 Colombia🇬🇧 United KingdomShare
Annual CO₂ Emissions Growth (abs)2.67M★5.08M
Carbon Dioxide Emissions85.88★340.94
Continental Shelfnot specified;200
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 populatedthe core of the population lies in and around London, with significant clusters found in central Britain around Manchester and Liverpool, in the Scottish lowlands between Edinburgh and Glasgow, in southern Wales in and around Cardiff, and in far-eastern N
Protected Land Area for Adaptation17.14 sq km28.58 sq km★
Total Renewable Groundwater Resources by Country510 Cubic meters per year★9.8 Cubic meters per year
Total Renewable Water Resources2.36147★

Geography

6 metrics
Metric🇨🇴 Colombia🇬🇧 United KingdomShare
Percentage of land area by degree of urbanization0.75 %9.75 %★
Above-Ground Biomass in Forest (tonnes/ha)184.13★115
Agricultural land399,320.2 sq. km★172,448.2 sq. km
Coastline Length (km)3,208 km12,429 km★
Dam capacity per capita205.63 cubic meters per inhabitant★75.83 cubic meters per inhabitant
Irrigated Land6,506★718

Government

4 metrics
Metric🇨🇴 Colombia🇬🇧 United KingdomShare
Rule of Law Index by Country35.28 %86.77 %★
Administrative Divisions32England: 24 two-tier counties, 32 London boroughs and 1 City of London or Greater London, 36 metropolitan districts, 59 unitary authorities (including 4 single-tier counties*) two-tier counties: Cambridgeshire, Cumbria, Derbyshire, Devon, East Sussex, Ess
Independence20no official date of independence: 927 (minor English kingdoms unite); 3 March 1284 (enactment of the Statute of Rhuddlan uniting England and Wales); 1536 (Act of Union incorporates England and Wales); 1 May 1707 (Acts of Union unite England, Scotland, and
Suffrage Participation Rate1818

Health

12 metrics
Metric🇨🇴 Colombia🇬🇧 United KingdomShare
Access to Safe Drinking Water74.34 %99.82 %★
Diabetes Deaths Per 100,000 (Age-Std)24.198.38★
Diabetes Prevalence (% of Population)8.4★7.4
Health Care Spending per Capita1,969.6 USD7,011.86 USD★
Health Expenditure (% of GDP)9 % of GDP11.3 % of GDP★
HIV/AIDS Adult Prevalence Rate0.5 %NA
Hospital Bed Density1.7 people/sq km2.4 people/sq km★
Maternal Mortality Ratio (%)59 %8 %★
Mean Age at First Birth21.729★
Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate (%)22.3 %★27.8 %
People Living With HIV/AIDS180,000NA
Underweight Children Under 53.70.6★

Military and Security

1 metric
Metric🇨🇴 Colombia🇬🇧 United KingdomShare
Total Armed Forces Personnel (PPP)428,000★153,000

People and Society

29 metrics
Metric🇨🇴 Colombia🇬🇧 United KingdomShare
Currently married (Percent)51.96 %★46.59 %
Human Capital Index0.620.79★
Life expectancy at birth82.52 years83.69 years★
Median age of population32.9 years40.33 years★
Population Change549,237.4 persons★377,688.2 persons
Population density48.06 per sq. km★288.63 per sq. km
Total population53.96M persons69.96M persons★
Academic Freedom Index0.60.67★
Average Female Breast Size by Country: Worldwide Data & RankingsB-CC★
Birth Rate (%)14.73 %★10.76 %
Contraceptive Prevalence Rate81 %★76.1 %
Death Rate (%)6.96 %★9.25 %
Education Expenditure (% of GDP)5.3 % of GDP5.9 % of GDP★
Female population of reproductive age14.47M persons15.28M persons★
Labor Force Participation Rate26.8235.36★
Learning-adjusted years of school8.83 years11.65 years★
Length of paid parental leave for mother0 days0 days
Major Urban Areas Population11.51 people★9.65 people
Mean Male Height (cm)169.5177.49★
Military Service Age and Obligation18★16
Percentage of population by degree of urbanization82.4 %86.48 %★
Physician Density2.54 people/sq km3.3 people/sq km★
Population Growth Rate0.54 %★0.4 %
Population living in slums8.21 %★0.16 %
Total deaths246,856.2 persons★675,626.2 persons
Total demand for family planning (Percent)68.9 %75.07 %★
Total fertility rate1.6 per woman★1.53 per woman
Total net-migration107,090.9 persons375,700.7 persons★
Under-five mortality rate10.94 per live births4.03 per live births★

Transportation

4 metrics
Metric🇨🇴 Colombia🇬🇧 United KingdomShare
Air Travel Trips Per Capita (PPP)0.582.25★
Airports6611,057★
Civil Air Travel83618★
Heliports57139★

Other

1 metric
Metric🇨🇴 Colombia🇬🇧 United KingdomShare
Current Bank Rate11.25 %★3.75 %

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