Colombia
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Identity
Formal name: Republic of Colombia.
CIA 2026
Curated stat
Colombia is South America's rare two-coast country, touching both Caribbean and Pacific waters.
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Colombia vs Ecuador
124 shared metrics.
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Ecuador
Quick notes before you compare the numbers.
Identity
Formal name: Republic of Ecuador.
CIA 2026
Analysis
Colombia leads in 76 of 124 shared metrics, while Ecuador leads in 48.
Colombia's Solar Electricity Share is 45.3x that of Ecuador (5.1% vs 0.11%).
Colombia's Domestic Patents is 11.3x that of Ecuador (432 vs 35).
Colombia's Armed Forces Personnel is 9.2x that of Ecuador (428.0K vs 42.0K).
Colombia's FDI Inflows (% GDP) is 8.3x that of Ecuador (3.3% of GDP vs 0.35% of GDP).
Colombia's Air Passengers is 8.3x that of Ecuador (42.40M vs 4.57M).
Key Comparisons
Solar Electricity ShareColombia leads
Colombia
5.1%
Ecuador
0.11%
Domestic PatentsColombia leads
Colombia
432
Ecuador
35
Armed Forces PersonnelColombia leads
Colombia
428.0K
Ecuador
42.0K
FDI Inflows (% GDP)Colombia leads
Colombia
3.3% of GDP
Ecuador
0.35% of GDP
Air PassengersColombia leads
Colombia
42.40M
Ecuador
4.57M
Foreign PatentsColombia leads
Colombia
1.9K
Ecuador
373
All Metrics
Solar Electricity Share
ColombiaColombia
5.1%
Ecuador
0.11%
4527% higher
Domestic Patents
ColombiaColombia
432
Ecuador
35
1134% higher
Armed Forces Personnel
ColombiaColombia
428.0K
Ecuador
42.0K
919% higher
FDI Inflows (% GDP)
ColombiaColombia
3.3% of GDP
Ecuador
0.35% of GDP
830% higher
Air Passengers
ColombiaColombia
42.40M
Ecuador
4.57M
828% higher
Foreign Patents
ColombiaColombia
1.9K
Ecuador
373
397% higher
Forest Area
ColombiaColombia
585.4K km²
Ecuador
123.1K km²
376% higher
Land Area
ColombiaColombia
1.11M km²
Ecuador
248.4K km²
347% higher
Inflation Rate
ColombiaColombia
6.6%
Ecuador
1.5%
340% higher
Mobile Money Accounts
ColombiaColombia
39.15% of adults
Ecuador
10.08% of adults
288% higher
GDP (Nominal)
ColombiaColombia
$418,818,154,879.27
Ecuador
$124,676,074,700
236% higher
Land Border Length
ColombiaColombia
6.7K km
Ecuador
2.2K km
198% higher
Tourism Revenue
ColombiaColombia
$1,959,000,000
Ecuador
$705,000,000
178% higher
Scientific Publications
ColombiaColombia
9.7K
Ecuador
3.6K
171% higher
Population
ColombiaColombia
49.84M
Ecuador
18.48M
170% higher
Electricity Generation
ColombiaColombia
87.51 TWh
Ecuador
33 TWh
165% higher
Electric Generating Capacity
ColombiaColombia
21.05M kW
Ecuador
8.44M kW
150% higher
Border Neighbors
ColombiaColombia
5.0
Ecuador
2.0
150% higher
Water Withdrawal
ColombiaColombia
24.26 B m³
Ecuador
9.9 B m³
145% higher
Vehicles per 1,000 People
ColombiaColombia
280.03 per 1k people
Ecuador
118.37 per 1k people
137% higher
Railway Length
ColombiaColombia
2.1K km
Ecuador
965 km
122% higher
Youth Unemployment Rate
ColombiaColombia
17.65% of youth labor force
Ecuador
8.2% of youth labor force
116% higher
Airports
ColombiaColombia
662
Ecuador
320
107% higher
Unemployment Rate
ColombiaColombia
9.6%
Ecuador
4.8%
101% higher
Total CO2 Emissions
ColombiaColombia
95.08 Mt CO2e
Ecuador
47.96 Mt CO2e
98% higher
Firms Asked for Bribes
EcuadorColombia
2.7% of firms
Ecuador
14.4% of firms
81% lower
UNESCO World Heritage Sites
ColombiaColombia
9.0 sites
Ecuador
5.0 sites
80% higher
Mobile Subscriptions (%)
ColombiaColombia
174 per 100 people
Ecuador
102 per 100 people
71% higher
Agricultural Land (%)
ColombiaColombia
36.49%
Ecuador
21.54%
69% higher
Wind Electricity Share
EcuadorColombia
0.17%
Ecuador
0.52%
67% lower
Shipping Traffic
ColombiaColombia
4.48M
Ecuador
2.68M
67% higher
Alcohol Consumption
ColombiaColombia
4.2 L/adult/yr
Ecuador
2.5 L/adult/yr
67% higher
Official Languages Count
EcuadorColombia
1.0
Ecuador
3.0
67% lower
Government Debt (% GDP)
ColombiaColombia
71.48% of GDP
Ecuador
43.2% of GDP
65% higher
Beer Consumption
ColombiaColombia
2.8 L/person/yr
Ecuador
1.7 L/person/yr
64% higher
Firms Hit by Power Outages
EcuadorColombia
30.56% of firms
Ecuador
74.82% of firms
59% lower
Firms Making Informal Payments
EcuadorColombia
5.4% of firms
Ecuador
12.84% of firms
58% lower
Renewable Energy (%)
ColombiaColombia
29.7%
Ecuador
18.9%
57% higher
Military Spending
ColombiaColombia
3.4% of GDP
Ecuador
2.2% of GDP
51% higher
Insufficient Physical Activity
ColombiaColombia
34.02% of adults
Ecuador
22.46% of adults
51% higher
Time Zones Count
EcuadorColombia
2.0 time zones
Ecuador
4.0 time zones
50% lower
Water Stress (%)
EcuadorColombia
1.1%
Ecuador
2.2%
50% lower
Irrigated Land
EcuadorColombia
6.5K km²
Ecuador
12.5K km²
48% lower
Exports (% GDP)
EcuadorColombia
16.1% of GDP
Ecuador
30.28% of GDP
47% lower
Homicide Rate
EcuadorColombia
24.91 per 100k
Ecuador
45.72 per 100k
46% lower
Liberal Democracy Index
ColombiaColombia
0.56
Ecuador
0.39
44% higher
Coastline Length
ColombiaColombia
3.2K km
Ecuador
2.2K km
43% higher
Spirits Consumption
ColombiaColombia
0.63 L/person/yr
Ecuador
0.45 L/person/yr
41% higher
Political Corruption Index
EcuadorColombia
0.39
Ecuador
0.65
40% lower
Credit Card Ownership
EcuadorColombia
8.7% of adults
Ecuador
14.4% of adults
40% lower
EV Chargers per 100,000 People
EcuadorColombia
0.30 per 100k people
Ecuador
0.49 per 100k people
38% lower
Minimum Paid Vacation Days
ColombiaColombia
15 days/yr
Ecuador
11 days/yr
36% higher
GDP Per Capita (PPP)
ColombiaColombia
$21,508.78
Ecuador
$15,840.27
36% higher
Population Density
EcuadorColombia
47.16 /km²
Ecuador
72.4 /km²
35% lower
Education Spending (% GDP)
ColombiaColombia
5.3% of GDP
Ecuador
3.9% of GDP
35% higher
Suicide Rate
EcuadorColombia
5.0 per 100k
Ecuador
7.6 per 100k
34% lower
Women in Parliament (%)
EcuadorColombia
29.41%
Ecuador
43.07%
32% lower
Hospital Beds (per 1,000)
ColombiaColombia
1.7 per 1k
Ecuador
1.3 per 1k
31% higher
CO2 Per Capita
EcuadorColombia
1.8 t/person/yr
Ecuador
2.5 t/person/yr
31% lower
Road Traffic Death Rate
EcuadorColombia
16.2 per 100k
Ecuador
23.4 per 100k
31% lower
Protected Land (%)
EcuadorColombia
17%
Ecuador
23.6%
28% lower
Average Weekly Work Hours
ColombiaColombia
42.77 hrs/week
Ecuador
34.13 hrs/week
25% higher
McDonald's Outlets per Million People
EcuadorColombia
1.4 per 1M people
Ecuador
1.8 per 1M people
25% lower
Meat Consumption per Person
ColombiaColombia
55.91 kg/person/yr
Ecuador
45.22 kg/person/yr
24% higher
Urban Population (%)
ColombiaColombia
78.52%
Ecuador
63.24%
24% higher
Milk Consumption per Person
EcuadorColombia
108.47 kg/person/yr
Ecuador
139.6 kg/person/yr
22% lower
Imports (% GDP)
EcuadorColombia
20.93% of GDP
Ecuador
26.92% of GDP
22% lower
Smoking Rate
EcuadorColombia
8.2%
Ecuador
10.2%
20% lower
Inequality (Gini)
ColombiaColombia
53.9
Ecuador
45.2
19% higher
Informal Employment Share
EcuadorColombia
56.01% of employed people
Ecuador
68.45% of employed people
18% lower
Tobacco Use Prevalence
EcuadorColombia
8.3% of adults
Ecuador
10% of adults
17% lower
Tax Revenue (% GDP)
ColombiaColombia
15.28% of GDP
Ecuador
13.09% of GDP
17% higher
Youth Population (%)
EcuadorColombia
20.27%
Ecuador
24.46%
17% lower
Elderly Population (%)
ColombiaColombia
9.8%
Ecuador
8.3%
17% higher
Electricity Carbon Intensity
ColombiaColombia
186.81 gCO2/kWh
Ecuador
159.02 gCO2/kWh
17% higher
Firms with Female Top Manager
ColombiaColombia
24.6% of firms
Ecuador
21.05% of firms
17% higher
Food Waste per Person
EcuadorColombia
136.97 kg/person/yr
Ecuador
162.52 kg/person/yr
16% lower
Birth Rate
EcuadorColombia
14.73 per 1k
Ecuador
17.42 per 1k
15% lower
Air Pollution (PM2.5)
EcuadorColombia
14.18 µg/m³
Ecuador
16.66 µg/m³
15% lower
Freedom of Expression Index
ColombiaColombia
0.81
Ecuador
0.71
15% higher
Hypertension Prevalence
ColombiaColombia
31% of adults
Ecuador
27.2% of adults
14% higher
Digital Payments Used
ColombiaColombia
49.23% of adults
Ecuador
43.3% of adults
14% higher
University Enrollment Rate
EcuadorColombia
59.29%
Ecuador
67.89%
13% lower
Obesity Rate
EcuadorColombia
23.85%
Ecuador
26.98%
12% lower
Corruption Perceptions Index
ColombiaColombia
37 pts
Ecuador
33 pts
12% higher
Dependency Ratio
EcuadorColombia
42.96% of working-age pop.
Ecuador
48.81% of working-age pop.
12% lower
Electoral Democracy Index
ColombiaColombia
0.68
Ecuador
0.61
12% higher
Median Age
ColombiaColombia
31.6 years
Ecuador
28.4 years
11% higher
Fertility Rate
EcuadorColombia
1.9 children/woman
Ecuador
2.2 children/woman
11% lower
Doctors (per 1,000)
ColombiaColombia
2.5 per 1k
Ecuador
2.3 per 1k
10% higher
High-Tech Exports (%)
EcuadorColombia
9.0%
Ecuador
10.0%
10% lower
GNI Per Capita
ColombiaColombia
$7,040
Ecuador
$6,430
9% higher
Capital Elevation
EcuadorColombia
2.6K m
Ecuador
2.9K m
9% lower
Highest Elevation
EcuadorColombia
5.7K m
Ecuador
6.3K m
9% lower
Child Mortality
EcuadorColombia
12 per 1k births
Ecuador
13.1 per 1k births
8% lower
Seafood Consumption per Person
ColombiaColombia
8.9 kg/person/yr
Ecuador
8.3 kg/person/yr
8% higher
Health Spending Per Capita
ColombiaColombia
$534.44
Ecuador
$492.84
8% higher
Teen Birth Rate
ColombiaColombia
59.47 per 1k
Ecuador
55.53 per 1k
7% higher
Forest Coverage (%)
ColombiaColombia
52.77%
Ecuador
49.55%
7% higher
ATMs per 100,000 Adults
ColombiaColombia
38.96 per 100k
Ecuador
36.51 per 100k
7% higher
Women in Senior Management
EcuadorColombia
41.9% of managers
Ecuador
45.28% of managers
7% lower
Broadband Access (%)
ColombiaColombia
17 per 100 people
Ecuador
16 per 100 people
6% higher
Safe Drinking Water (%)
ColombiaColombia
74.34%
Ecuador
69.89%
6% higher
Sanitation Access (%)
ColombiaColombia
96.58%
Ecuador
91.2%
6% higher
Can Raise Emergency Money
EcuadorColombia
87.24% of adults
Ecuador
92.8% of adults
6% lower
Energy Use (Per Capita)
EcuadorColombia
862.63 kg oil eq/person
Ecuador
904.74 kg oil eq/person
5% lower
Renewable Energy (%)
ColombiaColombia
26.09%
Ecuador
25.36%
3% higher
Women's Political Empowerment
EcuadorColombia
0.78
Ecuador
0.79
2% lower
Death Rate
EcuadorColombia
7.0 per 1k
Ecuador
7.1 per 1k
2% lower
Infant Mortality
EcuadorColombia
10.9 per 1k births
Ecuador
11.1 per 1k births
2% lower
Life Evaluation Score
EcuadorColombia
6.0 pts
Ecuador
6.1 pts
2% lower
Electricity Use (Per Capita)
EcuadorColombia
1.6K kWh/person
Ecuador
1.6K kWh/person
2% lower
Health Spending (% GDP)
ColombiaColombia
7.7% of GDP
Ecuador
7.5% of GDP
2% higher
Human Development Index
ColombiaColombia
0.79
Ecuador
0.78
1% higher
Merchant Fleet Size
EcuadorColombia
153
Ecuador
154
1% lower
Adult Literacy Rate
EcuadorColombia
95.34%
Ecuador
96.26%
1% lower
Coal Electricity Share
ColombiaColombia
6.1%
Ecuador
0%
ranked higher
Electricity Access (%)
ColombiaColombia
98.7%
Ecuador
98.7%
equal
Internet Users (%)
ColombiaColombia
77%
Ecuador
77%
equal
Life Expectancy
ColombiaColombia
77.7 years
Ecuador
77.4 years
equal
GDP Growth Rate
ColombiaColombia
1.6%
Ecuador
-2%
ranked higher
Nobel Laureates Born per Million People
ColombiaColombia
0.04 per 1M people
Ecuador
0 per 1M people
ranked higher
Lowest Elevation
ColombiaColombia
0 m
Ecuador
0 m
ranked higher
Current Account Balance (% of GDP)
EcuadorColombia
-2.4% of GDP
Ecuador
5.8% of GDP
ranked lower
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