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 Panama
120 shared metrics.
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Panama
Quick notes before you compare the numbers.
Identity
Formal name: Republic of Panama.
CIA 2026
Curated stat
The Panama Canal lets ships cross between Atlantic and Pacific waters without rounding South America.
Analysis
Colombia leads in 65 of 120 shared metrics, while Panama leads in 55.
Colombia's Capital Elevation is 128.1x that of Panama (2.6K m vs 20 m).
Colombia's Railway Length is 26.8x that of Panama (2.1K km vs 77 km).
Colombia's Scientific Publications is 24.8x that of Panama (9.7K vs 376.12).
Colombia's Water Withdrawal is 19.0x that of Panama (24.26 B m³ vs 1.2 B m³).
Colombia's Irrigated Land is 15.5x that of Panama (6.5K km² vs 394 km²).
Key Comparisons
Capital ElevationColombia leads
Colombia
2.6K m
Panama
20 m
Railway LengthColombia leads
Colombia
2.1K km
Panama
77 km
Scientific PublicationsColombia leads
Colombia
9.7K
Panama
376.12
Water WithdrawalColombia leads
Colombia
24.26 B m³
Panama
1.2 B m³
Irrigated LandColombia leads
Colombia
6.5K km²
Panama
394 km²
Armed Forces PersonnelColombia leads
Colombia
428.0K
Panama
28.0K
All Metrics
Capital Elevation
ColombiaColombia
2.6K m
Panama
20 m
12810% higher
Railway Length
ColombiaColombia
2.1K km
Panama
77 km
2681% higher
Scientific Publications
ColombiaColombia
9.7K
Panama
376.12
2475% higher
Water Withdrawal
ColombiaColombia
24.26 B m³
Panama
1.2 B m³
1903% higher
Irrigated Land
ColombiaColombia
6.5K km²
Panama
394 km²
1551% higher
Armed Forces Personnel
ColombiaColombia
428.0K
Panama
28.0K
1429% higher
Land Area
ColombiaColombia
1.11M km²
Panama
74.2K km²
1396% higher
Forest Area
ColombiaColombia
585.4K km²
Panama
41.8K km²
1301% higher
Domestic Patents
ColombiaColombia
432
Panama
35
1134% higher
Population
ColombiaColombia
49.84M
Panama
4.54M
999% higher
Land Border Length
ColombiaColombia
6.7K km
Panama
687 km
871% higher
Inflation Rate
ColombiaColombia
6.6%
Panama
0.70%
843% higher
Airports
ColombiaColombia
662
Panama
76
771% higher
Total CO2 Emissions
ColombiaColombia
95.08 Mt CO2e
Panama
12.37 Mt CO2e
669% higher
Electricity Generation
ColombiaColombia
87.51 TWh
Panama
12.87 TWh
580% higher
High-Tech Exports (%)
ColombiaColombia
9.0%
Panama
1.8%
411% higher
GDP (Nominal)
ColombiaColombia
$418,818,154,879.27
Panama
$86,523,959,131.75
384% higher
Electric Generating Capacity
ColombiaColombia
21.05M kW
Panama
4.49M kW
369% higher
Foreign Patents
ColombiaColombia
1.9K
Panama
401
363% higher
Air Passengers
ColombiaColombia
42.40M
Panama
15.75M
169% higher
Border Neighbors
ColombiaColombia
5.0
Panama
2.0
150% higher
Road Traffic Death Rate
ColombiaColombia
16.2 per 100k
Panama
7.3 per 100k
122% higher
Tourist Arrivals
ColombiaColombia
1.40M
Panama
647.0K
116% higher
Homicide Rate
ColombiaColombia
24.91 per 100k
Panama
11.71 per 100k
113% higher
Education Spending (% GDP)
ColombiaColombia
5.3% of GDP
Panama
2.5% of GDP
113% higher
Tax Revenue (% GDP)
ColombiaColombia
15.28% of GDP
Panama
7.5% of GDP
105% higher
Wind Electricity Share
PanamaColombia
0.17%
Panama
7.2%
98% lower
Merchant Fleet Size
PanamaColombia
153
Panama
8.2K
98% lower
Government Debt (% GDP)
ColombiaColombia
71.48% of GDP
Panama
37.4% of GDP
91% higher
McDonald's Outlets per Million People
PanamaColombia
1.4 per 1M people
Panama
13.89 per 1M people
90% lower
R&D Spending (% GDP)
ColombiaColombia
0.29% of GDP
Panama
0.16% of GDP
83% higher
Tobacco Use Prevalence
ColombiaColombia
8.3% of adults
Panama
4.7% of adults
77% higher
Coal Electricity Share
ColombiaColombia
6.1%
Panama
3.7%
65% higher
Highest Elevation
ColombiaColombia
5.7K m
Panama
3.5K m
65% higher
Exports (% GDP)
PanamaColombia
16.1% of GDP
Panama
44.36% of GDP
64% lower
Health Spending Per Capita
PanamaColombia
$534.44
Panama
$1,472.05
64% lower
GNI Per Capita
PanamaColombia
$7,040
Panama
$18,010
61% lower
Nurses & Midwives
PanamaColombia
1.4 per 1k
Panama
3.8 per 1k
61% lower
Smoking Rate
ColombiaColombia
8.2%
Panama
5.2%
58% higher
Doctors (per 1,000)
ColombiaColombia
2.5 per 1k
Panama
1.6 per 1k
56% higher
Milk Consumption per Person
ColombiaColombia
108.47 kg/person/yr
Panama
70.29 kg/person/yr
54% higher
Suicide Rate
ColombiaColombia
5.0 per 100k
Panama
3.3 per 100k
51% higher
Minimum Paid Vacation Days
PanamaColombia
15 days/yr
Panama
30 days/yr
50% lower
UNESCO World Heritage Sites
ColombiaColombia
9.0 sites
Panama
6.0 sites
50% higher
GDP Per Capita (PPP)
PanamaColombia
$21,508.78
Panama
$41,369.42
48% lower
Shipping Traffic
PanamaColombia
4.48M
Panama
8.52M
47% lower
Imports (% GDP)
PanamaColombia
20.93% of GDP
Panama
39.32% of GDP
47% lower
Unemployment Rate
ColombiaColombia
9.6%
Panama
6.5%
47% higher
Protected Land (%)
PanamaColombia
17%
Panama
31.4%
46% lower
ATMs per 100,000 Adults
PanamaColombia
38.96 per 100k
Panama
72.6 per 100k
46% lower
GDP Growth Rate
PanamaColombia
1.6%
Panama
2.7%
42% lower
Electricity Use (Per Capita)
PanamaColombia
1.6K kWh/person
Panama
2.5K kWh/person
39% lower
CO2 Per Capita
PanamaColombia
1.8 t/person/yr
Panama
2.8 t/person/yr
38% lower
Insufficient Physical Activity
PanamaColombia
34.02% of adults
Panama
54.63% of adults
38% lower
Women in Parliament (%)
ColombiaColombia
29.41%
Panama
21.43%
37% higher
Seafood Consumption per Person
PanamaColombia
8.9 kg/person/yr
Panama
13.74 kg/person/yr
35% lower
Obesity Rate
PanamaColombia
23.85%
Panama
36.08%
34% lower
Credit Card Ownership
PanamaColombia
8.7% of adults
Panama
12.72% of adults
32% lower
Solar Electricity Share
PanamaColombia
5.1%
Panama
7.4%
31% lower
Coastline Length
ColombiaColombia
3.2K km
Panama
2.5K km
29% higher
Water Stress (%)
ColombiaColombia
1.1%
Panama
0.89%
28% higher
Death Rate
ColombiaColombia
7.0 per 1k
Panama
5.5 per 1k
27% higher
EV Chargers per 100,000 People
ColombiaColombia
0.30 per 100k people
Panama
0.24 per 100k people
26% higher
Agricultural Land (%)
ColombiaColombia
36.49%
Panama
29.52%
24% higher
Air Pollution (PM2.5)
ColombiaColombia
14.18 µg/m³
Panama
11.47 µg/m³
24% higher
Population Density
PanamaColombia
47.16 /km²
Panama
60.11 /km²
22% lower
Beer Consumption
PanamaColombia
2.8 L/person/yr
Panama
3.5 L/person/yr
20% lower
Political Corruption Index
PanamaColombia
0.39
Panama
0.48
20% lower
Spirits Consumption
PanamaColombia
0.63 L/person/yr
Panama
0.78 L/person/yr
19% lower
Average Weekly Work Hours
ColombiaColombia
42.77 hrs/week
Panama
36.01 hrs/week
19% higher
Energy Use (Per Capita)
PanamaColombia
862.63 kg oil eq/person
Panama
1.1K kg oil eq/person
19% lower
Youth Population (%)
PanamaColombia
20.27%
Panama
24.89%
19% lower
Urban Population (%)
ColombiaColombia
78.52%
Panama
66%
19% higher
Dependency Ratio
PanamaColombia
42.96% of working-age pop.
Panama
52.09% of working-age pop.
18% lower
Fertility Rate
PanamaColombia
1.9 children/woman
Panama
2.3 children/woman
17% lower
Electricity Carbon Intensity
PanamaColombia
186.81 gCO2/kWh
Panama
221.15 gCO2/kWh
16% lower
Meat Consumption per Person
PanamaColombia
55.91 kg/person/yr
Panama
65.02 kg/person/yr
14% lower
Hypertension Prevalence
PanamaColombia
31% of adults
Panama
36.1% of adults
14% lower
Birth Rate
PanamaColombia
14.73 per 1k
Panama
17.11 per 1k
14% lower
Food Waste per Person
PanamaColombia
136.97 kg/person/yr
Panama
158.59 kg/person/yr
14% lower
FDI Inflows (% GDP)
PanamaColombia
3.3% of GDP
Panama
3.7% of GDP
13% lower
Corruption Perceptions Index
ColombiaColombia
37 pts
Panama
33 pts
12% higher
Vehicles per 1,000 People
PanamaColombia
280.03 per 1k people
Panama
319.82 per 1k people
12% lower
Mobile Subscriptions (%)
ColombiaColombia
174 per 100 people
Panama
157 per 100 people
11% higher
Hospital Beds (per 1,000)
PanamaColombia
1.7 per 1k
Panama
1.9 per 1k
11% lower
Youth Unemployment Rate
PanamaColombia
17.65% of youth labor force
Panama
19.77% of youth labor force
11% lower
University Enrollment Rate
ColombiaColombia
59.29%
Panama
53.7%
10% higher
Child Mortality
PanamaColombia
12 per 1k births
Panama
13.3 per 1k births
10% lower
Alcohol Consumption
PanamaColombia
4.2 L/adult/yr
Panama
4.7 L/adult/yr
9% lower
Women in Senior Management
PanamaColombia
41.9% of managers
Panama
46.05% of managers
9% lower
Health Spending (% GDP)
PanamaColombia
7.7% of GDP
Panama
8.5% of GDP
9% lower
Inequality (Gini)
ColombiaColombia
53.9
Panama
49.7
8% higher
Sanitation Access (%)
ColombiaColombia
96.58%
Panama
89.05%
8% higher
Life Evaluation Score
PanamaColombia
6.0 pts
Panama
6.5 pts
8% lower
Median Age
ColombiaColombia
31.6 years
Panama
29.6 years
7% higher
Electoral Democracy Index
PanamaColombia
0.68
Panama
0.73
7% lower
Human Development Index
PanamaColombia
0.79
Panama
0.84
6% lower
Forest Coverage (%)
PanamaColombia
52.77%
Panama
56.34%
6% lower
Renewable Energy (%)
ColombiaColombia
29.7%
Panama
28%
6% higher
Broadband Access (%)
PanamaColombia
17 per 100 people
Panama
18 per 100 people
6% lower
Tourism Revenue
ColombiaColombia
$1,959,000,000
Panama
$1,841,000,000
6% higher
Women's Political Empowerment
ColombiaColombia
0.78
Panama
0.74
5% higher
Elderly Population (%)
ColombiaColombia
9.8%
Panama
9.4%
5% higher
Digital Payments Used
PanamaColombia
49.23% of adults
Panama
52.08% of adults
5% lower
Informal Employment Share
PanamaColombia
56.01% of employed people
Panama
58.69% of employed people
5% lower
Teen Birth Rate
ColombiaColombia
59.47 per 1k
Panama
57.34 per 1k
4% higher
Liberal Democracy Index
PanamaColombia
0.56
Panama
0.57
3% lower
Infant Mortality
ColombiaColombia
10.9 per 1k births
Panama
10.6 per 1k births
3% higher
Mobile Money Accounts
ColombiaColombia
39.15% of adults
Panama
38.05% of adults
3% higher
Can Raise Emergency Money
ColombiaColombia
87.24% of adults
Panama
84.87% of adults
3% higher
Electricity Access (%)
ColombiaColombia
98.7%
Panama
97%
2% higher
Life Expectancy
PanamaColombia
77.7 years
Panama
79.6 years
2% lower
Internet Users (%)
PanamaColombia
77%
Panama
78%
1% lower
Adult Literacy Rate
PanamaColombia
95.34%
Panama
96.26%
1% lower
Time Zones Count
ColombiaColombia
2.0 time zones
Panama
2.0 time zones
equal
Nobel Laureates Born per Million People
ColombiaColombia
0.04 per 1M people
Panama
0 per 1M people
ranked higher
Lowest Elevation
ColombiaColombia
0 m
Panama
0 m
ranked higher
Official Languages Count
ColombiaColombia
1.0
Panama
1.0
equal
Freedom of Expression Index
PanamaColombia
0.81
Panama
0.81
equal
Current Account Balance (% of GDP)
PanamaColombia
-2.4% of GDP
Panama
0.30% of GDP
ranked lower
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