Colombia
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Identity
Formal name: Republic of Colombia.
CIA 2026
Identity
Name origin: named after explorer Christopher COLUMBUS.
CIA 2026
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Colombia vs Peru
127 shared metrics.
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Peru
Quick context before you compare the numbers.
Identity
Formal name: Republic of Peru.
CIA 2026
Identity
Name origin: the name may derive from the Guarani word biru, meaning "river".
CIA 2026
Analysis
Colombia leads in 74 of 127 shared metrics, while Peru leads in 53.
Colombia's Coal Electricity Share is 305.0x that of Peru (6.1% vs 0.02%).
Colombia's Capital Elevation is 15.8x that of Peru (2.6K m vs 154 m).
Colombia's EV Chargers per 100,000 People is 13.5x that of Peru (0.30 per 100k people vs 0.02 per 100k people).
Colombia's Domestic Patents is 3.6x that of Peru (432 vs 94).
Colombia's Airports is 2.8x that of Peru (662 vs 175).
Key Comparisons
Coal Electricity ShareColombia leads
Colombia
6.1%
Peru
0.02%
Capital ElevationColombia leads
Colombia
2.6K m
Peru
154 m
EV Chargers per 100,000 PeopleColombia leads
Colombia
0.30 per 100k people
Peru
0.02 per 100k people
Domestic PatentsColombia leads
Colombia
432
Peru
94
AirportsColombia leads
Colombia
662
Peru
175
Military SpendingColombia leads
Colombia
3.4% of GDP
Peru
0.91% of GDP
All Metrics
Coal Electricity Share
ColombiaColombia
6.1%
Peru
0.02%
30500% higher
Capital Elevation
ColombiaColombia
2.6K m
Peru
154 m
1577% higher
EV Chargers per 100,000 People
ColombiaColombia
0.30 per 100k people
Peru
0.02 per 100k people
1352% higher
Domestic Patents
ColombiaColombia
432
Peru
94
360% higher
Airports
ColombiaColombia
662
Peru
175
278% higher
Military Spending
ColombiaColombia
3.4% of GDP
Peru
0.91% of GDP
269% higher
Inflation Rate
ColombiaColombia
6.6%
Peru
2.0%
230% higher
Suicide Rate
ColombiaColombia
5.0 per 100k
Peru
1.5 per 100k
222% higher
Homicide Rate
ColombiaColombia
24.91 per 100k
Peru
8.6 per 100k
190% higher
Armed Forces Personnel
ColombiaColombia
428.0K
Peru
158.0K
171% higher
Air Passengers
ColombiaColombia
42.40M
Peru
17.72M
139% higher
Meat Consumption per Person
ColombiaColombia
55.91 kg/person/yr
Peru
24.41 kg/person/yr
129% higher
Scientific Publications
ColombiaColombia
9.7K
Peru
4.6K
111% higher
Government Debt (% GDP)
ColombiaColombia
71.48% of GDP
Peru
35.2% of GDP
103% higher
Time Zones Count
ColombiaColombia
2.0 time zones
Peru
1.0 time zones
100% higher
Unemployment Rate
ColombiaColombia
9.6%
Peru
4.8%
99% higher
Tourism Revenue
ColombiaColombia
$1,959,000,000
Peru
$1,002,000,000
96% higher
Wind Electricity Share
PeruColombia
0.17%
Peru
3.5%
95% lower
Agricultural Land (%)
ColombiaColombia
36.49%
Peru
19.05%
92% higher
Youth Unemployment Rate
ColombiaColombia
17.65% of youth labor force
Peru
9.5% of youth labor force
87% higher
R&D Spending (% GDP)
ColombiaColombia
0.29% of GDP
Peru
0.16% of GDP
79% higher
Population Density
ColombiaColombia
47.16 /km²
Peru
26.44 /km²
78% higher
Milk Consumption per Person
ColombiaColombia
108.47 kg/person/yr
Peru
62.15 kg/person/yr
75% higher
Irrigated Land
PeruColombia
6.5K km²
Peru
25.8K km²
75% lower
High-Tech Exports (%)
ColombiaColombia
9.0%
Peru
5.2%
73% higher
ATMs per 100,000 Adults
PeruColombia
38.96 per 100k
Peru
128.12 per 100k
70% lower
Broadband Access (%)
ColombiaColombia
17 per 100 people
Peru
10 per 100 people
70% higher
Solar Electricity Share
ColombiaColombia
5.1%
Peru
3.0%
68% higher
McDonald's Outlets per Million People
ColombiaColombia
1.4 per 1M people
Peru
0.82 per 1M people
68% higher
Seafood Consumption per Person
PeruColombia
8.9 kg/person/yr
Peru
26.83 kg/person/yr
67% lower
Official Languages Count
PeruColombia
1.0
Peru
3.0
67% lower
Spirits Consumption
PeruColombia
0.63 L/person/yr
Peru
1.8 L/person/yr
64% lower
Firms Asked for Bribes
PeruColombia
2.7% of firms
Peru
7.6% of firms
64% lower
Foreign Patents
ColombiaColombia
1.9K
Peru
1.1K
63% higher
Hypertension Prevalence
ColombiaColombia
31% of adults
Peru
19.8% of adults
57% higher
Shipping Traffic
ColombiaColombia
4.48M
Peru
2.87M
56% higher
Vehicles per 1,000 People
ColombiaColombia
280.03 per 1k people
Peru
181.58 per 1k people
54% higher
Population
ColombiaColombia
49.84M
Peru
32.77M
52% higher
GDP Growth Rate
PeruColombia
1.6%
Peru
3.3%
52% lower
Safe Drinking Water (%)
ColombiaColombia
74.34%
Peru
49.43%
50% higher
Doctors (per 1,000)
ColombiaColombia
2.5 per 1k
Peru
1.7 per 1k
50% higher
Air Pollution (PM2.5)
PeruColombia
14.18 µg/m³
Peru
27.04 µg/m³
48% lower
GDP (Nominal)
ColombiaColombia
$418,818,154,879.27
Peru
$289,221,969,062.94
45% higher
Nurses & Midwives
PeruColombia
1.4 per 1k
Peru
2.7 per 1k
45% lower
Exports (% GDP)
PeruColombia
16.1% of GDP
Peru
28.54% of GDP
44% lower
Mobile Subscriptions (%)
ColombiaColombia
174 per 100 people
Peru
125 per 100 people
39% higher
FDI Inflows (% GDP)
ColombiaColombia
3.3% of GDP
Peru
2.4% of GDP
39% higher
Political Corruption Index
PeruColombia
0.39
Peru
0.63
38% lower
Merchant Fleet Size
ColombiaColombia
153
Peru
111
38% higher
Teen Birth Rate
ColombiaColombia
59.47 per 1k
Peru
43.56 per 1k
37% higher
Total CO2 Emissions
ColombiaColombia
95.08 Mt CO2e
Peru
69.27 Mt CO2e
37% higher
Electricity Generation
ColombiaColombia
87.51 TWh
Peru
63.85 TWh
37% higher
Minimum Paid Vacation Days
ColombiaColombia
15 days/yr
Peru
11 days/yr
36% higher
Inequality (Gini)
ColombiaColombia
53.9
Peru
40.1
34% higher
Alcohol Consumption
PeruColombia
4.2 L/adult/yr
Peru
6.5 L/adult/yr
34% lower
Coastline Length
ColombiaColombia
3.2K km
Peru
2.4K km
33% higher
UNESCO World Heritage Sites
PeruColombia
9.0 sites
Peru
13 sites
31% lower
Credit Card Ownership
PeruColombia
8.7% of adults
Peru
12.65% of adults
31% lower
Tobacco Use Prevalence
PeruColombia
8.3% of adults
Peru
11.9% of adults
30% lower
Electric Generating Capacity
ColombiaColombia
21.05M kW
Peru
16.16M kW
30% higher
Death Rate
PeruColombia
7.0 per 1k
Peru
9.8 per 1k
29% lower
Nobel Laureates Born per Million People
ColombiaColombia
0.04 per 1M people
Peru
0.03 per 1M people
29% higher
Water Stress (%)
PeruColombia
1.1%
Peru
1.6%
28% lower
Road Traffic Death Rate
ColombiaColombia
16.2 per 100k
Peru
12.7 per 100k
28% higher
Women in Senior Management
ColombiaColombia
41.9% of managers
Peru
32.91% of managers
27% higher
Health Spending (% GDP)
ColombiaColombia
7.7% of GDP
Peru
6.1% of GDP
26% higher
Tourist Arrivals
ColombiaColombia
1.40M
Peru
1.12M
25% higher
Child Mortality
PeruColombia
12 per 1k births
Peru
15.8 per 1k births
24% lower
Protected Land (%)
PeruColombia
17%
Peru
22.5%
24% lower
Women in Parliament (%)
PeruColombia
29.41%
Peru
38.46%
24% lower
Education Spending (% GDP)
ColombiaColombia
5.3% of GDP
Peru
4.2% of GDP
24% higher
Corruption Perceptions Index
ColombiaColombia
37 pts
Peru
30 pts
23% higher
Big Mac Price
ColombiaColombia
$6.21
Peru
$5.03
23% higher
Sanitation Access (%)
ColombiaColombia
96.58%
Peru
78.77%
23% higher
Electricity Carbon Intensity
PeruColombia
186.81 gCO2/kWh
Peru
238.25 gCO2/kWh
22% lower
GDP Per Capita (PPP)
ColombiaColombia
$21,508.78
Peru
$17,802.42
21% higher
Informal Employment Share
PeruColombia
56.01% of employed people
Peru
70.46% of employed people
21% lower
Health Spending Per Capita
ColombiaColombia
$534.44
Peru
$445.86
20% higher
Infant Mortality
PeruColombia
10.9 per 1k births
Peru
13.5 per 1k births
19% lower
Forest Area
PeruColombia
585.4K km²
Peru
718.1K km²
18% lower
Railway Length
ColombiaColombia
2.1K km
Peru
1.9K km
15% higher
Smoking Rate
ColombiaColombia
8.2%
Peru
7.1%
15% higher
CO2 Per Capita
PeruColombia
1.8 t/person/yr
Peru
2.1 t/person/yr
15% lower
Youth Population (%)
PeruColombia
20.27%
Peru
23.97%
15% lower
Highest Elevation
PeruColombia
5.7K m
Peru
6.7K m
15% lower
Beer Consumption
ColombiaColombia
2.8 L/person/yr
Peru
2.5 L/person/yr
14% higher
Dependency Ratio
PeruColombia
42.96% of working-age pop.
Peru
49.7% of working-age pop.
14% lower
Land Area
PeruColombia
1.11M km²
Peru
1.28M km²
13% lower
Obesity Rate
PeruColombia
23.85%
Peru
27.18%
12% lower
Firms Making Informal Payments
PeruColombia
5.4% of firms
Peru
6.1% of firms
11% lower
Food Waste per Person
PeruColombia
136.97 kg/person/yr
Peru
154.18 kg/person/yr
11% lower
Liberal Democracy Index
ColombiaColombia
0.56
Peru
0.51
10% higher
Birth Rate
PeruColombia
14.73 per 1k
Peru
16.43 per 1k
10% lower
Firms with Female Top Manager
ColombiaColombia
24.6% of firms
Peru
22.39% of firms
10% higher
Imports (% GDP)
PeruColombia
20.93% of GDP
Peru
22.94% of GDP
9% lower
Firms Hit by Power Outages
PeruColombia
30.56% of firms
Peru
33.51% of firms
9% lower
Average Weekly Work Hours
ColombiaColombia
42.77 hrs/week
Peru
39.67 hrs/week
8% higher
Fertility Rate
PeruColombia
1.9 children/woman
Peru
2.1 children/woman
8% lower
Mobile Money Accounts
PeruColombia
39.15% of adults
Peru
42.5% of adults
8% lower
Urban Population (%)
PeruColombia
78.52%
Peru
85.19%
8% lower
Median Age
ColombiaColombia
31.6 years
Peru
29.5 years
7% higher
Forest Coverage (%)
PeruColombia
52.77%
Peru
56.1%
6% lower
Water Withdrawal
PeruColombia
24.26 B m³
Peru
25.92 B m³
6% lower
Internet Users (%)
PeruColombia
77%
Peru
81.96%
6% lower
GNI Per Capita
PeruColombia
$7,040
Peru
$7,500
6% lower
Hospital Beds (per 1,000)
ColombiaColombia
1.7 per 1k
Peru
1.6 per 1k
6% higher
Elderly Population (%)
ColombiaColombia
9.8%
Peru
9.2%
6% higher
Land Border Length
PeruColombia
6.7K km
Peru
7.1K km
6% lower
Freedom of Expression Index
ColombiaColombia
0.81
Peru
0.76
6% higher
Digital Payments Used
PeruColombia
49.23% of adults
Peru
51.71% of adults
5% lower
Energy Use (Per Capita)
ColombiaColombia
862.63 kg oil eq/person
Peru
826.71 kg oil eq/person
4% higher
Tax Revenue (% GDP)
PeruColombia
15.28% of GDP
Peru
15.92% of GDP
4% lower
Insufficient Physical Activity
ColombiaColombia
34.02% of adults
Peru
32.85% of adults
4% higher
Electricity Access (%)
ColombiaColombia
98.7%
Peru
96.2%
3% higher
Renewable Energy (%)
PeruColombia
29.7%
Peru
30.6%
3% lower
Can Raise Emergency Money
PeruColombia
87.24% of adults
Peru
90.2% of adults
3% lower
Adult Literacy Rate
ColombiaColombia
95.34%
Peru
93.66%
2% higher
Electoral Democracy Index
ColombiaColombia
0.68
Peru
0.67
2% higher
Electricity Use (Per Capita)
PeruColombia
1.6K kWh/person
Peru
1.6K kWh/person
2% lower
Renewable Energy (%)
PeruColombia
26.09%
Peru
26.66%
2% lower
Human Development Index
PeruColombia
0.79
Peru
0.79
1% lower
Life Evaluation Score
ColombiaColombia
6.0 pts
Peru
6.0 pts
1% higher
Women's Political Empowerment
ColombiaColombia
0.78
Peru
0.78
equal
Life Expectancy
PeruColombia
77.7 years
Peru
77.7 years
equal
Lowest Elevation
ColombiaColombia
0 m
Peru
0 m
ranked higher
Current Account Balance (% of GDP)
PeruColombia
-2.4% of GDP
Peru
3.1% of GDP
ranked lower
Border Neighbors
ColombiaColombia
5.0
Peru
5.0
equal
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