Colombia
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Identity
Formal name: Republic of Colombia.
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Curated stat
Colombia is South America's rare two-coast country, touching both Caribbean and Pacific waters.
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Colombia vs Venezuela
107 shared metrics.
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Venezuela
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Identity
Formal name: Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela.
CIA 2026
Identity
Name origin: in 1499, the stilt-houses built on Lake Maracaibo reminded explorers Alonso de OJEDA and Amerigo VESPUCCI of buildings in Venice, Italy, and they named the…
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Analysis
Colombia leads in 67 of 107 shared metrics, while Venezuela leads in 40.
Colombia's Education Spending (% GDP) is 1696.3x that of Venezuela (5.3% of GDP vs 0.00% of GDP).
Colombia's Solar Electricity Share is 508.0x that of Venezuela (5.1% vs 0.01%).
Colombia's Air Passengers is 22.8x that of Venezuela (42.40M vs 1.78M).
Colombia's Scientific Publications is 17.9x that of Venezuela (9.7K vs 512.19).
Colombia's Liberal Democracy Index is 12.2x that of Venezuela (0.56 vs 0.04).
Key Comparisons
Education Spending (% GDP)Colombia leads
Colombia
5.3% of GDP
Venezuela
0.00% of GDP
Solar Electricity ShareColombia leads
Colombia
5.1%
Venezuela
0.01%
Air PassengersColombia leads
Colombia
42.40M
Venezuela
1.78M
Scientific PublicationsColombia leads
Colombia
9.7K
Venezuela
512.19
Liberal Democracy IndexColombia leads
Colombia
0.56
Venezuela
0.04
Wind Electricity ShareColombia leads
Colombia
0.17%
Venezuela
0.02%
All Metrics
Education Spending (% GDP)
ColombiaColombia
5.3% of GDP
Venezuela
0.00% of GDP
169632% higher
Solar Electricity Share
ColombiaColombia
5.1%
Venezuela
0.01%
50800% higher
Air Passengers
ColombiaColombia
42.40M
Venezuela
1.78M
2277% higher
Scientific Publications
ColombiaColombia
9.7K
Venezuela
512.19
1791% higher
Liberal Democracy Index
ColombiaColombia
0.56
Venezuela
0.04
1221% higher
Wind Electricity Share
ColombiaColombia
0.17%
Venezuela
0.02%
750% higher
EV Chargers per 100,000 People
ColombiaColombia
0.30 per 100k people
Venezuela
0.04 per 100k people
644% higher
Military Spending
ColombiaColombia
3.4% of GDP
Venezuela
0.50% of GDP
571% higher
Freedom of Expression Index
ColombiaColombia
0.81
Venezuela
0.15
447% higher
Railway Length
ColombiaColombia
2.1K km
Venezuela
447 km
379% higher
Electoral Democracy Index
ColombiaColombia
0.68
Venezuela
0.18
275% higher
Corruption Perceptions Index
ColombiaColombia
37 pts
Venezuela
10 pts
270% higher
Beer Consumption
ColombiaColombia
2.8 L/person/yr
Venezuela
0.78 L/person/yr
263% higher
GDP (Nominal)
ColombiaColombia
$418,818,154,879.27
Venezuela
$119,802,963,257.78
250% higher
UNESCO World Heritage Sites
ColombiaColombia
9.0 sites
Venezuela
3.0 sites
200% higher
Capital Elevation
ColombiaColombia
2.6K m
Venezuela
920 m
181% higher
Health Spending Per Capita
ColombiaColombia
$534.44
Venezuela
$208.57
156% higher
Mobile Subscriptions (%)
ColombiaColombia
174 per 100 people
Venezuela
71 per 100 people
145% higher
FDI Inflows (% GDP)
ColombiaColombia
3.3% of GDP
Venezuela
1.4% of GDP
140% higher
Imports (% GDP)
ColombiaColombia
20.93% of GDP
Venezuela
9.2% of GDP
127% higher
Electricity Carbon Intensity
ColombiaColombia
186.81 gCO2/kWh
Venezuela
85.86 gCO2/kWh
118% higher
Alcohol Consumption
ColombiaColombia
4.2 L/adult/yr
Venezuela
2.0 L/adult/yr
113% higher
Inflation Rate
VenezuelaColombia
6.6%
Venezuela
200.9%
97% lower
Homicide Rate
ColombiaColombia
24.91 per 100k
Venezuela
12.65 per 100k
97% higher
GNI Per Capita
ColombiaColombia
$7,040
Venezuela
$3,820
84% higher
Government Debt (% GDP)
ColombiaColombia
71.48% of GDP
Venezuela
38.9% of GDP
84% higher
Unemployment Rate
ColombiaColombia
9.6%
Venezuela
5.5%
75% higher
Protected Land (%)
VenezuelaColombia
17%
Venezuela
56.8%
70% lower
Hospital Beds (per 1,000)
ColombiaColombia
1.7 per 1k
Venezuela
1.0 per 1k
70% higher
GDP Growth Rate
VenezuelaColombia
1.6%
Venezuela
5.3%
70% lower
Youth Unemployment Rate
ColombiaColombia
17.65% of youth labor force
Venezuela
10.44% of youth labor force
69% higher
Health Spending (% GDP)
ColombiaColombia
7.7% of GDP
Venezuela
4.6% of GDP
69% higher
Border Neighbors
ColombiaColombia
5.0
Venezuela
3.0
67% higher
Political Corruption Index
VenezuelaColombia
0.39
Venezuela
0.97
60% lower
Water Stress (%)
VenezuelaColombia
1.1%
Venezuela
2.8%
60% lower
Broadband Access (%)
ColombiaColombia
17 per 100 people
Venezuela
10.64 per 100 people
60% higher
Population
ColombiaColombia
49.84M
Venezuela
31.76M
57% higher
CO2 Per Capita
VenezuelaColombia
1.8 t/person/yr
Venezuela
4.1 t/person/yr
57% lower
McDonald's Outlets per Million People
VenezuelaColombia
1.4 per 1M people
Venezuela
3.1 per 1M people
55% lower
Big Mac Price
ColombiaColombia
$6.21
Venezuela
$4.04
54% higher
Doctors (per 1,000)
ColombiaColombia
2.5 per 1k
Venezuela
1.7 per 1k
53% higher
Child Mortality
VenezuelaColombia
12 per 1k births
Venezuela
24.3 per 1k births
51% lower
Agricultural Land (%)
ColombiaColombia
36.49%
Venezuela
24.38%
50% higher
Official Languages Count
VenezuelaColombia
1.0
Venezuela
2.0
50% lower
Infant Mortality
VenezuelaColombia
10.9 per 1k births
Venezuela
21.5 per 1k births
49% lower
Population Density
ColombiaColombia
47.16 /km²
Venezuela
32.09 /km²
47% higher
Credit Card Ownership
VenezuelaColombia
8.7% of adults
Venezuela
16.1% of adults
46% lower
Merchant Fleet Size
VenezuelaColombia
153
Venezuela
272
44% lower
Suicide Rate
VenezuelaColombia
5.0 per 100k
Venezuela
8.6 per 100k
43% lower
Energy Use (Per Capita)
VenezuelaColombia
862.63 kg oil eq/person
Venezuela
1.5K kg oil eq/person
42% lower
Irrigated Land
VenezuelaColombia
6.5K km²
Venezuela
10.6K km²
38% lower
Meat Consumption per Person
ColombiaColombia
55.91 kg/person/yr
Venezuela
40.94 kg/person/yr
37% higher
Nobel Laureates Born per Million People
VenezuelaColombia
0.04 per 1M people
Venezuela
0.06 per 1M people
37% lower
Electric Generating Capacity
VenezuelaColombia
21.05M kW
Venezuela
33.49M kW
37% lower
Digital Payments Used
VenezuelaColombia
49.23% of adults
Venezuela
75.52% of adults
35% lower
Spirits Consumption
VenezuelaColombia
0.63 L/person/yr
Venezuela
0.95 L/person/yr
33% lower
Women in Parliament (%)
ColombiaColombia
29.41%
Venezuela
22.16%
33% higher
Airports
ColombiaColombia
662
Venezuela
518
28% higher
Forest Area
ColombiaColombia
585.4K km²
Venezuela
460.7K km²
27% higher
Land Border Length
ColombiaColombia
6.7K km
Venezuela
5.3K km
27% higher
Land Area
ColombiaColombia
1.11M km²
Venezuela
882.0K km²
26% higher
Armed Forces Personnel
ColombiaColombia
428.0K
Venezuela
343.0K
25% higher
Internet Users (%)
ColombiaColombia
77%
Venezuela
62%
24% higher
Insufficient Physical Activity
VenezuelaColombia
34.02% of adults
Venezuela
44.96% of adults
24% lower
Road Traffic Death Rate
ColombiaColombia
16.2 per 100k
Venezuela
13.2 per 100k
23% higher
Hypertension Prevalence
VenezuelaColombia
31% of adults
Venezuela
39.7% of adults
22% lower
Electricity Use (Per Capita)
VenezuelaColombia
1.6K kWh/person
Venezuela
2.0K kWh/person
22% lower
Dependency Ratio
VenezuelaColombia
42.96% of working-age pop.
Venezuela
54.34% of working-age pop.
21% lower
Youth Population (%)
VenezuelaColombia
20.27%
Venezuela
25.53%
21% lower
ATMs per 100,000 Adults
VenezuelaColombia
38.96 per 100k
Venezuela
48.41 per 100k
20% lower
Teen Birth Rate
VenezuelaColombia
59.47 per 1k
Venezuela
73.3 per 1k
19% lower
Mobile Money Accounts
ColombiaColombia
39.15% of adults
Venezuela
33.74% of adults
16% higher
Coastline Length
ColombiaColombia
3.2K km
Venezuela
2.8K km
15% higher
Highest Elevation
ColombiaColombia
5.7K m
Venezuela
5.0K m
15% higher
Seafood Consumption per Person
VenezuelaColombia
8.9 kg/person/yr
Venezuela
10.18 kg/person/yr
13% lower
Renewable Energy (%)
VenezuelaColombia
29.7%
Venezuela
33.7%
12% lower
Urban Population (%)
VenezuelaColombia
78.52%
Venezuela
89.29%
12% lower
Human Development Index
ColombiaColombia
0.79
Venezuela
0.71
11% higher
Average Weekly Work Hours
ColombiaColombia
42.77 hrs/week
Venezuela
38.65 hrs/week
11% higher
Birth Rate
VenezuelaColombia
14.73 per 1k
Venezuela
16.45 per 1k
10% lower
Fertility Rate
VenezuelaColombia
1.9 children/woman
Venezuela
2.2 children/woman
10% lower
Can Raise Emergency Money
VenezuelaColombia
87.24% of adults
Venezuela
96.72% of adults
10% lower
Median Age
ColombiaColombia
31.6 years
Venezuela
29.0 years
9% higher
Milk Consumption per Person
VenezuelaColombia
108.47 kg/person/yr
Venezuela
117.79 kg/person/yr
8% lower
Vehicles per 1,000 People
ColombiaColombia
280.03 per 1k people
Venezuela
260.02 per 1k people
8% higher
Water Withdrawal
ColombiaColombia
24.26 B m³
Venezuela
22.62 B m³
7% higher
Life Expectancy
ColombiaColombia
77.7 years
Venezuela
72.5 years
7% higher
Air Pollution (PM2.5)
VenezuelaColombia
14.18 µg/m³
Venezuela
15.26 µg/m³
7% lower
Death Rate
ColombiaColombia
7.0 per 1k
Venezuela
6.5 per 1k
6% higher
Exports (% GDP)
VenezuelaColombia
16.1% of GDP
Venezuela
16.86% of GDP
5% lower
Life Evaluation Score
ColombiaColombia
6.0 pts
Venezuela
5.8 pts
5% higher
Electricity Generation
ColombiaColombia
87.51 TWh
Venezuela
83.32 TWh
5% higher
Food Waste per Person
ColombiaColombia
136.97 kg/person/yr
Venezuela
130.03 kg/person/yr
5% higher
Obesity Rate
ColombiaColombia
23.85%
Venezuela
22.84%
4% higher
Women's Political Empowerment
ColombiaColombia
0.78
Venezuela
0.75
4% higher
Informal Employment Share
VenezuelaColombia
56.01% of employed people
Venezuela
58.31% of employed people
4% lower
Sanitation Access (%)
VenezuelaColombia
96.58%
Venezuela
98.4%
2% lower
Forest Coverage (%)
ColombiaColombia
52.77%
Venezuela
52.23%
1% higher
Electricity Access (%)
VenezuelaColombia
98.7%
Venezuela
100%
1% lower
Elderly Population (%)
ColombiaColombia
9.8%
Venezuela
9.7%
1% higher
Renewable Energy (%)
ColombiaColombia
26.09%
Venezuela
25.84%
1% higher
Total CO2 Emissions
VenezuelaColombia
95.08 Mt CO2e
Venezuela
96.41 Mt CO2e
1% lower
Time Zones Count
ColombiaColombia
2.0 time zones
Venezuela
2.0 time zones
equal
Minimum Paid Vacation Days
ColombiaColombia
15 days/yr
Venezuela
15 days/yr
equal
Coal Electricity Share
ColombiaColombia
6.1%
Venezuela
0%
ranked higher
Lowest Elevation
ColombiaColombia
0 m
Venezuela
0 m
ranked higher
Current Account Balance (% of GDP)
VenezuelaColombia
-2.4% of GDP
Venezuela
2.6% of GDP
ranked lower
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