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Colombia vs Venezuela

109 shared metrics.

ColombiaLeads in 69

vs109 shared

VenezuelaLeads in 40

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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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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 69 of 109 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)

Colombia

5.3% of GDP

Venezuela

0.00% of GDP

169632% higher

Solar Electricity Share

Colombia

5.1%

Venezuela

0.01%

50800% higher

Air Passengers

Colombia

42.40M

Venezuela

1.78M

2277% higher

Scientific Publications

Colombia

9.7K

Venezuela

512.19

1791% higher

Liberal Democracy Index

Colombia

0.56

Venezuela

0.04

1221% higher

Wind Electricity Share

Colombia

0.17%

Venezuela

0.02%

750% higher

EV Chargers per 100,000 People

Colombia

0.30 per 100k people

Venezuela

0.04 per 100k people

644% higher

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors - Open Database License (ODbL)

Military Spending

Colombia

3.4% of GDP

Venezuela

0.50% of GDP

571% higher

Freedom of Expression Index

Colombia

0.81

Venezuela

0.15

447% higher

Railway Length

Colombia

2.1K km

Venezuela

447 km

379% higher

Electoral Democracy Index

Colombia

0.68

Venezuela

0.18

275% higher

Corruption Perceptions Index

Colombia

37 pts

Venezuela

10 pts

270% higher

Beer Consumption

Colombia

2.8 L/person/yr

Venezuela

0.78 L/person/yr

263% higher

GDP (Nominal)

Colombia

$418,818,154,879.27

Venezuela

$119,802,963,257.78

250% higher

UNESCO World Heritage Sites

Colombia

9.0 sites

Venezuela

3.0 sites

200% higher

Capital Elevation

Colombia

2.6K m

Venezuela

920 m

181% higher

Health Spending Per Capita

Colombia

$534.44

Venezuela

$208.57

156% higher

Mobile Subscriptions (%)

Colombia

174 per 100 people

Venezuela

71 per 100 people

145% higher

FDI Inflows (% GDP)

Colombia

3.3% of GDP

Venezuela

1.4% of GDP

140% higher

Imports (% GDP)

Colombia

20.93% of GDP

Venezuela

9.2% of GDP

127% higher

Comparison of Colombia and Venezuela across 109 metrics
				Winner
Education Spending (% GDP)	5.3% of GDP	0.00% of GDP	169632% higher	Colombia
Solar Electricity Share	5.1%	0.01%	50800% higher	Colombia
Air Passengers	42.40M	1.78M	2277% higher	Colombia
Scientific Publications	9.7K	512.19	1791% higher	Colombia
Liberal Democracy Index	0.56	0.04	1221% higher	Colombia
Wind Electricity Share	0.17%	0.02%	750% higher	Colombia
EV Chargers per 100,000 PeopleSource: © OpenStreetMap contributors - Open Database License (ODbL)	0.30 per 100k people	0.04 per 100k people	644% higher	Colombia
Military Spending	3.4% of GDP	0.50% of GDP	571% higher	Colombia
Freedom of Expression Index	0.81	0.15	447% higher	Colombia
Railway Length	2.1K km	447 km	379% higher	Colombia
Electoral Democracy Index	0.68	0.18	275% higher	Colombia
Corruption Perceptions Index	37 pts	10 pts	270% higher	Colombia
Beer Consumption	2.8 L/person/yr	0.78 L/person/yr	263% higher	Colombia
GDP (Nominal)	$418,818,154,879.27	$119,802,963,257.78	250% higher	Colombia
UNESCO World Heritage Sites	9.0 sites	3.0 sites	200% higher	Colombia
Capital Elevation	2.6K m	920 m	181% higher	Colombia
Health Spending Per Capita	$534.44	$208.57	156% higher	Colombia
Mobile Subscriptions (%)	174 per 100 people	71 per 100 people	145% higher	Colombia
FDI Inflows (% GDP)	3.3% of GDP	1.4% of GDP	140% higher	Colombia
Imports (% GDP)	20.93% of GDP	9.2% of GDP	127% higher	Colombia
Electricity Carbon Intensity	186.81 gCO2/kWh	85.86 gCO2/kWh	118% higher	Colombia
Alcohol Consumption	4.2 L/adult/yr	2.0 L/adult/yr	113% higher	Colombia
All-Time Olympic Medals	38 medals	19 medals	100% higher	Colombia
Inflation Rate	6.6%	200.9%	97% lower	Venezuela
Homicide Rate	24.91 per 100k	12.65 per 100k	97% higher	Colombia
GNI Per Capita	$7,040	$3,820	84% higher	Colombia
Government Debt (% GDP)	71.48% of GDP	38.9% of GDP	84% higher	Colombia
Unemployment Rate	9.6%	5.5%	75% higher	Colombia
Protected Land (%)	17%	56.8%	70% lower	Venezuela
Hospital Beds (per 1,000)	1.7 per 1k	1.0 per 1k	70% higher	Colombia
GDP Growth Rate	1.6%	5.3%	70% lower	Venezuela
Youth Unemployment Rate	17.65% of youth labor force	10.44% of youth labor force	69% higher	Colombia
Health Spending (% GDP)	7.7% of GDP	4.6% of GDP	69% higher	Colombia
All-Time Olympic Gold Medals	5.0 gold medals	3.0 gold medals	67% higher	Colombia
Border Neighbors	5.0	3.0	67% higher	Colombia
Political Corruption Index	0.39	0.97	60% lower	Venezuela
Water Stress (%)	1.1%	2.8%	60% lower	Venezuela
Broadband Access (%)	17 per 100 people	10.64 per 100 people	60% higher	Colombia
Population	49.84M	31.76M	57% higher	Colombia
CO2 Per Capita	1.8 t/person/yr	4.1 t/person/yr	57% lower	Venezuela
McDonald's Outlets per Million PeopleSource: © OpenStreetMap contributors - Open Database License (ODbL)	1.4 per 1M people	3.1 per 1M people	55% lower	Venezuela
Big Mac Price	$6.21	$4.04	54% higher	Colombia
Doctors (per 1,000)	2.5 per 1k	1.7 per 1k	53% higher	Colombia
Child Mortality	12 per 1k births	24.3 per 1k births	51% lower	Venezuela
Agricultural Land (%)	36.49%	24.38%	50% higher	Colombia
Official Languages Count	1.0	2.0	50% lower	Venezuela
Infant Mortality	10.9 per 1k births	21.5 per 1k births	49% lower	Venezuela
Population Density	47.16 /km²	32.09 /km²	47% higher	Colombia
Credit Card Ownership	8.7% of adults	16.1% of adults	46% lower	Venezuela
Merchant Fleet Size	153	272	44% lower	Venezuela
Suicide Rate	5.0 per 100k	8.6 per 100k	43% lower	Venezuela
Energy Use (Per Capita)	862.63 kg oil eq/person	1.5K kg oil eq/person	42% lower	Venezuela
Irrigated Land	6.5K km²	10.6K km²	38% lower	Venezuela
Meat Consumption per Person	55.91 kg/person/yr	40.94 kg/person/yr	37% higher	Colombia
Nobel Laureates Born per Million People	0.04 per 1M people	0.06 per 1M people	37% lower	Venezuela
Electric Generating Capacity	21.05M kW	33.49M kW	37% lower	Venezuela
Digital Payments Used	49.23% of adults	75.52% of adults	35% lower	Venezuela
Spirits Consumption	0.63 L/person/yr	0.95 L/person/yr	33% lower	Venezuela
Women in Parliament (%)	29.41%	22.16%	33% higher	Colombia
Airports	662	518	28% higher	Colombia
Forest Area	585.4K km²	460.7K km²	27% higher	Colombia
Land Border Length	6.7K km	5.3K km	27% higher	Colombia
Land Area	1.11M km²	882.0K km²	26% higher	Colombia
Armed Forces Personnel	428.0K	343.0K	25% higher	Colombia
Internet Users (%)	77%	62%	24% higher	Colombia
Insufficient Physical Activity	34.02% of adults	44.96% of adults	24% lower	Venezuela
Road Traffic Death Rate	16.2 per 100k	13.2 per 100k	23% higher	Colombia
Hypertension Prevalence	31% of adults	39.7% of adults	22% lower	Venezuela
Electricity Use (Per Capita)	1.6K kWh/person	2.0K kWh/person	22% lower	Venezuela
Dependency Ratio	42.96% of working-age pop.	54.34% of working-age pop.	21% lower	Venezuela
Youth Population (%)	20.27%	25.53%	21% lower	Venezuela
ATMs per 100,000 Adults	38.96 per 100k	48.41 per 100k	20% lower	Venezuela
Teen Birth Rate	59.47 per 1k	73.3 per 1k	19% lower	Venezuela
Mobile Money Accounts	39.15% of adults	33.74% of adults	16% higher	Colombia
Coastline Length	3.2K km	2.8K km	15% higher	Colombia
Highest Elevation	5.7K m	5.0K m	15% higher	Colombia
Seafood Consumption per Person	8.9 kg/person/yr	10.18 kg/person/yr	13% lower	Venezuela
Renewable Energy (%)	29.7%	33.7%	12% lower	Venezuela
Urban Population (%)	78.52%	89.29%	12% lower	Venezuela
Human Development Index	0.79	0.71	11% higher	Colombia
Average Weekly Work Hours	42.77 hrs/week	38.65 hrs/week	11% higher	Colombia
Birth Rate	14.73 per 1k	16.45 per 1k	10% lower	Venezuela
Fertility Rate	1.9 children/woman	2.2 children/woman	10% lower	Venezuela
Can Raise Emergency Money	87.24% of adults	96.72% of adults	10% lower	Venezuela
Median Age	31.6 years	29.0 years	9% higher	Colombia
Milk Consumption per Person	108.47 kg/person/yr	117.79 kg/person/yr	8% lower	Venezuela
Vehicles per 1,000 People	280.03 per 1k people	260.02 per 1k people	8% higher	Colombia
Water Withdrawal	24.26 B m³	22.62 B m³	7% higher	Colombia
Life Expectancy	77.7 years	72.5 years	7% higher	Colombia
Air Pollution (PM2.5)	14.18 µg/m³	15.26 µg/m³	7% lower	Venezuela
Death Rate	7.0 per 1k	6.5 per 1k	6% higher	Colombia
Exports (% GDP)	16.1% of GDP	16.86% of GDP	5% lower	Venezuela
Life Evaluation Score	6.0 pts	5.8 pts	5% higher	Colombia
Electricity Generation	87.51 TWh	83.32 TWh	5% higher	Colombia
Food Waste per Person	136.97 kg/person/yr	130.03 kg/person/yr	5% higher	Colombia
Obesity Rate	23.85%	22.84%	4% higher	Colombia
Women's Political Empowerment	0.78	0.75	4% higher	Colombia
Informal Employment Share	56.01% of employed people	58.31% of employed people	4% lower	Venezuela
Sanitation Access (%)	96.58%	98.4%	2% lower	Venezuela
Forest Coverage (%)	52.77%	52.23%	1% higher	Colombia
Electricity Access (%)	98.7%	100%	1% lower	Venezuela
Elderly Population (%)	9.8%	9.7%	1% higher	Colombia
Renewable Energy (%)	26.09%	25.84%	1% higher	Colombia
Total CO2 Emissions	95.08 Mt CO2e	96.41 Mt CO2e	1% lower	Venezuela
Time Zones Count	2.0 time zones	2.0 time zones	equal	Colombia
Minimum Paid Vacation Days	15 days/yr	15 days/yr	equal	Colombia
Coal Electricity Share	6.1%	0%	ranked higher	Colombia
Lowest Elevation	0 m	0 m	ranked higher	Colombia
Current Account Balance (% of GDP)	-2.4% of GDP	2.6% of GDP	ranked lower	Venezuela

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Analysis

Colombia leads in 69 of 109 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%

Education Spending (% GDP)

5.3% of GDP

0.00% of GDP

Solar Electricity Share

5.1%

0.01%

Air Passengers

42.40M

1.78M

Scientific Publications

9.7K

512.19

Liberal Democracy Index

0.56

0.04

Wind Electricity Share

0.17%

0.02%

0.30 per 100k people

0.04 per 100k people

Military Spending

3.4% of GDP

0.50% of GDP

Freedom of Expression Index

0.81

0.15

Railway Length

2.1K km

447 km

Electoral Democracy Index

0.68

0.18

Corruption Perceptions Index

37 pts

10 pts

Beer Consumption

2.8 L/person/yr

0.78 L/person/yr

GDP (Nominal)

$418,818,154,879.27

$119,802,963,257.78

UNESCO World Heritage Sites

9.0 sites

3.0 sites

Capital Elevation

2.6K m

920 m

Health Spending Per Capita

$534.44

$208.57

Mobile Subscriptions (%)

174 per 100 people

71 per 100 people

FDI Inflows (% GDP)

3.3% of GDP

1.4% of GDP

Imports (% GDP)

20.93% of GDP

9.2% of GDP

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Key Comparisons

All Metrics

Education Spending (% GDP)

Solar Electricity Share

Air Passengers

Scientific Publications

Liberal Democracy Index

Wind Electricity Share

EV Chargers per 100,000 People

Military Spending

Freedom of Expression Index

Railway Length

Electoral Democracy Index

Corruption Perceptions Index

Beer Consumption

GDP (Nominal)

UNESCO World Heritage Sites

Capital Elevation

Health Spending Per Capita

Mobile Subscriptions (%)

FDI Inflows (% GDP)

Imports (% GDP)

Electricity Carbon Intensity

Alcohol Consumption

All-Time Olympic Medals

Inflation Rate

Homicide Rate

GNI Per Capita

Government Debt (% GDP)

Unemployment Rate

Protected Land (%)

Hospital Beds (per 1,000)

GDP Growth Rate

Youth Unemployment Rate

Health Spending (% GDP)

All-Time Olympic Gold Medals

Border Neighbors

Political Corruption Index

Water Stress (%)

Broadband Access (%)

Population

CO2 Per Capita

McDonald's Outlets per Million People

Big Mac Price

Doctors (per 1,000)

Child Mortality

Agricultural Land (%)

Official Languages Count

Infant Mortality

Population Density

Credit Card Ownership

Merchant Fleet Size

Suicide Rate

Energy Use (Per Capita)

Irrigated Land

Meat Consumption per Person

Nobel Laureates Born per Million People

Electric Generating Capacity

Digital Payments Used

Spirits Consumption

Women in Parliament (%)

Airports

Forest Area

Land Border Length

Land Area

Armed Forces Personnel

Internet Users (%)

Insufficient Physical Activity

Road Traffic Death Rate

Hypertension Prevalence

Electricity Use (Per Capita)

Dependency Ratio

Youth Population (%)

ATMs per 100,000 Adults