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Colombia
Latin America & Caribbean · Upper middle income · capital Bogota
Reports 21 of 21 indicators tracked here.
Every figure below is the most recent year this country reported — the years differ, sometimes by a decade. Nothing is interpolated or carried forward.
Health
Life expectancy
2024 · 2 years old77.9years
Ranks 74 of 217 in 2024
4% above world median · 3% above Latin America & Caribbean
Medians computed across 217 countries reporting in 2024 — not a published figure
Under-5 mortality
2024 · 2 years old11.5per 1,000 live births
Ranks 84 of 196 in 2024
23% below world median · 12% below Latin America & Caribbean
Medians computed across 196 countries reporting in 2024 — not a published figure
Maternal mortality
2023 · 3 years old59per 100,000 live births
Ranks 106 of 194 in 2023
26% above world median · 8% above Latin America & Caribbean
Medians computed across 194 countries reporting in 2023 — not a published figure
Child stunting
2016 · 10 years old12.7% of under-5s
Ranks 14 of 37 in 2016
27% below world median · 18% above Latin America & Caribbean
Medians computed across 37 countries reporting in 2016 — not a published figure
Health spending
2024 · 2 years old8.14% of GDP
Not ranked — no better end
15% below world median
Medians computed across 22 countries reporting in 2024 — not a published figure
Fertility rate
2024 · 2 years old1.63births per woman
Not ranked — no better end
14% below world median · about the same Latin America & Caribbean
Medians computed across 217 countries reporting in 2024 — not a published figure
Education
Adult literacy
2024 · 2 years old95.3% of adults 15+
Ranks 11 of 29 in 2024
about the same world median · about the same Latin America & Caribbean
Medians computed across 29 countries reporting in 2024 — not a published figure
Primary enrolment
2022 · 4 years old104.8% gross
Ranks 43 of 165 in 2022
5% above world median · 3% above Latin America & Caribbean
Medians computed across 165 countries reporting in 2022 — not a published figure
Education spending
2020 · 6 years old5.26% of GDP
Ranks 57 of 170 in 2020
19% above world median · 18% above Latin America & Caribbean
Medians computed across 170 countries reporting in 2020 — not a published figure
Economy
GDP per capita
2025 · 1 year old8,562current US$
Ranks 88 of 186 in 2025
9% above world median · 23% below Latin America & Caribbean
Medians computed across 186 countries reporting in 2025 — not a published figure
GDP per capita (PPP)
2025 · 1 year old22,640international $
Ranks 87 of 185 in 2025
12% above world median · 2% below Latin America & Caribbean
Medians computed across 185 countries reporting in 2025 — not a published figure
Extreme poverty
2024 · 2 years old8.5% of population
Ranks 23 of 25 in 2024
2.1× above world median · 3.0× above Latin America & Caribbean
Medians computed across 25 countries reporting in 2024 — not a published figure
Income inequality (Gini)
2024 · 2 years old54.4index, 0–100
Ranks 25 of 25 in 2024
36% above world median · 25% above Latin America & Caribbean
Medians computed across 25 countries reporting in 2024 — not a published figure
Unemployment
2025 · 1 year old8.3% of labour force
Ranks 132 of 182 in 2025
63% above world median · 38% above Latin America & Caribbean
Medians computed across 182 countries reporting in 2025 — not a published figure
Inflation
2025 · 1 year old5.1% per year
Not ranked — no better end
69% above world median
Medians computed across 165 countries reporting in 2025 — not a published figure
Military spending
2024 · 2 years old3.36% of GDP
Not ranked — no better end
1.1× above world median
Medians computed across 147 countries reporting in 2024 — not a published figure
Infrastructure
Electricity access
2024 · 2 years old98.9% of population
Ranks 137 of 215 in 2024
about the same world median · about the same Latin America & Caribbean
Medians computed across 215 countries reporting in 2024 — not a published figure
Safe drinking water
2024 · 2 years old74.3% of population
Ranks 83 of 148 in 2024
8% below world median · 9% above Latin America & Caribbean
Medians computed across 148 countries reporting in 2024 — not a published figure
Internet use
2024 · 2 years old79.3% of population
Ranks 101 of 182 in 2024
3% below world median · about the same Latin America & Caribbean
Medians computed across 182 countries reporting in 2024 — not a published figure
Environment
CO₂ per person
2024 · 2 years old1.80t CO₂e per person
Not ranked — no better end
30% below world median
Medians computed across 203 countries reporting in 2024 — not a published figure
Society
Population
2025 · 1 year old53.4mpeople
Not ranked — no better end
7.2× above world median
Medians computed across 217 countries reporting in 2025 — not a published figure
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Retrieved into this site's own database; see methodology.