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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 old

77.9years

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 old

11.5per 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 old

59per 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 old

12.7% 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 old

8.14% 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 old

1.63births 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 old

95.3% 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 old

104.8% 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 old

5.26% 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 old

8,562current 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 old

22,640international $

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 old

8.5% 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 old

54.4index, 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 old

8.3% 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 old

5.1% 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 old

3.36% 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 old

98.9% 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 old

74.3% 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 old

79.3% 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 old

1.80t 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 old

53.4mpeople

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.