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Colombia vs Eritrea statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Colombia has a population of 52.9M (ranked 28/197), compared with 3.54M in Eritrea (ranked 131/197). Colombia's land area is 428,380 sq mi versus 46,787 sq mi for Eritrea (ranked 26th vs. 96th).

By GDP, Colombia ranks 40/197 ($419B) and Eritrea ranks 179/197 ($2.07B). By GDP per capita, Colombia ranks 97/197 ($7,914), while Eritrea ranks 188/197 ($689).

Main facts and rankings

Colombia Eritrea
Population
53835787
3667774
Population rank 28/197 131/197
GDP
$419B
2024
$2.07B
2011
GDP rank 40/197 179/197
GDP per capita
$7,914
2024
$689
2011
GDP per capita rank 97/197 188/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$21,495
2024
$1,742
2011
Government debt
$256B
2024
$3.54B
2011
Debt-to-GDP ratio
59.7%
2025
260.4%
2019
Government debt per person
$4,849
2024
$1,182
2011
Government debt per person rank 81/185 137/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$5,346
2025
$1,342
2025
Land area
428,380 sq mi
2025
46,787 sq mi
2025
Population density
123.5 ppl/mi²
2024
75.6 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.65
2023
3.71
2023
Median age
33.1 years
2024
19.9 years
2024
Life expectancy
78.1 years
2025
69.2 years
2025

Colombia and Eritrea: Comparison Charts

Colombia and Eritrea economies compared

GDP
Colombia

Eritrea
Year GDP
Colombia Eritrea
1960 $4,031,152,977 -
1961 $4,540,447,761 -
1962 $4,955,538,219 -
1963 $4,836,166,667 -
1964 $5,973,366,667 -
1965 $5,760,761,905 -
1966 $5,428,518,519 -
1967 $5,825,170,438 -
1968 $5,960,212,869 -
1969 $6,450,175,214 -
1970 $7,198,360,460 -
1971 $7,820,380,971 -
1972 $8,671,358,733 -
1973 $10,315,760,000 -
1974 $12,370,029,584 -
1975 $13,098,633,902 -
1976 $15,341,403,660 -
1977 $19,470,960,619 -
1978 $23,263,511,958 -
1979 $27,940,411,250 -
1980 $33,400,735,644 -
1981 $36,388,366,869 -
1982 $38,968,039,722 -
1983 $38,729,822,782 -
1984 $38,253,120,738 -
1985 $34,894,419,443 -
1986 $34,942,489,684 -
1987 $36,373,307,085 -
1988 $39,212,550,050 -
1989 $39,540,080,200 -
1990 $47,844,090,710 -
1991 $49,637,993,949 -
1992 $58,394,443,378 $477,101,652
1993 $66,474,101,301 $467,872,715
1994 $81,705,497,617 $531,688,312
1995 $92,495,970,511 $578,015,625
1996 $97,153,389,011 $693,535,954
1997 $106,656,492,294 $686,490,090
1998 $98,486,358,581 $745,523,117
1999 $86,278,947,637 $688,918,537
2000 $99,875,074,951 $706,370,816
2001 $98,200,641,203 $752,371,689
2002 $97,945,812,803 $729,321,680
2003 $94,644,969,157 $870,248,268
2004 $117,092,416,666 $1,109,054,005
2005 $145,600,529,606 $1,098,424,686
2006 $161,792,958,905 $1,211,161,880
2007 $206,229,540,926 $1,317,974,491
2008 $242,504,150,473 $1,380,188,800
2009 $232,468,663,110 $1,856,695,551
2010 $286,498,534,095 $1,589,515,447
2011 $334,966,134,805 $2,065,001,626
2012 $370,691,143,018 -
2013 $382,093,697,078 -
2014 $381,240,864,422 -
2015 $293,492,370,193 -
2016 $282,720,100,286 -
2017 $311,866,875,157 -
2018 $334,198,218,098 -
2019 $323,031,701,193 -
2020 $270,348,342,541 -
2021 $318,524,633,225 -
2022 $345,632,492,851 -
2023 $366,291,836,138 -
2024 $418,542,042,920 -

Colombia and Eritrea economies compared

GDP per capita
Colombia

Eritrea
Year GDP per capita
Colombia Eritrea
1960 $258.3 -
1961 $282.1 -
1962 $298.5 -
1963 $282.6 -
1964 $339 -
1965 $317 -
1966 $290.3 -
1967 $303 -
1968 $302 -
1969 $318 -
1970 $346 -
1971 $367 -
1972 $397 -
1973 $462 -
1974 $542 -
1975 $561 -
1976 $643 -
1977 $798 -
1978 $932 -
1979 $1,095 -
1980 $1,280 -
1981 $1,362 -
1982 $1,425 -
1983 $1,384 -
1984 $1,336 -
1985 $1,192 -
1986 $1,169 -
1987 $1,193 -
1988 $1,260 -
1989 $1,244 -
1990 $1,475 -
1991 $1,500 -
1992 $1,730 $265.2
1993 $1,930 $252.1
1994 $2,326 $277.8
1995 $2,583 $285.4
1996 $2,664 $326
1997 $2,873 $319
1998 $2,606 $342
1999 $2,244 $311
2000 $2,555 $314
2001 $2,473 $325
2002 $2,429 $305
2003 $2,312 $349
2004 $2,819 $427
2005 $3,456 $413
2006 $3,790 $448
2007 $4,770 $480
2008 $5,542 $490
2009 $5,251 $643
2010 $6,398 $540
2011 $7,401 $689
2012 $8,109 -
2013 $8,279 -
2014 $8,187 -
2015 $6,249 -
2016 $5,960 -
2017 $6,480 -
2018 $6,817 -
2019 $6,473 -
2020 $5,340 -
2021 $6,223 -
2022 $6,680 -
2023 $7,001 -
2024 $7,914 -

Colombia vs. Eritrea life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Colombia

Eritrea
Year Life expectancy, years
Colombia Eritrea
1950 48.3 33.3
1951 49 33.6
1952 49.8 34
1953 50.6 34.4
1954 51.3 34.8
1955 51.9 35.2
1956 52.5 35.6
1957 54.1 30.4
1958 54.7 30.9
1959 55.9 37
1960 56.6 37.4
1961 57.2 37.9
1962 57.7 38.3
1963 58.3 38.8
1964 58.8 39.2
1965 59.2 39.6
1966 59.7 37.6
1967 60.1 40.2
1968 60.6 40.5
1969 61 40.8
1970 61.5 41.2
1971 62 41.5
1972 62.5 40.7
1973 63 41.1
1974 63.5 39
1975 64 39
1976 64.6 42.6
1977 65.2 43
1978 65.8 43.4
1979 66.2 43.8
1980 66.7 44.6
1981 67.2 45
1982 67.9 44.9
1983 68.1 37.2
1984 68.3 37.7
1985 65.4 38.6
1986 68.3 39.5
1987 68.2 47.4
1988 68.3 48.1
1989 68.6 47.8
1990 68.7 49.7
1991 68.8 50.5
1992 68.8 52.4
1993 69.1 53.2
1994 69.4 54
1995 69.8 54.8
1996 70.2 55.5
1997 70.6 56.2
1998 70.9 50
1999 70.9 44.5
2000 70.9 56.3
2001 71.2 58.4
2002 71.5 58.9
2003 72.3 59.5
2004 72.8 60.1
2005 73.2 60.6
2006 73.5 61.5
2007 73.8 62
2008 74.2 62.4
2009 74.5 63.2
2010 74.9 63.7
2011 75.2 64.2
2012 75.6 64.7
2013 75.8 65
2014 75.9 65.5
2015 76.1 65.9
2016 76.2 66.2
2017 76.4 66.6
2018 76.6 67
2019 76.8 67.3
2020 74.8 67
2021 72.7 66.9
2022 76.5 67.8
2023 77.7 68.6
2024 77.9 68.9
2025 78.1 69.2

Colombia and Eritrea population clocks and comparison

Population
Colombia

Eritrea
Year Population
Colombia Eritrea
1960 15,606,209 972,547
1961 16,095,203 995,573
1962 16,599,029 1,019,788
1963 17,113,823 1,045,092
1964 17,637,411 1,071,287
1965 18,169,050 1,098,335
1966 18,702,688 1,124,957
1967 19,235,618 1,152,339
1968 19,766,796 1,181,737
1969 20,291,942 1,212,005
1970 20,811,782 1,243,453
1971 21,319,096 1,276,154
1972 21,819,563 1,309,235
1973 22,325,374 1,342,669
1974 22,833,469 1,375,688
1975 23,344,644 1,408,210
1976 23,858,810 1,443,807
1977 24,393,494 1,482,565
1978 24,950,337 1,522,378
1979 25,515,626 1,563,332
1980 26,104,498 1,605,797
1981 26,713,267 1,649,939
1982 27,338,331 1,695,461
1983 27,988,173 1,736,160
1984 28,642,690 1,771,730
1985 29,268,470 1,807,816
1986 29,879,112 1,845,164
1987 30,499,467 1,888,669
1988 31,130,524 1,938,255
1989 31,776,279 1,987,017
1990 32,440,069 2,032,737
1991 33,098,372 1,919,571
1992 33,760,571 1,798,748
1993 34,441,473 1,856,006
1994 35,127,410 1,913,915
1995 35,804,662 2,025,267
1996 36,462,745 2,128,464
1997 37,121,149 2,152,135
1998 37,792,165 2,180,419
1999 38,454,863 2,212,780
2000 39,089,934 2,247,031
2001 39,709,262 2,312,079
2002 40,324,680 2,392,978
2003 40,937,429 2,493,903
2004 41,543,171 2,598,284
2005 42,128,977 2,661,215
2006 42,691,084 2,703,502
2007 43,235,374 2,743,222
2008 43,758,808 2,816,327
2009 44,271,541 2,887,885
2010 44,777,319 2,945,186
2011 45,259,614 2,998,485
2012 45,715,810 3,036,988
2013 46,151,584 3,074,360
2014 46,565,429 3,095,173
2015 46,969,940 3,105,546
2016 47,437,512 3,124,698
2017 48,131,078 3,150,347
2018 49,024,465 3,192,760
2019 49,907,985 3,240,194
2020 50,629,997 3,291,271
2021 51,188,173 3,350,183
2022 51,737,944 3,409,447
2023 52,321,152 3,470,390
2024 52,886,363 3,535,603

Fertility rates in Colombia and Eritrea

Fertility rate
Colombia

Eritrea
Year Fertility rate
Colombia Eritrea
1960 6.74 6.48
1961 6.71 6.47
1962 6.66 6.5
1963 6.58 6.48
1964 6.48 6.49
1965 6.33 6.49
1966 6.16 6.5
1967 5.96 6.5
1968 5.74 6.5
1969 5.51 6.5
1970 5.28 6.54
1971 5.06 6.54
1972 4.86 6.54
1973 4.68 6.55
1974 4.53 6.57
1975 4.4 6.59
1976 4.29 6.6
1977 4.16 6.61
1978 4 6.61
1979 3.89 6.62
1980 3.8 6.61
1981 3.71 6.62
1982 3.62 6.63
1983 3.5 6.65
1984 3.35 6.62
1985 3.23 6.59
1986 3.15 6.56
1987 3.09 6.52
1988 3.04 6.47
1989 3.01 6.41
1990 3 6.34
1991 2.98 6.24
1992 2.98 6.16
1993 2.98 6.07
1994 2.94 6.01
1995 2.85 5.94
1996 2.77 5.84
1997 2.74 5.74
1998 2.72 5.63
1999 2.64 5.52
2000 2.57 5.4
2001 2.52 5.31
2002 2.49 5.23
2003 2.45 5.14
2004 2.38 5.04
2005 2.31 4.93
2006 2.24 4.88
2007 2.19 4.81
2008 2.15 4.74
2009 2.1 4.66
2010 2.01 4.57
2011 1.94 4.49
2012 1.9 4.41
2013 1.86 4.34
2014 1.82 4.27
2015 1.77 4.22
2016 1.72 4.16
2017 1.72 4.11
2018 1.72 4.06
2019 1.71 4
2020 1.69 3.93
2021 1.68 3.87
2022 1.66 3.79
2023 1.65 3.71

Colombia and Eritrea demographics compared

Median age
Colombia

Eritrea
Year Median age, years
Colombia Eritrea
1960 16.6 18.8
1961 16.5 18.9
1962 16.4 18.9
1963 16.4 19
1964 16.3 19
1965 16.3 19
1966 16.4 19
1967 16.4 18.9
1968 16.5 18.9
1969 16.6 18.8
1970 16.8 18.6
1971 16.9 18.5
1972 17.1 18.3
1973 17.3 18.2
1974 17.6 18.2
1975 17.8 18.1
1976 18 18
1977 18.2 17.9
1978 18.5 17.8
1979 18.7 17.8
1980 19 17.8
1981 19.2 17.7
1982 19.5 17.7
1983 19.8 17.7
1984 20.1 17.8
1985 20.4 17.8
1986 20.7 17.9
1987 21 17.9
1988 21.3 17.8
1989 21.6 17.7
1990 21.8 17.6
1991 22.1 17.6
1992 22.3 17.5
1993 22.5 17.6
1994 22.8 17.6
1995 23 18.1
1996 23.2 18.4
1997 23.5 18
1998 23.7 17.8
1999 23.9 17.5
2000 24.2 17.4
2001 24.5 17.5
2002 24.7 17.7
2003 25 18
2004 25.3 18.3
2005 25.6 18.3
2006 26 18.2
2007 26.4 18.1
2008 26.7 18.2
2009 27.1 18.4
2010 27.5 18.4
2011 27.9 18.5
2012 28.3 18.5
2013 28.7 18.5
2014 29.2 18.5
2015 29.6 18.4
2016 30 18.4
2017 30.4 18.5
2018 30.7 18.7
2019 31.1 18.9
2020 31.5 19.1
2021 31.9 19.3
2022 32.2 19.5
2023 32.7 19.7
2024 33.1 19.9

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Colombia Eritrea
GNI, Atlas method
$373B
2024
$1.94B
2011
Government expenditure, % of GDP
32.5%
2025
31.3%
2019
Education expenditure, % of GDP
5.26%
2020
2.13%
2006
Military expenditure, % of GDP
2.87%
2023
20.9%
2003
Armed forces personnel
428,000
2020
202,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-4.44%
2025
+2.72%
2019
Unemployment rate
9.62%
2024
5.8%
2017
Services, % of GDP
58.2%
2024
n/a
Industry, % of GDP
23.1%
2024
21.8%
2009
Economic freedom index
59.8
2025
38.6
2025
Income share by richest 10%
42.7%
2023
n/a
Income share by poorest 10%
1.1%
2023
n/a
Number of billionaires
4
2025
n/a
Percentage of billionaires
0.00001%
2025
n/a
Listed domestic companies
60
2024
n/a
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$72.6B
2024
n/a
Total reserves including gold
$61.9B
2024
$192M
2019
Personal remittances received
$11.9B
2024
$0
2023
International tourist arrivals
1,396,000
2020
142,000
2016
International tourism as share of exports
5.13%
2020
36.8%
2000
Banked people share
57.1%
2024
n/a

Energy

Colombia Eritrea
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
863 kg
2023
289.5 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$24.3
2023
$6.73
2011
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
100.9 megatons
2023
0.67 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
1.93 tons
2023
0.19 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
75.3%
2023
22.4%
2022
Renewable energy use share
29.7%
2021
80.7%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
11.3%
2023
0.1%
2022
Net energy imports use share
-142%
2023
34.8%
2004
Electric power consumption per capita
1,553 kWh
2023
102.4 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
75.1%
2021
5.79%
2021
Hydroelectric share
64.8%
2023
0%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
98.7%
2023
54.4%
2023

Society

Colombia Eritrea
% of world population
0.65%
2024
0.04%
2024
Annual migration change
+141,643
2024
-12,696
2024
Urban population
82.7%
2024
43.9%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.64 ft
2025
5.6 ft
2025
Average female height
5.18 ft
2025
5.17 ft
2025
Quality of life index
44.5
2025
8.3
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
39
2024
13
2024
Higher education index
75
2025
5
2025
Homicides per 100K people
25.3
2022
14.6
2012
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
15.4
2019
37.9
2019
Visa free countries
135
2025
51
2025
Adult literacy rate
95.3%
2024
76.6%
2018
English speaking
4.22%
2023
0%
2025
People using the Internet
77.3%
2023
20%
2023

Health

Colombia Eritrea
Government health expenditure per capita
$534
2023
$27.1
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$78.1
2023
$14.7
2022
Life expectancy
78.1 years
2025
69.2 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0.53%
2012
22.5%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
2.45
2021
0.07
2022
Age at first childbirth
21.7 years
2025
21.3 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
59
2023
291
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
12
2023
35.4
2023
Obesity rate
24.3%
2022
4.94%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
8.4%
2024
4.4%
2024
Air quality index
59
2025
30
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
8.2%
2022
n/a
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
4.24 liters
2020
1.07 liters
2020

Territory

Colombia Eritrea
% of world land
0.74%
2025
0.08%
2025
Land area per capita
8,100 sq mi
2024
13,233 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
156,306 sq mi
2025
29,313 sq mi
2025
Forest area
226,040 sq mi
2025
4,038 sq mi
2025
Roads length
127,001 mi
2021
9,942 mi
2018

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