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Colombia vs Latvia statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Colombia has a population of 52.9M (ranked 28/197), compared with 1.86M in Latvia (ranked 149/197). Colombia's land area is 428,380 sq mi versus 24,027 sq mi for Latvia (ranked 26th vs. 121st).

By GDP, Colombia ranks 40/197 ($419B) and Latvia ranks 100/197 ($43.5B). By GDP per capita, Colombia ranks 97/197 ($7,914), while Latvia ranks 53/197 ($23,368).

Main facts and rankings

Colombia Latvia
Population
53835787
1844219
Population rank 28/197 149/197
GDP
$419B
2024
$43.5B
2024
GDP rank 40/197 100/197
GDP per capita
$7,914
2024
$23,368
2024
GDP per capita rank 97/197 53/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$21,495
2024
$43,867
2024
Government debt
$256B
2024
$20.6B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
59.7%
2025
48.3%
2025
Government debt per person
$4,849
2024
$11,068
2024
Government debt per person rank 81/185 52/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$5,346
2025
$15,995
2025
Land area
428,380 sq mi
2025
24,027 sq mi
2025
Population density
123.5 ppl/mi²
2024
77.5 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.65
2023
1.36
2023
Median age
33.1 years
2024
44.3 years
2024
Life expectancy
78.1 years
2025
76.5 years
2025

Colombia and Latvia: Comparison Charts

Colombia and Latvia economies compared

GDP
Colombia

Latvia
Year GDP
Colombia Latvia
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 -
1993 $66,474,101,301 -
1994 $81,705,497,617 -
1995 $92,495,970,511 $5,608,208,785
1996 $97,153,389,011 $5,799,465,288
1997 $106,656,492,294 $6,349,481,007
1998 $98,486,358,581 $6,974,112,951
1999 $86,278,947,637 $7,324,192,890
2000 $99,875,074,951 $7,761,252,607
2001 $98,200,641,203 $8,190,888,740
2002 $97,945,812,803 $9,249,030,241
2003 $94,644,969,157 $11,244,337,720
2004 $117,092,416,666 $13,827,070,379
2005 $145,600,529,606 $16,306,935,905
2006 $161,792,958,905 $20,434,922,247
2007 $206,229,540,926 $29,420,499,248
2008 $242,504,150,473 $34,135,200,994
2009 $232,468,663,110 $25,691,530,442
2010 $286,498,534,095 $23,468,324,572
2011 $334,966,134,805 $26,575,547,901
2012 $370,691,143,018 $27,116,149,949
2013 $382,093,697,078 $29,152,128,168
2014 $381,240,864,422 $30,277,203,767
2015 $293,492,370,193 $26,344,565,877
2016 $282,720,100,286 $27,117,105,060
2017 $311,866,875,157 $29,391,059,767
2018 $334,198,218,098 $33,247,935,477
2019 $323,031,701,193 $33,099,503,951
2020 $270,348,342,541 $33,379,927,435
2021 $318,524,633,225 $38,183,326,785
2022 $345,632,492,851 $38,014,713,596
2023 $366,291,836,138 $42,572,151,720
2024 $418,542,042,920 $43,520,773,851

Colombia and Latvia economies compared

GDP per capita
Colombia

Latvia
Year GDP per capita
Colombia Latvia
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 -
1993 $1,930 -
1994 $2,326 -
1995 $2,583 $2,257
1996 $2,664 $2,360
1997 $2,873 $2,610
1998 $2,606 $2,894
1999 $2,244 $3,064
2000 $2,555 $3,278
2001 $2,473 $3,505
2002 $2,429 $4,004
2003 $2,312 $4,915
2004 $2,819 $6,110
2005 $3,456 $7,284
2006 $3,790 $9,212
2007 $4,770 $13,371
2008 $5,542 $15,678
2009 $5,251 $11,996
2010 $6,398 $11,188
2011 $7,401 $12,903
2012 $8,109 $13,329
2013 $8,279 $14,484
2014 $8,187 $15,186
2015 $6,249 $13,322
2016 $5,960 $13,839
2017 $6,480 $15,132
2018 $6,817 $17,252
2019 $6,473 $17,295
2020 $5,340 $17,564
2021 $6,223 $20,262
2022 $6,680 $20,227
2023 $7,001 $22,676
2024 $7,914 $23,368

Colombia vs. Latvia life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Colombia

Latvia
Year Life expectancy, years
Colombia Latvia
1950 48.3 64.6
1951 49 65.2
1952 49.8 65.7
1953 50.6 66.2
1954 51.3 66.7
1955 51.9 67.1
1956 52.5 67.6
1957 54.1 68.3
1958 54.7 68.9
1959 55.9 69.5
1960 56.6 70.3
1961 57.2 70.5
1962 57.7 69.9
1963 58.3 70.3
1964 58.8 71.5
1965 59.2 71.2
1966 59.7 71.2
1967 60.1 70.9
1968 60.6 70.5
1969 61 70.2
1970 61.5 70.2
1971 62 70.6
1972 62.5 70.3
1973 63 70.2
1974 63.5 70.1
1975 64 69.3
1976 64.6 69.4
1977 65.2 69.4
1978 65.8 69.3
1979 66.2 68.8
1980 66.7 69.1
1981 67.2 69.1
1982 67.9 69.6
1983 68.1 69.4
1984 68.3 69.4
1985 65.4 69.6
1986 68.3 71
1987 68.2 71
1988 68.3 70.9
1989 68.6 70.4
1990 68.7 69.5
1991 68.8 69.2
1992 68.8 68.5
1993 69.1 66.6
1994 69.4 65.2
1995 69.8 66
1996 70.2 68.6
1997 70.6 69.2
1998 70.9 68.9
1999 70.9 69.6
2000 70.9 70.2
2001 71.2 69.9
2002 71.5 70.2
2003 72.3 70.6
2004 72.8 70.9
2005 73.2 70.6
2006 73.5 70.6
2007 73.8 70.8
2008 74.2 72
2009 74.5 72.7
2010 74.9 73
2011 75.2 73.7
2012 75.6 73.9
2013 75.8 74.2
2014 75.9 74.3
2015 76.1 74.7
2016 76.2 74.8
2017 76.4 74.8
2018 76.6 75
2019 76.8 75.6
2020 74.8 75.5
2021 72.7 73.2
2022 76.5 74.9
2023 77.7 76.2
2024 77.9 76.3
2025 78.1 76.5

Colombia and Latvia population clocks and comparison

Population
Colombia

Latvia
Year Population
Colombia Latvia
1960 15,606,209 2,120,979
1961 16,095,203 2,152,681
1962 16,599,029 2,181,586
1963 17,113,823 2,210,919
1964 17,637,411 2,240,623
1965 18,169,050 2,265,919
1966 18,702,688 2,283,217
1967 19,235,618 2,301,220
1968 19,766,796 2,323,619
1969 20,291,942 2,343,173
1970 20,811,782 2,359,164
1971 21,319,096 2,376,389
1972 21,819,563 2,395,674
1973 22,325,374 2,415,819
1974 22,833,469 2,437,186
1975 23,344,644 2,456,130
1976 23,858,810 2,470,989
1977 24,393,494 2,485,073
1978 24,950,337 2,497,921
1979 25,515,626 2,505,953
1980 26,104,498 2,511,701
1981 26,713,267 2,519,421
1982 27,338,331 2,531,080
1983 27,988,173 2,546,011
1984 28,642,690 2,562,047
1985 29,268,470 2,578,873
1986 29,879,112 2,599,892
1987 30,499,467 2,626,583
1988 31,130,524 2,653,434
1989 31,776,279 2,666,955
1990 32,440,069 2,663,151
1991 33,098,372 2,650,581
1992 33,760,571 2,614,338
1993 34,441,473 2,563,290
1994 35,127,410 2,520,742
1995 35,804,662 2,485,056
1996 36,462,745 2,457,222
1997 37,121,149 2,432,851
1998 37,792,165 2,410,019
1999 38,454,863 2,390,482
2000 39,089,934 2,367,550
2001 39,709,262 2,337,170
2002 40,324,680 2,310,173
2003 40,937,429 2,287,955
2004 41,543,171 2,263,122
2005 42,128,977 2,238,799
2006 42,691,084 2,218,357
2007 43,235,374 2,200,325
2008 43,758,808 2,177,322
2009 44,271,541 2,141,669
2010 44,777,319 2,097,555
2011 45,259,614 2,059,709
2012 45,715,810 2,034,319
2013 46,151,584 2,012,647
2014 46,565,429 1,993,782
2015 46,969,940 1,977,527
2016 47,437,512 1,959,537
2017 48,131,078 1,942,248
2018 49,024,465 1,927,174
2019 49,907,985 1,913,822
2020 50,629,997 1,900,449
2021 51,188,173 1,884,490
2022 51,737,944 1,879,383
2023 52,321,152 1,877,445
2024 52,886,363 1,862,441

Fertility rates in Colombia and Latvia

Fertility rate
Colombia

Latvia
Year Fertility rate
Colombia Latvia
1960 6.74 1.94
1961 6.71 1.94
1962 6.66 1.91
1963 6.58 1.85
1964 6.48 1.79
1965 6.33 1.74
1966 6.16 1.76
1967 5.96 1.8
1968 5.74 1.83
1969 5.51 1.88
1970 5.28 1.96
1971 5.06 2
1972 4.86 2
1973 4.68 1.98
1974 4.53 1.97
1975 4.4 1.96
1976 4.29 1.93
1977 4.16 1.89
1978 4 1.87
1979 3.89 1.87
1980 3.8 1.86
1981 3.71 1.88
1982 3.62 1.97
1983 3.5 2.07
1984 3.35 2.09
1985 3.23 2.08
1986 3.15 2.12
1987 3.09 2.15
1988 3.04 2.11
1989 3.01 2.05
1990 3 2.02
1991 2.98 1.86
1992 2.98 1.73
1993 2.98 1.51
1994 2.94 1.39
1995 2.85 1.25
1996 2.77 1.16
1997 2.74 1.11
1998 2.72 1.09
1999 2.64 1.16
2000 2.57 1.25
2001 2.52 1.22
2002 2.49 1.26
2003 2.45 1.32
2004 2.38 1.29
2005 2.31 1.39
2006 2.24 1.46
2007 2.19 1.54
2008 2.15 1.58
2009 2.1 1.46
2010 2.01 1.36
2011 1.94 1.33
2012 1.9 1.44
2013 1.86 1.52
2014 1.82 1.65
2015 1.77 1.7
2016 1.72 1.74
2017 1.72 1.69
2018 1.72 1.6
2019 1.71 1.61
2020 1.69 1.55
2021 1.68 1.57
2022 1.66 1.47
2023 1.65 1.36

Colombia and Latvia demographics compared

Median age
Colombia

Latvia
Year Median age, years
Colombia Latvia
1960 16.6 32.3
1961 16.5 32.4
1962 16.4 32.6
1963 16.4 32.8
1964 16.3 33
1965 16.3 33.2
1966 16.4 33.5
1967 16.4 33.8
1968 16.5 34
1969 16.6 34.1
1970 16.8 34.2
1971 16.9 34.3
1972 17.1 34.5
1973 17.3 34.6
1974 17.6 34.7
1975 17.8 34.9
1976 18 35
1977 18.2 35.1
1978 18.5 35.1
1979 18.7 35.1
1980 19 34.9
1981 19.2 34.8
1982 19.5 34.7
1983 19.8 34.6
1984 20.1 34.7
1985 20.4 34.7
1986 20.7 34.7
1987 21 34.6
1988 21.3 34.6
1989 21.6 34.5
1990 21.8 34.6
1991 22.1 34.8
1992 22.3 35.2
1993 22.5 35.6
1994 22.8 36
1995 23 36.2
1996 23.2 36.6
1997 23.5 36.9
1998 23.7 37.3
1999 23.9 37.6
2000 24.2 37.9
2001 24.5 38.3
2002 24.7 38.6
2003 25 38.9
2004 25.3 39.2
2005 25.6 39.4
2006 26 39.7
2007 26.4 39.9
2008 26.7 40.1
2009 27.1 40.5
2010 27.5 41.1
2011 27.9 41.6
2012 28.3 42
2013 28.7 42.3
2014 29.2 42.5
2015 29.6 42.8
2016 30 43
2017 30.4 43.2
2018 30.7 43.4
2019 31.1 43.6
2020 31.5 43.8
2021 31.9 43.9
2022 32.2 44
2023 32.7 44.1
2024 33.1 44.3

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Colombia Latvia
GNI, Atlas method
$373B
2024
$40.8B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
32.5%
2025
44.4%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
5.26%
2020
4.32%
2022
Military expenditure, % of GDP
2.87%
2023
2.27%
2023
Armed forces personnel
428,000
2020
9,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-4.44%
2025
-3.63%
2025
Unemployment rate
9.62%
2024
6.88%
2024
Services, % of GDP
58.2%
2024
63.1%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
23.1%
2024
19.9%
2024
Economic freedom index
59.8
2025
71.4
2025
Income share by richest 10%
42.7%
2023
26.2%
2023
Income share by poorest 10%
1.1%
2023
2.6%
2023
Number of billionaires
4
2025
n/a
Percentage of billionaires
0.00001%
2025
n/a
Listed domestic companies
60
2024
56
2003
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$72.6B
2024
n/a
Total reserves including gold
$61.9B
2024
$5.14B
2024
Personal remittances received
$11.9B
2024
$1.34B
2024
International tourist arrivals
1,396,000
2020
3,204,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
5.13%
2020
7.25%
2007
Banked people share
57.1%
2024
95%
2024

Energy

Colombia Latvia
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
863 kg
2023
2,248 kg
2023
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$24.3
2023
$18.6
2023
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
100.9 megatons
2023
6.55 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
1.93 tons
2023
3.49 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
75.3%
2023
47.8%
2023
Renewable energy use share
29.7%
2021
44%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
11.3%
2023
8.79%
2023
Net energy imports use share
-142%
2023
34.3%
2023
Electric power consumption per capita
1,553 kWh
2023
3,629 kWh
2023
Renewable electricity output share
75.1%
2021
63.6%
2021
Hydroelectric share
64.8%
2023
59.4%
2023
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
98.7%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Colombia Latvia
% of world population
0.65%
2024
0.02%
2024
Annual migration change
+141,643
2024
-2,225
2024
Urban population
82.7%
2024
68.8%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.64 ft
2025
5.94 ft
2025
Average female height
5.18 ft
2025
5.54 ft
2025
Quality of life index
44.5
2025
74.3
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
39
2024
59
2024
Higher education index
75
2025
70
2025
Homicides per 100K people
25.3
2022
2.5
2023
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
15.4
2019
8.1
2019
Visa free countries
135
2025
172
2025
Adult literacy rate
95.3%
2024
99.9%
2021
English speaking
4.22%
2023
45.9%
2023
People using the Internet
77.3%
2023
92.7%
2024

Health

Colombia Latvia
Government health expenditure per capita
$534
2023
$1,642
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$78.1
2023
$505
2022
Life expectancy
78.1 years
2025
76.5 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0.53%
2012
0.18%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
2.45
2021
3.38
2021
Age at first childbirth
21.7 years
2025
28 years
2023
Maternal mortality per 100K births
59
2023
19
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
12
2023
3
2023
Obesity rate
24.3%
2022
24.9%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
8.4%
2024
7.1%
2024
Air quality index
59
2025
75
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
8.2%
2022
33.9%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
4.24 liters
2020
12.9 liters
2020

Territory

Colombia Latvia
% of world land
0.74%
2025
0.04%
2025
Land area per capita
8,100 sq mi
2024
12,901 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
156,306 sq mi
2025
7,610 sq mi
2025
Forest area
226,040 sq mi
2025
13,214 sq mi
2025
Roads length
127,001 mi
2021
n/a

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