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Colombia vs Liberia statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Colombia has a population of 52.9M (ranked 28/197), compared with 5.61M in Liberia (ranked 117/197). Colombia's land area is 428,380 sq mi versus 37,189 sq mi for Liberia (ranked 26th vs. 106th).

By GDP, Colombia ranks 40/197 ($419B) and Liberia ranks 163/197 ($4.75B). By GDP per capita, Colombia ranks 97/197 ($7,914), while Liberia ranks 185/197 ($846).

Main facts and rankings

Colombia Liberia
Population
53835787
5829811
Population rank 28/197 116/197
GDP
$419B
2024
$4.75B
2024
GDP rank 40/197 163/197
GDP per capita
$7,914
2024
$846
2024
GDP per capita rank 97/197 185/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$21,495
2024
$1,885
2024
Government debt
$256B
2024
$2.68B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
59.7%
2025
56.5%
2025
Government debt per person
$4,849
2024
$478
2024
Government debt per person rank 81/185 167/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$5,346
2025
$1,418
2025
Land area
428,380 sq mi
2025
37,189 sq mi
2025
Population density
123.5 ppl/mi²
2024
150.9 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.65
2023
3.95
2023
Median age
33.1 years
2024
19.6 years
2024
Life expectancy
78.1 years
2025
62.5 years
2025

Colombia and Liberia: Comparison Charts

Colombia and Liberia economies compared

GDP
Colombia

Liberia
Year GDP
Colombia Liberia
1960 $4,031,152,977 $190,495,600
1961 $4,540,447,761 $183,920,900
1962 $4,955,538,219 $191,861,800
1963 $4,836,166,667 $200,229,600
1964 $5,973,366,667 $218,929,100
1965 $5,760,761,905 $229,260,800
1966 $5,428,518,519 $244,459,500
1967 $5,825,170,438 $261,024,300
1968 $5,960,212,869 $276,820,700
1969 $6,450,175,214 $306,961,800
1970 $7,198,360,460 $323,099,700
1971 $7,820,380,971 $341,543,100
1972 $8,671,358,733 $368,098,000
1973 $10,315,760,000 $386,968,300
1974 $12,370,029,584 $486,955,000
1975 $13,098,633,902 $577,549,300
1976 $15,341,403,660 $596,675,700
1977 $19,470,960,619 $673,010,600
1978 $23,263,511,958 $717,240,400
1979 $27,940,411,250 $814,067,900
1980 $33,400,735,644 $854,711,500
1981 $36,388,366,869 $846,514,500
1982 $38,968,039,722 $863,933,200
1983 $38,729,822,782 $823,374,900
1984 $38,253,120,738 $848,478,300
1985 $34,894,419,443 $851,296,100
1986 $34,942,489,684 $840,964,400
1987 $36,373,307,085 $972,800,000
1988 $39,212,550,050 $1,038,300,000
1989 $39,540,080,200 $786,300,000
1990 $47,844,090,710 $384,400,000
1991 $49,637,993,949 $348,000,000
1992 $58,394,443,378 $223,500,000
1993 $66,474,101,301 $160,400,000
1994 $81,705,497,617 $132,200,000
1995 $92,495,970,511 $134,800,000
1996 $97,153,389,011 $159,400,000
1997 $106,656,492,294 $295,900,000
1998 $98,486,358,581 $359,600,000
1999 $86,278,947,637 $441,800,000
2000 $99,875,074,951 $874,000,000
2001 $98,200,641,203 $906,000,000
2002 $97,945,812,803 $927,000,000
2003 $94,644,969,157 $748,000,000
2004 $117,092,416,666 $897,000,000
2005 $145,600,529,606 $949,000,000
2006 $161,792,958,905 $1,119,000,000
2007 $206,229,540,926 $1,373,000,000
2008 $242,504,150,473 $1,726,000,000
2009 $232,468,663,110 $1,768,000,000
2010 $286,498,534,095 $1,998,000,000
2011 $334,966,134,805 $2,398,000,000
2012 $370,691,143,018 $2,791,614,000
2013 $382,093,697,078 $3,177,198,100
2014 $381,240,864,422 $3,225,652,000
2015 $293,492,370,193 $3,227,075,700
2016 $282,720,100,286 $3,398,419,600
2017 $311,866,875,157 $3,390,703,400
2018 $334,198,218,098 $3,422,754,800
2019 $323,031,701,193 $3,319,596,500
2020 $270,348,342,541 $3,176,126,300
2021 $318,524,633,225 $3,513,049,500
2022 $345,632,492,851 $4,001,047,000
2023 $366,291,836,138 $4,390,000,000
2024 $418,542,042,920 $4,750,000,000

Colombia and Liberia economies compared

GDP per capita
Colombia

Liberia
Year GDP per capita
Colombia Liberia
1960 $258.3 $167.2
1961 $282.1 $157.5
1962 $298.5 $160.3
1963 $282.6 $163.1
1964 $339 $173.9
1965 $317 $177.6
1966 $290.3 $184.6
1967 $303 $192.2
1968 $302 $198.6
1969 $318 $214.7
1970 $346 $220.3
1971 $367 $227.1
1972 $397 $238.6
1973 $462 $244.4
1974 $542 $299.4
1975 $561 $346
1976 $643 $347
1977 $798 $381
1978 $932 $394
1979 $1,095 $435
1980 $1,280 $443
1981 $1,362 $426
1982 $1,425 $422
1983 $1,384 $391
1984 $1,336 $390
1985 $1,192 $380
1986 $1,169 $364
1987 $1,193 $409
1988 $1,260 $424
1989 $1,244 $312
1990 $1,475 $172.9
1991 $1,500 $177.9
1992 $1,730 $107.8
1993 $1,930 $74.4
1994 $2,326 $61.5
1995 $2,583 $62.1
1996 $2,664 $71.4
1997 $2,873 $122.6
1998 $2,606 $134.7
1999 $2,244 $156.6
2000 $2,555 $298.5
2001 $2,473 $300
2002 $2,429 $299.5
2003 $2,312 $239.8
2004 $2,819 $284.1
2005 $3,456 $287.5
2006 $3,790 $321
2007 $4,770 $374
2008 $5,542 $452
2009 $5,251 $448
2010 $6,398 $492
2011 $7,401 $568
2012 $8,109 $638
2013 $8,279 $711
2014 $8,187 $707
2015 $6,249 $693
2016 $5,960 $715
2017 $6,480 $699
2018 $6,817 $692
2019 $6,473 $658
2020 $5,340 $617
2021 $6,223 $668
2022 $6,680 $745
2023 $7,001 $799
2024 $7,914 $846

Colombia vs. Liberia life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Colombia

Liberia
Year Life expectancy, years
Colombia Liberia
1950 48.3 38
1951 49 38
1952 49.8 38.1
1953 50.6 38.1
1954 51.3 38.1
1955 51.9 38.1
1956 52.5 38.1
1957 54.1 38.1
1958 54.7 38.1
1959 55.9 38.1
1960 56.6 38.1
1961 57.2 38.1
1962 57.7 38.2
1963 58.3 38.3
1964 58.8 38.5
1965 59.2 38.7
1966 59.7 39
1967 60.1 39.3
1968 60.6 39.6
1969 61 40
1970 61.5 40.4
1971 62 40.7
1972 62.5 41.2
1973 63 41.6
1974 63.5 42.1
1975 64 42.5
1976 64.6 42.9
1977 65.2 43.2
1978 65.8 43.6
1979 66.2 43.9
1980 66.7 44.1
1981 67.2 44.3
1982 67.9 44.4
1983 68.1 44.6
1984 68.3 44.7
1985 65.4 44
1986 68.3 44.5
1987 68.2 44.3
1988 68.3 44.1
1989 68.6 43.9
1990 68.7 37.6
1991 68.8 43.6
1992 68.8 43.6
1993 69.1 43
1994 69.4 42.6
1995 69.8 44.6
1996 70.2 44.9
1997 70.6 48.3
1998 70.9 49.4
1999 70.9 50.4
2000 70.9 51.9
2001 71.2 53.1
2002 71.5 54.1
2003 72.3 53
2004 72.8 55.9
2005 73.2 56.8
2006 73.5 57.5
2007 73.8 58.1
2008 74.2 58.7
2009 74.5 59.1
2010 74.9 59.4
2011 75.2 59.5
2012 75.6 59.8
2013 75.8 60
2014 75.9 59.2
2015 76.1 59.2
2016 76.2 60.5
2017 76.4 60.8
2018 76.6 61
2019 76.8 61.2
2020 74.8 61.3
2021 72.7 61.2
2022 76.5 61.9
2023 77.7 62.2
2024 77.9 62.3
2025 78.1 62.5

Colombia and Liberia population clocks and comparison

Population
Colombia

Liberia
Year Population
Colombia Liberia
1960 15,606,209 1,139,522
1961 16,095,203 1,167,717
1962 16,599,029 1,197,039
1963 17,113,823 1,227,414
1964 17,637,411 1,258,745
1965 18,169,050 1,291,156
1966 18,702,688 1,324,383
1967 19,235,618 1,358,435
1968 19,766,796 1,393,530
1969 20,291,942 1,429,605
1970 20,811,782 1,466,676
1971 21,319,096 1,504,077
1972 21,819,563 1,542,670
1973 22,325,374 1,583,588
1974 22,833,469 1,626,362
1975 23,344,644 1,670,913
1976 23,858,810 1,717,060
1977 24,393,494 1,766,019
1978 24,950,337 1,818,247
1979 25,515,626 1,872,713
1980 26,104,498 1,929,253
1981 26,713,267 1,986,867
1982 27,338,331 2,045,073
1983 27,988,173 2,107,113
1984 28,642,690 2,173,312
1985 29,268,470 2,240,539
1986 29,879,112 2,308,511
1987 30,499,467 2,377,229
1988 31,130,524 2,446,941
1989 31,776,279 2,517,858
1990 32,440,069 2,223,667
1991 33,098,372 1,956,518
1992 33,760,571 2,072,461
1993 34,441,473 2,155,126
1994 35,127,410 2,149,928
1995 35,804,662 2,169,162
1996 36,462,745 2,232,289
1997 37,121,149 2,412,989
1998 37,792,165 2,670,124
1999 38,454,863 2,821,684
2000 39,089,934 2,928,117
2001 39,709,262 3,015,338
2002 40,324,680 3,094,782
2003 40,937,429 3,119,532
2004 41,543,171 3,156,892
2005 42,128,977 3,301,015
2006 42,691,084 3,490,787
2007 43,235,374 3,669,050
2008 43,758,808 3,821,003
2009 44,271,541 3,943,028
2010 44,777,319 4,058,890
2011 45,259,614 4,221,178
2012 45,715,810 4,373,043
2013 46,151,584 4,470,239
2014 46,565,429 4,564,293
2015 46,969,940 4,659,431
2016 47,437,512 4,755,608
2017 48,131,078 4,848,925
2018 49,024,465 4,944,726
2019 49,907,985 5,043,721
2020 50,629,997 5,149,463
2021 51,188,173 5,259,323
2022 51,737,944 5,373,294
2023 52,321,152 5,493,031
2024 52,886,363 5,612,817

Fertility rates in Colombia and Liberia

Fertility rate
Colombia

Liberia
Year Fertility rate
Colombia Liberia
1960 6.74 6.39
1961 6.71 6.45
1962 6.66 6.5
1963 6.58 6.56
1964 6.48 6.59
1965 6.33 6.62
1966 6.16 6.63
1967 5.96 6.65
1968 5.74 6.66
1969 5.51 6.64
1970 5.28 6.58
1971 5.06 6.54
1972 4.86 6.6
1973 4.68 6.65
1974 4.53 6.69
1975 4.4 6.74
1976 4.29 6.79
1977 4.16 6.84
1978 4 6.88
1979 3.89 6.92
1980 3.8 6.87
1981 3.71 6.83
1982 3.62 6.79
1983 3.5 6.76
1984 3.35 6.73
1985 3.23 6.69
1986 3.15 6.64
1987 3.09 6.57
1988 3.04 6.51
1989 3.01 6.43
1990 3 6.37
1991 2.98 6.32
1992 2.98 6.28
1993 2.98 6.25
1994 2.94 6.21
1995 2.85 6.17
1996 2.77 6.13
1997 2.74 6.08
1998 2.72 6.02
1999 2.64 5.95
2000 2.57 5.88
2001 2.52 5.77
2002 2.49 5.65
2003 2.45 5.55
2004 2.38 5.51
2005 2.31 5.52
2006 2.24 5.53
2007 2.19 5.46
2008 2.15 5.33
2009 2.1 5.17
2010 2.01 5.06
2011 1.94 4.97
2012 1.9 4.88
2013 1.86 4.75
2014 1.82 4.62
2015 1.77 4.52
2016 1.72 4.46
2017 1.72 4.4
2018 1.72 4.34
2019 1.71 4.26
2020 1.69 4.17
2021 1.68 4.09
2022 1.66 4.02
2023 1.65 3.95

Colombia and Liberia demographics compared

Median age
Colombia

Liberia
Year Median age, years
Colombia Liberia
1960 16.6 19.3
1961 16.5 19.3
1962 16.4 19.3
1963 16.4 19.3
1964 16.3 19.2
1965 16.3 19.2
1966 16.4 19.2
1967 16.4 19.1
1968 16.5 19
1969 16.6 18.8
1970 16.8 18.7
1971 16.9 18.6
1972 17.1 18.6
1973 17.3 18.5
1974 17.6 18.4
1975 17.8 18.3
1976 18 18.2
1977 18.2 18.2
1978 18.5 18.1
1979 18.7 18
1980 19 18
1981 19.2 17.9
1982 19.5 17.9
1983 19.8 17.9
1984 20.1 17.9
1985 20.4 17.9
1986 20.7 17.9
1987 21 17.9
1988 21.3 17.9
1989 21.6 17.9
1990 21.8 17.9
1991 22.1 17.9
1992 22.3 17.9
1993 22.5 17.9
1994 22.8 18
1995 23 18
1996 23.2 18.1
1997 23.5 18.1
1998 23.7 18.2
1999 23.9 18.2
2000 24.2 18.3
2001 24.5 18.3
2002 24.7 18.3
2003 25 18.4
2004 25.3 18.4
2005 25.6 18.4
2006 26 18.4
2007 26.4 18.4
2008 26.7 18.4
2009 27.1 18.4
2010 27.5 18.4
2011 27.9 18.6
2012 28.3 18.8
2013 28.7 18.7
2014 29.2 18.7
2015 29.6 18.7
2016 30 18.7
2017 30.4 18.7
2018 30.7 18.8
2019 31.1 18.8
2020 31.5 19
2021 31.9 19.1
2022 32.2 19.2
2023 32.7 19.4
2024 33.1 19.6

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Colombia Liberia
GNI, Atlas method
$373B
2024
$4.27B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
32.5%
2025
22.4%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
5.26%
2020
2.27%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
2.87%
2023
2.3%
2023
Armed forces personnel
428,000
2020
2,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-4.44%
2025
-3.47%
2025
Unemployment rate
9.62%
2024
5.93%
2017
Services, % of GDP
58.2%
2024
42.1%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
23.1%
2024
23.3%
2024
Economic freedom index
59.8
2025
48.5
2025
Income share by richest 10%
42.7%
2023
27.1%
2016
Income share by poorest 10%
1.1%
2023
2.9%
2016
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
$600M
2022
Personal remittances received
$11.9B
2024
$680M
2024
International tourist arrivals
1,396,000
2020
n/a
International tourism as share of exports
5.13%
2020
27.1%
2009
Banked people share
57.1%
2024
52.2%
2024

Energy

Colombia Liberia
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
863 kg
2023
n/a
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$24.3
2023
n/a
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
100.9 megatons
2023
1.64 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
1.93 tons
2023
0.3 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
75.3%
2023
n/a
Renewable energy use share
29.7%
2021
92.8%
2022
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
11.3%
2023
n/a
Net energy imports use share
-142%
2023
n/a
Electric power consumption per capita
1,553 kWh
2023
n/a
Renewable electricity output share
75.1%
2021
57.4%
2021
Hydroelectric share
64.8%
2023
55.7%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
98.7%
2023
32.5%
2023

Society

Colombia Liberia
% of world population
0.65%
2024
0.07%
2024
Annual migration change
+141,643
2024
-7,779
2024
Urban population
82.7%
2024
54.1%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.64 ft
2025
5.43 ft
2025
Average female height
5.18 ft
2025
5.13 ft
2025
Quality of life index
44.5
2025
24.6
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
39
2024
27
2024
Higher education index
75
2025
16
2025
Homicides per 100K people
25.3
2022
3.12
2012
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
15.4
2019
38.9
2019
Visa free countries
135
2025
58
2025
Adult literacy rate
95.3%
2024
48.3%
2017
English speaking
4.22%
2023
82.7%
2023
People using the Internet
77.3%
2023
23.5%
2023

Health

Colombia Liberia
Government health expenditure per capita
$534
2023
$99.7
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$78.1
2023
$62
2022
Life expectancy
78.1 years
2025
62.5 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0.53%
2012
19.9%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
2.45
2021
0.18
2022
Age at first childbirth
21.7 years
2025
19.1 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
59
2023
628
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
12
2023
72.9
2023
Obesity rate
24.3%
2022
17.4%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
8.4%
2024
9.2%
2024
Air quality index
59
2025
19
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
8.2%
2022
8.2%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
4.24 liters
2020
2.86 liters
2020

Territory

Colombia Liberia
% of world land
0.74%
2025
0.06%
2025
Land area per capita
8,100 sq mi
2024
6,626 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
156,306 sq mi
2025
7,425 sq mi
2025
Forest area
226,040 sq mi
2025
29,061 sq mi
2025
Roads length
127,001 mi
2021
6,587 mi
2018

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