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Colombia vs Maldives statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Colombia has a population of 52.9M (ranked 28/197), compared with 528K in Maldives (ranked 168/197). Colombia's land area is 428,380 sq mi versus 115.1 sq mi for Maldives (ranked 26th vs. 188th).

By GDP, Colombia ranks 40/197 ($419B) and Maldives ranks 160/197 ($6.98B). By GDP per capita, Colombia ranks 97/197 ($7,914), while Maldives ranks 77/197 ($13,216).

Main facts and rankings

Colombia Maldives
Population
53835787
531152
Population rank 28/197 168/197
GDP
$419B
2024
$6.98B
2024
GDP rank 40/197 160/197
GDP per capita
$7,914
2024
$13,216
2024
GDP per capita rank 97/197 77/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$21,495
2024
$26,543
2024
Government debt
$256B
2024
$9.34B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
59.7%
2025
140.8%
2025
Government debt per person
$4,849
2024
$17,702
2024
Government debt per person rank 81/185 33/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$5,346
2025
$10,769
2025
Land area
428,380 sq mi
2025
115.1 sq mi
2025
Population density
123.5 ppl/mi²
2024
4,587 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.65
2023
1.58
2023
Median age
33.1 years
2024
32.9 years
2024
Life expectancy
78.1 years
2025
81.5 years
2025

Colombia and Maldives: Comparison Charts

Colombia and Maldives economies compared

GDP
Colombia

Maldives
Year GDP
Colombia Maldives
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 $19,328,038
1971 $7,820,380,971 $21,566,404
1972 $8,671,358,733 $25,177,138
1973 $10,315,760,000 $30,862,042
1974 $12,370,029,584 $39,120,171
1975 $13,098,633,902 $24,540,878
1976 $15,341,403,660 $22,399,467
1977 $19,470,960,619 $20,853,789
1978 $23,263,511,958 $24,369,109
1979 $27,940,411,250 $38,523,364
1980 $33,400,735,644 $42,463,576
1981 $36,388,366,869 $44,781,457
1982 $38,968,039,722 $47,911,340
1983 $38,729,822,782 $57,829,787
1984 $38,253,120,738 $109,503,546
1985 $34,894,419,443 $127,190,758
1986 $34,942,489,684 $141,882,254
1987 $36,373,307,085 $141,223,029
1988 $39,212,550,050 $168,514,513
1989 $39,540,080,200 $189,514,434
1990 $47,844,090,710 $215,043,970
1991 $49,637,993,949 $244,396,762
1992 $58,394,443,378 $284,875,809
1993 $66,474,101,301 $322,417,837
1994 $81,705,497,617 $356,014,932
1995 $92,495,970,511 $398,988,955
1996 $97,153,389,011 $450,382,328
1997 $106,656,492,294 $508,223,602
1998 $98,486,358,581 $540,096,398
1999 $86,278,947,637 $589,239,754
2000 $99,875,074,951 $624,337,145
2001 $98,200,641,203 $870,031,677
2002 $97,945,812,803 $897,031,250
2003 $94,644,969,157 $1,052,121,055
2004 $117,092,416,666 $1,226,829,563
2005 $145,600,529,606 $1,163,362,438
2006 $161,792,958,905 $1,575,200,391
2007 $206,229,540,926 $1,868,383,461
2008 $242,504,150,473 $2,271,646,188
2009 $232,468,663,110 $2,345,294,875
2010 $286,498,534,095 $2,588,176,055
2011 $334,966,134,805 $2,774,350,240
2012 $370,691,143,018 $2,886,163,997
2013 $382,093,697,078 $3,295,009,238
2014 $381,240,864,422 $3,697,353,039
2015 $293,492,370,193 $4,129,505,319
2016 $282,720,100,286 $4,409,942,624
2017 $311,866,875,157 $4,816,426,257
2018 $334,198,218,098 $5,404,344,163
2019 $323,031,701,193 $5,726,094,799
2020 $270,348,342,541 $3,712,604,583
2021 $318,524,633,225 $5,252,457,370
2022 $345,632,492,851 $6,177,118,114
2023 $366,291,836,138 $6,590,894,302
2024 $418,542,042,920 $6,975,146,349

Colombia and Maldives economies compared

GDP per capita
Colombia

Maldives
Year GDP per capita
Colombia Maldives
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 $156.9
1971 $367 $169.8
1972 $397 $192.2
1973 $462 $228.7
1974 $542 $281.5
1975 $561 $171.4
1976 $643 $151.8
1977 $798 $137.3
1978 $932 $156.1
1979 $1,095 $240.2
1980 $1,280 $257.6
1981 $1,362 $264.1
1982 $1,425 $274.8
1983 $1,384 $323
1984 $1,336 $594
1985 $1,192 $669
1986 $1,169 $720
1987 $1,193 $692
1988 $1,260 $799
1989 $1,244 $870
1990 $1,475 $957
1991 $1,500 $1,054
1992 $1,730 $1,194
1993 $1,930 $1,317
1994 $2,326 $1,419
1995 $2,583 $1,555
1996 $2,664 $1,717
1997 $2,873 $1,898
1998 $2,606 $1,980
1999 $2,244 $2,124
2000 $2,555 $2,214
2001 $2,473 $3,034
2002 $2,429 $3,076
2003 $2,312 $3,549
2004 $2,819 $4,070
2005 $3,456 $3,797
2006 $3,790 $5,019
2007 $4,770 $5,758
2008 $5,542 $6,757
2009 $5,251 $6,734
2010 $6,398 $7,174
2011 $7,401 $7,425
2012 $8,109 $7,461
2013 $8,279 $8,236
2014 $8,187 $8,939
2015 $6,249 $9,645
2016 $5,960 $9,948
2017 $6,480 $10,510
2018 $6,817 $11,423
2019 $6,473 $11,740
2020 $5,340 $7,394
2021 $6,223 $10,176
2022 $6,680 $11,786
2023 $7,001 $12,530
2024 $7,914 $13,216

Colombia vs. Maldives life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Colombia

Maldives
Year Life expectancy, years
Colombia Maldives
1950 48.3 36.5
1951 49 37.1
1952 49.8 37
1953 50.6 36.9
1954 51.3 36.9
1955 51.9 37
1956 52.5 37.1
1957 54.1 37.3
1958 54.7 37.6
1959 55.9 37.9
1960 56.6 38.2
1961 57.2 38.6
1962 57.7 39.1
1963 58.3 39.6
1964 58.8 40.2
1965 59.2 40.8
1966 59.7 41.4
1967 60.1 42.1
1968 60.6 42.9
1969 61 43.7
1970 61.5 44.5
1971 62 45.5
1972 62.5 46.4
1973 63 47.5
1974 63.5 48.5
1975 64 49.6
1976 64.6 50.8
1977 65.2 51.8
1978 65.8 50.4
1979 66.2 53.9
1980 66.7 54.8
1981 67.2 55.7
1982 67.9 56.6
1983 68.1 57.5
1984 68.3 58.3
1985 65.4 59.2
1986 68.3 60
1987 68.2 60.8
1988 68.3 61.6
1989 68.6 62.4
1990 68.7 63.1
1991 68.8 63.9
1992 68.8 64.7
1993 69.1 65.4
1994 69.4 66.2
1995 69.8 67
1996 70.2 67.7
1997 70.6 68.5
1998 70.9 69.3
1999 70.9 70.2
2000 70.9 70.9
2001 71.2 71.7
2002 71.5 72.4
2003 72.3 73.3
2004 72.8 73
2005 73.2 74.8
2006 73.5 75.3
2007 73.8 75.7
2008 74.2 76
2009 74.5 76.4
2010 74.9 76.8
2011 75.2 77.1
2012 75.6 77.5
2013 75.8 77.8
2014 75.9 78.2
2015 76.1 78.6
2016 76.2 78.9
2017 76.4 79.2
2018 76.6 79.4
2019 76.8 79.7
2020 74.8 78.7
2021 72.7 78.1
2022 76.5 80.8
2023 77.7 81
2024 77.9 81.3
2025 78.1 81.5

Colombia and Maldives population clocks and comparison

Population
Colombia

Maldives
Year Population
Colombia Maldives
1960 15,606,209 91,189
1961 16,095,203 93,450
1962 16,599,029 95,802
1963 17,113,823 98,222
1964 17,637,411 100,662
1965 18,169,050 104,102
1966 18,702,688 108,507
1967 19,235,618 112,528
1968 19,766,796 116,075
1969 20,291,942 119,564
1970 20,811,782 123,219
1971 21,319,096 127,035
1972 21,819,563 130,968
1973 22,325,374 134,952
1974 22,833,469 138,978
1975 23,344,644 143,158
1976 23,858,810 147,525
1977 24,393,494 151,930
1978 24,950,337 156,159
1979 25,515,626 160,360
1980 26,104,498 164,835
1981 26,713,267 169,532
1982 27,338,331 174,333
1983 27,988,173 179,128
1984 28,642,690 184,198
1985 29,268,470 190,169
1986 29,879,112 196,935
1987 30,499,467 203,944
1988 31,130,524 210,885
1989 31,776,279 217,738
1990 32,440,069 224,762
1991 33,098,372 231,802
1992 33,760,571 238,543
1993 34,441,473 244,884
1994 35,127,410 250,822
1995 35,804,662 256,649
1996 36,462,745 262,347
1997 37,121,149 267,707
1998 37,792,165 272,723
1999 38,454,863 277,412
2000 39,089,934 282,019
2001 39,709,262 286,767
2002 40,324,680 291,616
2003 40,937,429 296,491
2004 41,543,171 301,413
2005 42,128,977 306,429
2006 42,691,084 313,851
2007 43,235,374 324,479
2008 43,758,808 336,170
2009 44,271,541 348,275
2010 44,777,319 360,792
2011 45,259,614 373,674
2012 45,715,810 386,818
2013 46,151,584 400,070
2014 46,565,429 413,617
2015 46,969,940 428,154
2016 47,437,512 443,308
2017 48,131,078 458,287
2018 49,024,465 473,099
2019 49,907,985 487,731
2020 50,629,997 502,118
2021 51,188,173 516,154
2022 51,737,944 524,106
2023 52,321,152 525,994
2024 52,886,363 527,799

Fertility rates in Colombia and Maldives

Fertility rate
Colombia

Maldives
Year Fertility rate
Colombia Maldives
1960 6.74 6.71
1961 6.71 6.79
1962 6.66 6.89
1963 6.58 6.94
1964 6.48 7
1965 6.33 7.07
1966 6.16 7.15
1967 5.96 7.23
1968 5.74 7.28
1969 5.51 7.33
1970 5.28 7.39
1971 5.06 7.38
1972 4.86 7.37
1973 4.68 7.4
1974 4.53 7.38
1975 4.4 7.32
1976 4.29 7.29
1977 4.16 7.27
1978 4 7.23
1979 3.89 7.23
1980 3.8 7.23
1981 3.71 7.19
1982 3.62 7.15
1983 3.5 7.09
1984 3.35 7.03
1985 3.23 6.94
1986 3.15 6.85
1987 3.09 6.73
1988 3.04 6.58
1989 3.01 6.39
1990 3 6.13
1991 2.98 5.8
1992 2.98 5.44
1993 2.98 5.06
1994 2.94 4.69
1995 2.85 4.29
1996 2.77 3.86
1997 2.74 3.48
1998 2.72 3.17
1999 2.64 2.9
2000 2.57 2.69
2001 2.52 2.53
2002 2.49 2.42
2003 2.45 2.34
2004 2.38 2.26
2005 2.31 2.2
2006 2.24 2.2
2007 2.19 2.29
2008 2.15 2.37
2009 2.1 2.39
2010 2.01 2.35
2011 1.94 2.31
2012 1.9 2.25
2013 1.86 2.17
2014 1.82 2.09
2015 1.77 2
2016 1.72 1.9
2017 1.72 1.8
2018 1.72 1.71
2019 1.71 1.64
2020 1.69 1.61
2021 1.68 1.6
2022 1.66 1.58
2023 1.65 1.58

Colombia and Maldives demographics compared

Median age
Colombia

Maldives
Year Median age, years
Colombia Maldives
1960 16.6 20.6
1961 16.5 20.6
1962 16.4 20.6
1963 16.4 20.6
1964 16.3 20.5
1965 16.3 19.9
1966 16.4 18.9
1967 16.4 18.2
1968 16.5 17.8
1969 16.6 17.6
1970 16.8 17.4
1971 16.9 17.3
1972 17.1 17.2
1973 17.3 17.2
1974 17.6 17.2
1975 17.8 17.1
1976 18 17
1977 18.2 17
1978 18.5 17
1979 18.7 16.9
1980 19 16.8
1981 19.2 16.8
1982 19.5 16.9
1983 19.8 16.9
1984 20.1 17
1985 20.4 17
1986 20.7 16.9
1987 21 16.7
1988 21.3 16.6
1989 21.6 16.5
1990 21.8 16.4
1991 22.1 16.4
1992 22.3 16.4
1993 22.5 16.5
1994 22.8 16.7
1995 23 16.9
1996 23.2 17.3
1997 23.5 17.6
1998 23.7 18
1999 23.9 18.4
2000 24.2 18.9
2001 24.5 19.3
2002 24.7 19.8
2003 25 20.3
2004 25.3 20.9
2005 25.6 21.5
2006 26 22.1
2007 26.4 22.7
2008 26.7 23.2
2009 27.1 23.8
2010 27.5 24.4
2011 27.9 25.1
2012 28.3 25.8
2013 28.7 26.5
2014 29.2 27.1
2015 29.6 27.6
2016 30 28
2017 30.4 28.5
2018 30.7 29
2019 31.1 29.5
2020 31.5 30.1
2021 31.9 30.7
2022 32.2 31.4
2023 32.7 32.1
2024 33.1 32.9

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Colombia Maldives
GNI, Atlas method
$373B
2024
$6.15B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
32.5%
2025
47.3%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
5.26%
2020
5.17%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
2.87%
2023
n/a
Armed forces personnel
428,000
2020
5,000
2000
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-4.44%
2025
-15.2%
2025
Unemployment rate
9.62%
2024
4.56%
2019
Services, % of GDP
58.2%
2024
73.8%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
23.1%
2024
9.02%
2024
Economic freedom index
59.8
2025
48.3
2025
Income share by richest 10%
42.7%
2023
23.3%
2019
Income share by poorest 10%
1.1%
2023
3.8%
2019
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
$674M
2024
Personal remittances received
$11.9B
2024
$5.65M
2024
International tourist arrivals
1,396,000
2020
555,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
5.13%
2020
78.9%
2020
Banked people share
57.1%
2024
79.5%
2017

Energy

Colombia Maldives
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
863 kg
2023
921 kg
2007
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$24.3
2023
$13.9
2007
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
100.9 megatons
2023
2.88 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
1.93 tons
2023
5.47 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
75.3%
2023
0%
2007
Renewable energy use share
29.7%
2021
1.2%
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
5.82%
2021
Hydroelectric share
64.8%
2023
0%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
98.7%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Colombia Maldives
% of world population
0.65%
2024
0.006%
2024
Annual migration change
+141,643
2024
-2,421
2024
Urban population
82.7%
2024
42.4%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.64 ft
2025
5.51 ft
2025
Average female height
5.18 ft
2025
5.06 ft
2025
Quality of life index
44.5
2025
61.8
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
39
2024
38
2024
Higher education index
75
2025
4
2025
Homicides per 100K people
25.3
2022
0.6
2019
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
15.4
2019
1.6
2019
Visa free countries
135
2025
101
2025
Adult literacy rate
95.3%
2024
97.9%
2021
English speaking
4.22%
2023
70%
2025
People using the Internet
77.3%
2023
84.7%
2023

Health

Colombia Maldives
Government health expenditure per capita
$534
2023
$1,151
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$78.1
2023
$201.9
2022
Life expectancy
78.1 years
2025
81.5 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0.53%
2012
2.85%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
2.45
2021
2.16
2019
Age at first childbirth
21.7 years
2025
23.2 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
59
2023
32
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
12
2023
5.7
2023
Obesity rate
24.3%
2022
17.9%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
8.4%
2024
9.5%
2024
Air quality index
59
2025
62
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
8.2%
2022
26.3%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
4.24 liters
2020
1.49 liters
2020

Territory

Colombia Maldives
% of world land
0.74%
2025
0.0002%
2025
Land area per capita
8,100 sq mi
2024
218 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
156,306 sq mi
2025
22.8 sq mi
2025
Forest area
226,040 sq mi
2025
3.17 sq mi
2025
Roads length
127,001 mi
2021
57.8 mi
2018

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