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Colombia vs Malta statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Colombia has a population of 52.9M (ranked 28/197), compared with 574K in Malta (ranked 167/197). Colombia's land area is 428,380 sq mi versus 123.6 sq mi for Malta (ranked 26th vs. 187th).

By GDP, Colombia ranks 40/197 ($419B) and Malta ranks 120/197 ($24.3B). By GDP per capita, Colombia ranks 97/197 ($7,914), while Malta ranks 28/197 ($42,347).

Main facts and rankings

Colombia Malta
Population
53835787
583596
Population rank 28/197 167/197
GDP
$419B
2024
$24.3B
2024
GDP rank 40/197 120/197
GDP per capita
$7,914
2024
$42,347
2024
GDP per capita rank 97/197 28/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$21,495
2024
$67,364
2024
Government debt
$256B
2024
$11.8B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
59.7%
2025
49.3%
2025
Government debt per person
$4,849
2024
$20,574
2024
Government debt per person rank 81/185 30/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$5,346
2025
$21,451
2025
Land area
428,380 sq mi
2025
123.6 sq mi
2025
Population density
123.5 ppl/mi²
2024
4,649 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.65
2023
1.06
2023
Median age
33.1 years
2024
41.8 years
2024
Life expectancy
78.1 years
2025
83.6 years
2025

Colombia and Malta: Comparison Charts

Colombia and Malta economies compared

GDP
Colombia

Malta
Year GDP
Colombia Malta
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 $250,728,796
1971 $7,820,380,971 $264,578,485
1972 $8,671,358,733 $295,106,628
1973 $10,315,760,000 $345,616,106
1974 $12,370,029,584 $376,081,124
1975 $13,098,633,902 $474,618,321
1976 $15,341,403,660 $527,936,989
1977 $19,470,960,619 $625,563,171
1978 $23,263,511,958 $793,673,402
1979 $27,940,411,250 $1,001,288,847
1980 $33,400,735,644 $1,250,198,601
1981 $36,388,366,869 $1,243,509,394
1982 $38,968,039,722 $1,234,474,404
1983 $38,729,822,782 $1,165,729,707
1984 $38,253,120,738 $1,101,807,023
1985 $34,894,419,443 $1,117,797,439
1986 $34,942,489,684 $1,435,038,441
1987 $36,373,307,085 $1,751,293,461
1988 $39,212,550,050 $2,019,503,068
1989 $39,540,080,200 $2,118,655,677
1990 $47,844,090,710 $2,547,328,748
1991 $49,637,993,949 $2,750,216,747
1992 $58,394,443,378 $3,021,942,759
1993 $66,474,101,301 $2,709,193,538
1994 $81,705,497,617 $2,998,505,428
1995 $92,495,970,511 $3,709,360,097
1996 $97,153,389,011 $3,822,489,746
1997 $106,656,492,294 $3,787,070,704
1998 $98,486,358,581 $4,010,092,091
1999 $86,278,947,637 $4,111,891,845
2000 $99,875,074,951 $4,036,809,865
2001 $98,200,641,203 $4,070,867,153
2002 $97,945,812,803 $4,455,127,398
2003 $94,644,969,157 $5,418,315,225
2004 $117,092,416,666 $6,104,141,501
2005 $145,600,529,606 $6,393,234,965
2006 $161,792,958,905 $6,749,838,862
2007 $206,229,540,926 $7,908,412,374
2008 $242,504,150,473 $9,135,419,490
2009 $232,468,663,110 $8,734,745,632
2010 $286,498,534,095 $9,097,044,182
2011 $334,966,134,805 $9,789,361,705
2012 $370,691,143,018 $9,609,532,106
2013 $382,093,697,078 $10,796,782,634
2014 $381,240,864,422 $11,888,032,862
2015 $293,492,370,193 $11,340,795,033
2016 $282,720,100,286 $12,025,782,885
2017 $311,866,875,157 $14,161,366,733
2018 $334,198,218,098 $16,153,779,511
2019 $323,031,701,193 $16,337,793,531
2020 $270,348,342,541 $16,409,900,599
2021 $318,524,633,225 $19,723,563,355
2022 $345,632,492,851 $19,239,187,084
2023 $366,291,836,138 $22,210,718,401
2024 $418,542,042,920 $24,322,006,608

Colombia and Malta economies compared

GDP per capita
Colombia

Malta
Year GDP per capita
Colombia Malta
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 $828
1971 $367 $874
1972 $397 $976
1973 $462 $1,144
1974 $542 $1,245
1975 $561 $1,560
1976 $643 $1,727
1977 $798 $2,038
1978 $932 $2,559
1979 $1,095 $3,196
1980 $1,280 $3,948
1981 $1,362 $3,898
1982 $1,425 $3,788
1983 $1,384 $3,527
1984 $1,336 $3,333
1985 $1,192 $3,322
1986 $1,169 $4,195
1987 $1,193 $5,084
1988 $1,260 $5,814
1989 $1,244 $6,041
1990 $1,475 $7,192
1991 $1,500 $7,559
1992 $1,730 $8,220
1993 $1,930 $7,296
1994 $2,326 $8,000
1995 $2,583 $9,828
1996 $2,664 $10,062
1997 $2,873 $9,893
1998 $2,606 $10,408
1999 $2,244 $10,609
2000 $2,555 $10,348
2001 $2,473 $10,358
2002 $2,429 $11,251
2003 $2,312 $13,594
2004 $2,819 $15,212
2005 $3,456 $15,831
2006 $3,790 $16,654
2007 $4,770 $19,444
2008 $5,542 $22,315
2009 $5,251 $21,176
2010 $6,398 $21,947
2011 $7,401 $23,517
2012 $8,109 $22,878
2013 $8,279 $25,416
2014 $8,187 $27,425
2015 $6,249 $25,530
2016 $5,960 $26,459
2017 $6,480 $30,317
2018 $6,817 $33,382
2019 $6,473 $32,422
2020 $5,340 $31,834
2021 $6,223 $38,065
2022 $6,680 $36,224
2023 $7,001 $40,182
2024 $7,914 $42,347

Colombia vs. Malta life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Colombia

Malta
Year Life expectancy, years
Colombia Malta
1950 48.3 63.5
1951 49 63.9
1952 49.8 64.1
1953 50.6 64.3
1954 51.3 65.1
1955 51.9 66.3
1956 52.5 66.8
1957 54.1 67.5
1958 54.7 67.8
1959 55.9 68.4
1960 56.6 68.4
1961 57.2 68.4
1962 57.7 69.2
1963 58.3 69.2
1964 58.8 69.3
1965 59.2 69.5
1966 59.7 69.7
1967 60.1 69.8
1968 60.6 69.9
1969 61 70.1
1970 61.5 70.4
1971 62 70.1
1972 62.5 70.7
1973 63 71.3
1974 63.5 71.9
1975 64 72.1
1976 64.6 72.2
1977 65.2 72.3
1978 65.8 72.3
1979 66.2 72.5
1980 66.7 72.3
1981 67.2 72.4
1982 67.9 72.8
1983 68.1 73.1
1984 68.3 73.3
1985 65.4 73.9
1986 68.3 74.5
1987 68.2 75.3
1988 68.3 75.9
1989 68.6 76.2
1990 68.7 76.2
1991 68.8 76.5
1992 68.8 76.7
1993 69.1 76.8
1994 69.4 76.9
1995 69.8 77
1996 70.2 76.3
1997 70.6 77.3
1998 70.9 77.8
1999 70.9 77.8
2000 70.9 77.9
2001 71.2 78.9
2002 71.5 78.5
2003 72.3 78.7
2004 72.8 79.2
2005 73.2 79.5
2006 73.5 79.6
2007 73.8 79.7
2008 74.2 79.7
2009 74.5 80.4
2010 74.9 81.4
2011 75.2 80.8
2012 75.6 81.1
2013 75.8 81.8
2014 75.9 82.3
2015 76.1 82.6
2016 76.2 82.7
2017 76.4 83.1
2018 76.6 82.9
2019 76.8 82.8
2020 74.8 82.3
2021 72.7 82.3
2022 76.5 82.2
2023 77.7 83.3
2024 77.9 83.5
2025 78.1 83.6

Colombia and Malta population clocks and comparison

Population
Colombia

Malta
Year Population
Colombia Malta
1960 15,606,209 326,550
1961 16,095,203 325,250
1962 16,599,029 323,900
1963 17,113,823 322,550
1964 17,637,411 321,250
1965 18,169,050 318,800
1966 18,702,688 315,200
1967 19,235,618 311,550
1968 19,766,796 307,900
1969 20,291,942 304,300
1970 20,811,782 302,650
1971 21,319,096 302,700
1972 21,819,563 302,450
1973 22,325,374 302,200
1974 22,833,469 301,996
1975 23,344,644 304,222
1976 23,858,810 305,774
1977 24,393,494 306,970
1978 24,950,337 310,182
1979 25,515,626 313,342
1980 26,104,498 316,645
1981 26,713,267 318,982
1982 27,338,331 325,898
1983 27,988,173 330,524
1984 28,642,690 330,593
1985 29,268,470 336,452
1986 29,879,112 342,121
1987 30,499,467 344,485
1988 31,130,524 347,325
1989 31,776,279 350,722
1990 32,440,069 354,170
1991 33,098,372 363,845
1992 33,760,571 367,618
1993 34,441,473 371,308
1994 35,127,410 374,797
1995 35,804,662 377,419
1996 36,462,745 379,905
1997 37,121,149 382,791
1998 37,792,165 385,287
1999 38,454,863 387,578
2000 39,089,934 390,087
2001 39,709,262 393,028
2002 40,324,680 395,969
2003 40,937,429 398,582
2004 41,543,171 401,268
2005 42,128,977 403,834
2006 42,691,084 405,308
2007 43,235,374 406,724
2008 43,758,808 409,379
2009 44,271,541 412,477
2010 44,777,319 414,508
2011 45,259,614 416,268
2012 45,715,810 420,028
2013 46,151,584 424,810
2014 46,565,429 433,481
2015 46,969,940 444,220
2016 47,437,512 454,505
2017 48,131,078 467,106
2018 49,024,465 483,903
2019 49,907,985 503,912
2020 50,629,997 515,490
2021 51,188,173 518,150
2022 51,737,944 531,113
2023 52,321,152 552,747
2024 52,886,363 574,346

Fertility rates in Colombia and Malta

Fertility rate
Colombia

Malta
Year Fertility rate
Colombia Malta
1960 6.74 3.62
1961 6.71 3.27
1962 6.66 3.24
1963 6.58 2.9
1964 6.48 2.79
1965 6.33 2.52
1966 6.16 2.33
1967 5.96 2.24
1968 5.74 2.12
1969 5.51 2.02
1970 5.28 2.03
1971 5.06 2.06
1972 4.86 2.01
1973 4.68 1.65
1974 4.53 1.64
1975 4.4 2.27
1976 4.29 2.21
1977 4.16 2.14
1978 4 2.05
1979 3.89 2.1
1980 3.8 1.99
1981 3.71 1.87
1982 3.62 1.9
1983 3.5 1.92
1984 3.35 1.95
1985 3.23 1.95
1986 3.15 1.93
1987 3.09 1.97
1988 3.04 2.06
1989 3.01 2.1
1990 3 2.02
1991 2.98 1.99
1992 2.98 2.07
1993 2.98 1.96
1994 2.94 1.84
1995 2.85 1.77
1996 2.77 1.99
1997 2.74 1.93
1998 2.72 1.84
1999 2.64 1.73
2000 2.57 1.68
2001 2.52 1.48
2002 2.49 1.45
2003 2.45 1.48
2004 2.38 1.4
2005 2.31 1.38
2006 2.24 1.36
2007 2.19 1.35
2008 2.15 1.43
2009 2.1 1.42
2010 2.01 1.36
2011 1.94 1.45
2012 1.9 1.42
2013 1.86 1.36
2014 1.82 1.38
2015 1.77 1.37
2016 1.72 1.37
2017 1.72 1.26
2018 1.72 1.23
2019 1.71 1.14
2020 1.69 1.13
2021 1.68 1.13
2022 1.66 1.08
2023 1.65 1.06

Colombia and Malta demographics compared

Median age
Colombia

Malta
Year Median age, years
Colombia Malta
1960 16.6 23.6
1961 16.5 23.8
1962 16.4 24
1963 16.4 24.2
1964 16.3 24.4
1965 16.3 24.5
1966 16.4 24.6
1967 16.4 24.8
1968 16.5 25
1969 16.6 25.5
1970 16.8 25.9
1971 16.9 26.3
1972 17.1 26.8
1973 17.3 27.2
1974 17.6 27.6
1975 17.8 28
1976 18 28.4
1977 18.2 28.7
1978 18.5 29.2
1979 18.7 29.6
1980 19 30
1981 19.2 30.3
1982 19.5 30.6
1983 19.8 30.9
1984 20.1 31.2
1985 20.4 31.4
1986 20.7 31.7
1987 21 32
1988 21.3 32.4
1989 21.6 32.7
1990 21.8 33
1991 22.1 33.3
1992 22.3 33.7
1993 22.5 34
1994 22.8 34.3
1995 23 34.7
1996 23.2 35.1
1997 23.5 35.5
1998 23.7 35.8
1999 23.9 36.1
2000 24.2 36.4
2001 24.5 36.7
2002 24.7 37
2003 25 37.4
2004 25.3 37.7
2005 25.6 38.1
2006 26 38.4
2007 26.4 38.7
2008 26.7 39
2009 27.1 39.3
2010 27.5 39.6
2011 27.9 39.9
2012 28.3 40.2
2013 28.7 40.4
2014 29.2 40.6
2015 29.6 40.6
2016 30 40.6
2017 30.4 40.5
2018 30.7 40.2
2019 31.1 39.9
2020 31.5 39.9
2021 31.9 40.2
2022 32.2 40.8
2023 32.7 41.4
2024 33.1 41.8

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Colombia Malta
GNI, Atlas method
$373B
2024
$19.9B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
32.5%
2025
36.3%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
5.26%
2020
4.72%
2022
Military expenditure, % of GDP
2.87%
2023
0.56%
2023
Armed forces personnel
428,000
2020
2,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-4.44%
2025
-3.35%
2025
Unemployment rate
9.62%
2024
3.12%
2024
Services, % of GDP
58.2%
2024
80.8%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
23.1%
2024
11.4%
2024
Economic freedom index
59.8
2025
66.8
2025
Income share by richest 10%
42.7%
2023
27.7%
2022
Income share by poorest 10%
1.1%
2023
2.7%
2022
Number of billionaires
4
2025
n/a
Percentage of billionaires
0.00001%
2025
n/a
Listed domestic companies
60
2024
34
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$72.6B
2024
$4.29B
2024
Total reserves including gold
$61.9B
2024
$1.42B
2024
Personal remittances received
$11.9B
2024
$15.4M
2024
International tourist arrivals
1,396,000
2020
718,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
5.13%
2020
11.5%
2007
Banked people share
57.1%
2024
96.6%
2024

Energy

Colombia Malta
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
863 kg
2023
1,398 kg
2023
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$24.3
2023
$45.1
2023
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
100.9 megatons
2023
1.68 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
1.93 tons
2023
3.05 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
75.3%
2023
87.2%
2022
Renewable energy use share
29.7%
2021
8.6%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
11.3%
2023
3.81%
2023
Net energy imports use share
-142%
2023
404%
2023
Electric power consumption per capita
1,553 kWh
2023
5,042 kWh
2023
Renewable electricity output share
75.1%
2021
11.9%
2021
Hydroelectric share
64.8%
2023
0%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
98.7%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Colombia Malta
% of world population
0.65%
2024
0.007%
2024
Annual migration change
+141,643
2024
+6,323
2024
Urban population
82.7%
2024
95%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.64 ft
2025
5.72 ft
2025
Average female height
5.18 ft
2025
5.35 ft
2025
Quality of life index
44.5
2025
80.1
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
39
2024
46
2024
Higher education index
75
2025
72
2025
Homicides per 100K people
25.3
2022
0.56
2023
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
15.4
2019
4.1
2019
Visa free countries
135
2025
172
2025
Adult literacy rate
95.3%
2024
94.9%
2021
English speaking
4.22%
2023
88.3%
2023
People using the Internet
77.3%
2023
92.1%
2023

Health

Colombia Malta
Government health expenditure per capita
$534
2023
$3,353
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$78.1
2023
$1,007
2022
Life expectancy
78.1 years
2025
83.6 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0.53%
2012
0%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
2.45
2021
4.28
2021
Age at first childbirth
21.7 years
2025
29.8 years
2023
Maternal mortality per 100K births
59
2023
8
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
12
2023
5.5
2023
Obesity rate
24.3%
2022
32.8%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
8.4%
2024
10%
2024
Air quality index
59
2025
66
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
8.2%
2022
24.7%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
4.24 liters
2020
7.11 liters
2020

Territory

Colombia Malta
% of world land
0.74%
2025
0.0002%
2025
Land area per capita
8,100 sq mi
2024
215.1 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
156,306 sq mi
2025
32 sq mi
2025
Forest area
226,040 sq mi
2025
1.78 sq mi
2025
Roads length
127,001 mi
2021
1,401 mi
2001

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