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Colombia vs Poland statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Colombia has a population of 52.9M (ranked 28/197), compared with 36.6M in Poland (ranked 42/197). Colombia's land area is 428,380 sq mi versus 118,252 sq mi for Poland (ranked 26th vs. 69th).

By GDP, Colombia ranks 40/197 ($419B) and Poland ranks 21/197 ($915B). By GDP per capita, Colombia ranks 97/197 ($7,914), while Poland ranks 48/197 ($25,023).

Main facts and rankings

Colombia Poland
Population
53835787
36176920
Population rank 28/197 46/197
GDP
$419B
2024
$915B
2024
GDP rank 40/197 21/197
GDP per capita
$7,914
2024
$25,023
2024
GDP per capita rank 97/197 48/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$21,495
2024
$50,378
2024
Government debt
$256B
2024
$506B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
59.7%
2025
60.7%
2025
Government debt per person
$4,849
2024
$13,833
2024
Government debt per person rank 81/185 41/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$5,346
2025
$19,229
2025
Land area
428,380 sq mi
2025
118,252 sq mi
2025
Population density
123.5 ppl/mi²
2024
309 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.65
2023
1.16
2023
Median age
33.1 years
2024
42.9 years
2024
Life expectancy
78.1 years
2025
79 years
2025

Colombia and Poland: Comparison Charts

Colombia and Poland economies compared

GDP
Colombia

Poland
Year GDP
Colombia Poland
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 $65,977,748,211
1991 $49,637,993,949 $85,500,935,935
1992 $58,394,443,378 $94,337,050,693
1993 $66,474,101,301 $96,043,157,273
1994 $81,705,497,617 $110,803,635,288
1995 $92,495,970,511 $142,838,527,115
1996 $97,153,389,011 $160,813,026,223
1997 $106,656,492,294 $159,893,964,917
1998 $98,486,358,581 $175,282,269,667
1999 $86,278,947,637 $170,704,452,715
2000 $99,875,074,951 $172,953,527,033
2001 $98,200,641,203 $191,823,200,371
2002 $97,945,812,803 $199,694,463,256
2003 $94,644,969,157 $218,561,225,998
2004 $117,092,416,666 $256,268,656,145
2005 $145,600,529,606 $306,999,913,151
2006 $161,792,958,905 $345,897,630,736
2007 $206,229,540,926 $429,715,132,138
2008 $242,504,150,473 $535,612,030,672
2009 $232,468,663,110 $440,891,472,247
2010 $286,498,534,095 $478,111,630,684
2011 $334,966,134,805 $527,848,543,023
2012 $370,691,143,018 $498,148,649,703
2013 $382,093,697,078 $518,179,836,405
2014 $381,240,864,422 $542,134,167,179
2015 $293,492,370,193 $480,054,118,583
2016 $282,720,100,286 $473,259,623,976
2017 $311,866,875,157 $528,356,723,263
2018 $334,198,218,098 $594,616,632,477
2019 $323,031,701,193 $602,683,770,145
2020 $270,348,342,541 $605,914,186,118
2021 $318,524,633,225 $689,170,171,187
2022 $345,632,492,851 $695,607,522,885
2023 $366,291,836,138 $812,451,128,979
2024 $418,542,042,920 $914,696,430,325

Colombia and Poland economies compared

GDP per capita
Colombia

Poland
Year GDP per capita
Colombia Poland
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 $1,731
1991 $1,500 $2,236
1992 $1,730 $2,459
1993 $1,930 $2,497
1994 $2,326 $2,875
1995 $2,583 $3,701
1996 $2,664 $4,164
1997 $2,873 $4,137
1998 $2,606 $4,534
1999 $2,244 $4,416
2000 $2,555 $4,521
2001 $2,473 $5,015
2002 $2,429 $5,223
2003 $2,312 $5,721
2004 $2,819 $6,712
2005 $3,456 $8,044
2006 $3,790 $9,069
2007 $4,770 $11,273
2008 $5,542 $14,049
2009 $5,251 $11,556
2010 $6,398 $12,568
2011 $7,401 $13,868
2012 $8,109 $13,087
2013 $8,279 $13,622
2014 $8,187 $14,262
2015 $6,249 $12,638
2016 $5,960 $12,464
2017 $6,480 $13,913
2018 $6,817 $15,658
2019 $6,473 $15,875
2020 $5,340 $16,151
2021 $6,223 $18,636
2022 $6,680 $18,891
2023 $7,001 $22,145
2024 $7,914 $25,023

Colombia vs. Poland life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Colombia

Poland
Year Life expectancy, years
Colombia Poland
1950 48.3 58.3
1951 49 58.9
1952 49.8 59.7
1953 50.6 61.3
1954 51.3 62.3
1955 51.9 63.1
1956 52.5 63.4
1957 54.1 64.4
1958 54.7 64.9
1959 55.9 66.4
1960 56.6 67.1
1961 57.2 67.8
1962 57.7 68
1963 58.3 68.3
1964 58.8 68.9
1965 59.2 69.4
1966 59.7 69.7
1967 60.1 69.9
1968 60.6 69.8
1969 61 69.8
1970 61.5 69.6
1971 62 69.8
1972 62.5 70.1
1973 63 70.7
1974 63.5 70.7
1975 64 70.6
1976 64.6 70.4
1977 65.2 70.3
1978 65.8 70.4
1979 66.2 70.2
1980 66.7 70.5
1981 67.2 70.6
1982 67.9 70.9
1983 68.1 70.8
1984 68.3 70.6
1985 65.4 70.5
1986 68.3 70.6
1987 68.2 70.8
1988 68.3 70.8
1989 68.6 70.8
1990 68.7 70.6
1991 68.8 70.7
1992 68.8 70.9
1993 69.1 71.3
1994 69.4 71.7
1995 69.8 72
1996 70.2 72.3
1997 70.6 72.6
1998 70.9 72.8
1999 70.9 73.2
2000 70.9 73.6
2001 71.2 74.2
2002 71.5 74.5
2003 72.3 74.8
2004 72.8 74.9
2005 73.2 75.1
2006 73.5 75.3
2007 73.8 75.4
2008 74.2 75.6
2009 74.5 75.9
2010 74.9 76.3
2011 75.2 76.6
2012 75.6 76.8
2013 75.8 77.1
2014 75.9 77.3
2015 76.1 77.6
2016 76.2 77.6
2017 76.4 77.7
2018 76.6 77.6
2019 76.8 77.9
2020 74.8 76.6
2021 72.7 75.6
2022 76.5 77.9
2023 77.7 78.6
2024 77.9 78.8
2025 78.1 79

Colombia and Poland population clocks and comparison

Population
Colombia

Poland
Year Population
Colombia Poland
1960 15,606,209 29,637,450
1961 16,095,203 29,964,000
1962 16,599,029 30,308,500
1963 17,113,823 30,712,000
1964 17,637,411 31,139,450
1965 18,169,050 31,444,950
1966 18,702,688 31,681,000
1967 19,235,618 31,987,155
1968 19,766,796 32,294,655
1969 20,291,942 32,548,300
1970 20,811,782 32,664,300
1971 21,319,096 32,783,500
1972 21,819,563 33,055,650
1973 22,325,374 33,357,200
1974 22,833,469 33,678,899
1975 23,344,644 34,015,199
1976 23,858,810 34,356,300
1977 24,393,494 34,689,050
1978 24,950,337 34,965,600
1979 25,515,626 35,247,217
1980 26,104,498 35,574,150
1981 26,713,267 35,898,587
1982 27,338,331 36,230,481
1983 27,988,173 36,571,808
1984 28,642,690 36,904,134
1985 29,268,470 37,201,885
1986 29,879,112 37,456,119
1987 30,499,467 37,668,045
1988 31,130,524 37,824,487
1989 31,776,279 37,961,529
1990 32,440,069 38,110,782
1991 33,098,372 38,246,193
1992 33,760,571 38,363,667
1993 34,441,473 38,461,408
1994 35,127,410 38,542,652
1995 35,804,662 38,594,998
1996 36,462,745 38,624,370
1997 37,121,149 38,649,660
1998 37,792,165 38,663,481
1999 38,454,863 38,660,271
2000 39,089,934 38,258,629
2001 39,709,262 38,248,076
2002 40,324,680 38,230,364
2003 40,937,429 38,204,570
2004 41,543,171 38,182,222
2005 42,128,977 38,165,445
2006 42,691,084 38,141,267
2007 43,235,374 38,120,560
2008 43,758,808 38,125,759
2009 44,271,541 38,151,603
2010 44,777,319 38,042,794
2011 45,259,614 38,063,255
2012 45,715,810 38,063,164
2013 46,151,584 38,040,196
2014 46,565,429 38,011,735
2015 46,969,940 37,986,412
2016 47,437,512 37,970,087
2017 48,131,078 37,974,826
2018 49,024,465 37,974,750
2019 49,907,985 37,965,475
2020 50,629,997 37,515,748
2021 51,188,173 36,981,559
2022 51,737,944 36,821,749
2023 52,321,152 36,687,353
2024 52,886,363 36,554,707

Fertility rates in Colombia and Poland

Fertility rate
Colombia

Poland
Year Fertility rate
Colombia Poland
1960 6.74 2.98
1961 6.71 2.83
1962 6.66 2.72
1963 6.58 2.7
1964 6.48 2.57
1965 6.33 2.52
1966 6.16 2.34
1967 5.96 2.33
1968 5.74 2.24
1969 5.51 2.2
1970 5.28 2.2
1971 5.06 2.25
1972 4.86 2.24
1973 4.68 2.26
1974 4.53 2.26
1975 4.4 2.27
1976 4.29 2.3
1977 4.16 2.23
1978 4 2.21
1979 3.89 2.28
1980 3.8 2.28
1981 3.71 2.24
1982 3.62 2.34
1983 3.5 2.42
1984 3.35 2.37
1985 3.23 2.33
1986 3.15 2.22
1987 3.09 2.15
1988 3.04 2.13
1989 3.01 2.08
1990 3 2.06
1991 2.98 2.07
1992 2.98 1.95
1993 2.98 1.87
1994 2.94 1.81
1995 2.85 1.62
1996 2.77 1.59
1997 2.74 1.51
1998 2.72 1.44
1999 2.64 1.37
2000 2.57 1.37
2001 2.52 1.31
2002 2.49 1.25
2003 2.45 1.22
2004 2.38 1.23
2005 2.31 1.24
2006 2.24 1.27
2007 2.19 1.31
2008 2.15 1.39
2009 2.1 1.4
2010 2.01 1.41
2011 1.94 1.33
2012 1.9 1.33
2013 1.86 1.29
2014 1.82 1.32
2015 1.77 1.32
2016 1.72 1.39
2017 1.72 1.48
2018 1.72 1.46
2019 1.71 1.44
2020 1.69 1.39
2021 1.68 1.33
2022 1.66 1.29
2023 1.65 1.16

Colombia and Poland demographics compared

Median age
Colombia

Poland
Year Median age, years
Colombia Poland
1960 16.6 26.6
1961 16.5 26.8
1962 16.4 26.9
1963 16.4 27.1
1964 16.3 27.3
1965 16.3 27.5
1966 16.4 27.7
1967 16.4 27.8
1968 16.5 28
1969 16.6 28.1
1970 16.8 28.2
1971 16.9 28.4
1972 17.1 28.5
1973 17.3 28.5
1974 17.6 28.6
1975 17.8 28.6
1976 18 28.7
1977 18.2 28.9
1978 18.5 29.1
1979 18.7 29.3
1980 19 29.5
1981 19.2 29.8
1982 19.5 30.1
1983 19.8 30.3
1984 20.1 30.6
1985 20.4 30.8
1986 20.7 31.1
1987 21 31.4
1988 21.3 31.7
1989 21.6 32.1
1990 21.8 32.4
1991 22.1 32.6
1992 22.3 32.9
1993 22.5 33.2
1994 22.8 33.5
1995 23 33.9
1996 23.2 34.2
1997 23.5 34.4
1998 23.7 34.7
1999 23.9 35
2000 24.2 35.2
2001 24.5 35.5
2002 24.7 35.8
2003 25 36
2004 25.3 36.3
2005 25.6 36.6
2006 26 36.9
2007 26.4 37.2
2008 26.7 37.5
2009 27.1 37.8
2010 27.5 38.1
2011 27.9 38.2
2012 28.3 38.4
2013 28.7 38.7
2014 29.2 39
2015 29.6 39.3
2016 30 39.7
2017 30.4 40
2018 30.7 40.4
2019 31.1 40.8
2020 31.5 41.1
2021 31.9 41.5
2022 32.2 41.9
2023 32.7 42.4
2024 33.1 42.9

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Colombia Poland
GNI, Atlas method
$373B
2024
$788B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
32.5%
2025
50.1%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
5.26%
2020
4.31%
2022
Military expenditure, % of GDP
2.87%
2023
3.83%
2023
Armed forces personnel
428,000
2020
189,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-4.44%
2025
-6.16%
2025
Unemployment rate
9.62%
2024
2.81%
2024
Services, % of GDP
58.2%
2024
59.9%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
23.1%
2024
26.4%
2024
Economic freedom index
59.8
2025
67.1
2025
Income share by richest 10%
42.7%
2023
22.9%
2023
Income share by poorest 10%
1.1%
2023
3.3%
2023
Number of billionaires
4
2025
10
2025
Percentage of billionaires
0.00001%
2025
0.00003%
2025
Listed domestic companies
60
2024
749
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$72.6B
2024
$197B
2024
Total reserves including gold
$61.9B
2024
$223B
2024
Personal remittances received
$11.9B
2024
$8.69B
2024
International tourist arrivals
1,396,000
2020
88,515,000
2019
International tourism as share of exports
5.13%
2020
2.63%
2020
Banked people share
57.1%
2024
86.1%
2024

Energy

Colombia Poland
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
863 kg
2023
2,639 kg
2023
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$24.3
2023
$17.7
2023
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
100.9 megatons
2023
286.9 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
1.93 tons
2023
7.82 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
75.3%
2023
84.6%
2023
Renewable energy use share
29.7%
2021
15.2%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
11.3%
2023
3.47%
2023
Net energy imports use share
-142%
2023
48.8%
2023
Electric power consumption per capita
1,553 kWh
2023
4,382 kWh
2023
Renewable electricity output share
75.1%
2021
17.5%
2021
Hydroelectric share
64.8%
2023
2.23%
2023
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
98.7%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Colombia Poland
% of world population
0.65%
2024
0.45%
2024
Annual migration change
+141,643
2024
-238,062
2024
Urban population
82.7%
2024
60.3%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.64 ft
2025
5.93 ft
2025
Average female height
5.18 ft
2025
5.44 ft
2025
Quality of life index
44.5
2025
74.1
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
39
2024
53
2024
Higher education index
75
2025
82
2025
Homicides per 100K people
25.3
2022
0.8
2023
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
15.4
2019
9.4
2019
Visa free countries
135
2025
174
2025
Adult literacy rate
95.3%
2024
99.8%
2021
English speaking
4.22%
2023
49.1%
2023
People using the Internet
77.3%
2023
88.6%
2024

Health

Colombia Poland
Government health expenditure per capita
$534
2023
$1,544
2023
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$78.1
2023
$249.9
2023
Life expectancy
78.1 years
2025
79 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0.53%
2012
0.07%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
2.45
2021
3.39
2021
Age at first childbirth
21.7 years
2025
28.4 years
2023
Maternal mortality per 100K births
59
2023
2
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
12
2023
4.4
2023
Obesity rate
24.3%
2022
28.3%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
8.4%
2024
8.1%
2024
Air quality index
59
2025
51
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
8.2%
2022
23.6%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
4.24 liters
2020
11.7 liters
2020

Territory

Colombia Poland
% of world land
0.74%
2025
0.21%
2025
Land area per capita
8,100 sq mi
2024
3,235 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
156,306 sq mi
2025
56,294 sq mi
2025
Forest area
226,040 sq mi
2025
36,753 sq mi
2025
Roads length
127,001 mi
2021
267,065 mi
2024

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