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Colombia vs Romania statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Colombia has a population of 52.9M (ranked 28/197), compared with 19.1M in Romania (ranked 67/197). Colombia's land area is 428,380 sq mi versus 88,834 sq mi for Romania (ranked 26th vs. 80th).

By GDP, Colombia ranks 40/197 ($419B) and Romania ranks 43/197 ($383B). By GDP per capita, Colombia ranks 97/197 ($7,914), while Romania ranks 58/197 ($20,072).

Main facts and rankings

Colombia Romania
Population
53835787
18962595
Population rank 28/197 69/197
GDP
$419B
2024
$383B
2024
GDP rank 40/197 43/197
GDP per capita
$7,914
2024
$20,072
2024
GDP per capita rank 97/197 58/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$21,495
2024
$48,712
2024
Government debt
$256B
2024
$219B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
59.7%
2025
61.6%
2025
Government debt per person
$4,849
2024
$11,490
2024
Government debt per person rank 81/185 49/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$5,346
2025
$13,200
2025
Land area
428,380 sq mi
2025
88,834 sq mi
2025
Population density
123.5 ppl/mi²
2024
214.7 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.65
2023
1.71
2023
Median age
33.1 years
2024
43.8 years
2024
Life expectancy
78.1 years
2025
76.2 years
2025

Colombia and Romania: Comparison Charts

Colombia and Romania economies compared

GDP
Colombia

Romania
Year GDP
Colombia Romania
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 $38,067,567,568
1988 $39,212,550,050 $40,424,528,302
1989 $39,540,080,200 $41,450,777,202
1990 $47,844,090,710 $38,247,882,300
1991 $49,637,993,949 $28,850,634,900
1992 $58,394,443,378 $25,121,666,667
1993 $66,474,101,301 $26,361,160,450
1994 $81,705,497,617 $30,072,805,104
1995 $92,495,970,511 $37,430,162,103
1996 $97,153,389,011 $36,937,074,278
1997 $106,656,492,294 $35,575,214,078
1998 $98,486,358,581 $41,696,091,974
1999 $86,278,947,637 $35,953,156,754
2000 $99,875,074,951 $37,253,739,511
2001 $98,200,641,203 $40,395,116,581
2002 $97,945,812,803 $46,065,502,703
2003 $94,644,969,157 $57,806,384,143
2004 $117,092,416,666 $74,973,656,852
2005 $145,600,529,606 $98,454,380,120
2006 $161,792,958,905 $122,023,735,993
2007 $206,229,540,926 $174,588,782,939
2008 $242,504,150,473 $214,315,932,061
2009 $232,468,663,110 $174,110,532,659
2010 $286,498,534,095 $170,064,350,672
2011 $334,966,134,805 $192,623,977,894
2012 $370,691,143,018 $179,117,323,107
2013 $382,093,697,078 $189,798,603,751
2014 $381,240,864,422 $199,722,319,676
2015 $293,492,370,193 $177,885,131,240
2016 $282,720,100,286 $185,290,759,249
2017 $311,866,875,157 $210,147,385,855
2018 $334,198,218,098 $243,468,683,030
2019 $323,031,701,193 $251,677,082,534
2020 $270,348,342,541 $252,033,792,712
2021 $318,524,633,225 $286,578,196,368
2022 $345,632,492,851 $296,354,358,293
2023 $366,291,836,138 $350,775,856,415
2024 $418,542,042,920 $382,767,571,329

Colombia and Romania economies compared

GDP per capita
Colombia

Romania
Year GDP per capita
Colombia Romania
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 $1,659
1988 $1,260 $1,753
1989 $1,244 $1,790
1990 $1,475 $1,648
1991 $1,500 $1,254
1992 $1,730 $1,102
1993 $1,930 $1,158
1994 $2,326 $1,323
1995 $2,583 $1,650
1996 $2,664 $1,633
1997 $2,873 $1,577
1998 $2,606 $1,853
1999 $2,244 $1,600
2000 $2,555 $1,660
2001 $2,473 $1,825
2002 $2,429 $2,120
2003 $2,312 $2,679
2004 $2,819 $3,495
2005 $3,456 $4,618
2006 $3,790 $5,758
2007 $4,770 $8,360
2008 $5,542 $10,435
2009 $5,251 $8,548
2010 $6,398 $8,400
2011 $7,401 $9,561
2012 $8,109 $8,930
2013 $8,279 $9,498
2014 $8,187 $10,032
2015 $6,249 $8,977
2016 $5,960 $9,405
2017 $6,480 $10,728
2018 $6,817 $12,502
2019 $6,473 $12,992
2020 $5,340 $13,082
2021 $6,223 $14,987
2022 $6,680 $15,558
2023 $7,001 $18,404
2024 $7,914 $20,072

Colombia vs. Romania life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Colombia

Romania
Year Life expectancy, years
Colombia Romania
1950 48.3 60.5
1951 49 61.2
1952 49.8 61.8
1953 50.6 62.5
1954 51.3 63
1955 51.9 63.3
1956 52.5 63.6
1957 54.1 64
1958 54.7 64.4
1959 55.9 64.9
1960 56.6 65.6
1961 57.2 66.4
1962 57.7 67.2
1963 58.3 67.8
1964 58.8 68.4
1965 59.2 68.4
1966 59.7 68.2
1967 60.1 68.1
1968 60.6 67.9
1969 61 67.2
1970 61.5 67.9
1971 62 68.4
1972 62.5 69
1973 63 68.7
1974 63.5 69.5
1975 64 69.6
1976 64.6 69.9
1977 65.2 69.5
1978 65.8 69.8
1979 66.2 69.5
1980 66.7 69.2
1981 67.2 69.5
1982 67.9 69.8
1983 68.1 69.8
1984 68.3 69.9
1985 65.4 69.4
1986 68.3 69.7
1987 68.2 69.1
1988 68.3 69.4
1989 68.6 69.5
1990 68.7 69.8
1991 68.8 70
1992 68.8 69.5
1993 69.1 69.5
1994 69.4 69.3
1995 69.8 69.3
1996 70.2 68.8
1997 70.6 69.1
1998 70.9 69.9
1999 70.9 70.6
2000 70.9 71.2
2001 71.2 71.1
2002 71.5 70.8
2003 72.3 70.8
2004 72.8 71.1
2005 73.2 71.6
2006 73.5 72.2
2007 73.8 72.8
2008 74.2 73.2
2009 74.5 73.5
2010 74.9 73.6
2011 75.2 74.3
2012 75.6 74.3
2013 75.8 74.9
2014 75.9 74.8
2015 76.1 74.7
2016 76.2 75
2017 76.4 75
2018 76.6 75.1
2019 76.8 75.3
2020 74.8 74
2021 72.7 72.7
2022 76.5 75.3
2023 77.7 75.9
2024 77.9 76.1
2025 78.1 76.2

Colombia and Romania population clocks and comparison

Population
Colombia

Romania
Year Population
Colombia Romania
1960 15,606,209 18,406,905
1961 16,095,203 18,555,250
1962 16,599,029 18,676,550
1963 17,113,823 18,797,850
1964 17,637,411 18,919,126
1965 18,169,050 19,031,576
1966 18,702,688 19,215,450
1967 19,235,618 19,534,242
1968 19,766,796 19,799,831
1969 20,291,942 20,009,141
1970 20,811,782 20,250,398
1971 21,319,096 20,461,567
1972 21,819,563 20,657,957
1973 22,325,374 20,835,681
1974 22,833,469 21,029,429
1975 23,344,644 21,293,583
1976 23,858,810 21,551,634
1977 24,393,494 21,756,096
1978 24,950,337 21,951,464
1979 25,515,626 22,090,488
1980 26,104,498 22,207,282
1981 26,713,267 22,353,070
1982 27,338,331 22,475,741
1983 27,988,173 22,560,478
1984 28,642,690 22,640,547
1985 29,268,470 22,732,999
1986 29,879,112 22,836,841
1987 30,499,467 22,949,430
1988 31,130,524 23,057,662
1989 31,776,279 23,161,458
1990 32,440,069 23,201,835
1991 33,098,372 23,001,155
1992 33,760,571 22,794,284
1993 34,441,473 22,763,280
1994 35,127,410 22,730,211
1995 35,804,662 22,684,270
1996 36,462,745 22,619,004
1997 37,121,149 22,553,978
1998 37,792,165 22,507,344
1999 38,454,863 22,472,040
2000 39,089,934 22,442,971
2001 39,709,262 22,131,970
2002 40,324,680 21,730,496
2003 40,937,429 21,574,326
2004 41,543,171 21,451,748
2005 42,128,977 21,319,685
2006 42,691,084 21,193,760
2007 43,235,374 20,882,982
2008 43,758,808 20,537,875
2009 44,271,541 20,367,487
2010 44,777,319 20,246,871
2011 45,259,614 20,147,528
2012 45,715,810 20,058,035
2013 46,151,584 19,983,693
2014 46,565,429 19,908,979
2015 46,969,940 19,815,616
2016 47,437,512 19,702,267
2017 48,131,078 19,588,715
2018 49,024,465 19,473,970
2019 49,907,985 19,371,648
2020 50,629,997 19,265,250
2021 51,188,173 19,122,059
2022 51,737,944 19,048,502
2023 52,321,152 19,059,479
2024 52,886,363 19,069,340

Fertility rates in Colombia and Romania

Fertility rate
Colombia

Romania
Year Fertility rate
Colombia Romania
1960 6.74 2.34
1961 6.71 2.17
1962 6.66 2.04
1963 6.58 2.01
1964 6.48 1.96
1965 6.33 1.91
1966 6.16 1.9
1967 5.96 3.66
1968 5.74 3.63
1969 5.51 3.19
1970 5.28 2.89
1971 5.06 2.67
1972 4.86 2.55
1973 4.68 2.44
1974 4.53 2.71
1975 4.4 2.59
1976 4.29 2.54
1977 4.16 2.57
1978 4 2.52
1979 3.89 2.49
1980 3.8 2.43
1981 3.71 2.36
1982 3.62 2.17
1983 3.5 2.06
1984 3.35 2.26
1985 3.23 2.31
1986 3.15 2.39
1987 3.09 2.38
1988 3.04 2.3
1989 3.01 2.22
1990 3 1.83
1991 2.98 1.59
1992 2.98 1.51
1993 2.98 1.43
1994 2.94 1.4
1995 2.85 1.33
1996 2.77 1.3
1997 2.74 1.32
1998 2.72 1.32
1999 2.64 1.3
2000 2.57 1.31
2001 2.52 1.27
2002 2.49 1.27
2003 2.45 1.3
2004 2.38 1.33
2005 2.31 1.4
2006 2.24 1.42
2007 2.19 1.45
2008 2.15 1.6
2009 2.1 1.66
2010 2.01 1.59
2011 1.94 1.47
2012 1.9 1.52
2013 1.86 1.46
2014 1.82 1.56
2015 1.77 1.62
2016 1.72 1.69
2017 1.72 1.78
2018 1.72 1.76
2019 1.71 1.77
2020 1.69 1.8
2021 1.68 1.81
2022 1.66 1.71
2023 1.65 1.71

Colombia and Romania demographics compared

Median age
Colombia

Romania
Year Median age, years
Colombia Romania
1960 16.6 28.5
1961 16.5 28.9
1962 16.4 29.3
1963 16.4 29.7
1964 16.3 30.2
1965 16.3 30.6
1966 16.4 31
1967 16.4 31.3
1968 16.5 31.3
1969 16.6 31.3
1970 16.8 31.4
1971 16.9 31.4
1972 17.1 31.5
1973 17.3 31.5
1974 17.6 31.6
1975 17.8 31.7
1976 18 31.8
1977 18.2 31.8
1978 18.5 31.7
1979 18.7 31.7
1980 19 31.8
1981 19.2 31.9
1982 19.5 32
1983 19.8 32.1
1984 20.1 32.3
1985 20.4 32.5
1986 20.7 32.7
1987 21 32.8
1988 21.3 32.8
1989 21.6 32.9
1990 21.8 33
1991 22.1 33.1
1992 22.3 33.3
1993 22.5 33.6
1994 22.8 33.8
1995 23 34
1996 23.2 34.2
1997 23.5 34.4
1998 23.7 34.6
1999 23.9 34.7
2000 24.2 34.8
2001 24.5 34.8
2002 24.7 35.3
2003 25 36
2004 25.3 36.6
2005 25.6 37
2006 26 37.3
2007 26.4 37.7
2008 26.7 38.2
2009 27.1 38.8
2010 27.5 39.3
2011 27.9 39.8
2012 28.3 40.2
2013 28.7 40.5
2014 29.2 40.9
2015 29.6 41.3
2016 30 41.7
2017 30.4 42
2018 30.7 42.3
2019 31.1 42.6
2020 31.5 42.9
2021 31.9 43.2
2022 32.2 43.3
2023 32.7 43.5
2024 33.1 43.8

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Colombia Romania
GNI, Atlas method
$373B
2024
$336B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
32.5%
2025
39.2%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
5.26%
2020
3.28%
2022
Military expenditure, % of GDP
2.87%
2023
1.61%
2023
Armed forces personnel
428,000
2020
128,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-4.44%
2025
-7.83%
2025
Unemployment rate
9.62%
2024
5.43%
2024
Services, % of GDP
58.2%
2024
62.5%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
23.1%
2024
25%
2024
Economic freedom index
59.8
2025
66.5
2025
Income share by richest 10%
42.7%
2023
21.8%
2023
Income share by poorest 10%
1.1%
2023
2.4%
2023
Number of billionaires
4
2025
6
2025
Percentage of billionaires
0.00001%
2025
0.00004%
2025
Listed domestic companies
60
2024
83
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$72.6B
2024
$47.4B
2024
Total reserves including gold
$61.9B
2024
$73.4B
2024
Personal remittances received
$11.9B
2024
$9.52B
2024
International tourist arrivals
1,396,000
2020
5,023,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
5.13%
2020
1.73%
2020
Banked people share
57.1%
2024
71.3%
2024

Energy

Colombia Romania
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
863 kg
2023
1,601 kg
2023
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$24.3
2023
$28.6
2023
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
100.9 megatons
2023
70.8 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
1.93 tons
2023
3.71 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
75.3%
2023
70.4%
2022
Renewable energy use share
29.7%
2021
23.6%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
11.3%
2023
17.5%
2023
Net energy imports use share
-142%
2023
28.1%
2023
Electric power consumption per capita
1,553 kWh
2023
2,585 kWh
2023
Renewable electricity output share
75.1%
2021
44.9%
2021
Hydroelectric share
64.8%
2023
32.2%
2023
Nuclear share
0%
2021
19.3%
2023
Electricity access
98.7%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Colombia Romania
% of world population
0.65%
2024
0.23%
2024
Annual migration change
+141,643
2024
-28,466
2024
Urban population
82.7%
2024
54.9%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.64 ft
2025
5.83 ft
2025
Average female height
5.18 ft
2025
5.4 ft
2025
Quality of life index
44.5
2025
67.7
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
39
2024
46
2024
Higher education index
75
2025
69
2025
Homicides per 100K people
25.3
2022
1.11
2023
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
15.4
2019
10.3
2019
Visa free countries
135
2025
171
2025
Adult literacy rate
95.3%
2024
99.2%
2021
English speaking
4.22%
2023
31%
2023
People using the Internet
77.3%
2023
91.3%
2024

Health

Colombia Romania
Government health expenditure per capita
$534
2023
$902
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$78.1
2023
$193.3
2022
Life expectancy
78.1 years
2025
76.2 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0.53%
2012
0%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
2.45
2021
3.47
2021
Age at first childbirth
21.7 years
2025
27.1 years
2023
Maternal mortality per 100K births
59
2023
12
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
12
2023
6.6
2023
Obesity rate
24.3%
2022
35%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
8.4%
2024
7.5%
2024
Air quality index
59
2025
50
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
8.2%
2022
30%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
4.24 liters
2020
16.8 liters
2020

Territory

Colombia Romania
% of world land
0.74%
2025
0.15%
2025
Land area per capita
8,100 sq mi
2024
4,658 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
156,306 sq mi
2025
49,093 sq mi
2025
Forest area
226,040 sq mi
2025
26,753 sq mi
2025
Roads length
127,001 mi
2021
53,679 mi
2023

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