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Colombia vs Vatican statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Colombia has a population of 52.9M (ranked 28/197), compared with 1K in The Vatican (ranked 197/197). Colombia's land area is 428,380 sq mi versus 0.17 sq mi for The Vatican (ranked 26th vs. 197th).

By GDP, Colombia ranks 40/197 ($419B) and The Vatican ranks 197/197 ($19.8M). By GDP per capita, Colombia ranks 97/197 ($7,914), while The Vatican ranks 59/197 ($19,800).

Main facts and rankings

Colombia Vatican
Population
53835787
949
Population rank 28/197 197/197
GDP
$419B
2024
$19.8M
2025
GDP rank 40/197 197/197
GDP per capita
$7,914
2024
$19,800
2025
GDP per capita rank 97/197 59/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$21,495
2024
$39,191
2025
Government debt
$256B
2024
n/a
Debt-to-GDP ratio
59.7%
2025
n/a
Government debt per person
$4,849
2024
n/a
Government debt per person rank 81/185 n/a
Average annual personal income after taxes
$5,346
2025
$17,307
2025
Land area
428,380 sq mi
2025
0.17 sq mi
2025
Population density
123.5 ppl/mi²
2024
5,886 ppl/mi²
2019
Fertility rate
1.65
2023
n/a
Median age
33.1 years
2024
n/a
Life expectancy
78.1 years
2025
83.3 years
2025

Colombia and Vatican: Comparison Charts

Colombia vs. Vatican life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Colombia

Vatican
Year Life expectancy, years
Colombia Vatican
1950 48.3 65.9
1951 49 65.3
1952 49.8 65.7
1953 50.6 66.3
1954 51.3 67.5
1955 51.9 67.8
1956 52.5 67.3
1957 54.1 67.5
1958 54.7 68.7
1959 55.9 69.2
1960 56.6 69.2
1961 57.2 69.8
1962 57.7 69.2
1963 58.3 69.3
1964 58.8 70.3
1965 59.2 70.1
1966 59.7 70.9
1967 60.1 70.9
1968 60.6 70.7
1969 61 70.7
1970 61.5 71.5
1971 62 71.7
1972 62.5 72
1973 63 71.9
1974 63.5 72.7
1975 64 72.6
1976 64.6 72.9
1977 65.2 73.3
1978 65.8 73.7
1979 66.2 74
1980 66.7 74.1
1981 67.2 74.3
1982 67.9 74.8
1983 68.1 74.7
1984 68.3 75.1
1985 65.4 75.5
1986 68.3 75.7
1987 68.2 76.2
1988 68.3 76.4
1989 68.6 76.8
1990 68.7 76.9
1991 68.8 76.9
1992 68.8 77.3
1993 69.1 77
1994 69.4 77.7
1995 69.8 77.8
1996 70.2 78.5
1997 70.6 78.2
1998 70.9 78.3
1999 70.9 78.7
2000 70.9 79.3
2001 71.2 79.9
2002 71.5 80
2003 72.3 79.8
2004 72.8 80.2
2005 73.2 80.6
2006 73.5 81.2
2007 73.8 81.3
2008 74.2 81.4
2009 74.5 81.3
2010 74.9 81.5
2011 75.2 81.7
2012 75.6 82
2013 75.8 82.5
2014 75.9 82.6
2015 76.1 82.5
2016 76.2 82.9
2017 76.4 82.7
2018 76.6 83.3
2019 76.8 83.6
2020 74.8 83
2021 72.7 82.9
2022 76.5 83.3
2023 77.7 83
2024 77.9 83.1
2025 78.1 83.3

Colombia and Vatican population clocks and comparison

Population
Colombia

Vatican
Year Population
Colombia Vatican
1960 15,606,209 -
1961 16,095,203 -
1962 16,599,029 -
1963 17,113,823 -
1964 17,637,411 -
1965 18,169,050 -
1966 18,702,688 -
1967 19,235,618 -
1968 19,766,796 -
1969 20,291,942 -
1970 20,811,782 -
1971 21,319,096 -
1972 21,819,563 -
1973 22,325,374 -
1974 22,833,469 -
1975 23,344,644 -
1976 23,858,810 -
1977 24,393,494 -
1978 24,950,337 -
1979 25,515,626 -
1980 26,104,498 -
1981 26,713,267 -
1982 27,338,331 -
1983 27,988,173 -
1984 28,642,690 -
1985 29,268,470 -
1986 29,879,112 -
1987 30,499,467 -
1988 31,130,524 -
1989 31,776,279 -
1990 32,440,069 -
1991 33,098,372 -
1992 33,760,571 -
1993 34,441,473 -
1994 35,127,410 -
1995 35,804,662 -
1996 36,462,745 -
1997 37,121,149 -
1998 37,792,165 -
1999 38,454,863 -
2000 39,089,934 880
2001 39,709,262 890
2002 40,324,680 900
2003 40,937,429 911
2004 41,543,171 921
2005 42,128,977 921
2006 42,691,084 932
2007 43,235,374 821
2008 43,758,808 824
2009 44,271,541 826
2010 44,777,319 829
2011 45,259,614 832
2012 45,715,810 836
2013 46,151,584 839
2014 46,565,429 842
2015 46,969,940 1,000
2016 47,437,512 -
2017 48,131,078 1,000
2018 49,024,465 -
2019 49,907,985 1,000
2020 50,629,997 -
2021 51,188,173 -
2022 51,737,944 -
2023 52,321,152 -
2024 52,886,363 -

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Colombia Vatican
GNI, Atlas method
$373B
2024
n/a
Government expenditure, % of GDP
32.5%
2025
n/a
Education expenditure, % of GDP
5.26%
2020
n/a
Military expenditure, % of GDP
2.87%
2023
n/a
Armed forces personnel
428,000
2020
n/a
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-4.44%
2025
n/a
Unemployment rate
9.62%
2024
n/a
Services, % of GDP
58.2%
2024
n/a
Industry, % of GDP
23.1%
2024
n/a
Economic freedom index
59.8
2025
65
2025
Income share by richest 10%
42.7%
2023
n/a
Income share by poorest 10%
1.1%
2023
n/a
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
n/a
Personal remittances received
$11.9B
2024
n/a
International tourist arrivals
1,396,000
2020
n/a
International tourism as share of exports
5.13%
2020
n/a
Banked people share
57.1%
2024
n/a

Energy

Colombia Vatican
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
n/a
CO2 emissions per capita
1.93 tons
2023
n/a
Fossil fuel energy use share
75.3%
2023
n/a
Renewable energy use share
29.7%
2021
n/a
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
n/a
Hydroelectric share
64.8%
2023
n/a
Nuclear share
0%
2021
n/a
Electricity access
98.7%
2023
n/a

Society

Colombia Vatican
% of world population
0.65%
2024
0.00001%
2024
Annual migration change
+141,643
2024
n/a
Urban population
82.7%
2024
n/a
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
n/a
Average male height
5.64 ft
2025
n/a
Average female height
5.18 ft
2025
n/a
Quality of life index
44.5
2025
76
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
39
2024
60
2025
Higher education index
75
2025
32
2025
Homicides per 100K people
25.3
2022
0
2023
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
15.4
2019
0.5
2025
Visa free countries
135
2025
150
2025
Adult literacy rate
95.3%
2024
100%
2013
English speaking
4.22%
2023
20%
2025
People using the Internet
77.3%
2023
n/a

Health

Colombia Vatican
Government health expenditure per capita
$534
2023
n/a
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$78.1
2023
n/a
Life expectancy
78.1 years
2025
83.3 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0.53%
2012
n/a
Physicians per 1,000 people
2.45
2021
n/a
Age at first childbirth
21.7 years
2025
n/a
Maternal mortality per 100K births
59
2023
n/a
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
12
2023
n/a
Obesity rate
24.3%
2022
n/a
Diabetes prevalence
8.4%
2024
n/a
Air quality index
59
2025
72
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
8.2%
2022
n/a
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
4.24 liters
2020
n/a

Territory

Colombia Vatican
% of world land
0.74%
2025
0.0000003%
2025
Land area per capita
8,100 sq mi
2024
169.9 sq mi
2019
Agricultural land area
156,306 sq mi
2025
n/a
Forest area
226,040 sq mi
2025
n/a
Roads length
127,001 mi
2021
5.59 mi
2003

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