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Colombia vs Yemen statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Colombia has a population of 52.9M (ranked 28/197), compared with 40.6M in Yemen (ranked 38/197). Colombia's land area is 428,380 sq mi versus 203,850 sq mi for Yemen (ranked 26th vs. 49th).

By GDP, Colombia ranks 40/197 ($419B) and Yemen ranks 124/197 ($21.6B). By GDP per capita, Colombia ranks 97/197 ($7,914), while Yemen ranks 192/197 ($634).

Main facts and rankings

Colombia Yemen
Population
53835787
42727988
Population rank 28/197 37/197
GDP
$419B
2024
$21.6B
2018
GDP rank 40/197 124/197
GDP per capita
$7,914
2024
$634
2018
GDP per capita rank 97/197 192/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$21,495
2024
$3,164
2013
Government debt
$256B
2024
$18.8B
2018
Debt-to-GDP ratio
59.7%
2025
71.2%
2025
Government debt per person
$4,849
2024
$551
2018
Government debt per person rank 81/185 164/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$5,346
2025
$1,333
2025
Land area
428,380 sq mi
2025
203,850 sq mi
2025
Population density
123.5 ppl/mi²
2024
199.1 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.65
2023
4.59
2023
Median age
33.1 years
2024
19.3 years
2024
Life expectancy
78.1 years
2025
69.6 years
2025

Colombia and Yemen: Comparison Charts

Colombia and Yemen economies compared

GDP
Colombia

Yemen
Year GDP
Colombia Yemen
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 $12,643,821,569
1991 $49,637,993,949 $14,665,445,462
1992 $58,394,443,378 $17,959,367,194
1993 $66,474,101,301 $21,736,802,664
1994 $81,705,497,617 $28,019,483,764
1995 $92,495,970,511 $12,796,345,679
1996 $97,153,389,011 $6,496,163,616
1997 $106,656,492,294 $6,838,298,531
1998 $98,486,358,581 $6,322,175,566
1999 $86,278,947,637 $7,639,325,296
2000 $99,875,074,951 $9,679,316,770
2001 $98,200,641,203 $9,852,990,693
2002 $97,945,812,803 $10,693,430,511
2003 $94,644,969,157 $11,777,532,662
2004 $117,092,416,666 $13,867,634,371
2005 $145,600,529,606 $16,731,566,717
2006 $161,792,958,905 $19,063,143,370
2007 $206,229,540,926 $21,650,528,674
2008 $242,504,150,473 $26,910,855,807
2009 $232,468,663,110 $25,130,278,213
2010 $286,498,534,095 $30,906,749,533
2011 $334,966,134,805 $32,726,417,878
2012 $370,691,143,018 $35,401,331,609
2013 $382,093,697,078 $40,415,233,436
2014 $381,240,864,422 $43,228,585,321
2015 $293,492,370,193 $42,444,490,074
2016 $282,720,100,286 $31,317,825,274
2017 $311,866,875,157 $26,842,229,045
2018 $334,198,218,098 $21,606,160,663
2019 $323,031,701,193 -
2020 $270,348,342,541 -
2021 $318,524,633,225 -
2022 $345,632,492,851 -
2023 $366,291,836,138 -
2024 $418,542,042,920 -

Colombia and Yemen economies compared

GDP per capita
Colombia

Yemen
Year GDP per capita
Colombia Yemen
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 $910
1991 $1,500 $1,016
1992 $1,730 $1,198
1993 $1,930 $1,397
1994 $2,326 $1,735
1995 $2,583 $764
1996 $2,664 $375
1997 $2,873 $383
1998 $2,606 $343
1999 $2,244 $401
2000 $2,555 $493
2001 $2,473 $487
2002 $2,429 $513
2003 $2,312 $549
2004 $2,819 $628
2005 $3,456 $734
2006 $3,790 $810
2007 $4,770 $890
2008 $5,542 $1,072
2009 $5,251 $969
2010 $6,398 $1,155
2011 $7,401 $1,186
2012 $8,109 $1,245
2013 $8,279 $1,379
2014 $8,187 $1,430
2015 $6,249 $1,362
2016 $5,960 $975
2017 $6,480 $811
2018 $6,817 $634
2019 $6,473 -
2020 $5,340 -
2021 $6,223 -
2022 $6,680 -
2023 $7,001 -
2024 $7,914 -

Colombia vs. Yemen life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Colombia

Yemen
Year Life expectancy, years
Colombia Yemen
1950 48.3 28.9
1951 49 29.3
1952 49.8 29.6
1953 50.6 30
1954 51.3 30.4
1955 51.9 30.8
1956 52.5 31.3
1957 54.1 31.8
1958 54.7 32.4
1959 55.9 32.9
1960 56.6 33.5
1961 57.2 34.1
1962 57.7 33.7
1963 58.3 33.4
1964 58.8 34.9
1965 59.2 35.6
1966 59.7 36.3
1967 60.1 37.1
1968 60.6 38
1969 61 39.6
1970 61.5 40.6
1971 62 41.8
1972 62.5 42.7
1973 63 43.6
1974 63.5 44.5
1975 64 45.5
1976 64.6 46.4
1977 65.2 47.4
1978 65.8 48.5
1979 66.2 49.5
1980 66.7 50.6
1981 67.2 51.7
1982 67.9 52.4
1983 68.1 53.6
1984 68.3 54.6
1985 65.4 55.4
1986 68.3 54
1987 68.2 56.8
1988 68.3 57.4
1989 68.6 58
1990 68.7 58.5
1991 68.8 58.8
1992 68.8 59.3
1993 69.1 59.7
1994 69.4 59.8
1995 69.8 60.5
1996 70.2 60.9
1997 70.6 61.3
1998 70.9 61.8
1999 70.9 62.3
2000 70.9 62.8
2001 71.2 63.3
2002 71.5 63.8
2003 72.3 64.4
2004 72.8 64.9
2005 73.2 65.4
2006 73.5 65.8
2007 73.8 66.2
2008 74.2 66.6
2009 74.5 66.9
2010 74.9 67.2
2011 75.2 67.4
2012 75.6 67.6
2013 75.8 68
2014 75.9 68
2015 76.1 66.8
2016 76.2 67.1
2017 76.4 67.1
2018 76.6 65.9
2019 76.8 66.6
2020 74.8 66.4
2021 72.7 66
2022 76.5 68
2023 77.7 69.3
2024 77.9 69.4
2025 78.1 69.6

Colombia and Yemen population clocks and comparison

Population
Colombia

Yemen
Year Population
Colombia Yemen
1960 15,606,209 5,532,301
1961 16,095,203 5,655,232
1962 16,599,029 5,782,221
1963 17,113,823 5,911,135
1964 17,637,411 6,048,006
1965 18,169,050 6,195,593
1966 18,702,688 6,351,494
1967 19,235,618 6,516,444
1968 19,766,796 6,690,524
1969 20,291,942 6,875,859
1970 20,811,782 7,065,279
1971 21,319,096 7,257,462
1972 21,819,563 7,460,068
1973 22,325,374 7,672,796
1974 22,833,469 7,896,783
1975 23,344,644 8,133,598
1976 23,858,810 8,384,113
1977 24,393,494 8,648,222
1978 24,950,337 8,926,586
1979 25,515,626 9,224,194
1980 26,104,498 9,543,358
1981 26,713,267 9,882,362
1982 27,338,331 10,241,006
1983 27,988,173 10,621,499
1984 28,642,690 11,025,597
1985 29,268,470 11,453,825
1986 29,879,112 11,901,040
1987 30,499,467 12,369,912
1988 31,130,524 12,859,708
1989 31,776,279 13,364,174
1990 32,440,069 13,887,862
1991 33,098,372 14,430,201
1992 33,760,571 14,989,494
1993 34,441,473 15,563,914
1994 35,127,410 16,149,147
1995 35,804,662 16,740,058
1996 36,462,745 17,313,177
1997 37,121,149 17,873,936
1998 37,792,165 18,446,013
1999 38,454,863 19,029,420
2000 39,089,934 19,624,141
2001 39,709,262 20,226,147
2002 40,324,680 20,835,086
2003 40,937,429 21,456,379
2004 41,543,171 22,095,167
2005 42,128,977 22,790,085
2006 42,691,084 23,543,083
2007 43,235,374 24,318,082
2008 43,758,808 25,111,941
2009 44,271,541 25,927,724
2010 44,777,319 26,754,387
2011 45,259,614 27,582,897
2012 45,715,810 28,433,647
2013 46,151,584 29,312,952
2014 46,565,429 30,226,309
2015 46,969,940 31,159,379
2016 47,437,512 32,109,010
2017 48,131,078 33,090,921
2018 49,024,465 34,085,182
2019 49,907,985 35,111,408
2020 50,629,997 36,134,863
2021 51,188,173 37,140,230
2022 51,737,944 38,222,876
2023 52,321,152 39,390,799
2024 52,886,363 40,583,164

Fertility rates in Colombia and Yemen

Fertility rate
Colombia

Yemen
Year Fertility rate
Colombia Yemen
1960 6.74 7.99
1961 6.71 8
1962 6.66 8.01
1963 6.58 8.03
1964 6.48 8.07
1965 6.33 8.1
1966 6.16 8.14
1967 5.96 8.17
1968 5.74 8.19
1969 5.51 8.22
1970 5.28 8.23
1971 5.06 8.26
1972 4.86 8.27
1973 4.68 8.29
1974 4.53 8.33
1975 4.4 8.37
1976 4.29 8.42
1977 4.16 8.47
1978 4 8.5
1979 3.89 8.67
1980 3.8 8.71
1981 3.71 8.75
1982 3.62 8.79
1983 3.5 8.83
1984 3.35 8.85
1985 3.23 8.86
1986 3.15 8.86
1987 3.09 8.83
1988 3.04 8.79
1989 3.01 8.71
1990 3 8.61
1991 2.98 8.46
1992 2.98 8.27
1993 2.98 8.05
1994 2.94 7.8
1995 2.85 7.53
1996 2.77 7
1997 2.74 6.82
1998 2.72 6.64
1999 2.64 6.49
2000 2.57 6.32
2001 2.52 6.14
2002 2.49 5.97
2003 2.45 5.84
2004 2.38 5.71
2005 2.31 5.56
2006 2.24 5.41
2007 2.19 5.26
2008 2.15 5.11
2009 2.1 5
2010 2.01 4.81
2011 1.94 4.63
2012 1.9 4.63
2013 1.86 4.62
2014 1.82 4.62
2015 1.77 4.62
2016 1.72 4.61
2017 1.72 4.61
2018 1.72 4.61
2019 1.71 4.6
2020 1.69 4.6
2021 1.68 4.6
2022 1.66 4.59
2023 1.65 4.59

Colombia and Yemen demographics compared

Median age
Colombia

Yemen
Year Median age, years
Colombia Yemen
1960 16.6 19.7
1961 16.5 19.6
1962 16.4 19.6
1963 16.4 19.5
1964 16.3 19.4
1965 16.3 19.3
1966 16.4 19.2
1967 16.4 19.1
1968 16.5 18.9
1969 16.6 18.7
1970 16.8 18.4
1971 16.9 18.1
1972 17.1 17.8
1973 17.3 17.6
1974 17.6 17.3
1975 17.8 17
1976 18 16.8
1977 18.2 16.6
1978 18.5 16.3
1979 18.7 16.1
1980 19 15.9
1981 19.2 15.7
1982 19.5 15.5
1983 19.8 15.3
1984 20.1 15.1
1985 20.4 15
1986 20.7 14.9
1987 21 14.8
1988 21.3 14.7
1989 21.6 14.6
1990 21.8 14.6
1991 22.1 14.6
1992 22.3 14.6
1993 22.5 14.6
1994 22.8 14.6
1995 23 14.7
1996 23.2 14.8
1997 23.5 14.9
1998 23.7 15
1999 23.9 15.2
2000 24.2 15.4
2001 24.5 15.6
2002 24.7 15.8
2003 25 16
2004 25.3 16.2
2005 25.6 16.4
2006 26 16.7
2007 26.4 16.9
2008 26.7 17.2
2009 27.1 17.4
2010 27.5 17.7
2011 27.9 17.9
2012 28.3 18.1
2013 28.7 18.3
2014 29.2 18.5
2015 29.6 18.7
2016 30 18.8
2017 30.4 18.9
2018 30.7 19
2019 31.1 19.1
2020 31.5 19.1
2021 31.9 19.1
2022 32.2 19.2
2023 32.7 19.2
2024 33.1 19.3

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Colombia Yemen
GNI, Atlas method
$373B
2024
$25.3B
2018
Government expenditure, % of GDP
32.5%
2025
9.59%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
5.26%
2020
5.46%
2012
Military expenditure, % of GDP
2.87%
2023
3.97%
2014
Armed forces personnel
428,000
2020
40,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-4.44%
2025
-3.73%
2025
Unemployment rate
9.62%
2024
13.5%
2014
Services, % of GDP
58.2%
2024
41.8%
2018
Industry, % of GDP
23.1%
2024
25.4%
2018
Economic freedom index
59.8
2025
53.7
2015
Income share by richest 10%
42.7%
2023
29.4%
2014
Income share by poorest 10%
1.1%
2023
3%
2014
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
$1.25B
2022
Personal remittances received
$11.9B
2024
$3.43B
2024
International tourist arrivals
1,396,000
2020
398,000
2015
International tourism as share of exports
5.13%
2020
12.4%
2016
Banked people share
57.1%
2024
11.9%
2022

Energy

Colombia Yemen
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
863 kg
2023
68.9 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$24.3
2023
$11.2
2013
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
100.9 megatons
2023
10.9 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
1.93 tons
2023
0.28 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
75.3%
2023
93.1%
2022
Renewable energy use share
29.7%
2021
3.7%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
11.3%
2023
1.64%
2022
Net energy imports use share
-142%
2023
-11%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita
1,553 kWh
2023
54 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
75.1%
2021
21.1%
2021
Hydroelectric share
64.8%
2023
0%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
98.7%
2023
83.6%
2023

Society

Colombia Yemen
% of world population
0.65%
2024
0.5%
2024
Annual migration change
+141,643
2024
-10,482
2024
Urban population
82.7%
2024
40.5%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.64 ft
2025
5.39 ft
2025
Average female height
5.18 ft
2025
5.08 ft
2025
Quality of life index
44.5
2025
16.1
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
39
2024
13
2024
Higher education index
75
2025
20
2025
Homicides per 100K people
25.3
2022
6.31
2013
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
15.4
2019
29.4
2019
Visa free countries
135
2025
46
2025
Adult literacy rate
95.3%
2024
54.1%
2004
English speaking
4.22%
2023
9%
2023
People using the Internet
77.3%
2023
13.8%
2020

Health

Colombia Yemen
Government health expenditure per capita
$534
2023
$38.1
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$78.1
2023
$26.8
2022
Life expectancy
78.1 years
2025
69.6 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0.53%
2012
23.9%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
2.45
2021
0.29
2014
Age at first childbirth
21.7 years
2025
20.8 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
59
2023
118
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
12
2023
39.3
2023
Obesity rate
24.3%
2022
14.1%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
8.4%
2024
5.5%
2024
Air quality index
59
2025
31
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
8.2%
2022
21.4%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
4.24 liters
2020
0.04 liters
2020

Territory

Colombia Yemen
% of world land
0.74%
2025
0.35%
2025
Land area per capita
8,100 sq mi
2024
5,023 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
156,306 sq mi
2025
90,549 sq mi
2025
Forest area
226,040 sq mi
2025
2,120 sq mi
2025
Roads length
127,001 mi
2021
n/a

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