Bolivia vs Colombia
Bolivia vs Colombia: Internet users
Internet users in 2024: 79.7% in Bolivia and 79.4% in Colombia, by ITU estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in Bolivia, by 0.4 percentage points, or 1 times that in Colombia.
% of people · ITU
What the numbers say
- Bolivia has been higher since 2024, when it overtook Colombia.
- In 2024, Bolivia ranked 100 and Colombia ranked 101 of 182 countries, counting from the highest.
- The world as a whole: 71.2% in 2024.
Every year
% of people · ITU
| Year | Bolivia | Colombia | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | – | – | 73.6 |
| 2024 | 79.7 | 79.4 | 71.2 |
| 2023 | 77.3 | 77.3 | 69.2 |
| 2022 | 72.6 | 72.8 | 67 |
| 2021 | 66 | 73 | 63.8 |
| 2020 | 59.9 | 69.8 | 60.1 |
| 2019 | 47.5 | 65 | 53.9 |
| 2018 | 44.3 | 64.1 | 49.4 |
| 2017 | 43.8 | 62.3 | 46.3 |
| 2016 | 39.7 | 58.1 | 43.6 |
| 2015 | 37.5 | 55.9 | 39.9 |
| 2014 | 34.6 | 52.6 | 37.4 |
| 2013 | 37 | 51.7 | 35.3 |
| 2012 | 35.3 | 49 | 33.3 |
| 2011 | 30 | 40.4 | 30.9 |
| 2010 | 22.4 | 36.5 | 28.4 |
| 2009 | 16.8 | 30 | 25.3 |
| 2008 | 12.5 | 25.6 | 22.8 |
| 2007 | 10.5 | 21.8 | 20.2 |
| 2006 | 6.2 | 15.3 | 17.2 |
| 2005 | 5.2 | 11 | 15.6 |
| 2004 | 4.4 | 9.1 | – |
| 2003 | 3.5 | 7.4 | – |
| 2002 | 3.1 | 4.6 | – |
| 2001 | 2.1 | 2.9 | – |
| 2000 | 1.4 | 2.2 | – |
| 1999 | 1 | 1.7 | – |
| 1998 | 0.6 | 1.1 | – |
| 1997 | 0.4 | 0.6 | – |
| 1996 | 0.2 | 0.3 | – |
| 1995 | 0.1 | 0.2 | – |
| 1994 | – | 0.1 | – |
| 1990 | 0 | 0 | – |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- The share of people who used the internet in the last three months, from anywhere.
- Source: ITU, via the World Bank.
- Ranks count the 182 countries with a value in 2024, highest first.
- The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Bolivia vs Colombia
Health
- Life expectancyBolivia: 68.6 years in 2023Colombia: 77.7 years in 2023
- Child mortalityBolivia: 1.6 per 100 live births in 2024Colombia: 1.2 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityBolivia: 31.8 per 1,000 live births in 2023Colombia: 9.8 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionBolivia: 3.09% in 2017Colombia: 2.2% in 2017
- Suicide rateBolivia: 6.4 per 100,000 people in 2017Colombia: 5.5 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationBolivia: 12.2 million people in 2023Colombia: 52.3 million people in 2023
- Population growthBolivia: 1.38% a year in 2023Colombia: 1.1% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateBolivia: 2.55 births per woman in 2023Colombia: 1.65 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationBolivia: 71.6% in 2025Colombia: 78.8% in 2025
- Median ageBolivia: 24.7 years in 2023Colombia: 31.6 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overBolivia: 5.6% in 2023Colombia: 9.4% in 2023
- Net migration rateBolivia: -0.2 per 1,000 people in 2023Colombia: 3 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingBolivia: 1.22% of GDP in 2025Colombia: 3.2% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsBolivia: $570M in 2025Colombia: $13.7B in 2025
- Military spending per personBolivia: $55 in 2025Colombia: $273 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingBolivia: 3.2% of government spending in 2025Colombia: 9.3% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelBolivia: 71,000 people in 2020Colombia: 428,000 people in 2020
- National powerBolivia: 0.1% of world capability in 2022Colombia: 0.57% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersBolivia: 1.21% of the labour force in 2020Colombia: 1.7% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsBolivia: 0 TIV in 2024Colombia: 22 million TIV in 2025