Canada vs Colombia
Canada vs Colombia: Learning-adjusted schooling
Learning-adjusted schooling in 2020: 11.7 years in Canada and 8.6 years in Colombia, by World Bank estimates. In 2020 the value was higher in Canada, by 3.1 years, or 1.36 times that in Colombia.
years · World Bank
What the numbers say
- Canada has been higher in every year both have figures for since 2010.
Every year
years · World Bank
| Year | Canada | Colombia |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 11.7 | 8.6 |
| 2018 | 11.8 | 8.5 |
| 2017 | 11.7 | 8.5 |
| 2010 | 11.4 | 8.2 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- The years of school a child can expect by 18, cut to what students actually learn: the World Bank’s learning-adjusted years of school.
- Source: World Bank Human Capital Index, via Our World in Data.
- Ranks count the 174 countries with a value in 2020, highest first.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Canada vs Colombia
Health
- Life expectancyCanada: 82.6 years in 2023Colombia: 77.7 years in 2023
- Child mortalityCanada: 0.5 per 100 live births in 2024Colombia: 1.2 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityCanada: 4.3 per 1,000 live births in 2023Colombia: 9.8 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterCanada: 99% in 2022Colombia: 73.9% in 2022
- DepressionCanada: 3.99% in 2017Colombia: 2.2% in 2017
- Suicide rateCanada: 10.9 per 100,000 people in 2017Colombia: 5.5 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationCanada: 39.3 million people in 2023Colombia: 52.3 million people in 2023
- Population growthCanada: 1.22% a year in 2023Colombia: 1.1% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateCanada: 1.35 births per woman in 2023Colombia: 1.65 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationCanada: 82.9% in 2025Colombia: 78.8% in 2025
- Median ageCanada: 40.3 years in 2023Colombia: 31.6 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overCanada: 19.4% in 2023Colombia: 9.4% in 2023
- Net migration rateCanada: 11 per 1,000 people in 2023Colombia: 3 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingCanada: 1.63% of GDP in 2025Colombia: 3.2% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsCanada: $37.5B in 2025Colombia: $13.7B in 2025
- Military spending per personCanada: $939 in 2025Colombia: $273 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingCanada: 3.7% of government spending in 2025Colombia: 9.3% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelCanada: 72,000 people in 2020Colombia: 428,000 people in 2020
- National powerCanada: 0.81% of world capability in 2022Colombia: 0.57% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersCanada: 0.35% of the labour force in 2020Colombia: 1.7% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsCanada: 83 million TIV in 2025Colombia: 22 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsCanada: 312 million TIV in 2025Colombia: 4 million TIV in 2020