Chile vs Colombia
Chile vs Colombia: Armed forces, share of workers
Armed forces, share of workers in 2020: 1.28% of the labour force in Chile and 1.7% of the labour force in Colombia, by IISS estimates. In 2020 the value was higher in Colombia, by 0.42 percentage points, or 1.33 times that in Chile.
% of the labour force · IISS
What the numbers say
- Colombia has been higher since 2004, when it overtook Chile.
- In 2020, Chile ranked 51 and Colombia ranked 35 of 168 countries, counting from the highest.
- The world as a whole: 0.79% of the labour force in 2020.
Every year
% of the labour force · IISS
| Year | Chile | Colombia | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 1.28 | 1.7 | 0.79 |
| 2019 | 1.24 | 1.92 | 0.79 |
| 2018 | 1.26 | 1.95 | 0.8 |
| 2017 | 1.3 | 1.97 | 0.8 |
| 2016 | 1.33 | 2.01 | 0.81 |
| 2015 | 1.22 | 2.02 | 0.82 |
| 2014 | 1.24 | 1.95 | 0.82 |
| 2013 | 1.22 | 1.98 | 0.83 |
| 2012 | 1.24 | 1.92 | 0.87 |
| 2011 | 1.23 | 1.97 | 0.88 |
| 2010 | 1.28 | 2.03 | 0.89 |
| 2009 | 1.34 | 2.07 | 0.89 |
| 2008 | 1.35 | 2.05 | 0.89 |
| 2007 | 1.4 | 2.1 | 0.89 |
| 2006 | 1.43 | 2.06 | 0.95 |
| 2005 | 1.68 | 1.75 | 0.96 |
| 2004 | 1.72 | 1.75 | 0.94 |
| 2003 | 1.73 | 1.61 | 0.98 |
| 2002 | 1.83 | 1.43 | 1 |
| 2001 | 1.92 | 1.44 | 1.01 |
| 2000 | 1.84 | 1.38 | 1.07 |
| 1999 | 1.94 | 1.33 | 1.09 |
| 1998 | 2 | 1.36 | 1.13 |
| 1997 | 2.06 | 1.39 | 1.15 |
| 1996 | 2.02 | 1.42 | 1.18 |
| 1995 | 2.24 | 1.46 | 1.2 |
| 1994 | 1.81 | 0.94 | 0.94 |
| 1993 | 1.68 | 0.92 | 0.98 |
| 1992 | 1.73 | 0.95 | 1.03 |
| 1991 | 1.76 | 0.77 | 1.03 |
| 1990 | 1.92 | 0.79 | 1.11 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- Active-duty military personnel as a share of everyone working or looking for work, by the IISS Military Balance.
- Source: IISS, The Military Balance, via the World Bank.
- Ranks count the 168 countries with a value in 2020, 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
Chile vs Colombia
Health
- Life expectancyChile: 81.2 years in 2023Colombia: 77.7 years in 2023
- Child mortalityChile: 0.7 per 100 live births in 2024Colombia: 1.2 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityChile: 4.1 per 1,000 live births in 2023Colombia: 9.8 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterChile: 98.8% in 2022Colombia: 73.9% in 2022
- DepressionChile: 4.06% in 2017Colombia: 2.2% in 2017
- Suicide rateChile: 10.1 per 100,000 people in 2017Colombia: 5.5 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationChile: 19.7 million people in 2023Colombia: 52.3 million people in 2023
- Population growthChile: 0.57% a year in 2023Colombia: 1.1% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateChile: 1.17 births per woman in 2023Colombia: 1.65 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationChile: 89.2% in 2025Colombia: 78.8% in 2025
- Median ageChile: 36 years in 2023Colombia: 31.6 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overChile: 13.7% in 2023Colombia: 9.4% in 2023
- Net migration rateChile: 3.2 per 1,000 people in 2023Colombia: 3 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingChile: 1.52% of GDP in 2025Colombia: 3.2% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsChile: $5.15B in 2025Colombia: $13.7B in 2025
- Military spending per personChile: $269 in 2025Colombia: $273 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingChile: 5.7% of government spending in 2025Colombia: 9.3% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelChile: 114,000 people in 2020Colombia: 428,000 people in 2020
- National powerChile: 0.23% of world capability in 2022Colombia: 0.57% of world capability in 2022
- Arms importsChile: 14 million TIV in 2025Colombia: 22 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsChile: 8 million TIV in 2022Colombia: 4 million TIV in 2020