Colombia vs Mexico
Colombia vs Mexico: Safe drinking water
Safe drinking water in 2022: 73.9% in Colombia and 43% in Mexico, by WHO/UNICEF estimates. In 2022 the value was higher in Colombia, by 30.8 percentage points, or 1.72 times that in Mexico.
% of people · WHO/UNICEF
What the numbers say
- Colombia has been higher in every year both have figures for since 2000.
- In 2022, Colombia ranked 80 and Mexico ranked 109 of 135 countries, counting from the highest.
- The world as a whole: 72.9% in 2022.
Every year
% of people · WHO/UNICEF
| Year | Colombia | Mexico | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 73.9 | 43 | 72.9 |
| 2021 | 73.7 | 43 | 72.5 |
| 2020 | 73.4 | 42.9 | 72.3 |
| 2019 | 73.3 | 42.8 | 71.7 |
| 2018 | 73.1 | 42.6 | 71 |
| 2017 | 72.9 | 42.5 | 70.4 |
| 2016 | 72.7 | 42.3 | 69.7 |
| 2015 | 72.5 | 42.2 | 69.1 |
| 2014 | 72.3 | 42 | 68.4 |
| 2013 | 72.1 | 41.8 | 67.7 |
| 2012 | 71.8 | 41.7 | 67.1 |
| 2011 | 71.6 | 41.5 | 66.4 |
| 2010 | 71.4 | 41.4 | 65.9 |
| 2009 | 71.1 | 41.2 | 65.4 |
| 2008 | 70.9 | 41 | 64.9 |
| 2007 | 70.6 | 40.8 | 64.6 |
| 2006 | 70.4 | 40.7 | 64 |
| 2005 | 70.1 | 40.5 | 63.7 |
| 2004 | 69.8 | 40.3 | 63 |
| 2003 | 69.5 | 40.1 | 62.4 |
| 2002 | 69.2 | 40 | 61.8 |
| 2001 | 68.9 | 39.8 | 61.1 |
| 2000 | 68.6 | 39.6 | 60.8 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- The share of people whose drinking water comes from an improved source at home, there when needed and free of contamination.
- Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme, via Our World in Data.
- Ranks count the 135 countries with a value in 2022, 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
Colombia vs Mexico
Health
- Life expectancyColombia: 77.7 years in 2023Mexico: 75.1 years in 2023
- Child mortalityColombia: 1.2 per 100 live births in 2024Mexico: 1.3 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityColombia: 9.8 per 1,000 live births in 2023Mexico: 10.4 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionColombia: 2.2% in 2017Mexico: 2.79% in 2017
- Suicide rateColombia: 5.5 per 100,000 people in 2017Mexico: 5.9 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationColombia: 52.3 million people in 2023Mexico: 130 million people in 2023
- Population growthColombia: 1.1% a year in 2023Mexico: 0.88% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateColombia: 1.65 births per woman in 2023Mexico: 1.91 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationColombia: 78.8% in 2025Mexico: 80% in 2025
- Median ageColombia: 31.6 years in 2023Mexico: 28.9 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overColombia: 9.4% in 2023Mexico: 8% in 2023
- Net migration rateColombia: 3 per 1,000 people in 2023Mexico: -0.8 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingColombia: 3.2% of GDP in 2025Mexico: 0.74% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsColombia: $13.7B in 2025Mexico: $13.8B in 2025
- Military spending per personColombia: $273 in 2025Mexico: $104 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingColombia: 9.3% of government spending in 2025Mexico: 2.5% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelColombia: 428,000 people in 2020Mexico: 341,000 people in 2020
- National powerColombia: 0.57% of world capability in 2022Mexico: 1.14% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersColombia: 1.7% of the labour force in 2020Mexico: 0.64% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsColombia: 22 million TIV in 2025Mexico: 9 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsColombia: 4 million TIV in 2020Mexico: 1 million TIV in 2019