Colombia vs Singapore
Colombia vs Singapore: Learning-adjusted schooling
Learning-adjusted schooling in 2020: 8.6 years in Colombia and 12.8 years in Singapore, by World Bank estimates. In 2020 the value was higher in Singapore, by 4.2 years, or 1.49 times that in Colombia.
years · World Bank
What the numbers say
- Singapore has been higher in every year both have figures for since 2010.
- In 2020, Colombia ranked 70 and Singapore ranked 1 of 174 countries, counting from the highest.
Every year
years · World Bank
| Year | Colombia | Singapore |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 8.6 | 12.8 |
| 2018 | 8.5 | 12.9 |
| 2017 | 8.5 | 12.9 |
| 2010 | 8.2 | 12.5 |
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
Colombia vs Singapore
Health
- Life expectancyColombia: 77.7 years in 2023Singapore: 83.7 years in 2023
- Child mortalityColombia: 1.2 per 100 live births in 2024Singapore: 0.3 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityColombia: 9.8 per 1,000 live births in 2023Singapore: 1.7 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterColombia: 73.9% in 2022Singapore: 100% in 2022
- DepressionColombia: 2.2% in 2017Singapore: 3.44% in 2017
- Suicide rateColombia: 5.5 per 100,000 people in 2017Singapore: 7.3 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationColombia: 52.3 million people in 2023Singapore: 5.79 million people in 2023
- Population growthColombia: 1.1% a year in 2023Singapore: 0.81% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateColombia: 1.65 births per woman in 2023Singapore: 0.94 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationColombia: 78.8% in 2025Singapore: 100% in 2025
- Median ageColombia: 31.6 years in 2023Singapore: 35.1 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overColombia: 9.4% in 2023Singapore: 13.1% in 2023
- Net migration rateColombia: 3 per 1,000 people in 2023Singapore: 4.7 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingColombia: 3.2% of GDP in 2025Singapore: 3.05% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsColombia: $13.7B in 2025Singapore: $16.9B in 2025
- Military spending per personColombia: $273 in 2025Singapore: $2,980 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingColombia: 9.3% of government spending in 2025Singapore: 18% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelColombia: 428,000 people in 2020Singapore: 59,000 people in 2020
- National powerColombia: 0.57% of world capability in 2022Singapore: 0.25% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersColombia: 1.7% of the labour force in 2020Singapore: 1.72% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsColombia: 22 million TIV in 2025Singapore: 57 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsColombia: 4 million TIV in 2020Singapore: 79 million TIV in 2025