Colombia vs South Korea
Colombia vs South Korea: Forest area
Forest area in 2024: 53.7% in Colombia and 64.4% in South Korea, by FAO estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in South Korea, by 10.7 percentage points, or 1.2 times that in Colombia.
% of land · FAO
What the numbers say
- South Korea has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1990.
- In 2024, Colombia ranked 45 and South Korea ranked 23 of 209 countries, counting from the highest.
Every year
% of land · FAO
| Year | Colombia | South Korea | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 53.7 | 64.4 | – |
| 2023 | 53.8 | 64.4 | 31.1 |
| 2022 | 54 | 64.5 | 31.1 |
| 2021 | 54.1 | 64.5 | 31.2 |
| 2020 | 54.2 | 64.5 | 31.2 |
| 2019 | 54.3 | 64.6 | 31.2 |
| 2018 | 54.5 | 64.7 | 31.3 |
| 2017 | 54.6 | 64.8 | 31.3 |
| 2016 | 54.8 | 64.9 | 31.3 |
| 2015 | 55 | 65 | 31.4 |
| 2014 | 55 | 65.1 | 31.4 |
| 2013 | 55.1 | 65.3 | 31.4 |
| 2012 | 55.2 | 65.4 | 31.5 |
| 2011 | 55.3 | 65.6 | 31.9 |
| 2010 | 55.4 | 65.7 | 32 |
| 2009 | 55.5 | 65.9 | 32 |
| 2008 | 55.6 | 66 | 32 |
| 2007 | 55.7 | 66.2 | 32.1 |
| 2006 | 55.8 | 66.3 | 32.1 |
| 2005 | 55.9 | 66.4 | 32.1 |
| 2004 | 56 | 66.5 | 32.2 |
| 2003 | 56.1 | 66.6 | 32.3 |
| 2002 | 56.2 | 66.7 | 32.3 |
| 2001 | 56.3 | 66.9 | 32.3 |
| 2000 | 56.4 | 67.1 | 32.4 |
| 1999 | 56.6 | 67.2 | 32.5 |
| 1998 | 56.9 | 67.3 | 32.5 |
| 1997 | 57.1 | 67.4 | 32.6 |
| 1996 | 57.3 | 67.5 | 32.7 |
| 1995 | 57.5 | 67.5 | 32.7 |
| 1994 | 57.8 | 67.6 | 32.8 |
| 1993 | 58 | 67.7 | 32.8 |
| 1992 | 58.2 | 67.8 | 33 |
| 1991 | 58.5 | 67.8 | – |
| 1990 | 58.7 | 67.9 | – |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- The share of land under trees at least 5 metres tall, natural or planted, leaving out orchards and city parks.
- Source: FAO, via the World Bank.
- Ranks count the 209 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
Colombia vs South Korea
Health
- Life expectancyColombia: 77.7 years in 2023South Korea: 84.3 years in 2023
- Child mortalityColombia: 1.2 per 100 live births in 2024South Korea: 0.3 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityColombia: 9.8 per 1,000 live births in 2023South Korea: 2.1 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterColombia: 73.9% in 2022South Korea: 99.3% in 2022
- DepressionColombia: 2.2% in 2017South Korea: 3.17% in 2017
- Suicide rateColombia: 5.5 per 100,000 people in 2017South Korea: 20.8 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationColombia: 52.3 million people in 2023South Korea: 51.8 million people in 2023
- Population growthColombia: 1.1% a year in 2023South Korea: -0.04% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateColombia: 1.65 births per woman in 2023South Korea: 0.72 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationColombia: 78.8% in 2025South Korea: 81.2% in 2025
- Median ageColombia: 31.6 years in 2023South Korea: 44.5 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overColombia: 9.4% in 2023South Korea: 18.3% in 2023
- Net migration rateColombia: 3 per 1,000 people in 2023South Korea: 1.7 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingColombia: 3.2% of GDP in 2025South Korea: 2.6% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsColombia: $13.7B in 2025South Korea: $48.9B in 2025
- Military spending per personColombia: $273 in 2025South Korea: $924 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingColombia: 9.3% of government spending in 2025South Korea: 10.8% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelColombia: 428,000 people in 2020South Korea: 569,000 people in 2020
- National powerColombia: 0.57% of world capability in 2022South Korea: 2% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersColombia: 1.7% of the labour force in 2020South Korea: 2.01% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsColombia: 22 million TIV in 2025South Korea: 222 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsColombia: 4 million TIV in 2020South Korea: 2.02 billion TIV in 2025