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Colombia vs United Arab Emirates
How Colombia and United Arab Emirates compare on 38 measures, from 1789 to 2025. The main differences:
- Life expectancy · In 2023, United Arab Emirates was higher: 82.9 years against 77.7 years
- GDP per person · In 2024, United Arab Emirates was higher: $41,610 against $6,865
- Population · In 2023, Colombia was higher: 52.3 million people against 10.6 million people
- Military spending · In 2014, United Arab Emirates was higher: 5.64% of GDP against 3.11% of GDP
- CO₂ per person · In 2024, United Arab Emirates was higher: 18.26 tonnes against 1.8 tonnes
- Life expectancyColombia: 77.7 years in 2023United Arab Emirates: 82.9 years in 2023
- PopulationColombia: 52.3 million people in 2023United Arab Emirates: 10.6 million people in 2023
- GDP per personColombia: $6,976 in 2025United Arab Emirates: $41,610 in 2024
- TemperatureColombia: 24.3 °C in 2025United Arab Emirates: 28.9 °C in 2025
Every measure
Health
- Life expectancyColombia: 77.7 years in 2023United Arab Emirates: 82.9 years in 2023
- Child mortalityColombia: 1.2 per 100 live births in 2024United Arab Emirates: 0.5 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityColombia: 9.8 per 1,000 live births in 2023United Arab Emirates: 4.9 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionColombia: 2.2% in 2017United Arab Emirates: 2.88% in 2017
- Suicide rateColombia: 5.5 per 100,000 people in 2017United Arab Emirates: 5.1 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationColombia: 52.3 million people in 2023United Arab Emirates: 10.6 million people in 2023
- Population growthColombia: 1.1% a year in 2023United Arab Emirates: 3.7% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateColombia: 1.65 births per woman in 2023United Arab Emirates: 1.2 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationColombia: 78.8% in 2025United Arab Emirates: 86% in 2025
- Median ageColombia: 31.6 years in 2023United Arab Emirates: 31.2 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overColombia: 9.4% in 2023United Arab Emirates: 1.7% in 2023
- Net migration rateColombia: 3 per 1,000 people in 2023United Arab Emirates: 28.2 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
- GDP per personColombia: $6,976 in 2025United Arab Emirates: $41,610 in 2024
- GDP growthColombia: 2.6% a year in 2025United Arab Emirates: 6.2% a year in 2025
- InflationColombia: 5.1% a year in 2025United Arab Emirates: 1.3% a year in 2025
- Government debtColombia: 59.9% of GDP in 2025United Arab Emirates: 33.9% of GDP in 2025
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingColombia: 3.2% of GDP in 2025United Arab Emirates: 5.64% of GDP in 2014
- Military spending in US dollarsColombia: $13.7B in 2025United Arab Emirates: $27.8B in 2014
- Military spending per personColombia: $273 in 2025United Arab Emirates: $2,840 in 2014
- Military share of state spendingColombia: 9.3% of government spending in 2025United Arab Emirates: 17% of government spending in 2014
- Armed forces personnelColombia: 428,000 people in 2020United Arab Emirates: 63,000 people in 2020
- National powerColombia: 0.57% of world capability in 2022United Arab Emirates: 0.47% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersColombia: 1.7% of the labour force in 2020United Arab Emirates: 1.02% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsColombia: 22 million TIV in 2025United Arab Emirates: 868 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsColombia: 4 million TIV in 2020United Arab Emirates: 33 million TIV in 2025
Climate
Technology and environment
- CO₂ per personColombia: 1.8 tonnes in 2024United Arab Emirates: 18.26 tonnes in 2024
- Internet usersColombia: 79.4% in 2024United Arab Emirates: 100% in 2024
- Access to electricityColombia: 98.9% in 2024United Arab Emirates: 100% in 2024
- Forest areaColombia: 53.7% in 2024United Arab Emirates: 4.6% in 2024
Each country on its own
Good to know
- Sources: UN, Gapminder and UN IGME, IHME, World Bank, IMF, UNESCO, Our World in Data, V-Dem, UCDP, SIPRI, IISS, Correlates of War, ERA5, CMIP6, EDGAR, ITU and FAO. Each measure’s page names its own and what it counts.
- Values are drawn on today’s borders. Years without a published value are left empty, never filled in.
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