Argentina vs Colombia

Argentina and Colombia compared on 10 key figures from official sources. Each value is the latest one published for that country, so the year is shown with it.

• Colombia has about 1.2 times as many people as Argentina: 53.4 million against 45.9 million in 2025.
• GDP per person in Argentina ($14,898) is 74% higher than in Colombia ($8,562) in 2025.
• The economy grew faster in Argentina (4.4%) than in Colombia (2.6%), a difference of 1.8 percentage points in 2025.
• Consumer prices rose faster in Argentina (219.9% in 2024) than in Colombia (5.1% in 2025), a difference of 214.8 percentage points.
• The unemployment rate was higher in Colombia (8.3%) than in Argentina (7.1%), a difference of 1.2 percentage points in 2025.
• A baby born in Colombia can expect to live 0.4 years longer than one born in Argentina: 77.9 years against 77.5 years in 2024.
• The population of Argentina is older: half of its people are over 32.1 years, against 31.6 years in Colombia in 2023.
• A larger share of people used the internet in Argentina (89.7%) than in Colombia (79.3%), a difference of 10.4 percentage points in 2024.
• CO2 emissions per person in Argentina (4 tonnes) are about 2.2 times as high as in Colombia (1.8 tonnes) in 2024.
• Forest covers a larger share of the land in Colombia (53.7%) than in Argentina (17.1%), a difference of 36.6 percentage points in 2024.