Brazil vs Colombia

Brazil 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.

• Brazil has about 4 times as many people as Colombia: 212.8 million against 53.4 million in 2025.
• GDP per person in Brazil ($10,713) is 25% higher than in Colombia ($8,562) in 2025.
• The economy grew faster in Colombia (2.6%) than in Brazil (2.3%), a difference of 0.3 percentage points in 2025.
• Consumer prices rose faster in Colombia (5.1%) than in Brazil (5%), a difference of 0.1 percentage points in 2025.
• The unemployment rate was higher in Colombia (8.3%) than in Brazil (6%), a difference of 2.3 percentage points in 2025.
• A baby born in Colombia can expect to live 1.9 years longer than one born in Brazil: 77.9 years against 76 years in 2024.
• The population of Brazil is older: half of its people are over 33.9 years, against 31.6 years in Colombia in 2023.
• A larger share of people used the internet in Brazil (84.5%) than in Colombia (79.3%), a difference of 5.2 percentage points in 2024.
• CO2 emissions per person in Brazil (2.3 tonnes) are 28% higher than in Colombia (1.8 tonnes) in 2024.
• Forest covers a larger share of the land in Brazil (58.5%) than in Colombia (53.7%), a difference of 4.8 percentage points in 2024.