Colombia vs Ecuador

Colombia and Ecuador 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 2.9 times as many people as Ecuador: 53.4 million against 18.3 million in 2025.
• GDP per person in Colombia ($8,562) is 20% higher than in Ecuador ($7,125) in 2025.
• The economy grew faster in Ecuador (3.7%) than in Colombia (2.6%), a difference of 1.1 percentage points in 2025.
• Consumer prices rose faster in Colombia (5.1%) than in Ecuador (0.7%), a difference of 4.4 percentage points in 2025.
• The unemployment rate was higher in Colombia (8.3%) than in Ecuador (3.3%), a difference of 5 percentage points in 2025.
• A baby born in Colombia can expect to live 0.3 years longer than one born in Ecuador: 77.9 years against 77.6 years in 2024.
• The population of Colombia is older: half of its people are over 31.6 years, against 28.4 years in Ecuador in 2023.
• A larger share of people used the internet in Colombia (79.3%) than in Ecuador (77.2%), a difference of 2.1 percentage points in 2024.
• CO2 emissions per person in Ecuador (2.6 tonnes) are 44% higher than in Colombia (1.8 tonnes) in 2024.
• Forest covers a larger share of the land in Colombia (53.7%) than in Ecuador (49.7%), a difference of 4 percentage points in 2024.