Colombia vs Mexico

Colombia and Mexico 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.

• Mexico has about 2.5 times as many people as Colombia: 131.9 million against 53.4 million in 2025.
• GDP per person in Mexico ($13,889) is 62% higher than in Colombia ($8,562) in 2025.
• The economy grew faster in Colombia (2.6%) than in Mexico (0.6%), a difference of 2 percentage points in 2025.
• Consumer prices rose faster in Colombia (5.1%) than in Mexico (3.8%), a difference of 1.3 percentage points in 2025.
• The unemployment rate was higher in Colombia (8.3%) than in Mexico (2.7%), a difference of 5.6 percentage points in 2025.
• A baby born in Colombia can expect to live 2.6 years longer than one born in Mexico: 77.9 years against 75.3 years in 2024.
• The population of Colombia is older: half of its people are over 31.6 years, against 28.9 years in Mexico in 2023.
• A larger share of people used the internet in Mexico (83.1%) than in Colombia (79.3%), a difference of 3.8 percentage points in 2024.
• CO2 emissions per person in Mexico (3.6 tonnes) are about 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 Mexico (34.2%), a difference of 19.5 percentage points in 2024.