Colombia vs Thailand

Colombia and Thailand 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.

• Thailand has about 1.3 times as many people as Colombia: 71.6 million against 53.4 million in 2025.
• GDP per person in Colombia ($8,562) is 6% higher than in Thailand ($8,057) in 2025.
• The economy grew faster in Colombia (2.6%) than in Thailand (2.4%), a difference of 0.2 percentage points in 2025.
• Consumer prices rose faster in Colombia (5.1%) than in Thailand (-0.1%), a difference of 5.2 percentage points in 2025.
• The unemployment rate was higher in Colombia (8.3%) than in Thailand (0.8%), a difference of 7.5 percentage points in 2025.
• A baby born in Colombia can expect to live 1.3 years longer than one born in Thailand: 77.9 years against 76.6 years in 2024.
• The population of Thailand is older: half of its people are over 39.7 years, against 31.6 years in Colombia in 2023.
• A larger share of people used the internet in Thailand (90.9%) than in Colombia (79.3%), a difference of 11.6 percentage points in 2024.
• CO2 emissions per person in Thailand (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 Thailand (38.7%), a difference of 15 percentage points in 2024.