Brazil vs Colombia

Brazil (South America) and Colombia (South America) side by side. Each value is the latest available for that country, so the year may differ; the rank is among all countries of the world.

Over time

with the world for reference

GDP per capita

US$ · 1960-2025

Brazil Colombia World

0 5,000 10k 15k 1960 Brazil: 235.27 Colombia: 258.3 World: 452.65 1961 Brazil: 231.56 Colombia: 282.1 World: 471.93 1962 Brazil: 250.2 Colombia: 298.54 World: 496.11 1963 Brazil: 294.17 Colombia: 282.59 World: 525.19 1964 Brazil: 257.26 Colombia: 338.68 World: 563.85 1965 Brazil: 268.03 Colombia: 317.06 World: 601.89 1966 Brazil: 328.34 Colombia: 290.25 World: 638.97 1967 Brazil: 351.47 Colombia: 302.83 World: 664.4 1968 Brazil: 373.93 Colombia: 301.53 World: 703.46 1969 Brazil: 399.5 Colombia: 317.87 World: 761.11 1970 Brazil: 443.8 Colombia: 345.88 World: 817.68 1971 Brazil: 500 Colombia: 366.83 World: 884.88 1972 Brazil: 583.49 Colombia: 397.41 World: 1,002 1973 Brazil: 814.73 Colombia: 462.06 World: 1,201.53 1974 Brazil: 1,044.77 Colombia: 541.75 World: 1,362.19 1975 Brazil: 1,200.56 Colombia: 561.1 World: 1,488.94 1976 Brazil: 1,389.75 Colombia: 643.01 World: 1,589.73 1977 Brazil: 1,562.29 Colombia: 798.2 World: 1,766.28 1978 Brazil: 1,732.5 Colombia: 932.39 World: 2,055.49 1979 Brazil: 1,869.71 Colombia: 1,095.03 World: 2,335.19 1980 Brazil: 1,958.57 Colombia: 1,279.5 World: 2,587.01 1981 Brazil: 2,079.71 Colombia: 1,362.18 World: 2,628.62 1982 Brazil: 2,137.63 Colombia: 1,425.4 World: 2,554.08 1983 Brazil: 1,461.26 Colombia: 1,383.79 World: 2,561.17 1984 Brazil: 1,419.73 Colombia: 1,335.53 World: 2,614.33 1985 Brazil: 1,556.13 Colombia: 1,192.22 World: 2,690.59 1986 Brazil: 1,854.04 Colombia: 1,169.46 World: 3,118.57 1987 Brazil: 2,006 Colombia: 1,192.59 World: 3,487.88 1988 Brazil: 2,140.65 Colombia: 1,259.62 World: 3,829.99 1989 Brazil: 2,818.99 Colombia: 1,244.33 World: 3,930.51 1990 Brazil: 2,581.14 Colombia: 1,474.85 World: 4,338.94 1991 Brazil: 2,257.61 Colombia: 1,485.74 World: 4,453.9 1992 Brazil: 2,127.32 Colombia: 1,730.39 World: 4,679.98 1993 Brazil: 2,348.88 Colombia: 1,929.27 World: 4,685.3 1994 Brazil: 3,298.71 Colombia: 2,325.92 World: 4,967.01 1995 Brazil: 4,756.75 Colombia: 2,583.67 World: 5,463.2 1996 Brazil: 5,179.13 Colombia: 2,664.64 World: 5,507.22 1997 Brazil: 5,299.4 Colombia: 2,873.28 World: 5,408.57 1998 Brazil: 5,105.89 Colombia: 2,604.87 World: 5,302.34 1999 Brazil: 3,493.57 Colombia: 2,241.23 World: 5,401.23 2000 Brazil: 3,766.55 Colombia: 2,555.01 World: 5,512.56 2001 Brazil: 3,176.29 Colombia: 2,472.99 World: 5,404.2 2002 Brazil: 2,855.94 Colombia: 2,428.93 World: 5,539.32 2003 Brazil: 3,090.61 Colombia: 2,311.94 World: 6,129.87 2004 Brazil: 3,663.82 Colombia: 2,818.57 World: 6,818 2005 Brazil: 4,827.78 Colombia: 3,456.07 World: 7,290.57 2006 Brazil: 5,934.14 Colombia: 3,789.85 World: 7,803.19 2007 Brazil: 7,409.69 Colombia: 4,769.93 World: 8,685.33 2008 Brazil: 8,908.33 Colombia: 5,541.84 World: 9,425.74 2009 Brazil: 8,678.66 Colombia: 5,250.97 World: 8,827.04 2010 Brazil: 11,403.28 Colombia: 6,398.3 World: 9,555.07 2011 Brazil: 13,396.62 Colombia: 7,400.99 World: 10,496.93 2012 Brazil: 12,521.72 Colombia: 8,108.6 World: 10,597.85 2013 Brazil: 12,458.89 Colombia: 8,279.1 World: 10,759.35 2014 Brazil: 12,274.99 Colombia: 8,187.21 World: 10,912.24 2015 Brazil: 8,936.2 Colombia: 6,248.51 World: 10,191.98 2016 Brazil: 8,836.29 Colombia: 5,959.84 World: 10,239.47 2017 Brazil: 10,080.51 Colombia: 6,479.53 World: 10,784.4 2018 Brazil: 9,300.66 Colombia: 6,816.97 World: 11,344.73 2019 Brazil: 9,029.83 Colombia: 6,472.55 World: 11,417.6 2020 Brazil: 7,074.19 Colombia: 5,339.69 World: 10,999.49 2021 Brazil: 7,972.54 Colombia: 6,222.62 World: 12,472.91 2022 Brazil: 9,281.33 Colombia: 6,680.45 World: 12,876.24 2023 Brazil: 10,377.59 Colombia: 7,012.49 World: 13,313.86 2024 Brazil: 10,310.55 Colombia: 7,951.09 World: 13,717.09 2025 Brazil: 10,713.29 Colombia: 8,561.62 World: 14,405.85 1960 1980 1990 2000 2010 2025

Life expectancy at birth

years · 1960-2024

Brazil Colombia World

50 60 70 80 1960 Brazil: 53.16 Colombia: 56.61 World: 50.94 1961 Brazil: 53.59 Colombia: 57.2 World: 52.8 1962 Brazil: 54.02 Colombia: 57.74 World: 55.29 1963 Brazil: 54.45 Colombia: 58.3 World: 55.65 1964 Brazil: 54.85 Colombia: 58.77 World: 56.1 1965 Brazil: 55.24 Colombia: 59.25 World: 55.93 1966 Brazil: 55.63 Colombia: 59.71 World: 56.45 1967 Brazil: 56.02 Colombia: 60.15 World: 56.9 1968 Brazil: 56.47 Colombia: 60.57 World: 57.34 1969 Brazil: 56.9 Colombia: 61.03 World: 57.68 1970 Brazil: 57.34 Colombia: 61.47 World: 57.94 1971 Brazil: 57.79 Colombia: 62.01 World: 58.02 1972 Brazil: 58.26 Colombia: 62.53 World: 58.84 1973 Brazil: 58.68 Colombia: 62.99 World: 59.3 1974 Brazil: 59.08 Colombia: 63.5 World: 59.7 1975 Brazil: 59.56 Colombia: 64.01 World: 60.13 1976 Brazil: 60.01 Colombia: 64.64 World: 60.45 1977 Brazil: 60.46 Colombia: 65.24 World: 61.04 1978 Brazil: 60.92 Colombia: 65.83 World: 61.39 1979 Brazil: 61.37 Colombia: 66.16 World: 61.84 1980 Brazil: 61.82 Colombia: 66.69 World: 62.15 1981 Brazil: 62.27 Colombia: 67.19 World: 62.52 1982 Brazil: 62.71 Colombia: 67.86 World: 62.87 1983 Brazil: 63.13 Colombia: 68.12 World: 63.13 1984 Brazil: 63.55 Colombia: 68.31 World: 63.44 1985 Brazil: 63.98 Colombia: 65.36 World: 63.73 1986 Brazil: 64.39 Colombia: 68.3 World: 64.12 1987 Brazil: 64.79 Colombia: 68.17 World: 64.46 1988 Brazil: 65.16 Colombia: 68.3 World: 64.67 1989 Brazil: 65.51 Colombia: 68.62 World: 64.96 1990 Brazil: 65.86 Colombia: 68.7 World: 65.11 1991 Brazil: 66.2 Colombia: 68.77 World: 65.3 1992 Brazil: 66.54 Colombia: 68.76 World: 65.55 1993 Brazil: 66.89 Colombia: 69.08 World: 65.74 1994 Brazil: 67.29 Colombia: 69.42 World: 65.96 1995 Brazil: 67.7 Colombia: 69.81 World: 66.2 1996 Brazil: 68.11 Colombia: 70.21 World: 66.52 1997 Brazil: 68.51 Colombia: 70.63 World: 66.83 1998 Brazil: 68.85 Colombia: 70.92 World: 67.07 1999 Brazil: 69.21 Colombia: 70.91 World: 67.31 2000 Brazil: 69.58 Colombia: 70.91 World: 67.65 2001 Brazil: 69.98 Colombia: 71.19 World: 67.95 2002 Brazil: 70.4 Colombia: 71.54 World: 68.23 2003 Brazil: 70.88 Colombia: 72.31 World: 68.52 2004 Brazil: 71.36 Colombia: 72.76 World: 68.77 2005 Brazil: 71.83 Colombia: 73.16 World: 69.11 2006 Brazil: 72.3 Colombia: 73.5 World: 69.47 2007 Brazil: 72.73 Colombia: 73.75 World: 69.81 2008 Brazil: 73.11 Colombia: 74.21 World: 70 2009 Brazil: 73.46 Colombia: 74.53 World: 70.38 2010 Brazil: 73.78 Colombia: 74.88 World: 70.68 2011 Brazil: 74.05 Colombia: 75.18 World: 70.97 2012 Brazil: 74.34 Colombia: 75.61 World: 71.26 2013 Brazil: 74.61 Colombia: 75.83 World: 71.53 2014 Brazil: 74.82 Colombia: 75.95 World: 71.78 2015 Brazil: 75.11 Colombia: 76.07 World: 71.97 2016 Brazil: 75.08 Colombia: 76.23 World: 72.19 2017 Brazil: 75.38 Colombia: 76.42 World: 72.37 2018 Brazil: 75.63 Colombia: 76.58 World: 72.64 2019 Brazil: 75.81 Colombia: 76.79 World: 72.87 2020 Brazil: 74.51 Colombia: 74.76 World: 72.18 2021 Brazil: 73.04 Colombia: 72.7 World: 71.22 2022 Brazil: 74.87 Colombia: 76.51 World: 72.97 2023 Brazil: 75.85 Colombia: 77.73 World: 73.33 2024 Brazil: 76.02 Colombia: 77.91 World: 73.48 1960 1980 1990 2000 2024

Fertility rate

1960-2024

Brazil Colombia World

0 2 4 6 8 1960 Brazil: 6.05 Colombia: 6.74 World: 4.69 1961 Brazil: 6.02 Colombia: 6.71 World: 4.56 1962 Brazil: 5.98 Colombia: 6.66 World: 5.02 1963 Brazil: 5.93 Colombia: 6.58 World: 5.31 1964 Brazil: 5.82 Colombia: 6.48 World: 5.13 1965 Brazil: 5.68 Colombia: 6.33 World: 5.08 1966 Brazil: 5.52 Colombia: 6.16 World: 4.97 1967 Brazil: 5.34 Colombia: 5.96 World: 4.87 1968 Brazil: 5.17 Colombia: 5.74 World: 4.98 1969 Brazil: 5.04 Colombia: 5.51 World: 4.88 1970 Brazil: 4.93 Colombia: 5.28 World: 4.84 1971 Brazil: 4.84 Colombia: 5.06 World: 4.69 1972 Brazil: 4.74 Colombia: 4.86 World: 4.55 1973 Brazil: 4.64 Colombia: 4.68 World: 4.42 1974 Brazil: 4.5 Colombia: 4.53 World: 4.26 1975 Brazil: 4.42 Colombia: 4.4 World: 4.07 1976 Brazil: 4.34 Colombia: 4.29 World: 3.97 1977 Brazil: 4.27 Colombia: 4.16 World: 3.84 1978 Brazil: 4.2 Colombia: 4 World: 3.77 1979 Brazil: 4.12 Colombia: 3.89 World: 3.76 1980 Brazil: 4.04 Colombia: 3.8 World: 3.73 1981 Brazil: 3.94 Colombia: 3.71 World: 3.71 1982 Brazil: 3.84 Colombia: 3.62 World: 3.72 1983 Brazil: 3.72 Colombia: 3.5 World: 3.59 1984 Brazil: 3.6 Colombia: 3.35 World: 3.57 1985 Brazil: 3.48 Colombia: 3.23 World: 3.53 1986 Brazil: 3.36 Colombia: 3.15 World: 3.51 1987 Brazil: 3.23 Colombia: 3.09 World: 3.48 1988 Brazil: 3.11 Colombia: 3.04 World: 3.39 1989 Brazil: 3.01 Colombia: 3.01 World: 3.35 1990 Brazil: 2.9 Colombia: 3 World: 3.31 1991 Brazil: 2.81 Colombia: 2.98 World: 3.13 1992 Brazil: 2.71 Colombia: 2.98 World: 3.04 1993 Brazil: 2.66 Colombia: 2.98 World: 2.97 1994 Brazil: 2.6 Colombia: 2.94 World: 2.92 1995 Brazil: 2.57 Colombia: 2.85 World: 2.87 1996 Brazil: 2.51 Colombia: 2.77 World: 2.82 1997 Brazil: 2.47 Colombia: 2.74 World: 2.78 1998 Brazil: 2.42 Colombia: 2.72 World: 2.75 1999 Brazil: 2.34 Colombia: 2.64 World: 2.72 2000 Brazil: 2.25 Colombia: 2.57 World: 2.73 2001 Brazil: 2.16 Colombia: 2.52 World: 2.69 2002 Brazil: 2.08 Colombia: 2.49 World: 2.66 2003 Brazil: 2.01 Colombia: 2.45 World: 2.64 2004 Brazil: 1.97 Colombia: 2.38 World: 2.63 2005 Brazil: 1.94 Colombia: 2.31 World: 2.61 2006 Brazil: 1.9 Colombia: 2.24 World: 2.61 2007 Brazil: 1.85 Colombia: 2.2 World: 2.6 2008 Brazil: 1.82 Colombia: 2.16 World: 2.6 2009 Brazil: 1.8 Colombia: 2.1 World: 2.59 2010 Brazil: 1.79 Colombia: 2.01 World: 2.57 2011 Brazil: 1.78 Colombia: 1.94 World: 2.55 2012 Brazil: 1.77 Colombia: 1.9 World: 2.56 2013 Brazil: 1.76 Colombia: 1.86 World: 2.53 2014 Brazil: 1.78 Colombia: 1.82 World: 2.52 2015 Brazil: 1.78 Colombia: 1.77 World: 2.49 2016 Brazil: 1.73 Colombia: 1.72 World: 2.49 2017 Brazil: 1.74 Colombia: 1.72 World: 2.46 2018 Brazil: 1.74 Colombia: 1.72 World: 2.39 2019 Brazil: 1.71 Colombia: 1.71 World: 2.35 2020 Brazil: 1.65 Colombia: 1.69 World: 2.28 2021 Brazil: 1.64 Colombia: 1.68 World: 2.25 2022 Brazil: 1.63 Colombia: 1.66 World: 2.22 2023 Brazil: 1.62 Colombia: 1.65 World: 2.2 2024 Brazil: 1.61 Colombia: 1.63 World: 2.19 1960 1980 1990 2000 2024

Unemployment rate (modelled ILO estimate)

% · 1991-2025

Brazil Colombia World

0 5 10 15 20 25 1991 Brazil: 6.89 Colombia: 10.12 World: 5.12 1992 Brazil: 7.09 Colombia: 9.44 World: 5.28 1993 Brazil: 6.03 Colombia: 7.8 World: 5.54 1994 Brazil: 6.58 Colombia: 8.25 World: 5.79 1995 Brazil: 7.09 Colombia: 8.72 World: 5.92 1996 Brazil: 8.04 Colombia: 11.81 World: 5.98 1997 Brazil: 9 Colombia: 12.14 World: 6.01 1998 Brazil: 10.15 Colombia: 15 World: 6.16 1999 Brazil: 11.13 Colombia: 20.06 World: 6.28 2000 Brazil: 10.89 Colombia: 20.52 World: 6.11 2001 Brazil: 10.65 Colombia: 15.04 World: 6.19 2002 Brazil: 10.64 Colombia: 14.48 World: 6.41 2003 Brazil: 11.17 Colombia: 13.22 World: 6.48 2004 Brazil: 10.07 Colombia: 13.72 World: 6.33 2005 Brazil: 10.55 Colombia: 11.06 World: 6.22 2006 Brazil: 9.69 Colombia: 11.09 World: 5.97 2007 Brazil: 9.28 Colombia: 11.2 World: 5.77 2008 Brazil: 8.27 Colombia: 11.27 World: 5.82 2009 Brazil: 9.42 Colombia: 12.07 World: 6.41 2010 Brazil: 8.42 Colombia: 11.15 World: 6.28 2011 Brazil: 7.58 Colombia: 10.29 World: 6.15 2012 Brazil: 7.25 Colombia: 9.96 World: 6.15 2013 Brazil: 7.07 Colombia: 9.25 World: 6.1 2014 Brazil: 6.76 Colombia: 8.8 World: 5.96 2015 Brazil: 8.54 Colombia: 8.57 World: 6 2016 Brazil: 11.58 Colombia: 8.92 World: 5.97 2017 Brazil: 12.79 Colombia: 9.09 World: 5.9 2018 Brazil: 12.33 Colombia: 9.36 World: 5.76 2019 Brazil: 11.94 Colombia: 10.28 World: 5.59 2020 Brazil: 13.7 Colombia: 15.98 World: 6.59 2021 Brazil: 13.16 Colombia: 13.9 World: 6.05 2022 Brazil: 9.23 Colombia: 10.54 World: 5.23 2023 Brazil: 7.95 Colombia: 9.59 World: 4.85 2024 Brazil: 6.8 Colombia: 9.62 World: 4.81 2025 Brazil: 5.97 Colombia: 8.29 World: 4.79 1991 2001 2006 2011 2016 2025

CO₂ emissions per capita (excluding land use)

t · 1970-2024

Brazil Colombia World

1 2 3 4 5 1970 Brazil: 1.12 Colombia: 1.39 World: 4.14 1971 Brazil: 1.09 Colombia: 1.37 World: 4.04 1972 Brazil: 1.16 Colombia: 1.37 World: 4.16 1973 Brazil: 1.32 Colombia: 1.38 World: 4.32 1974 Brazil: 1.39 Colombia: 1.4 World: 4.23 1975 Brazil: 1.45 Colombia: 1.47 World: 4.14 1976 Brazil: 1.56 Colombia: 1.54 World: 4.31 1977 Brazil: 1.59 Colombia: 1.54 World: 4.36 1978 Brazil: 1.68 Colombia: 1.61 World: 4.42 1979 Brazil: 1.75 Colombia: 1.58 World: 4.46 1980 Brazil: 1.71 Colombia: 1.57 World: 4.33 1981 Brazil: 1.54 Colombia: 1.56 World: 4.18 1982 Brazil: 1.49 Colombia: 1.54 World: 4.05 1983 Brazil: 1.4 Colombia: 1.58 World: 4.01 1984 Brazil: 1.39 Colombia: 1.57 World: 4.07 1985 Brazil: 1.46 Colombia: 1.59 World: 4.05 1986 Brazil: 1.57 Colombia: 1.58 World: 4.04 1987 Brazil: 1.58 Colombia: 1.61 World: 4.1 1988 Brazil: 1.58 Colombia: 1.59 World: 4.16 1989 Brazil: 1.58 Colombia: 1.61 World: 4.16 1990 Brazil: 1.52 Colombia: 1.64 World: 4.15 1991 Brazil: 1.55 Colombia: 1.66 World: 4.1 1992 Brazil: 1.55 Colombia: 1.73 World: 4.01 1993 Brazil: 1.59 Colombia: 1.79 World: 3.97 1994 Brazil: 1.62 Colombia: 1.75 World: 3.94 1995 Brazil: 1.73 Colombia: 1.79 World: 3.99 1996 Brazil: 1.83 Colombia: 1.73 World: 4.01 1997 Brazil: 1.92 Colombia: 1.84 World: 4.02 1998 Brazil: 1.94 Colombia: 1.82 World: 3.98 1999 Brazil: 1.96 Colombia: 1.57 World: 3.95 2000 Brazil: 2.01 Colombia: 1.62 World: 4.01 2001 Brazil: 1.99 Colombia: 1.59 World: 4.01 2002 Brazil: 1.97 Colombia: 1.5 World: 4.02 2003 Brazil: 1.92 Colombia: 1.47 World: 4.15 2004 Brazil: 2 Colombia: 1.45 World: 4.28 2005 Brazil: 2 Colombia: 1.47 World: 4.39 2006 Brazil: 2 Colombia: 1.38 World: 4.48 2007 Brazil: 2.09 Colombia: 1.42 World: 4.59 2008 Brazil: 2.17 Colombia: 1.4 World: 4.56 2009 Brazil: 2.01 Colombia: 1.48 World: 4.45 2010 Brazil: 2.27 Colombia: 1.52 World: 4.67 2011 Brazil: 2.37 Colombia: 1.62 World: 4.76 2012 Brazil: 2.53 Colombia: 1.61 World: 4.77 2013 Brazil: 2.64 Colombia: 1.81 World: 4.81 2014 Brazil: 2.73 Colombia: 1.82 World: 4.78 2015 Brazil: 2.57 Colombia: 1.84 World: 4.7 2016 Brazil: 2.38 Colombia: 1.87 World: 4.65 2017 Brazil: 2.42 Colombia: 1.68 World: 4.67 2018 Brazil: 2.29 Colombia: 1.74 World: 4.73 2019 Brazil: 2.26 Colombia: 1.72 World: 4.7 2020 Brazil: 2.15 Colombia: 1.67 World: 4.47 2021 Brazil: 2.42 Colombia: 1.8 World: 4.68 2022 Brazil: 2.28 Colombia: 1.71 World: 4.67 2023 Brazil: 2.27 Colombia: 1.77 World: 4.68 2024 Brazil: 2.32 Colombia: 1.8 World: 4.69 1970 1986 1994 2002 2010 2024

Individuals using the internet

% · 2005-2024

Brazil Colombia World

0 20 40 60 80 100 2005 Brazil: 21.02 Colombia: 11.01 World: 15.6 2006 Brazil: 28.18 Colombia: 15.34 World: 17.2 2007 Brazil: 30.88 Colombia: 21.8 World: 20.2 2008 Brazil: 33.83 Colombia: 25.6 World: 22.8 2009 Brazil: 39.22 Colombia: 30 World: 25.3 2010 Brazil: 40.65 Colombia: 36.5 World: 28.4 2011 Brazil: 45.69 Colombia: 40.35 World: 30.9 2012 Brazil: 48.56 Colombia: 48.98 World: 33.3 2013 Brazil: 51.04 Colombia: 51.7 World: 35.3 2014 Brazil: 54.55 Colombia: 52.57 World: 37.4 2015 Brazil: 58.33 Colombia: 55.91 World: 39.9 2016 Brazil: 60.87 Colombia: 58.14 World: 43.6 2017 Brazil: 67.47 Colombia: 62.26 World: 46.3 2018 Brazil: 70.43 Colombia: 64.13 World: 49.4 2019 Brazil: 73.91 Colombia: 65.01 World: 53.9 2020 Brazil: 81.34 Colombia: 69.8 World: 60.1 2021 Brazil: 80.69 Colombia: 73.03 World: 63.8 2022 Brazil: 80.53 Colombia: 72.8 World: 67 2023 Brazil: 84.15 Colombia: 77.34 World: 69.2 2024 Brazil: 84.46 Colombia: 79.35 World: 71.2 2005 2011 2014 2017 2024

Population

Indicator Brazil Colombia
Population 212.8 mn 2025
7th of 215		 53.4 mn 2025
28th of 215
Population density 25.3 /km² 2023
179th of 214		 47.2 /km² 2023
153rd of 214
Population growth 0.38 % 2025
149th of 215		 1.01 % 2025
101st of 215
Life expectancy 76.0 years 2024
97th of 215		 77.9 years 2024
72nd of 215
Fertility rate 1.61 2024
133rd of 215		 1.63 2024
131st of 215
Birth rate 12.1 ‰ 2024
117th of 215		 13.3 ‰ 2024
111th of 215
Infant mortality 12.3 ‰ 2024
97th of 196		 10.5 ‰ 2024
85th of 196
Urban population 88.2 % 2025
38th of 215		 78.8 % 2025
65th of 215
Aged 65+ 11.5 % 2025
90th of 215		 10.2 % 2025
95th of 215
Living in cities 54.1 % 2025
42nd of 215		 62.8 % 2025
26th of 215
Living in towns 25.6 % 2025
146th of 215		 19.4 % 2025
188th of 215
Living in rural areas 20.3 % 2025
139th of 215		 17.8 % 2025
150th of 215

Human development

Indicator Brazil Colombia
Human Development Index 0.786 2023
84th of 193		 0.788 2023
83rd of 193
Inequality-adjusted HDI 0.594 2023
94th of 169		 0.593 2023
96th of 169
Planetary-adjusted HDI 0.702 2023
63rd of 156		 0.740 2023
36th of 156
Gender Inequality Index 0.390 2023
96th of 172		 0.393 2023
98th of 172

Economy

Indicator Brazil Colombia
GDP 2.3 tn US$ 2025
11th of 186		 457.4 bn US$ 2025
35th of 186
GDP per capita 10,713 US$ 2025
80th of 186		 8,562 US$ 2025
88th of 186
GDP per capita (PPP) 23,433 int. $ 2025
82nd of 185		 22,640 int. $ 2025
87th of 185
GNI per capita 10,550 US$ 2025
76th of 182		 7,900 US$ 2025
87th of 182
GDP growth 2.3 % 2025
126th of 186		 2.6 % 2025
118th of 186
Inflation 5.0 % 2025
36th of 165		 5.1 % 2025
35th of 165
Trade 35.3 % 2025
126th of 138		 35.4 % 2025
125th of 138
Exports 17.8 % 2025
117th of 138		 15.0 % 2025
124th of 138
FDI inflows 3.4 % 2025
76th of 192		 2.5 % 2025
78th of 192
Manufacturing 11.8 % 2025
65th of 132		 9.9 % 2025
80th of 132
Agriculture 6.1 % 2025
83rd of 158		 9.9 % 2025
58th of 158
Tax revenue 15.4 % 2024
57th of 89		 15.2 % 2024
58th of 89
Government debt 81.9 % 2024
52nd of 56		 71.2 % 2024
43rd of 56
Military spending 1.0 % 2024
111th of 147		 3.4 % 2024
20th of 147

Labour

Indicator Brazil Colombia
Unemployment 6.0 % 2025
109th of 181		 8.3 % 2025
131st of 181
Youth unemployment 14.0 % 2025
101st of 181		 17.7 % 2025
121st of 181
Women in the labour force 53.4 % 2025
91st of 181		 51.6 % 2025
105th of 181
Jobs in agriculture 7.6 % 2025
116th of 181		 14.2 % 2025
93rd of 181
Weekly hours worked 38.0 h 2025
101st of 181		 42.3 h 2025
47th of 181
Youth NEET rate 19.4 % 2025
99th of 181		 23.2 % 2025
119th of 181
Labour income share 57.9 % 2021 50.6 % 2024
38th of 114
Output per hour 21.2 $ 2025
93rd of 181		 18.3 $ 2025
100th of 181

Health

Indicator Brazil Colombia
Health spending 9.7 % 2023
30th of 192		 8.1 % 2024
58th of 192
Health spending per person 1,010 US$ 2023
63rd of 191		 644 US$ 2024
80th of 191
Physicians 2.36 /1,000 2023 2.54 /1,000 2023
Under-5 mortality 14.2 ‰ 2024
97th of 196		 11.5 ‰ 2024
84th of 196
Maternal mortality 67 /100k 2023
113th of 194		 59 /100k 2023
106th of 194
Tobacco use 11.9 % 2024
48th of 166		 8.0 % 2024
19th of 166
Safe drinking water 88.6 % 2024
64th of 147		 74.3 % 2024
82nd of 147

Food

Indicator Brazil Colombia
Calories per person 3,396 kcal 2024
37th of 155		 3,096 kcal 2024
64th of 155
Protein supply 104.6 g 2022
53rd of 174		 82.7 g 2022
109th of 174
Animal protein supply 66.2 g 2022
38th of 174		 46.5 g 2022
85th of 174
Fat supply 141.2 g 2022
24th of 174		 104.7 g 2022
75th of 174
Food insecurity 9.6 % 2024
42nd of 134		 28.0 % 2024
78th of 134
Severe food insecurity 0.6 % 2024
1st of 124		 5.2 % 2024
67th of 124
Cereal import dependency -30.9 % 2022
139th of 160		 65.3 % 2022
57th of 160

Education

Indicator Brazil Colombia
Literacy 94.7 % 2024
13th of 29		 95.3 % 2024
11th of 29
Secondary enrolment 104.1 % 2024
27th of 108		 101.6 % 2022
Tertiary enrolment 69.7 % 2024 59.3 % 2022
Education spending 5.6 % 2022 5.3 % 2020
Expected schooling 15.8 yrs 2023
51st of 195		 14.3 yrs 2023
80th of 195
Mean schooling 8.4 yrs 2023
124th of 193		 9.0 yrs 2023
110th of 193

Society

Indicator Brazil Colombia
Income inequality 50.3 2024
93rd of 93		 54.4 2024
92nd of 93
Extreme poverty 3.0 % 2024
71st of 93		 8.5 % 2024
73rd of 93
Internet use 84.5 % 2024
81st of 182		 79.3 % 2024
101st of 182
Mobile subscriptions 101.9 /100 2024
112th of 151		 174.1 /100 2024
11th of 151
Electricity access 99.8 % 2024
124th of 213		 98.9 % 2024
135th of 213
Women in parliament 18.1 % 2025
133rd of 184		 29.4 % 2025
80th of 184

Refugees

Indicator Brazil Colombia
Refugees hosted 278,966 2025
30th of 177		 1,464 2025
119th of 177
Refugees hosted per 1,000 1.3 ‰ 2025
80th of 177		 0.0 ‰ 2025
147th of 177
Asylum-seekers hosted 119,651 2025
12th of 177		 17,421 2025
44th of 177
Refugees from the country 6,306 2025
73rd of 199		 79,669 2025
30th of 199
Refugees from per 1,000 0.0 ‰ 2025
144th of 199		 1.5 ‰ 2025
51st of 199

Governance

Indicator Brazil Colombia
Control of corruption 39.6 /100 2024
127th of 207		 41.9 /100 2024
113th of 207
Government effectiveness 47.0 /100 2024
121st of 205		 49.2 /100 2024
111th of 205
Rule of law 49.3 /100 2024
130th of 207		 47.3 /100 2024
135th of 207
Regulatory quality 50.2 /100 2024
120th of 205		 55.1 /100 2024
95th of 205
Voice and accountability 62.4 /100 2024
82nd of 205		 57.5 /100 2024
99th of 205
Political stability 57.0 /100 2024
148th of 207		 49.3 /100 2024
174th of 207

Environment

Indicator Brazil Colombia
CO₂ per capita 2.32 t 2024
95th of 202		 1.80 t 2024
85th of 202
Fossil CO₂ emissions 483.0 Mt 2024
13th of 204		 92.7 Mt 2024
41st of 204
Share of global CO₂ 1.25 % 2024
13th of 204		 0.24 % 2024
41st of 204
Cumulative CO₂ 18.2 Gt 2024
19th of 204		 3.8 Gt 2024
50th of 204
GHG per capita 6.13 t 2024
141st of 202		 4.11 t 2024
102nd of 202
Renewable energy 46.5 % 2021
53rd of 211		 29.7 % 2021
80th of 211
Forest area 59.0 % 2023
29th of 212		 52.8 % 2023
43rd of 212
PM2.5 exposure 13.4 µg/m³ 2023
68th of 200		 18.4 µg/m³ 2023
103rd of 200
Water stress 1.5 % 2022
22nd of 176		 3.6 % 2022
44th of 176
Land area 8.4 mn km² 2023
5th of 214		 1.1 mn km² 2023
26th of 214

Energy

Indicator Brazil Colombia
Renewable electricity 86.6 % 2025
24th of 190		 76.5 % 2025
52nd of 190
Wind and solar 27.6 % 2025
26th of 190		 5.2 % 2025
113th of 190
Nuclear power 2.1 % 2025
29th of 180		 0.0 % 2025
58th of 180
Low-carbon electricity 88.7 % 2025
25th of 190		 76.5 % 2025
62nd of 190
Fossil electricity 11.3 % 2025
25th of 190		 23.5 % 2025
62nd of 190
Coal power 2.3 % 2025
122nd of 188		 6.1 % 2025
140th of 188
Carbon intensity of power 110 g/kWh 2025
24th of 190		 190 g/kWh 2025
64th of 190
Electricity per capita 3.59 MWh 2025
82nd of 191		 1.71 MWh 2025
119th of 191

Sources: World Bank (World Development Indicators, Worldwide Governance Indicators), ILO modelled estimates, FAO (FAOSTAT), UNDP (Human Development Report), UNHCR Refugee Population Statistics Database, Ember (electricity), the Global Carbon Project (CO₂) and the UN World Population Prospects and World Urbanization Prospects, under CC BY 4.0 and CC BY 3.0 IGO. Ranks are computed by StatsNode in the latest year for which at least half of the countries have a value. Sources and licences.