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Colombia

Republic of Colombia · República de Colombia

Capital
Bogotá
Population
53.4 million 2025
Area
1,141,748 km²
Neighbours
5
Locator map of ColombiaCOLOMBIABogotáBRAZILVENEZUELAPERUECUADORPANAMAGUYANANorthPacific OceanSouthPacific OceanCaribbean Sea0500 km
Colombia hatched, Bogotá marked with a triangle, land neighbours shaded. Orthographic projection centred on 4.1°N 73.0°W; the scale bar is true at the centre.

Colombia lies in South America and shares land borders with Brazil, Ecuador, Panama, Peru and Venezuela. With 1,141,748 km², it is about the size of Ethiopia and Bolivia and ranks 25th of 195 by area.

Its population was 53.4 million in 2025 (World Bank), the 28th-largest of 194. On average, 47 people live on each km². 78.8% of people lived in urban areas in 2025.

GDP per capita was US$8,562 in 2025 (World Bank, current US$), 90th of 191 and 23rd of 35 in the Americas. Life expectancy at birth was 77.9 years in 2024.

Its main landmass has land on both sides of the equator, in the Western Hemisphere. North to south it runs about 1,854 km, between 4.2°S and 12.4°N. Bogotá's antipode is in the Java Sea, about 10 km from Indonesia, the nearest land.

How it compares Americas: 35 countries

MeasureFigureWorldAmericas
Population53,425,6352025, World Bank28th of 1944th of 35
Area1,141,748 km²world-countries25th of 1957th of 35
GDPUS$457.4 billion2025, World Bank, current US$36th of 1916th of 35
GDP per capitaUS$8,5622025, World Bank, current US$90th of 19123rd of 35
Population density47 per km²population 2025, World Bank; area, world-countries137th of 19421st of 35
Life expectancy77.9 years2024, World Bank56th of 1948th of 35
Urban population78.8%2025, World Bank51st of 19412th of 35
Forest area53.7% of land2024, World Bank42nd of 19411th of 35
Population growth+1.01% a year2025, World Bank99th of 19410th of 35
Internet users79.3%2024, World Bank101st of 18820th of 35
Fertility rate1.63 births per woman2024, World Bank123rd of 19419th of 35
Land neighbours5world-countries; among the 19535th of 1952nd of 35
 Ranks run from the largest value (1st) among the countries with data; equal values share a rank.

Closest in areaEthiopia, Bolivia and South Africa

Closest in populationMyanmar, South Korea and Sudan

Neighbours 5 countries by land, nearest capital first

  • Ecuador726 km
    Bogotá to Quito, capital to capital
  • Panama773 km
    Bogotá to Panama City, capital to capital
  • Venezuela1,027 km
    Bogotá to Caracas, capital to capital
  • Peru1,880 km
    Bogotá to Lima, capital to capital
  • Brazil3,664 km
    Bogotá to Brasília, capital to capital

Where on Earth main landmass

Hemispheres
Northern, Southern and Western
Capital
Bogotá
4.60°N 74.09°W
Northernmost latitude
12.43°N
Southernmost latitude
4.24°S
Westernmost longitude
79.03°W
Easternmost longitude
66.88°W
North to south
about 1,854 km
Antipode of Bogotá
4.60°S 105.92°E
in the Java Sea, about 10 km from the nearest land (Indonesia)