Colombia vs Eritrea: Share of the population that is female
Colombia
50.7%
in 2025
Eritrea
50.6%
in 2025
Colombia rank
80th
Eritrea rank
82nd
Share of the population that is female over time
- Colombia
- Eritrea
How they compare
Colombia currently reports 50.7% against 50.6% in Eritrea, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Eritrea ahead.
Colombia ranks 80th and Eritrea ranks 82nd of 215 countries.
Eritrea has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Colombia | Eritrea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 50.1% | 50.8% | 0.7% | Eritrea |
| 1970s | 49.9% | 50.9% | 1.0% | Eritrea |
| 1980s | 50.0% | 51.1% | 1.1% | Eritrea |
| 1990s | 50.2% | 51.0% | 0.8% | Eritrea |
| 2000s | 50.4% | 51.0% | 0.6% | Eritrea |
| 2010s | 50.5% | 50.8% | 0.2% | Eritrea |
| 2020s | 50.6% | 50.7% | 0.0% | Eritrea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of the population that is female, Colombia or Eritrea?
- Colombia, at 50.7% against 50.6% in Eritrea as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of the population that is female between Colombia and Eritrea?
- 0.1%, with Colombia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Eritrea?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Colombia and Eritrea rank globally for share of the population that is female?
- Colombia ranks 80th and Eritrea ranks 82nd of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Population Division and World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Share of the population that is female. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.