China vs Colombia: Population census recently completed
China
1
in 2015
Colombia
1
in 2015
China rank
1st
Colombia rank
1st
Population census recently completed over time
- China
- Colombia
How they compare
China currently reports 1 against 1 in Colombia, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 266 shared years of data; in 1750 it was Colombia ahead.
China ranks 1st and Colombia ranks 1st of 67 countries.
Across the 27 decades both report, China averaged higher in 2 and Colombia in 14.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Colombia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1750s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1760s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1770s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1780s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1790s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1800s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1810s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1820s | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | Colombia |
| 1830s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Colombia |
| 1840s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Colombia |
| 1850s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Colombia |
| 1860s | 0 | 0.7 | 0.7 | Colombia |
| 1870s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Colombia |
| 1880s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1890s | 0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | Colombia |
| 1900s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Colombia |
| 1910s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Colombia |
| 1920s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Colombia |
| 1930s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Colombia |
| 1940s | 0 | 0.8 | 0.8 | Colombia |
| 1950s | 0.7 | 0.9 | 0.2 | Colombia |
| 1960s | 0.9 | 0.7 | 0.2 | China |
| 1970s | 0.4 | 1 | 0.6 | Colombia |
| 1980s | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0 | — |
| 1990s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2000s | 1 | 0.8 | 0.2 | China |
| 2010s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population census recently completed, China or Colombia?
- China, at 1 against 1 in Colombia as of 2015.
- What is the difference in population census recently completed between China and Colombia?
- 0, with China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Colombia?
- 266 years are reported by both, from 1750 to 2015.
- How do China and Colombia rank globally for population census recently completed?
- China ranks 1st and Colombia ranks 1st of 67 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Thomas Brambor et al. (2019) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Population census recently completed. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
A census is defined as a population count that meets three requirements: universality, well-defined territory, and simultaneity.