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Bogota

Latin America Power #58/162Per-capita #143National view: Colombia →
Metro Power
51.3
of 100 · #58
MPI
51.3
MCC
28.8
MDI
25.3

Pillar profile

Talent25.1
Capital29.4
Research25.8
Infrastructure38.5
Agentic25.3

Indicators

  • Population (m)11.3
  • GDP ($bn)180
  • GDP per capita ($k)16
  • AI investment ($bn)2
  • Tech employment %5
  • AI talent42
  • Research strength42
  • Notable AI orgs20
  • Compute / data centers44
  • Broadband %74
  • Tertiary degree %28
  • Digital skills50
  • Startup ecosystem54
  • Agent adoption32
  • Patents / 100k3

Nearest peers

Metro report · generated from Bogota's indicators

Bogota — metro standing in full

Bogota is the #69 metro by economic size ($180bn) in the panel and ranks #58/162 on absolute Metro Power and #143/162 on per-capita intensity. No pillar stands out as a clear strength; the binding concern is infrastructure. Locally it runs below the Colombia national average (MCC 28.8 vs CC 31.5).

National context: Colombia scores CC 31.5 per-capita; Bogota sits at MCC 28.8.

Economic & scale context curated v1 estimate

GDP (metro)
$180bn
#69 of 162
GDP / capita
$16k
Population
11.3M
AI investment
$2.0bn
#93 of 162
Notable AI orgs
20

Index & pillar read

For each metro index and pillar: what it means when high (the value) versus low (the gap), and Bogota's own standing.

Index / pillarValueStandingWhat a high vs low value means — and where Bogota sits
MPI Metro Power51.3Moderate · #58/162Mid-pack. High would mean a heavyweight hub where capital, talent and AI organizations concentrate — it can anchor an entire national AI ecosystem; low would mean limited absolute weight — a smaller node that leans on capacity built in larger hubs.
▲ high: a heavyweight hub where capital, talent and AI organizations concentrate — it can anchor an entire national AI ecosystem  ·  ▼ low: limited absolute weight — a smaller node that leans on capacity built in larger hubs
MCC Metro Coefficient28.8Lagging · #143/162Low here — thin intensity per resident — capability is sparse relative to the population.
▲ high: deep capability per resident — a concentrated, high-intensity ecosystem  ·  ▼ low: thin intensity per resident — capability is sparse relative to the population
MDI Metro Agentic25.3Lagging · #144/162Low here — agentic deployment is shallow — the local agent lever is under-used.
▲ high: agents are widely deployed locally — a near-term productivity multiplier  ·  ▼ low: agentic deployment is shallow — the local agent lever is under-used
Talent Talent25.1Lagging · #146/162Low here — a shallow talent base that constrains how much can be built locally.
▲ high: a deep talent pool — the scarcest input to building AI  ·  ▼ low: a shallow talent base that constrains how much can be built locally
Capital Capital29.4Moderate · #99/162Mid-pack. High would mean abundant capital flowing into building cognitive infrastructure; low would mean thin investment — good ideas struggle to scale locally.
▲ high: abundant capital flowing into building cognitive infrastructure  ·  ▼ low: thin investment — good ideas struggle to scale locally
Research Research25.8Developing · #131/162Low here — a weak research base — fewer home-grown breakthroughs and spinouts.
▲ high: a strong research base feeding a pipeline of ideas and people  ·  ▼ low: a weak research base — fewer home-grown breakthroughs and spinouts
Infrastructure Infrastructure38.5Lagging · #148/162Low here — infrastructure gaps cap how much AI can actually be run locally.
▲ high: the physical and digital rails to run AI at scale are in place  ·  ▼ low: infrastructure gaps cap how much AI can actually be run locally
Agentic Agentic25.3Lagging · #144/162Low here — little agentic deployment — the near-term lever is unused.
▲ high: agents are actively deployed — an early-mover productivity edge  ·  ▼ low: little agentic deployment — the near-term lever is unused

Strengths to build on

  • No pillar stands out as a clear strength yet.

Risk factors

  • Binding weakness — Infrastructure 38.5 (#148/162, Lagging): infrastructure gaps cap how much AI can actually be run locally.
Metro values are curated estimates (v1) on a consistent global scale — not yet measured sub-national data.