press rank #130 · ~$1,000/mo

Can you live unwatched in Colombia?

Cash-based and an easy digital-nomad visa, but security varies sharply by region.

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The privacy scorecard

State surveillance3/5
Facial recognition3/5
No national ID3/5
Data-protection law3/5
Encryption4/5
VPN freedom5/5
Democracy3/5
Free expression3/5
Cash still works5/5
Financial privacy3/5
Crypto freedom4/5
Easy to stay4/5
Off-grid living5/5
6 cameras / 1,000 people press rank #130 ~$1,000/mo national average

Childhood vaccines: compulsory by law

Childhood vaccination is required by national law here. We have the rule and the penalty, not the official count of how many vaccines the law covers.

If you skip them: No nursery or school place until the child is up to date.

Exemptions: The law names none.

Source: Georgetown AMP EID, survey of national legislation, 2024

Legal & financial exposure

Facts about the law, not a privacy score: whether each one helps or hurts depends on what you are trying to do.

Reports your account balances abroad (CRS)

Extradition treaty with the US

5 of 7 signals are unverified for this country: not shown, rather than guessed.

44 real places in Colombia

Facial recognition, Bitcoin friendliness and cost vary by city even inside the same country.

Bogotá

~$950/mo! facial recognition present₿ crypto 3/5

Medellín

~$1,200/mo! facial recognition present₿ crypto 3/5

Cali

~$1,150/mo! facial recognition present₿ crypto 3/5

Barranquilla

~$1,100/mo! facial recognition present₿ crypto 3/5

Cartagena

~$1,250/mo! facial recognition present₿ crypto 3/5

Cúcuta

~$800/mo! facial recognition present₿ crypto 3/5

Bucaramanga

~$1,100/mo! facial recognition present₿ crypto 3/5

Villavicencio

~$800/mo! facial recognition present₿ crypto 3/5

Santa Marta

~$1,150/mo! facial recognition present₿ crypto 3/5

Ibagué

~$800/mo! facial recognition present₿ crypto 3/5

Montería

~$800/mo! facial recognition present₿ crypto 3/5

Pereira

~$1,100/mo! facial recognition present₿ crypto 3/5

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Country-level estimates for orientation, not legal advice. Surveillance law changes fast: verify anything you would act on.