Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Moldova instead of Colombia, you would:
Health
be 15.2% less likely to be obese
In Colombia, 22.3% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Moldova, that number is 18.9% of people as of 2016.
live 2.5 years less
In Colombia, the average life expectancy is 75 years (71 years for men, 79 years for women) as of 2022. In Moldova, that number is 72 years (69 years for men, 77 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
be 52.5% less likely to be unemployed
In Colombia, 10.5% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Moldova, that number is 5.0% as of 2019.
be 79.6% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Colombia, 35.7% live below the poverty line as of 2019. In Moldova, however, that number is 7.3% as of 2018.
pay a 45.5% lower top tax rate
Colombia has a top tax rate of 33.0% as of 2016. In Moldova, the top tax rate is 18.0% as of 2016.
Life
be 77.1% less likely to die during childbirth
In Colombia, approximately 83.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Moldova, 19.0 women do as of 2017.
have 33.0% fewer children
In Colombia, there are approximately 15.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Moldova, there are 10.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 16.9% less on healthcare
Colombia spends 7.7% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Moldova, that number is 6.4% of GDP as of 2019.
spend 35.6% more on education
Colombia spends 4.5% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Moldova spends 6.1% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: State tax Service, The World Factbook, Directorate of National Taxes and Customs (DIAN).
Moldova: At a glance
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