Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Colombia instead of Mexico, you would:
Health
live 2.6 years longer
In Mexico, the average life expectancy is 72 years (69 years for men, 76 years for women) as of 2022. In Colombia, that number is 75 years (71 years for men, 79 years for women) as of 2022.
be 22.8% less likely to be obese
In Mexico, 28.9% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Colombia, that number is 22.3% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 23.2% less money
Mexico has a GDP per capita of $20,300 as of 2022, while in Colombia, the GDP per capita is $15,600 as of 2022.
be 3.2 times more likely to be unemployed
In Mexico, 3.3% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Colombia, that number is 10.6% as of 2022.
Life
be 27.1% more likely to die during childbirth
In Mexico, approximately 59.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Colombia, 75.0 women do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 14.0% more on education
Mexico spends 4.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Colombia spends 4.9% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 45.2% more on healthcare
Mexico spends 6.2% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Colombia, that number is 9.0% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 65.6% less coastline
Mexico has a total of 9,330 km of coastline. In Colombia, that number is 3,208 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Colombia: At a glance
How big is Colombia compared to Mexico? See an in-depth size comparison.