Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Colombia instead of Paraguay, you would:
Health
live 3.5 years less
In Paraguay, the average life expectancy is 78 years (76 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2022. In Colombia, that number is 75 years (71 years for men, 79 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
be 84.2% more likely to be unemployed
In Paraguay, 5.7% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Colombia, that number is 10.5% as of 2019.
be 51.9% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Paraguay, 23.5% live below the poverty line as of 2019. In Colombia, however, that number is 35.7% as of 2019.
Life
be 49.8% less likely to die during infancy
In Paraguay, approximately 23.2 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Colombia, on the other hand, 11.7 children do as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 28.6% more on education
Paraguay spends 3.5% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Colombia spends 4.5% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Colombia: At a glance
How big is Colombia compared to Paraguay? See an in-depth size comparison.