Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Colombia instead of Sweden, you would:
Health
live 7.8 years less
In Sweden, the average life expectancy is 83 years (81 years for men, 85 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
pay a 42.2% lower top tax rate
Sweden has a top tax rate of 57.1% as of 2016. In Colombia, the top tax rate is 33.0% as of 2016.
make 73.6% less money
Sweden has a GDP per capita of $50,700 as of 2020, while in Colombia, the GDP per capita is $13,400 as of 2020.
be 54.9% more likely to be unemployed
In Sweden, 6.8% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Colombia, that number is 10.5% as of 2019.
be 2.1 times more likely to live below the poverty line
In Sweden, 17.1% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Colombia, however, that number is 35.7% as of 2019.
Life
have 40.4% more children
In Sweden, there are approximately 10.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Colombia, there are 15.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 20.8 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Sweden, approximately 4.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Colombia, 83.0 women do as of 2017.
be 5.1 times more likely to die during infancy
In Sweden, approximately 2.3 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.
Basic Needs
be 26.3% less likely to have internet access
In Sweden, approximately 95.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Colombia, about 70.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 40.8% less on education
Sweden spends 7.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Colombia spends 4.5% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
spend 29.4% less on healthcare
Sweden spends 10.9% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Colombia, that number is 7.7% of GDP as of 2019.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Directorate of National Taxes and Customs (DIAN), Skatteverket.
Colombia: At a glance
How big is Colombia compared to Sweden? See an in-depth size comparison.