Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Colombia instead of Turkey, you would:
Health
be 30.5% less likely to be obese
In Turkey, 32.1% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Colombia, that number is 22.3% of people as of 2016.
live 1.3 years less
In Turkey, the average life expectancy is 76 years (74 years for men, 79 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 23.2% less likely to be unemployed
In Turkey, 13.7% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Colombia, that number is 10.5% as of 2019.
make 52.8% less money
Turkey has a GDP per capita of $28,400 as of 2020, while in Colombia, the GDP per capita is $13,400 as of 2020.
be 2.5 times more likely to live below the poverty line
In Turkey, 14.4% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Colombia, however, that number is 35.7% as of 2019.
Life
be 39.8% less likely to die during infancy
In Turkey, approximately 19.4 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.
be 4.9 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Turkey, approximately 17.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Colombia, 83.0 women do as of 2017.
Basic Needs
be 10.3% less likely to have internet access
In Turkey, approximately 78.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Colombia, about 70.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 79.1% more on healthcare
Turkey spends 4.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Colombia, that number is 7.7% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 55.4% less coastline
Turkey has a total of 7,200 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 Turkey? See an in-depth size comparison.