Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Colombia instead of Bosnia and Herzegovina, you would:
Health
live 3.1 years less
In Bosnia and Herzegovina, the average life expectancy is 78 years (75 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.
be 24.6% more likely to be obese
In Bosnia and Herzegovina, 17.9% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Colombia, that number is 22.3% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 68.4% less likely to be unemployed
In Bosnia and Herzegovina, 33.3% 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 Bosnia and Herzegovina, 16.9% live below the poverty line as of 2015. In Colombia, however, that number is 35.7% as of 2019.
pay a 3.3 times higher top tax rate
Bosnia and Herzegovina has a top tax rate of 10.0% as of 2016. In Colombia, the top tax rate is 33.0% as of 2016.
Life
have 80.9% more children
In Bosnia and Herzegovina, there are approximately 8.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Colombia, there are 15.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 8.3 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Bosnia and Herzegovina, approximately 10.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Colombia, 83.0 women do as of 2017.
be 2.2 times more likely to die during infancy
In Bosnia and Herzegovina, approximately 5.2 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 15.4% less on healthcare
Bosnia and Herzegovina spends 9.1% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Colombia, that number is 7.7% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 160.4 times more coastline
Bosnia and Herzegovina has a total of 20 km of coastline. In Colombia, that number is 3,208 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Directorate of National Taxes and Customs (DIAN), Indirect Taxation Authority of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Colombia: At a glance
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