Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Cyprus instead of Colombia, you would:
Health
live 4.8 years longer
In Colombia, the average life expectancy is 75 years (71 years for men, 79 years for women) as of 2022. In Cyprus, that number is 80 years (77 years for men, 83 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
make 2.8 times more money
Colombia has a GDP per capita of $13,400 as of 2020, while in Cyprus, the GDP per capita is $37,700 as of 2020.
be 32.7% less likely to be unemployed
In Colombia, 10.5% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Cyprus, that number is 7.1% as of 2019.
be 58.8% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Colombia, 35.7% live below the poverty line as of 2019. In Cyprus, however, that number is 14.7% as of 2018.
Life
be 92.8% less likely to die during childbirth
In Colombia, approximately 83.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Cyprus, 6.0 women do as of 2017.
be 28.2% less likely to die during infancy
In Colombia, approximately 11.7 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Cyprus, on the other hand, 8.4 children do as of 2022.
have 30.5% fewer children
In Colombia, there are approximately 15.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Cyprus, there are 10.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 30.0% more likely to have internet access
In Colombia, approximately 70.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Cyprus, about 91.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 28.9% more on education
Colombia spends 4.5% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Cyprus spends 5.8% of total GDP on education as of 2017.
Geography
see 79.8% less coastline
Colombia has a total of 3,208 km of coastline. In Cyprus, that number is 648 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Cyprus: At a glance
How big is Cyprus compared to Colombia? See an in-depth size comparison.