Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Iceland instead of Colombia, you would:
Health
live 8.8 years longer
In Colombia, the average life expectancy is 75 years (71 years for men, 79 years for women) as of 2022. In Iceland, that number is 84 years (81 years for men, 86 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
make 3.6 times more money
Colombia has a GDP per capita of $15,600 as of 2022, while in Iceland, the GDP per capita is $55,600 as of 2022.
be 64.1% less likely to be unemployed
In Colombia, 10.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Iceland, that number is 3.8% as of 2022.
be 77.6% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Colombia, 39.3% live below the poverty line as of 2021. In Iceland, however, that number is 8.8% as of 2017.
pay a 40.3% higher top tax rate
Colombia has a top tax rate of 33.0% as of 2016. In Iceland, the top tax rate is 46.3% as of 2016.
Life
be 96.0% less likely to die during childbirth
In Colombia, approximately 75.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Iceland, 3.0 women do as of 2020.
be 85.8% 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 Iceland, on the other hand, 1.6 children do as of 2022.
have 15.4% fewer children
In Colombia, there are approximately 14.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Iceland, there are 12.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 37.0% more likely to have internet access
In Colombia, approximately 73.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Iceland, about 100.0% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 57.1% more on education
Colombia spends 4.9% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Iceland spends 7.7% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
Geography
see 54.9% more coastline
Colombia has a total of 3,208 km of coastline. In Iceland, that number is 4,970 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Directorate of National Taxes and Customs (DIAN), Directorate of Internal Revenue.
Iceland: At a glance
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