Quality of life comparison
If you lived in India instead of Colombia, you would:
Health
be 82.5% less likely to be obese
In Colombia, 22.3% of adults are obese as of 2016. In India, that number is 3.9% of people as of 2016.
live 7.7 years less
In Colombia, the average life expectancy is 75 years (71 years for men, 79 years for women) as of 2022. In India, that number is 67 years (65 years for men, 69 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
be 54.3% less likely to be unemployed
In Colombia, 10.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In India, that number is 4.8% as of 2022.
be 44.3% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Colombia, 39.3% live below the poverty line as of 2021. In India, however, that number is 21.9% as of 2011.
make 54.5% less money
Colombia has a GDP per capita of $15,600 as of 2022, while in India, the GDP per capita is $7,100 as of 2022.
Life
be 37.3% more likely to die during childbirth
In Colombia, approximately 75.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In India, 103.0 women do as of 2020.
be 22.2% less likely to be literate
In Colombia, the literacy rate is 95.6% as of 2020. In India, it is 74.4% as of 2018.
be 2.6 times more 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 India, on the other hand, 30.3 children do as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 37.0% less likely to have internet access
In Colombia, approximately 73.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In India, about 46.0% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 66.7% less on healthcare
Colombia spends 9.0% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In India, that number is 3.0% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 2.2 times more coastline
Colombia has a total of 3,208 km of coastline. In India, that number is 7,000 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
India: At a glance
How big is India compared to Colombia? See an in-depth size comparison.