Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Indonesia instead of Colombia, you would:
Health
be 52.6% less likely to be obese
In Colombia, 24.9% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Indonesia, that number is 11.8% of people as of 2024.
be 75.8% less likely to die by suicide
Colombia has a suicide rate of 5.0 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Indonesia, it is 1.2 per 100,000 as of 2021.
live 6.6 years less
In Colombia, the average life expectancy is 78 years (75 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2024. In Indonesia, that number is 71 years (69 years for men, 73 years for women) as of 2024.
see 76.3% less spent on your healthcare
Colombia spends $1,758 per person on healthcare as of 2024 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Indonesia spends $417 as of 2023.
have 79.3% fewer doctors per person
Colombia has 25.4 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2023. Indonesia has 5.2 as of 2023.
have 31.2% less access to essential health services
Colombia scores 80 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Indonesia scores 55 as of 2021.
Economy
be 60.9% less likely to be unemployed
In Colombia, 8.3% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Indonesia, that number is 3.2% as of 2025.
be 73.3% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Colombia, 31.8% live below the poverty line as of 2024. In Indonesia, however, that number is 8.5% as of 2025.
make 40.9% less money
Colombia has a GDP per capita of $8,562 as of 2025, while in Indonesia, the GDP per capita is $5,060 as of 2025.
Life
have 18.9% more children
In Colombia, there are approximately 13.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Indonesia, there are 15.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 2.4 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Colombia, approximately 59.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Indonesia, 140.0 women do as of 2023.
be 44.8% more likely to die during infancy
In Colombia, approximately 10.5 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2024. In Indonesia, on the other hand, 15.2 children do as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 75.7% less on education
Colombia spends 5.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Indonesia spends 1.3% of total GDP on education as of 2023.
spend 66.8% less on healthcare
Colombia spends 8.1% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2024. In Indonesia, that number is 2.7% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 17.1 times more coastline
Colombia has a total of 3,208 km of coastline. In Indonesia, that number is 54,716 km.
Safety
be 98.8% less likely to be murdered
Colombia has a homicide rate of 24.9 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Indonesia, that number is 0.3 per 100,000 as of 2022.
be 23.6% more likely to feel safe walking alone at night
In Colombia, 51% of people feel safe walking alone at night as of 2022. In Indonesia, that number is 63% as of 2020.
be 30.2% less likely to die in a road accident
In Colombia, road accidents kill 16.2 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Indonesia, they kill 11.3 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 71.4% less home broadband
Colombia has 17.2 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Indonesia has 4.9 as of 2024.
live with 8.2 times more strain on fresh water
Colombia withdraws 4% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Indonesia withdraws 30% as of 2022.
Environment
be 2.4 times more likely to die from air pollution
In Colombia, air pollution causes 24.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Indonesia, it causes 58.0 as of 2019.
emit 59.4% more CO2
Colombia emits 1.8 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Indonesia emits 2.9 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2020–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2022), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook. How we calculate this
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