Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Iran instead of Colombia, you would:
Health
be 15.7% more likely to be obese
In Colombia, 22.3% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Iran, that number is 25.8% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 47.6% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Colombia, 35.7% live below the poverty line as of 2019. In Iran, however, that number is 18.7% as of 2007.
be 12.4% more likely to be unemployed
In Colombia, 10.5% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Iran, that number is 11.8% as of 2017.
Life
be 80.7% less likely to die during childbirth
In Colombia, approximately 83.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Iran, 16.0 women do as of 2017.
be 10.6% less likely to be literate
In Colombia, the literacy rate is 95.6% as of 2020. In Iran, it is 85.5% as of 2016.
be 27.4% 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 Iran, on the other hand, 14.8 children do as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 20.0% more likely to have internet access
In Colombia, approximately 70.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Iran, about 84.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 17.8% less on education
Colombia spends 4.5% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Iran spends 3.7% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
spend 13.0% less on healthcare
Colombia spends 7.7% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Iran, that number is 6.7% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 23.9% less coastline
Colombia has a total of 3,208 km of coastline. In Iran, that number is 2,440 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Iran: At a glance
How big is Iran compared to Colombia? See an in-depth size comparison.