Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Marshall Islands instead of Colombia, you would:
Health
live 10.8 years less
In Colombia, the average life expectancy is 78 years (75 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2024. In Marshall Islands, that number is 67 years (65 years for men, 69 years for women) as of 2024.
be 68.6% more likely to be obese
In Colombia, 24.9% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Marshall Islands, that number is 42.0% of people as of 2024.
see 50.3% less spent on your healthcare
Colombia spends $1,758 per person on healthcare as of 2024 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Marshall Islands spends $874 as of 2023.
have 26.2% less access to essential health services
Colombia scores 80 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Marshall Islands scores 59 as of 2021.
Life
have 51.6% more children
In Colombia, there are approximately 13.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Marshall Islands, there are 20.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 2.6 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 Marshall Islands, 155.0 women do as of 2023.
be 2.2 times 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 Marshall Islands, on the other hand, 22.7 children do as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 16.9% less likely to have internet access
In Colombia, approximately 79.3% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Marshall Islands, about 65.9% do as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 46.4% more on education
Colombia spends 5.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Marshall Islands spends 7.7% of total GDP on education as of 2022.
spend 64.7% more on healthcare
Colombia spends 8.1% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2024. In Marshall Islands, that number is 13.4% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 88.5% less coastline
Colombia has a total of 3,208 km of coastline. In Marshall Islands, that number is 370 km.
Safety
be 26.5% less likely to die in a road accident
In Colombia, road accidents kill 16.2 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Marshall Islands, they kill 11.9 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 86.4% less home broadband
Colombia has 17.2 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Marshall Islands has 2.4 as of 2022.
Sources: World Bank (2020–2024), United Nations SDG Indicators (2021), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook. How we calculate this
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