Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Moldova instead of Colombia, you would:
Health
be 10.5% less likely to be obese
In Colombia, 24.9% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Moldova, that number is 22.3% of people as of 2024.
have 58.4% more doctors per person
Colombia has 25.4 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2023. Moldova has 40.2 as of 2023.
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 Moldova, that number is 71 years (67 years for men, 76 years for women) as of 2024.
see 32.8% less spent on your healthcare
Colombia spends $1,758 per person on healthcare as of 2024 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Moldova spends $1,181 as of 2023.
have 11.2% less access to essential health services
Colombia scores 80 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Moldova scores 71 as of 2021.
be 2.9 times more likely to die by suicide
Colombia has a suicide rate of 5.0 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Moldova, it is 14.1 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Economy
be 81.9% less likely to be unemployed
In Colombia, 8.3% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Moldova, that number is 1.5% as of 2025.
Life
be 67.8% less 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 Moldova, 19.0 women do as of 2023.
be 43.8% 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 Moldova, on the other hand, 15.1 children do as of 2024.
have 20.1% fewer children
In Colombia, there are approximately 13.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Moldova, there are 10.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 17.2% less on healthcare
Colombia spends 8.1% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2024. In Moldova, that number is 6.7% of GDP as of 2023.
spend 24.7% more on education
Colombia spends 5.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Moldova spends 6.6% of total GDP on education as of 2023.
Safety
be 89.8% less likely to be murdered
Colombia has a homicide rate of 24.9 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Moldova, that number is 2.5 per 100,000 as of 2023.
be 43.8% less likely to die in a road accident
In Colombia, road accidents kill 16.2 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Moldova, they kill 9.1 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 72.1% more home broadband
Colombia has 17.2 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Moldova has 29.6 as of 2024.
use 55.5% more electricity
Colombia uses 1,551 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2024. Moldova uses 2,412 kWh as of 2023.
live with 3.5 times more strain on fresh water
Colombia withdraws 4% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Moldova withdraws 13% 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 Moldova, it causes 58.0 as of 2019.
emit 90.0% more CO2
Colombia emits 1.8 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Moldova emits 3.4 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2020–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), World Health Organization (2024). How we calculate this
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