Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Saudi Arabia instead of Colombia, you would:
Health
live 1.1 years longer
In Colombia, the average life expectancy is 78 years (75 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2024. In Saudi Arabia, that number is 79 years (77 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2024.
see 97.7% more spent on your healthcare
Colombia spends $1,758 per person on healthcare as of 2024 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Saudi Arabia spends $3,475 as of 2023.
have 34.4% more doctors per person
Colombia has 25.4 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2023. Saudi Arabia has 34.1 as of 2023.
be 80.8% less likely to die by suicide
Colombia has a suicide rate of 5.0 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Saudi Arabia, it is 0.9 per 100,000 as of 2021.
be 61.0% more likely to be obese
In Colombia, 24.9% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Saudi Arabia, that number is 40.1% of people as of 2024.
Economy
be 63.3% less likely to be unemployed
In Colombia, 8.3% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Saudi Arabia, that number is 3.0% as of 2025.
make 4.0 times more money
Colombia has a GDP per capita of $8,562 as of 2025, while in Saudi Arabia, the GDP per capita is $34,537 as of 2025.
Life
be 88.1% 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 Saudi Arabia, 7.0 women do as of 2023.
be 55.2% less 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 Saudi Arabia, on the other hand, 4.7 children do as of 2024.
have 24.5% more children
In Colombia, there are approximately 13.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Saudi Arabia, there are 16.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 26.0% more likely to have internet access
In Colombia, approximately 79.3% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Saudi Arabia, about 100.0% do as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 14.8% less on education
Colombia spends 5.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Saudi Arabia spends 4.5% of total GDP on education as of 2023.
spend 30.1% less on healthcare
Colombia spends 8.1% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2024. In Saudi Arabia, that number is 5.7% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 17.7% less coastline
Colombia has a total of 3,208 km of coastline. In Saudi Arabia, that number is 2,640 km.
Safety
be 14.2% more likely to die in a road accident
In Colombia, road accidents kill 16.2 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Saudi Arabia, they kill 18.5 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 2.6 times more home broadband
Colombia has 17.2 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Saudi Arabia has 44.1 as of 2024.
use 7.7 times more electricity
Colombia uses 1,551 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2024. Saudi Arabia uses 11,911 kWh as of 2023.
live with 268.4 times more strain on fresh water
Colombia withdraws 4% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Saudi Arabia withdraws 974% as of 2022.
Environment
be 3.8 times more likely to die from air pollution
In Colombia, air pollution causes 24.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Saudi Arabia, it causes 91.0 as of 2019.
emit 10.3 times more CO2
Colombia emits 1.8 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Saudi Arabia emits 18.5 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2020–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook. How we calculate this
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