Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Tuvalu instead of Colombia, you would:
Health
live 10.6 years less
In Colombia, the average life expectancy is 78 years (75 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2024. In Tuvalu, that number is 67 years (64 years for men, 71 years for women) as of 2024.
be 2.6 times more likely to be obese
In Colombia, 24.9% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Tuvalu, that number is 65.1% of people as of 2024.
have 46.9% fewer doctors per person
Colombia has 25.4 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2023. Tuvalu has 13.5 as of 2020.
have 35.0% less access to essential health services
Colombia scores 80 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Tuvalu scores 52 as of 2021.
Economy
make 29.4% less money
Colombia has a GDP per capita of $8,562 as of 2025, while in Tuvalu, the GDP per capita is $6,041 as of 2025.
Life
have 65.8% more children
In Colombia, there are approximately 13.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Tuvalu, there are 22.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 2.9 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 Tuvalu, 170.0 women do as of 2023.
be 57.1% 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 Tuvalu, on the other hand, 16.5 children do as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 2.4 times more on education
Colombia spends 5.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Tuvalu spends 12.8% of total GDP on education as of 2023.
spend 3.3 times more on healthcare
Colombia spends 8.1% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2024. In Tuvalu, that number is 27.1% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 99.3% less coastline
Colombia has a total of 3,208 km of coastline. In Tuvalu, that number is 24 km.
Safety
be 10.5% more likely to die in a road accident
In Colombia, road accidents kill 16.2 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Tuvalu, they kill 17.9 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 73.8% less home broadband
Colombia has 17.2 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Tuvalu has 4.5 as of 2022.
Sources: World Bank (2020–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2021), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook. How we calculate this
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