Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Colombia instead of Egypt, you would:
Health
be 30.3% less likely to be obese
In Egypt, 32.0% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Colombia, that number is 22.3% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 11.7% more money
Egypt has a GDP per capita of $12,000 as of 2020, while in Colombia, the GDP per capita is $13,400 as of 2020.
be 33.6% more likely to be unemployed
In Egypt, 7.9% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Colombia, that number is 10.5% as of 2019.
pay a 46.7% higher top tax rate
Egypt has a top tax rate of 22.5% as of 2016. In Colombia, the top tax rate is 33.0% as of 2016.
Life
be 34.3% more likely to be literate
In Egypt, the literacy rate is 71.2% as of 2017. In Colombia, it is 95.6% as of 2020.
be 34.2% less likely to die during infancy
In Egypt, approximately 17.7 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Colombia, on the other hand, 11.7 children do as of 2022.
be 2.2 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Egypt, approximately 37.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Colombia, 83.0 women do as of 2017.
have 29.1% fewer children
In Egypt, there are approximately 21.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Colombia, there are 15.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 15.4% more on education
Egypt spends 3.9% of its total GDP on education as of 2015. Colombia spends 4.5% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
spend 63.8% more on healthcare
Egypt spends 4.7% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Colombia, that number is 7.7% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 30.9% more coastline
Egypt has a total of 2,450 km of coastline. In Colombia, that number is 3,208 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Directorate of National Taxes and Customs (DIAN), Egyptian Tax Authority.
Colombia: At a glance
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