Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Colombia instead of Georgia, you would:
Health
live 2.6 years less
In Georgia, the average life expectancy is 78 years (73 years for men, 82 years for women) as of 2022. In Colombia, that number is 75 years (71 years for men, 79 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
be 11.0% less likely to be unemployed
In Georgia, 11.8% of adults are unemployed as of 2016. In Colombia, that number is 10.5% as of 2019.
be 83.1% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Georgia, 19.5% live below the poverty line as of 2019. In Colombia, however, that number is 35.7% as of 2019.
pay a 65.0% higher top tax rate
Georgia has a top tax rate of 20.0% as of 2016. In Colombia, the top tax rate is 33.0% as of 2016.
Life
be 21.1% less likely to die during infancy
In Georgia, approximately 14.8 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.
have 31.1% more children
In Georgia, there are approximately 11.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2020. In Colombia, there are 15.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 3.3 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Georgia, approximately 25.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Colombia, 83.0 women do as of 2017.
Basic Needs
be 23.2% less likely to have internet access
In Georgia, approximately 91.2% of the population has internet access as of 2022. In Colombia, about 70.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 18.4% more on education
Georgia spends 3.8% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Colombia spends 4.5% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
spend 14.9% more on healthcare
Georgia spends 6.7% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Colombia, that number is 7.7% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 10.3 times more coastline
Georgia has a total of 310 km of coastline. In Colombia, that number is 3,208 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Georgia Department of Revenue, Directorate of National Taxes and Customs (DIAN).
Colombia: At a glance
How big is Colombia compared to Georgia? See an in-depth size comparison.