Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Colombia instead of Greece, you would:
Health
be 10.4% less likely to be obese
In Greece, 24.9% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Colombia, that number is 22.3% of people as of 2016.
live 6.6 years less
In Greece, the average life expectancy is 81 years (79 years for men, 84 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 39.3% less likely to be unemployed
In Greece, 17.3% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Colombia, that number is 10.5% as of 2019.
pay a 31.2% lower top tax rate
Greece has a top tax rate of 48.0% as of 2016. In Colombia, the top tax rate is 33.0% as of 2016.
make 50.9% less money
Greece has a GDP per capita of $27,300 as of 2020, while in Colombia, the GDP per capita is $13,400 as of 2020.
be 99.4% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Greece, 17.9% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Colombia, however, that number is 35.7% as of 2019.
Life
have 99.9% more children
In Greece, there are approximately 7.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Colombia, there are 15.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 27.7 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Greece, approximately 3.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Colombia, 83.0 women do as of 2017.
be 3.3 times more likely to die during infancy
In Greece, approximately 3.5 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.
Basic Needs
be 10.3% less likely to have internet access
In Greece, approximately 78.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Colombia, about 70.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 25.0% more on education
Greece spends 3.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Colombia spends 4.5% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
Geography
see 76.5% less coastline
Greece has a total of 13,676 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), GSIS, Greece.
Colombia: At a glance
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