Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Colombia instead of Iran, you would:
Health
be 13.6% less likely to be obese
In Iran, 25.8% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Colombia, that number is 22.3% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 11.0% less likely to be unemployed
In Iran, 11.8% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Colombia, that number is 10.5% as of 2019.
be 90.9% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Iran, 18.7% live below the poverty line as of 2007. In Colombia, however, that number is 35.7% as of 2019.
Life
be 11.8% more likely to be literate
In Iran, the literacy rate is 85.5% as of 2016. In Colombia, it is 95.6% as of 2020.
be 21.5% less likely to die during infancy
In Iran, 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.
be 5.2 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Iran, approximately 16.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Colombia, 83.0 women do as of 2017.
Basic Needs
be 16.7% less likely to have internet access
In Iran, approximately 84.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Colombia, about 70.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 21.6% more on education
Iran spends 3.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Colombia spends 4.5% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
spend 14.9% more on healthcare
Iran 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 31.5% more coastline
Iran has a total of 2,440 km of coastline. In Colombia, that number is 3,208 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Colombia: At a glance
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