Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Colombia instead of Ireland, you would:
Health
be 11.9% less likely to be obese
In Ireland, 25.3% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Colombia, that number is 22.3% of people as of 2016.
live 6.8 years less
In Ireland, the average life expectancy is 82 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
pay a 31.2% lower top tax rate
Ireland has a top tax rate of 48.0% as of 2016. In Colombia, the top tax rate is 33.0% as of 2016.
make 85.1% less money
Ireland has a GDP per capita of $89,700 as of 2020, while in Colombia, the GDP per capita is $13,400 as of 2020.
be 2.1 times more likely to be unemployed
In Ireland, 5.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Colombia, that number is 10.5% as of 2019.
be 2.7 times more likely to live below the poverty line
In Ireland, 13.1% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Colombia, however, that number is 35.7% as of 2019.
Life
have 23.5% more children
In Ireland, there are approximately 12.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Colombia, there are 15.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 16.6 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Ireland, approximately 5.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Colombia, 83.0 women do as of 2017.
be 3.4 times more likely to die during infancy
In Ireland, 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 23.9% less likely to have internet access
In Ireland, approximately 92.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Colombia, about 70.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 32.4% more on education
Ireland spends 3.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Colombia spends 4.5% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
spend 14.9% more on healthcare
Ireland 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 2.2 times more coastline
Ireland has a total of 1,448 km of coastline. In Colombia, that number is 3,208 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, The Office of the Revenue Commissioners, Directorate of National Taxes and Customs (DIAN).
Colombia: At a glance
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