Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Colombia instead of Israel, you would:
Health
be 14.6% less likely to be obese
In Israel, 26.1% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Colombia, that number is 22.3% of people as of 2016.
live 8.5 years less
In Israel, the average life expectancy is 83 years (81 years for men, 85 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 34.0% lower top tax rate
Israel has a top tax rate of 50.0% as of 2016. In Colombia, the top tax rate is 33.0% as of 2016.
make 65.0% less money
Israel has a GDP per capita of $38,300 as of 2020, while in Colombia, the GDP per capita is $13,400 as of 2020.
be 2.4 times more likely to be unemployed
In Israel, 4.4% of adults are unemployed as of 2020. In Colombia, that number is 10.5% as of 2019.
be 62.3% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Israel, 22.0% live below the poverty line as of 2014. In Colombia, however, that number is 35.7% as of 2019.
Life
be 27.7 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Israel, 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 Israel, approximately 3.6 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 12.6% fewer children
In Israel, there are approximately 17.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Colombia, there are 15.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 22.2% less likely to have internet access
In Israel, approximately 90.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Colombia, about 70.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 27.4% less on education
Israel spends 6.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Colombia spends 4.5% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
Geography
see 11.8 times more coastline
Israel has a total of 273 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), Israel Ministry of Finance Tax Authority.
Colombia: At a glance
How big is Colombia compared to Israel? See an in-depth size comparison.