Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Colombia instead of Malta, you would:
Health
be 22.8% less likely to be obese
In Malta, 28.9% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Colombia, that number is 22.3% of people as of 2016.
live 8.3 years less
In Malta, 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
make 65.8% less money
Malta has a GDP per capita of $39,200 as of 2020, while in Colombia, the GDP per capita is $13,400 as of 2020.
be 13.5 times more likely to be unemployed
In Malta, 0.8% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Colombia, that number is 10.5% as of 2019.
be 2.1 times more likely to live below the poverty line
In Malta, 17.1% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Colombia, however, that number is 35.7% as of 2019.
Life
have 56.3% more children
In Malta, there are approximately 9.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Colombia, there are 15.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 13.8 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Malta, approximately 6.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Colombia, 83.0 women do as of 2017.
be 2.6 times more likely to die during infancy
In Malta, approximately 4.5 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 19.5% less likely to have internet access
In Malta, approximately 87.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Colombia, about 70.0% do as of 2020.
Geography
see 16.3 times more coastline
Malta has a total of 197 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
How big is Colombia compared to Malta? See an in-depth size comparison.