Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Colombia instead of Mauritius, you would:
Health
be 76.5% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Mauritius, 1.7% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Colombia, that number is 0.4% of people as of 2020.
be 2.1 times more likely to be obese
In Mauritius, 10.8% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Colombia, that number is 22.3% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 31.3% less money
Mauritius has a GDP per capita of $19,500 as of 2020, while in Colombia, the GDP per capita is $13,400 as of 2020.
be 57.9% more likely to be unemployed
In Mauritius, 6.7% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Colombia, that number is 10.5% as of 2019.
be 3.5 times more likely to live below the poverty line
In Mauritius, 10.3% live below the poverty line as of 2017. In Colombia, however, that number is 35.7% as of 2019.
pay a 2.2 times higher top tax rate
Mauritius has a top tax rate of 15.0% as of 2016. In Colombia, the top tax rate is 33.0% as of 2016.
Life
have 54.3% more children
In Mauritius, there are approximately 9.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Colombia, there are 15.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 36.1% more likely to die during childbirth
In Mauritius, approximately 61.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Colombia, 83.0 women do as of 2017.
Expenditures
spend 24.2% more on healthcare
Mauritius spends 6.2% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Colombia, that number is 7.7% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 18.1 times more coastline
Mauritius has a total of 177 km of coastline. In Colombia, that number is 3,208 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: Mauritius Revenue Authority, The World Factbook, Directorate of National Taxes and Customs (DIAN).
Colombia: At a glance
How big is Colombia compared to Mauritius? See an in-depth size comparison.