Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Colombia instead of Moldova, you would:
Health
live 2.5 years longer
In Moldova, the average life expectancy is 72 years (69 years for men, 77 years for women) as of 2022. In Colombia, that number is 75 years (71 years for men, 79 years for women) as of 2022.
be 18.0% more likely to be obese
In Moldova, 18.9% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Colombia, that number is 22.3% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 2.1 times more likely to be unemployed
In Moldova, 5.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Colombia, that number is 10.5% as of 2019.
be 4.9 times more likely to live below the poverty line
In Moldova, 7.3% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Colombia, however, that number is 35.7% as of 2019.
pay a 83.3% higher top tax rate
Moldova has a top tax rate of 18.0% as of 2016. In Colombia, the top tax rate is 33.0% as of 2016.
Life
have 49.3% more children
In Moldova, there are approximately 10.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Colombia, there are 15.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 4.4 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Moldova, approximately 19.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Colombia, 83.0 women do as of 2017.
Expenditures
spend 26.2% less on education
Moldova spends 6.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Colombia spends 4.5% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
spend 20.3% more on healthcare
Moldova spends 6.4% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Colombia, that number is 7.7% of GDP as of 2019.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, State tax Service, Directorate of National Taxes and Customs (DIAN).
Colombia: At a glance
How big is Colombia compared to Moldova? See an in-depth size comparison.