Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Colombia instead of Saudi Arabia, you would:
Health
be 37.0% less likely to be obese
In Saudi Arabia, 35.4% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Colombia, that number is 22.3% of people as of 2016.
live 1.8 years less
In Saudi Arabia, the average life expectancy is 77 years (75 years for men, 78 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 69.8% less money
Saudi Arabia has a GDP per capita of $44,300 as of 2020, while in Colombia, the GDP per capita is $13,400 as of 2020.
be 75.0% more likely to be unemployed
In Saudi Arabia, 6.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Colombia, that number is 10.5% as of 2019.
Life
be 4.9 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Saudi Arabia, approximately 17.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Colombia, 83.0 women do as of 2017.
Basic Needs
be 28.6% less likely to have internet access
In Saudi Arabia, approximately 98.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Colombia, about 70.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 35.1% more on healthcare
Saudi Arabia spends 5.7% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Colombia, that number is 7.7% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 21.5% more coastline
Saudi Arabia has a total of 2,640 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
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