Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Colombia instead of Swaziland, you would:
Health
be 98.5% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Swaziland, 26.8% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Colombia, that number is 0.4% of people as of 2020.
live 15.2 years longer
In Swaziland, the average life expectancy is 60 years (58 years for men, 62 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 35.2% more likely to be obese
In Swaziland, 16.5% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Colombia, that number is 22.3% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 59.5% more money
Swaziland has a GDP per capita of $8,400 as of 2020, while in Colombia, the GDP per capita is $13,400 as of 2020.
be 62.5% less likely to be unemployed
In Swaziland, 28.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2014. In Colombia, that number is 10.5% as of 2019.
be 39.4% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Swaziland, 58.9% live below the poverty line as of 2016. In Colombia, however, that number is 35.7% as of 2019.
Life
be 81.0% less likely to die during childbirth
In Swaziland, approximately 437.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Colombia, 83.0 women do as of 2017.
be 70.6% less likely to die during infancy
In Swaziland, approximately 39.6 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 34.9% fewer children
In Swaziland, there are approximately 23.4 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 48.9% more likely to have internet access
In Swaziland, approximately 47.0% of the population has internet access as of 2019. In Colombia, about 70.0% do as of 2020.
be 21.7% more likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Swaziland, approximately 80% of people have improved drinking water access (98% in urban areas, and 75% in rural areas) as of 2020. In Colombia, that number is 98% of people on average (100% in urban areas, and 88% in rural areas) as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 15.1% less on education
Swaziland spends 5.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Colombia spends 4.5% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
spend 13.2% more on healthcare
Swaziland spends 6.8% 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.
Colombia: At a glance
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