Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Mexico instead of Colombia, you would:
Health
live 2.6 years less
In Colombia, the average life expectancy is 75 years (71 years for men, 79 years for women) as of 2022. In Mexico, that number is 72 years (69 years for men, 76 years for women) as of 2022.
be 29.6% more likely to be obese
In Colombia, 22.3% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Mexico, that number is 28.9% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 19.1% more money
Colombia has a GDP per capita of $18,800 as of 2023, while in Mexico, the GDP per capita is $22,400 as of 2023.
be 70.6% less likely to be unemployed
In Colombia, 9.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Mexico, that number is 2.8% as of 2023.
Life
be 21.3% less likely to die during childbirth
In Colombia, approximately 75.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Mexico, 59.0 women do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 12.2% less on education
Colombia spends 4.9% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Mexico spends 4.3% of total GDP on education as of 2018.
spend 31.1% less on healthcare
Colombia spends 9.0% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Mexico, that number is 6.2% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 2.9 times more coastline
Colombia has a total of 3,208 km of coastline. In Mexico, that number is 9,330 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Mexico: At a glance
How big is Mexico compared to Colombia? See an in-depth size comparison.