Quality of life comparison

be 60.5% less likely to be obese

In Colombia, 22.3% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Senegal, that number is 8.8% of people as of 2016.

live 4.9 years less

In Colombia, the average life expectancy is 75 years (71 years for men, 79 years for women) as of 2022. In Senegal, that number is 70 years (68 years for men, 72 years for women) as of 2022.

be 69.4% less likely to be unemployed

In Colombia, 9.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Senegal, that number is 2.9% as of 2023.

make 76.6% less money

Colombia has a GDP per capita of $18,800 as of 2023, while in Senegal, the GDP per capita is $4,400 as of 2023.

be 27.6% more likely to live below the poverty line

In Colombia, 36.6% live below the poverty line as of 2022. In Senegal, however, that number is 46.7% as of 2011.

pay a 21.2% higher top tax rate

Colombia has a top tax rate of 33.0% as of 2016. In Senegal, the top tax rate is 40.0% as of 2016.

have 2.0 times more children

In Colombia, there are approximately 14.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Senegal, there are 30.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 3.5 times more likely to die during childbirth

In Colombia, approximately 75.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Senegal, 261.0 women do as of 2020.

be 41.1% less likely to be literate

In Colombia, the literacy rate is 95.6% as of 2020. In Senegal, it is 56.3% as of 2021.

be 2.8 times more likely to die during infancy

In Colombia, approximately 11.7 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Senegal, on the other hand, 32.4 children do as of 2022.

be 32.1% less likely to have access to electricity

In Colombia, approximately 100% of people have electricity access (100% in urban areas, and 100% in rural areas) as of 2022. In Senegal, that number is 68% of people on average (94% in urban areas, and 43% in rural areas) as of 2022.

be 20.5% less likely to have internet access

In Colombia, approximately 73.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Senegal, about 58.0% do as of 2021.

be 10.6% less likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Colombia, approximately 98% of people have improved drinking water access (100% in urban areas, and 88% in rural areas) as of 2020. In Senegal, that number is 87% of people on average (96% in urban areas, and 79% in rural areas) as of 2020.

spend 42.2% less on healthcare

Colombia spends 9.0% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Senegal, that number is 5.2% of GDP as of 2020.

spend 12.2% more on education

Colombia spends 4.9% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Senegal spends 5.5% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

see 83.4% less coastline

Colombia has a total of 3,208 km of coastline. In Senegal, that number is 531 km.