Colombia or Palau: which is better?

Country: head-to-head comparison

Winner
Colombia
6
indicators ahead
Palau
5
indicators ahead

Colombia wins on more indicators: 6 of 11 against 5.

  • Safety and trust: Palau 0:1
  • Costs and work: Palau 0:1
  • Climate and health: Colombia 6:1
  • Law and institutions: Palau 0:2

All indicators weigh the same. This is a score based on data, not advice on where to live: different people have different circumstances.

Colombia
Palau

Safety and trust

Better: Palau (0 : 1)
Organized violence
lower is better
✗2.92 deaths per 100,000 residents, 2022–2024
2022–2024
✓0.00 deaths per 100,000 residents, 2022–2024
2022–2024
Homicides
observation is outdated
periods differ
24.9 per 100,000 residents
2023
11.2 per 100,000 residents
2018
Trust between people
no data for one of the places
5%
2022
no data

Costs and work

Better: Palau (0 : 1)
GDP per capita
higher is better
✗$22,640
20252% lower
✓$23,052
20252% higher

Climate and health

Better: Colombia (6 : 1)
Life expectancy
higher is better
✓77.9 years
202412% higher
✗69.4 years
202411% lower
Life expectancy: men
higher is better
✓75.2 years
202412% higher
✗67.3 years
202411% lower
Life expectancy: women
higher is better
✓80.6 years
202412% higher
✗71.9 years
202411% lower
Median age at death
higher is better
✓82.0 years
202312% higher
✗73.5 years
202310% lower
Infant survival
higher is better
✓98.95%
2024almost equal
98.14%
2024almost equal
Survival of children under 5
higher is better
✓98.85%
20241% higher
✗97.86%
20241% lower
Air (PM2.5)
lower is better
✗18.4 µg/m³ per year
2023276% higher
✓4.9 µg/m³ per year
202373% lower

Law and institutions

Better: Palau (0 : 2)
Rule of law
higher is better
✗-0.63 WGI index, from −2.5 to 2.5
2025
✓1.17 WGI index, from −2.5 to 2.5
2025
Control of corruption
higher is better
✗-0.31 WGI index, from −2.5 to 2.5
2025
✓0.51 WGI index, from −2.5 to 2.5
2025

A winner is named only for indicators with a known “better / worse” direction. Population and other neutral indicators are shown without a winner. Outdated and missing values are not counted. Details for each place: Colombia, Palau.

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