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Bolivia

Against lower middle income countries, Bolivia ranks 3rd of 46 on education and 38th of 47 on health. Each ranking counts only the countries that report that score, so the totals differ and the two ranks can’t be compared directly. Both compare Bolivia with countries of similar wealth. That is the only kind of ranking that tells you something a ranking by income does not already show.

How it has changed

Every measure Bolivia reports, over all the years it has been published. Pick one. Hover or use the arrow keys to read a year. Gaps in a line are years with no data. They are left open, not filled in.

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Scores by area

Each score averages the measures in one area, such as health. Each measure is first put on a common scale and turned so that higher is always better. Zero is the average country in an average year. One point is a typical gap between countries (a standard deviation), so +1 means about one typical gap above average. These are summaries, not measurements. See how the country scores are built and how the topic scores compare with each other.

ScoreValueRank, all countriesRank, similar incomeMostly income?
Governance score 2025+0.5571 of 17910 of 45moderate +0.53
Health score 2024-0.43158 of 19338 of 47moderate +0.32
Education score 2024+0.6390 of 1993 of 46proxy +0.81
Wellbeing score 2022-0.3683 of 1107 of 21high +0.80
Equality score 2024+0.0399 of 16520 of 44high +0.64
Infrastructure score 2024+0.89114 of 2105 of 47proxy +0.90
Gender score 2024+0.6476 of 18610 of 46moderate +0.37
Environment score 2024+0.3953 of 21319 of 47moderate -0.33
Labour score 2025-0.05118 of 19518 of 47high +0.79

The last column shows how closely each score just tracks national income. The number is its link with GDP per person (the value of everything a country produces, divided by its people), from −1 to +1. A score marked proxy is mostly a measure of how rich the country is. Its rank among all countries says little that GDP per person does not. That is why the rank among similar-income countries sits beside it.

The measures behind them

Every measure reported for Bolivia, grouped by area. Some measures have no agreed better direction, such as population growth, inflation and military spending. They are listed here but left out of every score, since there is no fair way to say which way is better. Some names use technical terms: PPP means adjusted for what money buys in each country, HDI is a United Nations score combining life expectancy, schooling and income, and a Gini indexmeasures how unequally income is shared. Each measure’s own page explains it.

crime

Conflict deaths0per 100,000 people2025higher is worse
Armed conflict present11 if any conflict, else 02025higher is worse
Homicide rate4.42per 100,000 population2023higher is worse

culture

Religious attendance65%% of respondents2022no agreed direction
Religion very important58.4%% of respondents2022no agreed direction
Frequent prayer82.7%% of respondents2022no agreed direction
Confidence in religious institutions49%% of respondents2022no agreed direction
Religiously unaffiliated9.55%% of population2020no agreed direction
Christian share88.9%% of population2020no agreed direction
Muslim share0.0098%% of population2020no agreed direction
Single-parent households16.7%% of households2012no agreed direction
One-person households20.5%% of households2012no agreed direction
Women in a union50.2%% of women aged 15-492022no agreed direction

demography

Median age24.7years2023no agreed direction
Age at childbearing28.1years2023no agreed direction
Population12,581,843people2025no agreed direction
Population growth1.35%% per year2025no agreed direction
Urbanization71.6%% of population2025no agreed direction
Population 65+5.74%% of population2025no agreed direction
Population 0-1429.4%% of population2025no agreed direction
Fertility rate2.52births per woman2024no agreed direction
Birth rate21per 1,000 people2024no agreed direction
Net migration-3,179people2025no agreed direction
Migrant share of population1.5%% of population2024no agreed direction

economy

HDI0.733index, 0 to 12023higher is better
Inequality-adjusted HDI0.578index, 0 to 12023higher is better
GDP per capita (PPP)$11,001international $2025higher is better
GNI per capita (PPP)$10,948international $2024higher is better
GDP per capita (market)$2,957US$2025higher is better
GDP growth-1.58%% per year2025no agreed direction
Inflation19.5%% per year2025no agreed direction
Trade openness47%% of GDP2024no agreed direction
FDI inflows0.958%% of GDP2025no agreed direction
Government consumption16.5%% of GDP2024no agreed direction
Military spending1.37%% of GDP2024no agreed direction
Employment in agriculture24.7%% of employment2025no agreed direction

education

Primary completion98.5%% of children2025higher is better
Expected schooling15.6years2023higher is better
Mean years of schooling10years2023higher is better
Education spending7.54%% of GDP2024no agreed direction
Primary enrollment93.7%% gross2024higher is better
Secondary enrollment90.5%% gross2024higher is better
Adult literacy96.7%% of adults2024higher is better
Compulsory schooling14years2025no agreed direction
Out of school, primary9.25%% of primary-age children2024higher is worse
Pupil-teacher ratio17.8pupils per teacher2018higher is worse
Researchers63.1per million people2021higher is better

environment

CO2 per capita2.29t CO2e per capita2024higher is worse
Forest area46.3%% of land area2023higher is better
Agricultural land35.8%% of land area2023no agreed direction
Protected land30.9%% of land area2025higher is better

gender

Gender Inequality Index0.419index, 0 to 12023higher is worse
Gender Development Index0.961ratio of women's HDI to men's2023no agreed direction
Women's political empowerment0.84index (0-1)2025higher is better
Women ministers23.5%% of ministers2024higher is better
Women in parliament50.8%% of seats2025higher is better
Women in management22.3%% of managers2024higher is better
Married by 1814.5%% of women aged 20-242023higher is worse

governance

Corruption Perceptions Index28index (0-100, higher = cleaner)2024higher is better
Political rights (FH)2rating (1-7, 1 = most free)2025higher is worse
Civil liberties (FH)3rating (1-7, 1 = most free)2025higher is worse
Pre-trial detainee share58.7%% of prisoners2024higher is worse
Refugees originating4.93per 100,000 people2024higher is worse
Electoral democracy0.605index (0-1)2025higher is better
Liberal democracy0.352index (0-1)2025higher is better
Participatory democracy0.414index (0-1)2025higher is better
Free and fair elections0.765index (0-1)2025higher is better
Regime type2regime category (0-3)2025higher is better
Political corruption0.763index (0-1)2025higher is worse
Freedom of expression0.68index (0-1)2025higher is better
Freedom of association0.805index (0-1)2025higher is better
Political civil liberties0.735index (0-1)2025higher is better
Civil society participation0.845index (0-1)2025higher is better
Birth registration91.9%% of children under 52016higher is better
Control of corruption-0.998index (approx. -2.5 to 2.5)2024higher is better
Rule of law-1.27index (approx. -2.5 to 2.5)2024higher is better
Government effectiveness-0.61index (approx. -2.5 to 2.5)2024higher is better
Regulatory quality-1.25index (approx. -2.5 to 2.5)2024higher is better
Voice and accountability-0.44index (approx. -2.5 to 2.5)2024higher is better
Political stability-0.546index (approx. -2.5 to 2.5)2024higher is better

health

Life expectancy68.7years2024higher is better
Infant mortality14.2per 1,000 live births2024higher is worse
Under-5 mortality15.7per 1,000 live births2024higher is worse
Health spending6.92%% of GDP2023no agreed direction
Suicide rate4.2per 100,0002021higher is worse
Hospital beds1.49per 1,000 people2023no agreed direction
Basic water access93.4%% of population2024higher is better
Basic sanitation71.6%% of population2024higher is better
Child stunting10.7%% of children under 52024higher is worse
Adolescent fertility64.4births per 1,000 women aged 15-192024higher is worse
Maternal mortality146per 100,000 live births2023higher is worse
Skilled birth attendance81.1%% of births2019higher is better
Alcohol consumption3.59litres per adult per year2020no agreed direction
Tobacco use12.3%% of adults2024higher is worse
Road traffic deaths21.1per 100,000 population2019higher is worse
Physicians1.28per 1,000 people2021higher is better
DTP3 immunisation59%% of children aged 12-23 months2024higher is better
HIV prevalence0.4%% of adults aged 15-492024higher is worse
Tuberculosis incidence114per 100,000 people2024higher is worse
Premature NCD mortality19.9%% probability, ages 30-702021higher is worse
Anaemia in women24.9%% of women aged 15-492023higher is worse
Out-of-pocket health spending27.3%% of health spending2023higher is worse
Undernourishment21.8%% of population2023higher is worse
Adult obesity29.7%% of adults2024higher is worse
Health coverage index67index, 0 to 1002023higher is better

inequality

Gini index40.9index (0-100)2024higher is worse
Extreme poverty rate2.1%% of population2024higher is worse

infrastructure

Internet users79.7%% of population2024higher is better
Mobile subscriptions98per 100 people2024higher is better
Electricity access96.6%% of population2024higher is better
Slum share of urban population46.6%% of urban population2022higher is worse
Fixed broadband12.1per 100 people2024higher is better

labor

Informal employment83.9%% of employment2024higher is worse
Unemployment2.97%% of labor force2025higher is worse
Female labor participation72.9%% of women 15+2025no agreed direction
Male labor participation84.4%% of men 15+2025no agreed direction
Youth not in work or study8.02%% of 15 to 24 year olds2024higher is worse
Vulnerable employment62.7%% of employment2025higher is worse

wellbeing

Interpersonal trust8.51%% of respondents2022higher is better
Self-reported happiness73%% of respondents2022higher is better
Life satisfaction5.83score (0-10)2025higher is better

Values are the most recent in 2010–2025, and different measures can come from different years. The year is shown beside each. Nothing here ranks countries by merit. An area score averages whatever measures its publishers happen to collect, and the choice of what to collect is itself a judgement made by someone else. All countries · How the country data works

Countries to compare with Bolivia

Also in Latin America & Caribbean: Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Aruba, Bahamas, The, Barbados, Belize, Brazil, British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Curacao, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Grenada, Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Puerto Rico (US), Sint Maarten (Dutch part), St. Kitts and Nevis, St. Lucia, St. Martin (French part), St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, Turks and Caicos Islands, Uruguay, Venezuela, RB, Virgin Islands (U.S.).

Also lower middle income, in other regions: Angola, Bangladesh, Benin, Bhutan, Cambodia, Cameroon, Comoros, Congo, Rep., Cote d'Ivoire, Djibouti, Egypt, Arab Rep., Eswatini, Ghana, Guinea, India, Kenya, Kiribati, Kyrgyz Republic, Lao PDR, Lebanon, Lesotho, Mauritania, Morocco, Myanmar, Namibia, Nepal, Nigeria, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, Sao Tome and Principe, Senegal, Solomon Islands, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Timor-Leste, Togo, Tunisia, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, West Bank and Gaza, and more on the full list of countries.