Compare Bolivia vs United States

Bolivia South America

United States North America

Key Statistics

Population

people

12.4M

79th

340.1M

3rd

GDP

gross domestic product, US$

$54.9B

90th

$28.8T

1st

GDP per Capita

US$ per person

$4,421

143rd

$84,534

12th

GNI per Capita (PPP)

international $

$12,620

127th

$85,980

10th

GDP Growth

annual %

-1.1% 201st

2.8% 122nd

Surface Area

km²

1,098,580 km²

27th

9,831,510 km²

3rd

Population Density

people per km²

11.3 /km²

34.6 /km²

Fertility Rate

births per woman

2.5 77th

1.6 135th

Urban Population

% of population

71.2% 83rd

80.1% 57th

Population 65+

% of population

5.6% 139th

17.9% 45th

Health

Life Expectancy

years at birth

68.6 yrs

163rd

78.4 yrs

63rd

Infant Mortality

per 1,000 live births

20.0 128th

5.5 56th

Maternal Mortality

per 100,000 live births

146.0 144th

17.0 67th

Health Spending per Capita

US$

$255

121st

$13,473

1st

Health Spending

% of GDP

6.9% 86th

16.7% 3rd

Physicians

per 1,000 people

1.28

116th

3.68

39th

Hospital Beds

per 1,000 people

1.49

133rd

2.68

82nd

Population Pyramidsby age & sex, 2024

Population pyramid of Bolivia — **Bolivia**

Population pyramid of United States — **United States**

Economy & Environment

Unemployment Rate

% of labour force

3.3% 47th

4.0% 71st

GHG Emissions

tons per capita

11.12 156th

17.74 175th

Agriculture

% of GDP

8.8%

1.0%

Industry

% of GDP

31.3%

17.9%

Services

% of GDP

53.4%

77.6%

Exports

% of GDP

21.4%

11.1%

Imports

% of GDP

25.5%

14.3%

Education & Society

Literacy Rate

% of adults

95.6% 70th

N/A

Education Spending

% of GDP

8.3% 7th

5.4% 44th

Gini Index

0 = perfect equality

42.1 136th

41.8 134th

Poverty Rate

at $2.15/day

2.8% 87th

1.2% 68th

Homicide Rate

per 100,000 people

4.4 123rd

5.8 134th

Women in Parliament

% of seats

46.2% 9th

28.7% 76th

Female Labor Participation

% of female population

72.4% 13th

56.6% 73rd

Military Spending

% of GDP

1.4% 99th

3.4% 24th

Technology & Infrastructure

Internet Users

% of population

70.2%

133rd

93.1%

42nd

Mobile Subscriptions

per 100 people

101.6 138th

112.4 111th

Access to Electricity

% of population

99.8%

130th

100.0%

124th

Access to Water

% of population

93.4%

139th

100.0%

44th

Access to Sanitation

% of population

71.6%

159th

99.6%

34th

Renewable Energy

% of consumption

12.8% 128th

10.9% 143rd

Forest Area

% of land area

46.3% 59th

33.9% 96th

Ochre marks the leading country for each measure.

GDP Compositionagriculture · industry · services

Trade Balanceexports vs imports, % of GDP

Population Over Time1960 – 2024

GDP Over Time1960 – 2024, US$

Life Expectancy Over Time1960 – 2024

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