Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Turkmenistan instead of Bolivia, you would:
Economy
make 96.2% more money
Bolivia has a GDP per capita of $7,900 as of 2020, while in Turkmenistan, the GDP per capita is $15,500 as of 2019.
be 99.5% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Bolivia, 37.2% live below the poverty line as of 2019. In Turkmenistan, however, that number is 0.2% as of 2012.
be 2.8 times more likely to be unemployed
In Bolivia, 4.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Turkmenistan, that number is 11.0% as of 2014.
Life
be 95.5% less likely to die during childbirth
In Bolivia, approximately 155.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Turkmenistan, 7.0 women do as of 2017.
be 68.9% more likely to die during infancy
In Bolivia, approximately 22.3 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Turkmenistan, on the other hand, 37.6 children do as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 57.8% less likely to have internet access
In Bolivia, approximately 60.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Turkmenistan, about 25.3% do as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 57.5% less on education
Bolivia spends 7.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2014. Turkmenistan spends 3.1% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Turkmenistan: At a glance
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