Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Bolivia instead of Poland, you would:
Health
be 12.6% less likely to be obese
In Poland, 23.1% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Bolivia, that number is 20.2% of people as of 2016.
live 6.3 years less
In Poland, the average life expectancy is 79 years (75 years for men, 83 years for women) as of 2022. In Bolivia, that number is 72 years (71 years for men, 74 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
be 26.3% less likely to be unemployed
In Poland, 5.4% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Bolivia, that number is 4.0% as of 2017.
pay a 59.4% lower top tax rate
Poland has a top tax rate of 32.0% as of 2016. In Bolivia, the top tax rate is 13.0% as of 2016.
make 75.5% less money
Poland has a GDP per capita of $32,200 as of 2020, while in Bolivia, the GDP per capita is $7,900 as of 2020.
be 2.4 times more likely to live below the poverty line
In Poland, 15.4% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Bolivia, however, that number is 37.2% as of 2019.
Life
have 2.2 times more children
In Poland, there are approximately 8.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Bolivia, there are 18.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 77.5 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Poland, approximately 2.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Bolivia, 155.0 women do as of 2017.
be 5.4 times more likely to die during infancy
In Poland, approximately 4.2 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Bolivia, on the other hand, 22.3 children do as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 27.7% less likely to have internet access
In Poland, approximately 83.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Bolivia, about 60.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 58.7% more on education
Poland spends 4.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Bolivia spends 7.3% of total GDP on education as of 2014.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Autoridad de ImpugnaciĆ³n Tributaria (AIT), Bolivia, Ministry of Finance, Poland.
Bolivia: At a glance
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