Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Bolivia instead of Algeria, you would:
Health
be 26.3% less likely to be obese
In Algeria, 27.4% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Bolivia, that number is 20.2% of people as of 2016.
live 5.5 years less
In Algeria, the average life expectancy is 78 years (77 years for men, 80 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 65.8% less likely to be unemployed
In Algeria, 11.7% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Bolivia, that number is 4.0% as of 2017.
pay a 62.9% lower top tax rate
Algeria has a top tax rate of 35.0% as of 2016. In Bolivia, the top tax rate is 13.0% as of 2016.
make 26.2% less money
Algeria has a GDP per capita of $10,700 as of 2020, while in Bolivia, the GDP per capita is $7,900 as of 2020.
be 6.8 times more likely to live below the poverty line
In Algeria, 5.5% live below the poverty line as of 2011. In Bolivia, however, that number is 37.2% as of 2019.
Life
be 13.6% more likely to be literate
In Algeria, the literacy rate is 81.4% as of 2018. In Bolivia, it is 92.5% as of 2015.
be 38.4% more likely to die during childbirth
In Algeria, approximately 112.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Bolivia, 155.0 women do as of 2017.
be 13.0% more likely to die during infancy
In Algeria, approximately 19.7 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.
Expenditures
spend 19.7% more on education
Algeria spends 6.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Bolivia spends 7.3% of total GDP on education as of 2014.
spend 11.3% more on healthcare
Algeria spends 6.2% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Bolivia, that number is 6.9% of GDP as of 2019.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Autoridad de Impugnación Tributaria (AIT), Bolivia, Direction Générale des Impôts, Algeria.
Bolivia: At a glance
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