Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Bolivia instead of Bahamas, you would:
Health
be 83.3% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Bahamas, 1.2% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Bolivia, that number is 0.2% of people as of 2020.
be 36.1% less likely to be obese
In Bahamas, 31.6% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Bolivia, that number is 20.2% of people as of 2016.
live 3.6 years less
In Bahamas, the average life expectancy is 76 years (73 years for men, 79 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 60.4% less likely to be unemployed
In Bahamas, 10.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Bolivia, that number is 4.0% as of 2017.
make 74.4% less money
Bahamas has a GDP per capita of $30,800 as of 2020, while in Bolivia, the GDP per capita is $7,900 as of 2020.
be 4.0 times more likely to live below the poverty line
In Bahamas, 9.3% live below the poverty line as of 2010. In Bolivia, however, that number is 37.2% as of 2019.
Life
have 27.1% more children
In Bahamas, there are approximately 14.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Bolivia, there are 18.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 2.2 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Bahamas, approximately 70.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Bolivia, 155.0 women do as of 2017.
be 74.3% more likely to die during infancy
In Bahamas, approximately 12.8 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 31.0% less likely to have internet access
In Bahamas, approximately 87.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Bolivia, about 60.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 2.9 times more on education
Bahamas spends 2.5% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Bolivia spends 7.3% of total GDP on education as of 2014.
spend 19.0% more on healthcare
Bahamas spends 5.8% 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.
Bolivia: At a glance
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