Quality of life comparison
If you lived in California instead of Bolivia, you would:
Economy
be 73.8% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Bolivia, 44.7% live below the poverty line as of 2025. In California, however, that number is 11.7% as of 2023.
make 16.3 times more money
Bolivia has a GDP per capita of $5,148 as of 2025, while in California, the GDP per capita is $84,028 as of 2024.
be 71.7% more likely to be unemployed
In Bolivia, 3.0% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In California, that number is 5.1% as of 2025.
Basic Needs
be 16.2% more likely to have internet access
In Bolivia, approximately 79.7% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In California, about 92.6% do as of 2023.
Sources: World Bank (2024–2025), US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) (2023), Bureau of Labor Statistics (2025), Bureau of Economic Analysis (2024). How we calculate this
