Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Malawi instead of Bolivia, you would:
Health
be 71.3% less likely to be obese
In Bolivia, 20.2% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Malawi, that number is 5.8% of people as of 2016.
be 40.5 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Bolivia, 0.2% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Malawi, that number is 8.1% of people as of 2020.
Economy
make 81.0% less money
Bolivia has a GDP per capita of $7,900 as of 2020, while in Malawi, the GDP per capita is $1,500 as of 2020.
be 5.1 times more likely to be unemployed
In Bolivia, 4.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Malawi, that number is 20.4% as of 2013.
be 38.4% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Bolivia, 37.2% live below the poverty line as of 2019. In Malawi, however, that number is 51.5% as of 2016.
pay a 2.3 times higher top tax rate
Bolivia has a top tax rate of 13.0% as of 2016. In Malawi, the top tax rate is 30.0% as of 2016.
Life
have 50.1% more children
In Bolivia, there are approximately 18.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Malawi, there are 27.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 2.3 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Bolivia, approximately 155.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Malawi, 349.0 women do as of 2017.
be 32.9% less likely to be literate
In Bolivia, the literacy rate is 92.5% as of 2015. In Malawi, it is 62.1% as of 2015.
be 50.0% 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 Malawi, on the other hand, 33.4 children do as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 86.0% less likely to have access to electricity
In Bolivia, approximately 93% of people have electricity access (99% in urban areas, and 79% in rural areas) as of 2019. In Malawi, that number is 13% of people on average (55% in urban areas, and 5% in rural areas) as of 2019.
be 76.7% less likely to have internet access
In Bolivia, approximately 60.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Malawi, about 14.0% do as of 2019.
Expenditures
spend 60.3% less on education
Bolivia spends 7.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2014. Malawi spends 2.9% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: Malawi Revenue Authority, The World Factbook, Autoridad de ImpugnaciĆ³n Tributaria (AIT), Bolivia.
Malawi: At a glance
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