Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Nauru instead of Bolivia, you would:
Health
see 3.3 times more spent on your healthcare
Bolivia spends $756 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Nauru spends $2,474 as of 2023.
live 6.5 years less
In Bolivia, the average life expectancy is 69 years (66 years for men, 71 years for women) as of 2024. In Nauru, that number is 62 years (60 years for men, 64 years for women) as of 2024.
be 2.4 times more likely to be obese
In Bolivia, 29.7% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Nauru, that number is 71.4% of people as of 2024.
Economy
make 2.8 times more money
Bolivia has a GDP per capita of $5,148 as of 2025, while in Nauru, the GDP per capita is $14,640 as of 2025.
Life
be 45.8% less likely to die during infancy
In Bolivia, approximately 14.2 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2024. In Nauru, on the other hand, 7.7 children do as of 2024.
have 16.8% more children
In Bolivia, there are approximately 21.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Nauru, there are 24.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 87.0% more likely to die during childbirth
In Bolivia, approximately 146.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Nauru, 273.0 women do as of 2023.
Expenditures
spend 23.3% less on education
Bolivia spends 7.5% of its total GDP on education as of 2024. Nauru spends 5.8% of total GDP on education as of 2023.
spend 2.6 times more on healthcare
Bolivia spends 6.9% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Nauru, that number is 18.2% of GDP as of 2023.
Safety
be 54.5% less likely to die in a road accident
In Bolivia, road accidents kill 17.6 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Nauru, they kill 8.0 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 17.5% less home broadband
Bolivia has 12.1 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Nauru has 10.0 as of 2022.
Sources: World Bank (2022–2025), World Health Organization (2024), United Nations SDG Indicators (2021). How we calculate this
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