Quality of life comparison

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If you lived in Bolivia instead of British Virgin Islands, you would:

Health

live 8.7 years less

In British Virgin Islands, the average life expectancy is 77 years (75 years for men, 80 years for women) as of 2024. In Bolivia, that number is 69 years (66 years for men, 71 years for women) as of 2024.

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Life

have 2.6 times more children

In British Virgin Islands, there are approximately 8.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Bolivia, there are 21.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

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be 24.6% more likely to die during infancy

In British Virgin Islands, approximately 11.4 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2024. In Bolivia, on the other hand, 14.2 children do as of 2024.

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Expenditures

spend 2.4 times more on education

British Virgin Islands spends 3.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2023. Bolivia spends 7.5% of total GDP on education as of 2024.

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Infrastructure

find 51.5% less home broadband

British Virgin Islands has 24.9 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Bolivia has 12.1 as of 2024.

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Sources: World Bank (2023–2024). How we calculate this

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Bolivia is 75.0% cheaper than British Virgin Islands overall
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Bolivia: At a glance

Bolivia is a sovereign country in South America, with a total land area of approximately 1,083,301 sq km. Bolivia, named after independence fighter Simon BOLIVAR, broke away from Spanish rule in 1825; much of its subsequent history has consisted of a series of nearly 200 coups and countercoups. Democratic civilian rule was established in 1982, but leaders have faced difficult problems of deep-seated poverty, social unrest, and illegal drug production. In December 2005, Bolivians elected Movement Toward Socialism leader Evo MORALES president - by the widest margin of any leader since the restoration of civilian rule in 1982 - after he ran on a promise to change the country's traditional political class and empower the nation's poor, indigenous majority. In December 2009, President MORALES easily won reelection, and his party took control of the legislative branch of the government, which will allow him to continue his process of change. In October 2011, the country held its first judicial elections to select judges for the four highest courts.
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