Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Bolivia instead of Ecuador, you would:
Health
live 5.0 years less
In Ecuador, the average life expectancy is 78 years (75 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2020. In Bolivia, that number is 72 years (71 years for men, 74 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
be 29.9% less likely to be unemployed
In Ecuador, 5.7% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Bolivia, that number is 4.0% as of 2017.
pay a 62.9% lower top tax rate
Ecuador has a top tax rate of 35.0% as of 2016. In Bolivia, the top tax rate is 13.0% as of 2016.
make 23.3% less money
Ecuador has a GDP per capita of $10,300 as of 2020, while in Bolivia, the GDP per capita is $7,900 as of 2020.
be 48.8% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Ecuador, 25.0% live below the poverty line as of 2019. In Bolivia, however, that number is 37.2% as of 2019.
Life
have 13.1% more children
In Ecuador, there are approximately 16.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Bolivia, there are 18.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 2.6 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Ecuador, approximately 59.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Bolivia, 155.0 women do as of 2017.
be 22.9% more likely to die during infancy
In Ecuador, approximately 18.1 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.
Expenditures
spend 11.5% less on healthcare
Ecuador spends 7.8% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Bolivia, that number is 6.9% of GDP as of 2019.
spend 78.0% more on education
Ecuador spends 4.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Bolivia spends 7.3% of total GDP on education as of 2014.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Autoridad de ImpugnaciĆ³n Tributaria (AIT), Bolivia, Servicio de Rentas Internas del Ecuador.
Bolivia: At a glance
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