Quality of life comparison

compared to

If you lived in Bolivia instead of Gabon, you would:

Health

be 93.3% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Gabon, 3.0% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Bolivia, that number is 0.2% of people as of 2020.

live 2.8 years longer

In Gabon, the average life expectancy is 70 years (68 years for men, 71 years for women) as of 2022. In Bolivia, that number is 72 years (71 years for men, 74 years for women) as of 2022.

be 34.7% more likely to be obese

In Gabon, 15.0% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Bolivia, that number is 20.2% of people as of 2016.

Economy

be 85.7% less likely to be unemployed

In Gabon, 28.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2015. In Bolivia, that number is 4.0% as of 2017.

pay a 62.9% lower top tax rate

Gabon has a top tax rate of 35.0% as of 2016. In Bolivia, the top tax rate is 13.0% as of 2016.

make 45.1% less money

Gabon has a GDP per capita of $14,400 as of 2020, while in Bolivia, the GDP per capita is $7,900 as of 2020.

be 11.4% more likely to live below the poverty line

In Gabon, 33.4% live below the poverty line as of 2017. In Bolivia, however, that number is 37.2% as of 2019.

Life

be 38.5% less likely to die during childbirth

In Gabon, approximately 252.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Bolivia, 155.0 women do as of 2017.

be 22.0% less likely to die during infancy

In Gabon, approximately 28.6 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.

have 28.5% fewer children

In Gabon, there are approximately 26.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Bolivia, there are 18.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.

Expenditures

spend 2.6 times more on education

Gabon spends 2.8% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Bolivia spends 7.3% of total GDP on education as of 2014.

spend 2.5 times more on healthcare

Gabon spends 2.8% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Bolivia, that number is 6.9% of GDP as of 2019.

The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, General Direction of Taxes, Autoridad de Impugnación Tributaria (AIT), Bolivia.

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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