Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Bolivia instead of Iran, you would:
Health
be 21.7% less likely to be obese
In Iran, 25.8% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Bolivia, that number is 20.2% of people as of 2016.
live 2.8 years less
In Iran, the average life expectancy is 75 years (74 years for men, 77 years for women) as of 2022. In Bolivia, that number is 72 years (71 years for men, 74 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
be 66.1% less likely to be unemployed
In Iran, 11.8% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Bolivia, that number is 4.0% as of 2017.
make 36.3% less money
Iran has a GDP per capita of $12,400 as of 2020, while in Bolivia, the GDP per capita is $7,900 as of 2020.
be 98.9% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Iran, 18.7% live below the poverty line as of 2007. In Bolivia, however, that number is 37.2% as of 2019.
Life
have 21.9% more children
In Iran, there are approximately 15.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Bolivia, there are 18.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 9.7 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Iran, approximately 16.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Bolivia, 155.0 women do as of 2017.
be 50.1% more likely to die during infancy
In Iran, approximately 14.8 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.
Basic Needs
be 28.6% less likely to have internet access
In Iran, approximately 84.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Bolivia, about 60.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 97.3% more on education
Iran spends 3.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. 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.
Bolivia: At a glance
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