Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Bolivia instead of Libya, you would:
Health
be 37.8% less likely to be obese
In Libya, 32.5% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Bolivia, that number is 20.2% of people as of 2016.
live 4.7 years less
In Libya, the average life expectancy is 77 years (75 years for men, 80 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 86.7% less likely to be unemployed
In Libya, 30.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2004. In Bolivia, that number is 4.0% as of 2017.
make 23.3% less money
Libya has a GDP per capita of $10,300 as of 2020, while in Bolivia, the GDP per capita is $7,900 as of 2020.
pay a 30.0% higher top tax rate
Libya has a top tax rate of 10.0% as of 2016. In Bolivia, the top tax rate is 13.0% as of 2016.
Life
be 2.2 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Libya, approximately 72.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Bolivia, 155.0 women do as of 2017.
be 98.6% more likely to die during infancy
In Libya, approximately 11.2 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 13.7% fewer children
In Libya, there are approximately 21.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Bolivia, there are 18.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 2.7 times more likely to have internet access
In Libya, approximately 22.0% of the population has internet access as of 2019. In Bolivia, about 60.0% do as of 2020.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Ministry of Finance, Autoridad de ImpugnaciĆ³n Tributaria (AIT), Bolivia.
Bolivia: At a glance
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