Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Bolivia instead of Maldives, you would:
Health
live 12.5 years less
In Maldives, the average life expectancy is 81 years (80 years for men, 83 years for women) as of 2024. In Bolivia, that number is 69 years (66 years for men, 71 years for women) as of 2024.
be 66.3% more likely to be obese
In Maldives, 17.9% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Bolivia, that number is 29.7% of people as of 2024.
see 67.0% less spent on your healthcare
Maldives spends $2,288 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Bolivia spends $756 as of 2023.
have 42.6% fewer doctors per person
Maldives has 22.4 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2019. Bolivia has 12.8 as of 2021.
be 2.9 times more likely to die by suicide
Maldives has a suicide rate of 1.5 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Bolivia, it is 4.2 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Economy
be 34.1% less likely to be unemployed
In Maldives, 4.5% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Bolivia, that number is 3.0% as of 2025.
make 64.8% less money
Maldives has a GDP per capita of $14,615 as of 2025, while in Bolivia, the GDP per capita is $5,148 as of 2025.
Life
have 98.6% more children
In Maldives, there are approximately 10.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Bolivia, there are 21.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 4.6 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Maldives, approximately 32.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Bolivia, 146.0 women do as of 2023.
be 3.0 times more likely to die during infancy
In Maldives, approximately 4.7 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.
Expenditures
spend 25.2% less on healthcare
Maldives spends 9.2% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Bolivia, that number is 6.9% of GDP as of 2023.
spend 45.8% more on education
Maldives spends 5.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2023. Bolivia spends 7.5% of total GDP on education as of 2024.
Safety
be 13.5 times more likely to die in a road accident
In Maldives, road accidents kill 1.3 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Bolivia, they kill 17.6 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
live with 98.7% less strain on fresh water
Maldives withdraws 16% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Bolivia withdraws 0% as of 2022.
find 38.6% less home broadband
Maldives has 19.6 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Bolivia has 12.1 as of 2024.
Environment
emit 35.9% less CO2
Maldives emits 3.6 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Bolivia emits 2.3 tonnes as of 2024.
be 86.2% more likely to die from air pollution
In Maldives, air pollution causes 29.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Bolivia, it causes 54.0 as of 2019.
Sources: World Bank (2019–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), World Health Organization (2024). How we calculate this
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