Quality of life comparison

compared to

If you lived in Bolivia instead of Marshall Islands, you would:

Health

be 61.8% less likely to be obese

In Marshall Islands, 52.9% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Bolivia, that number is 20.2% of people as of 2016.

live 2.2 years less

In Marshall Islands, the average life expectancy is 75 years (72 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

make 97.5% more money

Marshall Islands has a GDP per capita of $4,000 as of 2019, while in Bolivia, the GDP per capita is $7,900 as of 2020.

be 88.9% less likely to be unemployed

In Marshall Islands, 36.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2006. In Bolivia, that number is 4.0% as of 2017.

Life

have 18.4% fewer children

In Marshall Islands, there are approximately 22.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2020. In Bolivia, there are 18.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.

Basic Needs

be 53.8% more likely to have internet access

In Marshall Islands, approximately 39.0% of the population has internet access as of 2019. In Bolivia, about 60.0% do as of 2020.

Expenditures

spend 24.0% less on education

Marshall Islands spends 9.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Bolivia spends 7.3% of total GDP on education as of 2014.

spend 57.7% less on healthcare

Marshall Islands spends 16.3% 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.

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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