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

Health

be 70.3% less likely to die by suicide

Moldova has a suicide rate of 14.1 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Bolivia, it is 4.2 per 100,000 as of 2021.

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live 2.6 years less

In Moldova, the average life expectancy is 71 years (67 years for men, 76 years for women) as of 2024. In Bolivia, that number is 69 years (66 years for men, 71 years for women) as of 2024.

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be 33.2% more likely to be obese

In Moldova, 22.3% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Bolivia, that number is 29.7% of people as of 2024.

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see 36.0% less spent on your healthcare

Moldova spends $1,181 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Bolivia spends $756 as of 2023.

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have 68.0% fewer doctors per person

Moldova has 40.2 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2023. Bolivia has 12.8 as of 2021.

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Economy

be 98.0% more likely to be unemployed

In Moldova, 1.5% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Bolivia, that number is 3.0% as of 2025.

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be 33.0% more likely to live below the poverty line

In Moldova, 33.6% live below the poverty line as of 2024. In Bolivia, however, that number is 44.7% as of 2025.

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make 40.3% less money

Moldova has a GDP per capita of $8,622 as of 2025, while in Bolivia, the GDP per capita is $5,148 as of 2025.

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Life

have 98.6% more children

In Moldova, 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.

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be 7.7 times more likely to die during childbirth

In Moldova, approximately 19.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Bolivia, 146.0 women do as of 2023.

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Expenditures

spend 14.9% more on education

Moldova spends 6.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2023. Bolivia spends 7.5% of total GDP on education as of 2024.

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Safety

be 74.0% more likely to be murdered

Moldova has a homicide rate of 2.5 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Bolivia, that number is 4.4 per 100,000 as of 2023.

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be 93.4% more likely to die in a road accident

In Moldova, road accidents kill 9.1 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Bolivia, they kill 17.6 per 100,000 as of 2021.

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Infrastructure

live with 98.4% less strain on fresh water

Moldova withdraws 13% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Bolivia withdraws 0% as of 2022.

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find 59.3% less home broadband

Moldova has 29.6 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Bolivia has 12.1 as of 2024.

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use 63.1% less electricity

Moldova uses 2,412 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2023. Bolivia uses 890 kWh as of 2023.

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Environment

emit 33.0% less CO2

Moldova emits 3.4 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Bolivia emits 2.3 tonnes as of 2024.

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Sources: World Bank (2021–2025), World Health Organization (2024), United Nations SDG Indicators (2021). How we calculate this

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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