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

Health

be 96.5% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Mozambique, 11.5% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2024. In Bolivia, that number is 0.4% of people as of 2024.

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live 4.9 years longer

In Mozambique, the average life expectancy is 64 years (60 years for men, 67 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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see 5.3 times more spent on your healthcare

Mozambique spends $143 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Bolivia spends $756 as of 2023.

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have 7.3 times more doctors per person

Mozambique has 1.8 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Bolivia has 12.8 as of 2021.

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have 47.7% more access to essential health services

Mozambique scores 44 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Bolivia scores 65 as of 2021.

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be 60.4% less likely to die by suicide

Mozambique has a suicide rate of 10.6 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Bolivia, it is 4.2 per 100,000 as of 2021.

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be 2.8 times more likely to be obese

In Mozambique, 10.7% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Bolivia, that number is 29.7% of people as of 2024.

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Economy

be 55.2% less likely to be unemployed

In Mozambique, 6.6% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Bolivia, that number is 3.0% as of 2025.

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be 31.2% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Mozambique, 65.0% live below the poverty line as of 2022. In Bolivia, however, that number is 44.7% as of 2025.

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make 8.2 times more money

Mozambique has a GDP per capita of $627 as of 2025, while in Bolivia, the GDP per capita is $5,148 as of 2025.

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Life

be 56.9% more likely to be literate

In Mozambique, the literacy rate is 61.7% as of 2022. In Bolivia, it is 96.7% as of 2024.

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be 67.5% less likely to die during infancy

In Mozambique, approximately 43.7 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.

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be 47.5% more likely to die during childbirth

In Mozambique, approximately 99.0 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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have 43.2% fewer children

In Mozambique, there are approximately 37.0 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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Basic Needs

be 2.8 times more likely to have access to electricity

In Mozambique, approximately 36% of people have electricity access (79% in urban areas, and 9% in rural areas) as of 2023. In Bolivia, that number is 100% of people on average (100% in urban areas, and 100% in rural areas) as of 2023.

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be 3.9 times more likely to have internet access

In Mozambique, approximately 20.5% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Bolivia, about 79.7% do as of 2024.

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be 40.2% more likely to have access to drinking water

In Mozambique, approximately 67% of people have access to drinking water (89% in urban areas, and 52% in rural areas) as of 2024. In Bolivia, that number is 93% of people on average (99% in urban areas, and 79% in rural areas) as of 2024.

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Expenditures

spend 18.6% less on healthcare

Mozambique spends 8.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Bolivia, that number is 6.9% of GDP as of 2023.

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spend 26.1% more on education

Mozambique spends 6.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2022. Bolivia spends 7.5% of total GDP on education as of 2024.

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Safety

be 12.4% less likely to die in a road accident

In Mozambique, road accidents kill 20.1 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Bolivia, they kill 17.6 per 100,000 as of 2021.

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Infrastructure

find 86.2 times more home broadband

Mozambique has 0.1 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Bolivia has 12.1 as of 2024.

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live with 88.6% less strain on fresh water

Mozambique withdraws 2% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Bolivia withdraws 0% as of 2022.

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use 2.3 times more electricity

Mozambique uses 391 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2023. Bolivia uses 890 kWh as of 2023.

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Environment

be 15.6% less likely to die from air pollution

In Mozambique, air pollution causes 64.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Bolivia, it causes 54.0 as of 2019.

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emit 7.9 times more CO2

Mozambique emits 0.3 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), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), World Health Organization (2024). 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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