Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Health

live 6.5 years longer

In Nauru, the average life expectancy is 62 years (60 years for men, 64 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 58.4% less likely to be obese

In Nauru, 71.4% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Bolivia, that number is 29.7% of people as of 2024.

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see 69.4% less spent on your healthcare

Nauru spends $2,474 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Bolivia spends $756 as of 2023.

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Economy

make 64.8% less money

Nauru has a GDP per capita of $14,640 as of 2025, while in Bolivia, the GDP per capita is $5,148 as of 2025.

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Life

be 46.5% less likely to die during childbirth

In Nauru, approximately 273.0 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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be 84.4% more likely to die during infancy

In Nauru, approximately 7.7 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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have 14.4% fewer children

In Nauru, there are approximately 24.6 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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Expenditures

spend 62.0% less on healthcare

Nauru spends 18.2% 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 30.4% more on education

Nauru spends 5.8% 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 2.2 times more likely to die in a road accident

In Nauru, road accidents kill 8.0 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 21.2% more home broadband

Nauru has 10.0 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2022. Bolivia has 12.1 as of 2024.

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Sources: World Bank (2022–2025), World Health Organization (2024), United Nations SDG Indicators (2021). How we calculate this

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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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