Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Bolivia instead of New Zealand, you would:
Health
be 34.4% less likely to be obese
In New Zealand, 30.8% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Bolivia, that number is 20.2% of people as of 2016.
live 10.0 years less
In New Zealand, the average life expectancy is 83 years (81 years for men, 84 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
pay a 60.6% lower top tax rate
New Zealand has a top tax rate of 33.0% as of 2016. In Bolivia, the top tax rate is 13.0% as of 2016.
make 81.4% less money
New Zealand has a GDP per capita of $42,400 as of 2020, while in Bolivia, the GDP per capita is $7,900 as of 2020.
Life
have 45.6% more children
In New Zealand, there are approximately 12.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Bolivia, there are 18.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 17.2 times more likely to die during childbirth
In New Zealand, approximately 9.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Bolivia, 155.0 women do as of 2017.
be 6.5 times more likely to die during infancy
In New Zealand, approximately 3.4 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Bolivia, on the other hand, 22.3 children do as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 34.8% less likely to have internet access
In New Zealand, approximately 92.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Bolivia, about 60.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 28.9% less on healthcare
New Zealand spends 9.7% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Bolivia, that number is 6.9% of GDP as of 2019.
spend 21.7% more on education
New Zealand spends 6.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Bolivia spends 7.3% of total GDP on education as of 2014.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: Autoridad de ImpugnaciĆ³n Tributaria (AIT), Bolivia, The World Factbook, New Zealand Inland Revenue Department.
Bolivia: At a glance
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