Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Bolivia instead of Paraguay, you would:
Health
live 5.9 years less
In Paraguay, the average life expectancy is 78 years (76 years for men, 81 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
be 29.8% less likely to be unemployed
In Paraguay, 5.7% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Bolivia, that number is 4.0% as of 2017.
make 35.8% less money
Paraguay has a GDP per capita of $12,300 as of 2020, while in Bolivia, the GDP per capita is $7,900 as of 2020.
be 58.3% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Paraguay, 23.5% live below the poverty line as of 2019. In Bolivia, however, that number is 37.2% as of 2019.
Life
have 14.0% more children
In Paraguay, there are approximately 16.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Bolivia, there are 18.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 84.5% more likely to die during childbirth
In Paraguay, approximately 84.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Bolivia, 155.0 women do as of 2017.
Expenditures
spend 2.1 times more on education
Paraguay spends 3.5% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Bolivia spends 7.3% of total GDP on education as of 2014.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Bolivia: At a glance
How big is Bolivia compared to Paraguay? See an in-depth size comparison.