Quality of life comparison

compared to

If you lived in Bolivia instead of Republic of the Congo, you would:

Health

be 93.9% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Republic of the Congo, 3.3% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Bolivia, that number is 0.2% of people as of 2020.

live 10.4 years longer

In Republic of the Congo, the average life expectancy is 62 years (61 years for men, 64 years for women) as of 2022. In Bolivia, that number is 72 years (71 years for men, 74 years for women) as of 2022.

be 2.1 times more likely to be obese

In Republic of the Congo, 9.6% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Bolivia, that number is 20.2% of people as of 2016.

Economy

make 2.3 times more money

Republic of the Congo has a GDP per capita of $3,400 as of 2020, while in Bolivia, the GDP per capita is $7,900 as of 2020.

be 88.9% less likely to be unemployed

In Republic of the Congo, 36.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2014. In Bolivia, that number is 4.0% as of 2017.

Life

be 59.0% less likely to die during childbirth

In Republic of the Congo, approximately 378.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Bolivia, 155.0 women do as of 2017.

be 15.2% more likely to be literate

In Republic of the Congo, the literacy rate is 80.3% as of 2018. In Bolivia, it is 92.5% as of 2015.

be 53.5% less likely to die during infancy

In Republic of the Congo, approximately 47.9 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.

have 41.5% fewer children

In Republic of the Congo, there are approximately 31.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Bolivia, there are 18.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.

Basic Needs

be 29.2% more likely to have access to electricity

In Republic of the Congo, approximately 72% of people have electricity access (89% in urban areas, and 36% in rural areas) as of 2019. In Bolivia, that number is 93% of people on average (99% in urban areas, and 79% in rural areas) as of 2019.

be 6.7 times more likely to have internet access

In Republic of the Congo, approximately 9.0% of the population has internet access as of 2019. In Bolivia, about 60.0% do as of 2020.

be 11.0% more likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Republic of the Congo, approximately 84% of people have improved drinking water access (98% in urban areas, and 56% in rural areas) as of 2020. In Bolivia, that number is 94% of people on average (99% in urban areas, and 80% in rural areas) as of 2020.

Expenditures

spend 87.2% more on education

Republic of the Congo spends 3.9% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Bolivia spends 7.3% of total GDP on education as of 2014.

spend 3.3 times more on healthcare

Republic of the Congo spends 2.1% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Bolivia, that number is 6.9% of GDP as of 2019.

The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.

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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