Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Health

be 98.3% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Namibia, 11.6% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Bolivia, that number is 0.2% of people as of 2020.

live 6.0 years longer

In Namibia, the average life expectancy is 66 years (64 years for men, 69 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 17.4% more likely to be obese

In Namibia, 17.2% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Bolivia, that number is 20.2% of people as of 2016.

Economy

be 82.2% less likely to be unemployed

In Namibia, 20.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Bolivia, that number is 3.5% as of 2022.

pay a 64.9% lower top tax rate

Namibia has a top tax rate of 37.0% as of 2016. In Bolivia, the top tax rate is 13.0% as of 2016.

make 16.3% less money

Namibia has a GDP per capita of $9,800 as of 2022, while in Bolivia, the GDP per capita is $8,200 as of 2022.

be 2.1 times more likely to live below the poverty line

In Namibia, 17.4% live below the poverty line as of 2015. In Bolivia, however, that number is 36.4% as of 2021.

Life

be 25.1% less likely to die during childbirth

In Namibia, approximately 215.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Bolivia, 161.0 women do as of 2020.

be 24.3% less likely to die during infancy

In Namibia, approximately 29.4 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.

have 27.6% fewer children

In Namibia, there are approximately 24.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Bolivia, there are 17.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

Basic Needs

be 78.4% more likely to have access to electricity

In Namibia, approximately 55% of people have electricity access (75% in urban areas, and 33% in rural areas) as of 2021. In Bolivia, that number is 98% of people on average (100% in urban areas, and 95% in rural areas) as of 2021.

be 24.5% more likely to have internet access

In Namibia, approximately 53.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Bolivia, about 66.0% do as of 2021.

Expenditures

spend 11.2% less on healthcare

Namibia spends 8.9% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Bolivia, that number is 7.9% of GDP as of 2020.

The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Autoridad de Impugnación Tributaria (AIT), Bolivia, Inland Revenue Department.

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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