Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Bolivia instead of Egypt, you would:
Health
be 36.9% less likely to be obese
In Egypt, 32.0% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Bolivia, that number is 20.2% of people as of 2016.
live 2.0 years less
In Egypt, the average life expectancy is 74 years (73 years for men, 76 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 44.5% less likely to be unemployed
In Egypt, 6.4% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Bolivia, that number is 3.5% as of 2022.
pay a 42.2% lower top tax rate
Egypt has a top tax rate of 22.5% as of 2016. In Bolivia, the top tax rate is 13.0% as of 2016.
make 35.9% less money
Egypt has a GDP per capita of $12,800 as of 2022, while in Bolivia, the GDP per capita is $8,200 as of 2022.
be 22.6% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Egypt, 29.7% live below the poverty line as of 2019. In Bolivia, however, that number is 36.4% as of 2021.
Life
be 26.5% more likely to be literate
In Egypt, the literacy rate is 73.1% as of 2021. In Bolivia, it is 92.5% as of 2015.
be 9.5 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Egypt, approximately 17.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Bolivia, 161.0 women do as of 2020.
be 25.9% more likely to die during infancy
In Egypt, approximately 17.7 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.
Expenditures
spend 3.9 times more on education
Egypt spends 2.5% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Bolivia spends 9.8% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 79.5% more on healthcare
Egypt spends 4.4% 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, Egyptian Tax Authority.
Bolivia: At a glance
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