Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

be 17.6% less likely to be unemployed

In New Zealand, 3.7% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Bolivia, that number is 3.1% as of 2023.

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 80.1% less money

New Zealand has a GDP per capita of $48,800 as of 2023, while in Bolivia, the GDP per capita is $9,700 as of 2023.

Life

have 39.7% more children

In New Zealand, there are approximately 12.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Bolivia, there are 17.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 23.0 times more likely to die during childbirth

In New Zealand, approximately 7.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Bolivia, 161.0 women do as of 2020.

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 31.2% less likely to have internet access

In New Zealand, approximately 96.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Bolivia, about 66.0% do as of 2021.

Expenditures

spend 21.0% less on healthcare

New Zealand spends 10.0% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Bolivia, that number is 7.9% of GDP as of 2020.

spend 63.3% more on education

New Zealand spends 6.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Bolivia spends 9.8% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: Autoridad de Impugnación Tributaria (AIT), Bolivia, The World Factbook, New Zealand 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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