Quality of life comparison

compared to

If you lived in Bolivia instead of Sri Lanka, you would:

Health

live 5.0 years less

In Sri Lanka, the average life expectancy is 78 years (75 years for men, 82 years for women) as of 2020. In Bolivia, that number is 72 years (71 years for men, 74 years for women) as of 2022.

be 3.9 times more likely to be obese

In Sri Lanka, 5.2% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Bolivia, that number is 20.2% of people as of 2016.

Economy

be 51.6% less likely to be unemployed

In Sri Lanka, 6.4% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Bolivia, that number is 3.1% as of 2023.

pay a 13.3% lower top tax rate

Sri Lanka has a top tax rate of 15.0% as of 2016. In Bolivia, the top tax rate is 13.0% as of 2016.

make 25.4% less money

Sri Lanka has a GDP per capita of $13,000 as of 2023, while in Bolivia, the GDP per capita is $9,700 as of 2023.

be 2.5 times more likely to live below the poverty line

In Sri Lanka, 14.3% live below the poverty line as of 2019. In Bolivia, however, that number is 36.4% as of 2021.

Life

have 21.4% more children

In Sri Lanka, there are approximately 14.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Bolivia, there are 17.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 5.6 times more likely to die during childbirth

In Sri Lanka, approximately 29.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Bolivia, 161.0 women do as of 2020.

be 2.7 times more likely to die during infancy

In Sri Lanka, approximately 8.2 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 5.2 times more on education

Sri Lanka spends 1.9% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Bolivia spends 9.8% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

spend 92.7% more on healthcare

Sri Lanka spends 4.1% 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, Sri Lanka 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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