Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Health

be 27.3% less likely to be obese

In Syria, 27.8% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Bolivia, that number is 20.2% of people as of 2016.

live 1.8 years less

In Syria, 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

make 2.8 times more money

Syria has a GDP per capita of $2,900 as of 2015, while in Bolivia, the GDP per capita is $8,200 as of 2022.

be 74.3% less likely to be unemployed

In Syria, 13.8% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Bolivia, that number is 3.5% as of 2022.

be 55.9% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Syria, 82.5% live below the poverty line as of 2014. In Bolivia, however, that number is 36.4% as of 2021.

pay a 40.9% lower top tax rate

Syria has a top tax rate of 22.0% as of 2016. In Bolivia, the top tax rate is 13.0% as of 2016.

Life

be 5.4 times more likely to die during childbirth

In Syria, approximately 30.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Bolivia, 161.0 women do as of 2020.

be 40.4% more likely to die during infancy

In Syria, approximately 15.9 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 18.9% fewer children

In Syria, there are approximately 21.7 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 10.9% more likely to have access to electricity

In Syria, approximately 89% of people have electricity access (100% in urban areas, and 74% 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 41.6% more likely to have internet access

In Syria, approximately 46.6% of the population has internet access as of 2022. In Bolivia, about 66.0% do as of 2021.

Expenditures

spend 92.2% more on education

Syria spends 5.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2009. Bolivia spends 9.8% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Ministry of Finance, Syria, Autoridad de Impugnación Tributaria (AIT), Bolivia.

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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