Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Health

be 95.7% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Tanzania, 4.7% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Bolivia, that number is 0.2% of people as of 2020.

live 2.3 years longer

In Tanzania, the average life expectancy is 70 years (68 years for men, 72 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 2.4 times more likely to be obese

In Tanzania, 8.4% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Bolivia, that number is 20.2% of people as of 2016.

Economy

make 2.7 times more money

Tanzania has a GDP per capita of $3,600 as of 2023, while in Bolivia, the GDP per capita is $9,700 as of 2023.

pay a 56.7% lower top tax rate

Tanzania has a top tax rate of 30.0% as of 2016. In Bolivia, the top tax rate is 13.0% as of 2016.

be 18.0% more likely to be unemployed

In Tanzania, 2.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Bolivia, that number is 3.1% as of 2023.

be 37.9% more likely to live below the poverty line

In Tanzania, 26.4% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Bolivia, however, that number is 36.4% as of 2021.

Life

be 32.4% less likely to die during childbirth

In Tanzania, approximately 238.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Bolivia, 161.0 women do as of 2020.

be 13.1% more likely to be literate

In Tanzania, the literacy rate is 81.8% as of 2021. In Bolivia, it is 92.5% as of 2015.

be 38.8% less likely to die during infancy

In Tanzania, approximately 36.4 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2020. In Bolivia, on the other hand, 22.3 children do as of 2022.

have 45.8% fewer children

In Tanzania, there are approximately 32.5 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 2.2 times more likely to have access to electricity

In Tanzania, approximately 46% of people have electricity access (77% in urban areas, and 23% in rural areas) as of 2022. In Bolivia, that number is 100% of people on average (100% in urban areas, and 95% in rural areas) as of 2022.

be 2.1 times more likely to have internet access

In Tanzania, approximately 32.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Bolivia, about 66.0% do as of 2021.

be 29.9% more likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Tanzania, approximately 72% of people have improved drinking water access (95% in urban areas, and 59% in rural areas) as of 2020. In Bolivia, that number is 94% of people on average (99% in urban areas, and 80% in rural areas) as of 2020.

Expenditures

spend 3.0 times more on education

Tanzania spends 3.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2021. Bolivia spends 9.8% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

spend 2.1 times more on healthcare

Tanzania spends 3.8% 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: Tanzania Revenue Authority, The World Factbook, 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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