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Bolivia

Bolivia / BO

01 / BASIC INFORMATION

Bolivia in numbers.

Area1,098,580 kmยฒWorld # 27 โ†’Population12.6MWorld # 78 โ†’Population density11.5 people/kmยฒWorld # 198 โ†’Life expectancy68.7 yearsWorld # 161 โ†’GDP per capitaUS$ 5,148World # 136 โ†’

02 / ALL RANKINGS

Bolivia across 51 rankings.

Essentials

Area1,098,580 kmยฒWorld # 27 / 2023 โ†’Population12.6MWorld # 78 / 2025 โ†’Population density11.5 people/kmยฒWorld # 198 / Population 2025 ยท area 2023 โ†’Independence / founding reference year1,825World # 153 / CIA World Factbook 2025 archive โ†’

People & society

Population growth1.3%World # 76 / 2025 โ†’Total fertility rate2.5World # 76 / 2024 โ†’Birth rate21 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 65 / 2024 โ†’Death rate7.2 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 109 / 2024 โ†’Median age24.7 yearsWorld # 166 / 2023 โ†’Population aged 65+5.7%World # 137 / 2025 โ†’Population aged 0โ€“1429.4%World # 74 / 2025 โ†’Urban population71.6%World # 83 / 2025 โ†’Net migration-3.2KWorld # 129 / 2025 โ†’Net migration rate-0.3 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 102 / 2025 โ†’International migrant share1.5%World # 162 / 2024 โ†’

Health

Life expectancy68.7 yearsWorld # 161 / 2024 โ†’Healthy life expectancy57.4 yearsWorld # 142 / 2021 โ†’Physicians per 1,000 people1.3 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 109 / 2021 โ†’Smoking rate12.3%World # 115 / 2024 โ†’

Economy & work

GDP per capitaUS$ 5,148World # 136 / 2025 โ†’Nominal GDPUS$ 64.8BWorld # 89 / 2025 โ†’GDP per capita (PPP)US$ 12,873World # 129 / 2025 โ†’Real GDP growth-1.6%World # 202 / 2025 โ†’Inflation19.5%World # 13 / 2025 โ†’Unemployment3%World # 149 / 2025 โ†’Youth unemployment5%World # 161 / 2025 โ†’Average annual working hours1,968 hours/yearWorld # 67 / 2023 โ†’Average sleep timeNo dataNo rank โ†’Income inequality (Gini index)40.9World # 36 / 2024 โ†’

Education & science

Education spending (% of GDP)7.5%World # 12 / 2024 โ†’Researchers per million people63.1 per million peopleWorld # 113 / 2021 โ†’R&D spending (% of GDP)0.1%World # 132 / 2021 โ†’Patent applications per million people0.4 per million peopleWorld # 132 / 2021 โ†’

Food & agriculture

Calorie supply per person2,374 kcal/dayWorld # 170 / 2023 โ†’Meat supply per person84.4 kg/person/yearWorld # 37 / 2023 โ†’Rice production434K tWorld # 52 / 2024 โ†’Wheat production292.7K tWorld # 68 / 2024 โ†’Coffee production23.1K tWorld # 30 / 2024 โ†’Coffee consumption per personNo dataNo rank โ†’

Environment & digital

Forest area46.3%World # 59 / 2023 โ†’Electricity use per person890 kWh/personWorld # 111 / 2023 โ†’COโ‚‚ emissions per person2.3 tWorld # 125 / 2024 โ†’Internet use79.7%World # 110 / 2024 โ†’Mobile subscriptions98 per 100 peopleWorld # 142 / 2024 โ†’

Safety & politics

Homicide rate4.4 per 100,000 peopleWorld # 70 / 2023 โ†’Road traffic death rate21.1 per 100,000 peopleWorld # 63 / 2019 โ†’Military spending (% of GDP)1.4%World # 95 / 2024 โ†’Women in parliament50.8%World # 4 / 2025 โ†’

Travel & culture

International tourist arrivals323.3KWorld # 145 / 2020 โ†’International tourism receiptsUS$ 243MWorld # 119 / 2020 โ†’World Heritage sites7 sitesWorld # 50 / 2026-07 โ†’

03 / CULTURE & INDUSTRY

Society, culture and industry.

Largest religious groupChristianity2023 / 84.6%Main languageSpanishMain functional languageLeading electricity sourceNatural gas2025Top export categoryMinerals and fuels2023Most mapped OSM sportFootball and futsal8,136 facilities countedWriting directionLeft to rightSpanishLargest staple-food calorie sourceRice2023Current currencyBolivianoBOBDriving sideRight-hand trafficSide of the road used by trafficCountry-name originPeople and mythological figuresSimรณn Bolรญvar