https://www.humantruth.info/bolivia.html
By Vexen Crabtree 2013
Bolivia Republic of Bolivia | ![]() |
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Status | Independent State |
Social and Moral Index | 97th best |
Capital | La Paz (administrative/legislative) and Sucre (judicial) |
Land Area | 1 083 300km21 |
Location | South America, The Americas |
Population | 11.4m2 |
Life Expectancy | 63.63yrs (2017)3 |
GNI | $8 111 (2017)4 |
ISO3166-1 Codes | BO, BOL, 685 |
Internet Domain | .bo6 |
Currency | Boliviano (BOB)7 |
Telephone | +5918 |
“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. However, since taking office, his controversial strategies have exacerbated racial and economic tensions between the Amerindian populations of the Andean west and the non-indigenous communities of the eastern lowlands. 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 appoint judges to the four highest courts.”
CIA's The World Factbook (2013)9
“Rough around the edges, superlative in its natural beauty, rugged, vexing, complex and slightly nerve-racking, Bolivia is one of South America´s most diverse and perplexing nations. ... Plunging from the Andes down to the edge of the Amazon, multiday journeys follow ancient Inca paving, while trips along rivers deep in the heart of the Amazon take you past the riotous barks of monkeys and a thriving mass of biodiversity that will leave you awestruck. Bolivia is a wild place and nature lovers, aesthetes and poets alike will find landscapes, views, and nature-born experiences not seen in many other places on the planet. The cultural, historical and spiritual depths and richness of Latin America´s most indigenous nation are astounding. Officially a Plurinational State, Bolivia is an amazing place to learn from and experience a diverse mix of peoples. It is home to at-risk cultures and languages that could disappear within our lifetime, and its people maintain traditions and beliefs that reach back to the days of the Inca kings and Tiwanaku cosmologist priests.”
#economics #human_development #wealth
UN HDI (2021)11 | ||
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Pos. | Higher is better Value11 | |
1 | Switzerland | 0.962 |
2 | Norway | 0.961 |
3 | Iceland | 0.959 |
... | ||
115 | Vietnam | 0.703 |
116 | Philippines | 0.699 |
117 | Botswana | 0.693 |
118= | Bolivia | 0.692 |
118= | Kyrgyzstan | 0.692 |
120 | Venezuela | 0.691 |
121 | Iraq | 0.686 |
122 | Tajikistan | 0.685 |
The Americas Avg | 0.75 | |
World Avg | 0.72 | |
q=191. |
Gross National Income Per-Capita (2021)11 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | Higher is better PPP $11 | |
1 | Liechtenstein | $146 830 |
2 | Singapore | $90 919 |
3 | Qatar | $87 134 |
... | ||
116 | Guatemala | $8 723 |
117 | Namibia | $8 634 |
118 | El Salvador | $8 296 |
119 | Bolivia | $8 111 |
120 | Uzbekistan | $7 917 |
121 | Cuba | $7 879 |
122 | Vietnam | $7 867 |
123 | Laos | $7 700 |
The Americas Avg | $16 628 | |
World Avg | $20 136 | |
q=193. |
Social & Moral Development Index12 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | Lower is better Avg Rank12 | |
1 | Denmark | 27.0 |
2 | Norway | 29.9 |
3 | Sweden | 31.8 |
... | ||
94 | Fiji | 87.4 |
95 | Belarus | 87.7 |
96 | Mongolia | 87.8 |
97 | Bolivia | 88.4 |
98 | Russia | 88.7 |
99 | Cape Verde | 88.8 |
100 | Jordan | 88.8 |
101 | Maldives | 88.9 |
The Americas Avg | 81.5 | |
World Avg | 88.6 | |
q=199. |
The United Nations produces an annual Human Development Report which includes the Human Development Index. The factors taken into account include life expectancy, education and schooling and Gross National Income (GNI) amongst many others..
The Social and Moral Development Index concentrates on moral issues and human rights, violence, public health, equality, tolerance, freedom and effectiveness in climate change mitigation and environmentalism, and on some technological issues. A country scores higher for achieving well in those areas, and for sustaining that achievement in the long term. Those countries towards the top of this index can truly said to be setting good examples and leading humankind onwards into a bright, humane, and free future. See: Which are the Best Countries in the World? The Social and Moral Development Index.
#birth_control #demographics #fertility #health #immigration #life_expectancy #longevity #migration #overpopulation #population #yemen
Population:
Bolivia's population is predicted to rise to 13.39 million by 2030. These millions of extra people will all need space to live, food to eat, energy to consume, and will increase the burden on the planet's resources. This country has a fertility rate of 2.58. The fertility rate is, in simple terms, the average amount of children that each woman has. The higher the figure, the quicker the population will grow, although, to calculate the rate you also need to take into account morbidity - the rate at which people die. If people live healthy and long lives and morbidity is low, then, 2.0 approximates to the replacement rate (two new children for each set of parents who die), which would keep the population stable. If all countries had such a fertility rate, population growth would end. The actual replacement rate in most developed countries is around 2.1. The highest fertility rate ever detected in a single year was in Yemen in 1985, at 8.86.13Population2 | ||
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Pos. | 2018 Population2 | |
1 | China | 1.4b |
2 | India | 1.4b |
3 | USA | 327.1m |
... | ||
76 | Tunisia | 11.6m |
77 | Benin | 11.5m |
78 | Belgium | 11.5m |
79 | Bolivia | 11.4m |
80 | Cuba | 11.3m |
81 | Burundi | 11.2m |
82 | Haiti | 11.1m |
83 | S. Sudan | 11.0m |
World Avg | 39.0m | |
q=195. |
Life Expectancy Higher is better11 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | 2021 Years11 | |
1 | Monaco | 85.9 |
2 | Hong Kong | 85.5 |
3 | Japan | 84.8 |
... | ||
154 | Mauritania | 64.4 |
155 | Ghana | 63.8 |
156 | Yemen | 63.8 |
157 | Bolivia | 63.6 |
158 | Nauru | 63.6 |
159 | Congo, (Brazzaville) | 63.5 |
160 | Comoros | 63.4 |
161 | Haiti | 63.2 |
World Avg | 71.28 | |
q=195. |
Fertility Rate 2.0 is best14 | ||
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Pos. | 202214 | |
1 | US Virgin Islands | 2.00 |
2 | Ecuador | 2.00 |
3 | Nepal | 2.01 |
... | ||
99 | Oman | 2.57 |
100= | Greece | 1.43 |
100= | Portugal | 1.43 |
102 | Bolivia | 2.58 |
103 | Russia | 1.42 |
104= | Austria | 1.41 |
104= | Norway | 1.41 |
104= | Estonia | 1.41 |
World Avg | 2.47 | |
q=208. |
Old-Age Dependency Ratio Lower is better15 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | 2016 Per 10015 | |
1 | Uganda | 04.3 |
2 | Mali | 04.5 |
3= | Chad | 04.7 |
... | ||
86 | Indonesia | 12.4 |
87= | Myanmar (Burma) | 12.5 |
87= | India | 12.5 |
89 | Bolivia | 12.7 |
90 | Nicaragua | 13.1 |
91 | Paraguay | 13.2 |
92 | Iran | 13.4 |
93 | Samoa | 13.7 |
World Avg | 18.3 | |
q=185. |
Migration:
Immigrants16 | ||
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Pos. | 2017 %16 | |
1 | UAE | 88.4% |
2 | Kuwait | 75.5% |
3 | Qatar | 65.2% |
... | ||
142 | Ghana | 1.4% |
143 | Niger | 1.4% |
144 | Yemen | 1.4% |
145 | Bolivia | 1.3% |
146 | Tuvalu | 1.3% |
147 | Malawi | 1.3% |
148 | Sierra Leone | 1.3% |
149 | Guinea-Bissau | 1.3% |
World Avg | 9.4% | |
q=195. |
Emigrants17 | ||
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Pos. | 2010 %17 | |
1 | Dominica | 104.8% |
2 | Palestine | 68.4% |
3 | Samoa | 67.3% |
... | ||
85 | Honduras | 7.5% |
86 | Austria | 7.1% |
87 | Uzbekistan | 7.0% |
88 | Bolivia | 6.8% |
89 | Guinea-Bissau | 6.8% |
90 | Slovenia | 6.5% |
91 | Kiribati | 6.5% |
92 | Bhutan | 6.3% |
World Avg | 11.5% | |
q=192. |
#Bolivia #bolivia_freethought #equality #freedom #freethought #gender_equality #human_rights #morals #politics #prejudice #religious_tolerance #tolerance
Human Rights, Equality & Tolerance (2025)18 | ||
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Pos. | Lower is better Avg Rank18 | |
1 | Sweden | 6.1 |
2 | Denmark | 8.6 |
3 | Norway | 9.0 |
... | ||
58 | Israel | 65.7 |
59 | Trinidad & Tobago | 66.2 |
60 | Mexico | 66.2 |
61 | Bolivia | 66.3 |
62 | Bahamas | 66.6 |
63 | Ecuador | 67.2 |
The Americas Avg | 71.80 | |
World Avg | 86.55 | |
q=199. |
For tables, charts and commentary, see:
#alcohol #birth_control #bolivia #demographics #health #life_expectancy #longevity #obesity #overpopulation #parenting #population #smoking #vaccines
Compared to The Americas (2025)33 | ||
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Pos. | Lower is better Avg Rank33 | |
1 | Greenland | 34.3 |
2 | Curaço | 49.7 |
3 | Aruba | 49.9 |
... | ||
36 | Venezuela | 108.1 |
37 | Belize | 111.0 |
38 | Paraguay | 111.5 |
39 | Dominican Rep. | 112.7 |
40 | Nicaragua | 113.8 |
41 | Bolivia | 121.9 |
42 | Guatemala | 123.6 |
43 | Honduras | 125.3 |
44 | Haiti | 130.5 |
The Americas Avg | 92.66 | |
q=44. |
Health (2025)33 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | Lower is better Avg Rank33 | |
1 | Monaco | 14.3 |
2 | Liechtenstein | 30.1 |
3 | Isle of Man | 32.1 |
... | ||
147 | Egypt | 117.0 |
148 | Kiribati | 117.2 |
149 | Tajikistan | 118.2 |
150 | Bolivia | 121.9 |
151 | Syria | 122.2 |
152 | Djibouti | 122.6 |
153 | Micronesia | 122.8 |
154 | Guatemala | 123.6 |
World Avg | 96.74 | |
q=212. |
The countries with the best overall approach to public health, in terms of both public policy and individual lifestyle choices, are Monaco, Liechtenstein and The Isle of Man34. These countries are worth emulating. And, although often through no fault of the average citizen, the worst countries are S. Sudan, Angola and Nigeria34.
21 datasets are used to calculate points for each country, including multiple decades of data on its average life expectancy, its alcohol consumption rate, its fertility rate, its smoking rate, its suicide rate, its food aid and health contributions and WHO compliance, the prevalence of overweight adults, its adolescent birth rate and its immunizations take-up. The regions with the best average results per country are Scandinavia, Europe and The Balkans34, whereas the worst are Africa, Micronesia and Melanesia34.
For more, see:
Health:
Bolivia has some poor policies and cultural issues which cause some public health problems. Bolivia does better than average in its smoking rate35, its alcohol consumption rate36, its immunizations take-up37 and in its fertility rate14 (but bad for The Americas). Bolivia does not succeed in everything, however. Bolivia does worse than average in terms of its food aid and health contributions and WHO compliance38, its adolescent birth rate39 and in its average life expectancy11 (amongst the worst in The Americas). The prevalence of overweight adults has increased by 14% between 1976 and 2016. Life expectancy in Bolivia improved by +11.4yrs in the 30 years from 1990, much better than the global average of +7.9yrs. Bolivia's peak fertility rate was 6.36 in 1960.Life Expectancy Higher is better11 | ||
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Pos. | 2021 Years11 | |
1 | Monaco | 85.9 |
2 | Hong Kong | 85.5 |
3 | Japan | 84.8 |
... | ||
154 | Mauritania | 64.4 |
155 | Ghana | 63.8 |
156 | Yemen | 63.8 |
157 | Bolivia | 63.6 |
158 | Nauru | 63.6 |
159 | Congo, (Brazzaville) | 63.5 |
160 | Comoros | 63.4 |
161 | Haiti | 63.2 |
The Americas Avg | 72.58 | |
World Avg | 71.28 | |
q=195. |
Alcohol Consumption Lower is better36 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | 2016 Per Capita36 | |
1 | Bangladesh | 0.0 |
2 | Kuwait | 0.0 |
3 | Libya | 0.0 |
... | ||
71 | Sri Lanka | 4.3 |
72= | Bahamas | 4.4 |
72= | Ecuador | 4.4 |
74 | Bolivia | 4.8 |
75= | Costa Rica | 4.8 |
75= | Guinea-Bissau | 4.8 |
75= | Myanmar (Burma) | 4.8 |
75= | Zambia | 4.8 |
The Americas Avg | 6.9 | |
World Avg | 6.2 | |
q=189. |
Fertility Rate 2.0 is best14 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | 202214 | |
1 | US Virgin Islands | 2.00 |
2 | Ecuador | 2.00 |
3 | Nepal | 2.01 |
... | ||
99 | Oman | 2.57 |
100= | Greece | 1.43 |
100= | Portugal | 1.43 |
102 | Bolivia | 2.58 |
103 | Russia | 1.42 |
104= | Austria | 1.41 |
104= | Norway | 1.41 |
104= | Estonia | 1.41 |
The Americas Avg | 1.80 | |
World Avg | 2.47 | |
q=208. |
Smoking Rates Lower is better35 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | 201435 | |
1 | Guinea | 15 |
2 | Solomon Islands | 26 |
3 | Kiribati | 28 |
... | ||
56 | El Salvador | 280 |
57 | Comoros | 289 |
58 | Congo, (Brazzaville) | 294 |
59 | Bolivia | 299 |
60 | Bahamas | 301 |
61 | Sierra Leone | 310 |
62 | Sri Lanka | 322 |
63 | Mexico | 329 |
The Americas Avg | 457 | |
World Avg | 819 | |
q=182. |
Food Aid, Health Contributions & WHO Compliance Lower is better38 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | 2017 Rank38 | |
1 | Sweden | 1 |
2 | Ireland | 2 |
3 | Denmark | 3 |
... | ||
82 | Zambia | 82 |
83 | Croatia | 83 |
84 | Indonesia | 84 |
85 | Bolivia | 85 |
86 | Kyrgyzstan | 86 |
87 | Moldova | 87 |
88 | Syria | 88 |
89 | Azerbaijan | 89 |
The Americas Avg | 94.3 | |
World Avg | 82.0 | |
q=163. |
Overweight Adults Lower is better40 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | 2016 %40 | |
1 | Vietnam | 18.3 |
2 | India | 19.7 |
3 | Bangladesh | 20.0 |
... | ||
102= | Estonia | 55.8 |
103 | Guatemala | 55.9 |
104 | Ecuador | 56.0 |
105= | Bolivia | 56.1 |
105= | Slovenia | 56.1 |
107 | Slovakia | 56.2 |
108 | Sweden | 56.4 |
109 | Brazil | 56.5 |
The Americas Avg | 57.4 | |
World Avg | 49.0 | |
q=191. |
Children's Health:
Adolescent Birth Rate Lower is better39 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | 2022 Per 100039 | |
1 | Hong Kong | 1.6 |
2 | Denmark | 1.8 |
3 | S. Korea | 2.1 |
... | ||
140 | Iraq | 61.2 |
141 | Ecuador | 62.1 |
142 | Kenya | 62.6 |
143 | Bolivia | 63.1 |
144 | Namibia | 63.1 |
145 | Guatemala | 63.2 |
146 | Vanuatu | 63.2 |
147 | Dominican Rep. | 63.2 |
The Americas Avg | 48.1 | |
World Avg | 43.8 | |
q=195. |
Infant Immunizations 2011-2015 Higher is better37 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | 2015 Avg %37 | |
1= | Hungary | 99.0 |
1= | China | 99.0 |
3 | Uzbekistan | 98.9 |
... | ||
75 | UK | 94.6 |
76 | Solomon Islands | 94.5 |
77 | Norway | 94.3 |
78 | Bolivia | 94.2 |
79= | UAE | 94.0 |
79= | Bangladesh | 94.0 |
79= | Tanzania | 94.0 |
79= | Germany | 94.0 |
The Americas Avg | 91.3 | |
World Avg | 88.3 | |
q=194. |
#biodiversity #bolivia #climate_change #deforestation #environmentalism #food #internationalism #meat #over-exploitation #the_environment #veganism #vegetarianism
Compared to The Americas (2025)41 | ||
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Pos. | Lower is better Avg Rank41 | |
1 | Uruguay | 43.2 |
2 | Puerto Rico | 47.1 |
3 | Costa Rica | 49.7 |
... | ||
14 | Dominica | 78.5 |
15 | Cuba | 79.4 |
16 | Nicaragua | 80.5 |
17 | Bolivia | 81.8 |
18 | Panama | 82.5 |
19 | Honduras | 84.6 |
20 | Venezuela | 86.1 |
21 | Canada | 87.2 |
22 | Guyana | 87.4 |
The Americas Avg | 92.66 | |
q=36. |
Responsibility Towards The Environment (2025)41 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | Lower is better Avg Rank41 | |
1 | Sri Lanka | 34.9 |
2 | Uruguay | 43.2 |
3 | Switzerland | 45.0 |
... | ||
93 | Slovakia | 80.8 |
94 | Poland | 81.0 |
95 | UAE | 81.8 |
96 | Bolivia | 81.8 |
97 | Slovenia | 82.1 |
98 | Panama | 82.5 |
99 | Singapore | 83.3 |
100 | Georgia | 83.6 |
World Avg | 84.93 | |
q=199. |
All countries' current and historical approach towards the environment is gauged via 21 datasets, including multiple decades of data on its forested percent change 2000-2020, its environmental performance, energy to GDP efficiency, its sign-up rate to major international accords on protecting the environment, the rate of rational beliefs on the environment in the population, reducing annual meat consumption per person and its score on the Green Future Index.
The countries that do the best (Sri Lanka, Uruguay and Switzerland) tend to have avoided the excesses of early industrial countries, and have not yet repeated the same mistakes of environmental destruction - at least, not on the same scale. The regions with the best average results per country are Central America, South America and Scandinavia. The worst are Eritrea, The Vatican City and Timor-Leste (E. Timor), and the worst regions Micronesia, Australasia and Melanesia.
For more, see:
Bolivia ranks 96th in the world with regard to its responsibility towards the environment. This rank is calculated from 6 data sets. Bolivia comes in the best 20 for the rate of rational beliefs on the environment in the population42. It does better than average in its sign-up rate to major international accords on protecting the environment. But unfortunately Bolivia gets most other things wrong. It does worse than average for energy to GDP efficiency43, its environmental performance44, reducing annual meat consumption per person45 and in its forested percent change 2000-202046.Forest Area Change 2000-2020 Higher is better46 | ||
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Pos. | Total46 | |
1 | Guernsey | 82.6% |
2 | Bahrain | 75.2% |
3 | Iceland | 64.7% |
... | ||
183 | N. Korea | -6.7% |
184 | Mauritius | -7.5% |
185 | Liberia | -7.5% |
186 | Bolivia | -7.9% |
187 | Singapore | -7.9% |
188 | Guinea-Bissau | -8.0% |
189 | Ethiopia | -8.0% |
190 | Israel | -8.4% |
The Americas Avg | -2.1% | |
World Avg | -0.1% | |
q=234. |
From 2000 to 2010, Bolivia lost 2015 thousand hectares of forest cover, the 10th-worse loss in the world in that decade; it increased this rate in the 2010s, moving up to 9th-worse and falling to just 36 744 thousand hectares of remaining cover.
Environmental Performance Higher is better44 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | 201844 | |
1 | Switzerland | 87.4 |
2 | France | 84.0 |
3 | Denmark | 81.6 |
... | ||
89 | Cape Verde | 56.9 |
90 | Mauritius | 56.6 |
91 | St Lucia | 56.2 |
92 | Bolivia | 56.0 |
93 | Barbados | 55.8 |
94 | Georgia | 55.7 |
95 | Kiribati | 55.3 |
96 | Bahrain | 55.2 |
The Americas Avg | 58.8 | |
World Avg | 56.4 | |
q=180. |
Energy to GDP Efficiency Lower is better43 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | 2022 Avg43 | |
1 | Rwanda | 0.25 |
2 | Chad | 0.26 |
3 | Tanzania | 0.31 |
... | ||
88 | Jordan | 1.10 |
89 | Mexico | 1.10 |
90 | Taiwan | 1.10 |
91 | Bolivia | 1.11 |
92 | Chile | 1.11 |
93 | Honduras | 1.15 |
94 | Slovenia | 1.15 |
95 | Brazil | 1.16 |
The Americas Avg | 1.42 | |
World Avg | 1.23 | |
q=165. |
International Accords on the Environment Higher is better | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | Total Avg Rate | |
1 | Sweden | 83% |
2 | Canada | 82% |
3 | Norway | 81% |
... | ||
73 | Guyana | 63% |
74 | Uganda | 62% |
75 | Singapore | 62% |
76 | Bolivia | 62% |
77 | Guinea | 62% |
78 | Greece | 62% |
79 | Cameroon | 62% |
80 | Philippines | 62% |
The Americas Avg | 60.7% | |
World Avg | 57.5% | |
q=197. |
Rational Beliefs on the Environment Higher is better42 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | 2011 %42 | |
1 | Argentina | 78.3% |
2 | Greece | 77.6% |
3 | Brazil | 77.1% |
... | ||
8 | Philippines | 70.8% |
9 | S. Korea | 70.7% |
10 | Colombia | 70.3% |
11 | Bolivia | 69.3% |
12 | Paraguay | 68.9% |
13 | Mexico | 67.0% |
14 | Nicaragua | 67.0% |
15 | El Salvador | 66.8% |
The Americas Avg | 58.6% | |
World Avg | 39.9% | |
q=145. |
Meat Consumption Lower is better45 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | 2021 kg45 | |
1 | Congo, DR | 03.0 |
2 | Burundi | 03.5 |
3 | Bangladesh | 04.3 |
... | ||
139 | Greece | 76.8 |
140 | Serbia | 77.6 |
141 | Russia | 78.4 |
142 | Bolivia | 78.4 |
143 | Grenada | 78.6 |
144 | Ireland | 80.2 |
145 | Kuwait | 81.3 |
146 | New Zealand | 81.4 |
The Americas Avg | 70.3 | |
World Avg | 52.5 | |
q=185. |
In the 2010s, meat consumption per person in Bolivia (Plurinational State of) was well above the global average (of 49kgs per year), putting unnecessary strain on water supplies and the environment.45
#bolivia #capitalism #charity #corruption #economics #education #extremism #happiness #health #human_development #inequality #intelligence #life_expectancy #modernity #morals #nigeria #peace #politics #poverty #religion #religiosity #religious_violence #research #science #secularisation #social_development #technology #terrorism #the_internet #yemen
Compared to The Americas (2020)47 | ||
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Pos. | Lower is better Avg Rank47 | |
1= | Canada | 21.8 |
2 | USA | 26.4 |
3 | Argentina | 38.2 |
... | ||
14 | Trinidad & Tobago | 74.5 |
15 | Ecuador | 74.8 |
16 | Colombia | 77.3 |
17 | Bolivia | 79.5 |
18= | Antigua & Barbuda | 79.6 |
19 | St Vincent & Grenadines | 80.0 |
20 | Bahamas | 83.5 |
21 | Dominica | 84.0 |
22 | St Lucia | 86.3 |
The Americas Avg | 81.34 | |
q=35. |
Modernity & Learning (2020)47 | ||
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Pos. | Lower is better Avg Rank47 | |
1 | Finland | 7.1 |
2 | Belgium | 12.9 |
3 | Denmark | 13.6 |
... | ||
86 | Brunei | 78.4 |
87 | Azerbaijan | 78.9 |
88 | Sri Lanka | 79.2 |
89 | Bolivia | 79.5 |
90= | Antigua & Barbuda | 79.6 |
90= | Mauritius | 79.6 |
92 | St Vincent & Grenadines | 80.0 |
93 | Seychelles | 80.1 |
World Avg | 86.31 | |
q=190. |
The most modern countries, with the best results from education, the highest levels of research, and with the easiest access to information on the Internet, are Finland, Belgium and Denmark48. The worst countries are Eritrea, S. Sudan and Sierra Leone48. Despite improves in global education, access to tertiary (adult) education is becoming increasingly unequal between the rich haves and the poor have-nots49.
“Education, at all levels and ages, is the single most vital support for equality as well as being a country's most vital economic and social resource. [...] Every successful aspirant to modernisation and economic development, from Japan to South Korea, China to Chile, has got there with a big emphasis on education.”
Bill Emmott (2017)50
15 datasets are used to calculate points for each country, including multiple decades of data on Research and Development, Secondary Education, Length of Schooling, Intellectual Endeavours, Maths, Science & Reading, Religiosity, IQ, the percent of citizens with access to the internet, Freedom On The Internet, IT Security, IPv6 Uptake and digital quality of life. The regions with the best average results per country are Scandinavia, Baltic States and Europe48, whereas the worst are Melanesia, Africa and Micronesia48.
For more, see:
Modernity and Education:
In the 1990s, Bolivia was one of only ten countries to increase its expected duration of education by over 3 years, although it reduced slightly in the 2000s.51
Research & Development Higher is better | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | 2016 % RDP PPP | |
1 | S. Korea | 4.2952 |
2 | Israel | 4.1152 |
3 | Japan | 3.5852 |
... | ||
95= | Mauritius | 0.1853 |
96 | Oman | 0.1754 |
97= | Kazakhstan | 0.1754 |
98 | Bolivia | 0.1655 |
99= | Kyrgyzstan | 0.1656 |
99= | Sri Lanka | 0.1657 |
101 | Albania | 0.1558 |
102 | Namibia | 0.1457 |
The Americas Avg | 0.47 | |
World Avg | 0.84 | |
q=126. |
Secondary Education Higher is better59 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | 201859 | |
1= | Luxembourg | 100.0% |
1= | Estonia | 100.0% |
1= | Austria | 100.0% |
... | ||
93 | Mexico | 59.7% |
94 | Bahrain | 59.6% |
95 | Brazil | 59.5% |
96 | Bolivia | 58.8% |
97 | Zimbabwe | 58.7% |
98 | Gabon | 57.6% |
99 | Libya | 57.4% |
100 | Dominican Rep. | 56.6% |
The Americas Avg | 63.0% | |
World Avg | 63.0% | |
q=169. |
Length of Schooling Higher is better60 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | 2021 Years60 | |
1 | Australia | 21.1 |
2 | New Zealand | 20.3 |
3 | Greece | 20.0 |
... | ||
61 | Hungary | 15.0 |
62 | Mongolia | 15.0 |
63 | Ukraine | 15.0 |
64 | Bolivia | 14.9 |
65 | Mexico | 14.9 |
66 | Fiji | 14.7 |
67 | St Vincent & Grenadines | 14.7 |
68 | Algeria | 14.6 |
The Americas Avg | 14.2 | |
World Avg | 13.5 | |
q=193. |
Intellectual Endeavours Lower is better38 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | 2017 Rank38 | |
1 | Ukraine | 1 |
2 | Czechia | 2 |
3 | Hungary | 3 |
... | ||
156 | Tanzania | 156 |
157 | Equatorial Guinea | 157 |
158 | Guyana | 158 |
159 | Afghanistan | 159 |
160 | Indonesia | 160 |
161 | Bolivia | 161 |
162 | Iraq | 162 |
163 | Angola | 163 |
The Americas Avg | 99.8 | |
World Avg | 82.0 | |
q=163. |
Religiosity Lower is better61 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | 2018 %61 | |
1 | China | 3 |
2 | Estonia | 6 |
3 | Czechia | 7 |
... | ||
56 | Panama | 61 |
57 | Venezuela | 67 |
58 | Turkey | 68 |
59= | Bolivia | 71 |
59= | Botswana | 71 |
61 | Brazil | 72 |
62= | Egypt | 72 |
63 | Algeria | 73 |
The Americas Avg | 65.4 | |
World Avg | 54.3 | |
q=106. |
IQ Higher is better62 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | 200662 | |
1= | Hong Kong | 108 |
1= | Singapore | 108 |
3 | S. Korea | 106 |
... | ||
61= | Ecuador | 88 |
61= | Mexico | 88 |
63 | Brazil | 87 |
64= | Bolivia | 87 |
64= | Iraq | 87 |
64= | Azerbaijan | 87 |
64= | Indonesia | 87 |
64= | Turkmenistan | 87 |
The Americas Avg | 85.3 | |
World Avg | 85.6 | |
q=138. |
Technology and Information:
Internet Users Higher is better63 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | 201663 | |
1 | Iceland | 100% |
2 | Faroe Islands | 99% |
3 | Norway | 98% |
... | ||
117= | Mauritius | 43% |
117= | Cape Verde | 43% |
119 | Suriname | 42% |
120 | Bolivia | 41% |
121 | Peru | 41% |
122 | Guyana | 40% |
123 | Grenada | 39% |
124 | El Salvador | 38% |
The Americas Avg | 56.4% | |
World Avg | 48.1% | |
q=201. |
IPv6 Uptake Higher is better64 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | 2017 Ratio64 | |
1 | Belgium | 55.4 |
2 | Germany | 41.8 |
3 | Switzerland | 35.1 |
... | ||
30 | Saudi Arabia | 6.8 |
31 | Vietnam | 5.9 |
32 | Slovenia | 5.4 |
33 | Bolivia | 5.0 |
34 | Macau | 4.2 |
35 | Singapore | 4.0 |
36 | Sweden | 3.8 |
37 | Poland | 3.6 |
The Americas Avg | 3.36 | |
World Avg | 3.82 | |
q=176. |
Digital Quality of Life Higher is better65 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | 202465 | |
1 | Germany | 77.9% |
2 | Finland | 76.9% |
3 | France | 73.9% |
... | ||
94 | Ivory Coast | 34.0% |
95 | Pakistan | 33.5% |
96 | Algeria | 33.2% |
97 | Bolivia | 33.1% |
98 | Botswana | 33.1% |
99 | Benin | 32.8% |
100 | Nigeria | 32.7% |
101 | Iran | 32.5% |
The Americas Avg | 44.7% | |
World Avg | 48.4% | |
q=121. |
Bolivia has notorious problems with mobile internet access speeds, measuring the 2nd-worst of 121 countries (after Yemen)66.
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Compared to The Americas (2020)67 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | Lower is better Avg Rank67 | |
1 | Canada | 23.1 |
2 | Barbados | 46.9 |
3 | Costa Rica | 47.3 |
... | ||
22 | Mexico | 87.2 |
23 | Peru | 87.3 |
24 | Ecuador | 88.1 |
25 | Bolivia | 88.8 |
26 | St Vincent & Grenadines | 89.2 |
27 | Nicaragua | 92.1 |
28 | Colombia | 92.6 |
29 | Grenada | 93.0 |
30 | Paraguay | 95.5 |
The Americas Avg | 79.19 | |
q=33. |
Culture, Peace & Inequality (2020)67 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | Lower is better Avg Rank67 | |
1 | Denmark | 11.2 |
2 | Norway | 13.9 |
3 | Netherlands | 14.4 |
... | ||
111 | Saudi Arabia | 88.4 |
112 | Zambia | 88.5 |
113 | Tajikistan | 88.6 |
114 | Bolivia | 88.8 |
115 | St Vincent & Grenadines | 89.2 |
116 | Cape Verde | 90.8 |
117 | Malawi | 91.3 |
118 | Nicaragua | 92.1 |
World Avg | 78.12 | |
q=180. |
This is the final pillar of the Social and Moral Development Index; it has 22 datasets, including multiple decades of data on World Giving Index, resisting corruption, overall happiness, Creativity and Culture, Open Trading, Aid and Development, its Global Peace Index rating, Peacekeeping and Security, Refugees and UN Treaties, the impact of terrorism, Inequality in Life Expectancy, Income Inequality (Gini Coefficient) and Multidimensional Poverty.
For more, see:
National Culture:
World Giving Index Higher is better68 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | 2022 %68 | |
1 | Indonesia | 68.0 |
2 | Kenya | 61.0 |
3 | USA | 59.0 |
... | ||
46= | Vietnam | 43.0 |
46= | Iran | 43.0 |
46= | Kosovo | 43.0 |
46= | Bolivia | 43.0 |
46= | Ghana | 43.0 |
51 | Sweden | 42.0 |
52= | Colombia | 42.0 |
52= | China | 42.0 |
The Americas Avg | 43.7 | |
World Avg | 39.6 | |
q=125. |
Corruption Higher is better69 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | 2022 Points69 | |
1 | Denmark | 90.0 |
2= | Finland | 87.0 |
2= | New Zealand | 87.0 |
... | ||
126 | Uzbekistan | 31.0 |
127= | Laos | 31.0 |
127= | Mexico | 31.0 |
127= | Bolivia | 31.0 |
130 | Egypt | 30.0 |
131= | Mauritania | 30.0 |
131= | Togo | 30.0 |
131= | Swaziland | 30.0 |
The Americas Avg | 42.97 | |
World Avg | 42.98 | |
q=180. |
In 1997, Bolivia sunk to the Corruption Perception Index's 2nd-worst result, after Nigeria.
Happiness Higher is better70 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | 2024 Score70 | |
1 | Finland | 7.7 |
2 | Denmark | 7.5 |
3 | Iceland | 7.5 |
... | ||
71 | Montenegro | 5.9 |
72= | Croatia | 5.9 |
72= | Jamaica | 5.9 |
74 | Bolivia | 5.9 |
75 | Kyrgyzstan | 5.9 |
76 | Dominican Rep. | 5.8 |
77 | Mongolia | 5.8 |
78 | Mauritius | 5.8 |
The Americas Avg | 6.31 | |
World Avg | 5.58 | |
q=147. |
Creativity & Culture Lower is better38 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | 2017 Rank38 | |
1 | Belgium | 1 |
2 | Netherlands | 2 |
3 | Estonia | 3 |
... | ||
95 | Belarus | 95 |
96 | Mongolia | 96 |
97 | Madagascar | 97 |
98 | Bolivia | 98 |
99 | El Salvador | 99 |
100 | Nicaragua | 100 |
101 | Russia | 101 |
102 | Vietnam | 102 |
The Americas Avg | 80.2 | |
World Avg | 82.0 | |
q=163. |
Open Trading, Aid & Development Lower is better38 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | 2017 Rank38 | |
1 | Ireland | 1 |
2 | Denmark | 2 |
3 | Sweden | 3 |
... | ||
103 | Madagascar | 103 |
104 | Dominica | 104 |
105 | Iceland | 105 |
106 | Bolivia | 106 |
107 | Ghana | 107 |
108 | Mexico | 108 |
109 | Thailand | 109 |
110 | Ecuador | 110 |
The Americas Avg | 100.5 | |
World Avg | 82.0 | |
q=163. |
Peace Versus Instability:
Global Peace Index Lower is better71 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | 2023 Score71 | |
1 | Iceland | 1.12 |
2 | Denmark | 1.31 |
3 | Ireland | 1.31 |
... | ||
75 | UAE | 1.98 |
76 | Kazakhstan | 1.98 |
77 | Jamaica | 1.99 |
78 | Bolivia | 2.00 |
79 | Nepal | 2.01 |
80 | China | 2.01 |
81 | Tunisia | 2.01 |
82 | Equatorial Guinea | 2.01 |
The Americas Avg | 2.13 | |
World Avg | 2.07 | |
q=163. |
Peacekeeping & Security Lower is better38 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | 2017 Rank38 | |
1 | Samoa | 1 |
2 | S. Africa | 2 |
3 | Tunisia | 3 |
... | ||
42 | Azerbaijan | 42 |
43 | Senegal | 43 |
44 | Switzerland | 44 |
45 | Bolivia | 45 |
46 | Burkina Faso | 46 |
47 | Philippines | 47 |
48 | UK | 48 |
49 | Timor-Leste (E. Timor) | 49 |
The Americas Avg | 82.3 | |
World Avg | 82.0 | |
q=163. |
Refugees & UN Treaties Lower is better38 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | 2017 Rank38 | |
1 | Austria | 1 |
2 | Germany | 2 |
3 | Netherlands | 3 |
... | ||
43 | Hungary | 43 |
44 | Kenya | 44 |
45 | Serbia | 45 |
46 | Bolivia | 46 |
47 | Japan | 47 |
48 | Czechia | 48 |
49 | Argentina | 49 |
50 | Brazil | 50 |
The Americas Avg | 91.5 | |
World Avg | 82.0 | |
q=163. |
Impact of Terrorism Lower is better72 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | 2019 Score72 | |
1 | Togo | 0.00 |
2 | Mongolia | 0.00 |
3 | Swaziland | 0.00 |
... | ||
90 | Bahrain | 3.20 |
91 | Tanzania | 3.27 |
92 | Spain | 3.35 |
93 | Bolivia | 3.39 |
94 | Algeria | 3.41 |
95 | Sweden | 3.45 |
96 | Sri Lanka | 3.57 |
97 | Canada | 3.59 |
The Americas Avg | 2.16 | |
World Avg | 2.78 | |
q=150. |
Economic Inequality and Poverty:
Inequality in Life Expectancy Lower is better73 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | 201973 | |
1 | Iceland | 2.40 |
2= | Singapore | 2.50 |
2= | Hong Kong | 2.50 |
... | ||
135 | Timor-Leste (E. Timor) | 21.70 |
136 | Namibia | 22.10 |
137= | Kenya | 22.50 |
137= | Bolivia | 22.50 |
139 | Laos | 22.60 |
140= | Congo, (Brazzaville) | 22.80 |
140= | Myanmar (Burma) | 22.80 |
140= | Gabon | 22.80 |
The Americas Avg | 12.03 | |
World Avg | 14.59 | |
q=184. |
Income Inequality (Gini Coefficient) Lower is better74 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | 2023 %74 | |
1 | Slovakia | 24.1%75 |
2 | Slovenia | 24.3%75 |
3 | Belarus | 24.4%76 |
... | ||
124= | Sao Tome & Principe | 40.7%77 |
124= | Philippines | 40.7%75 |
124= | Malaysia | 40.7%75 |
127 | Bolivia | 40.9%75 |
128 | Haiti | 41.1%78 |
129 | USA | 41.3%79 |
130 | Djibouti | 41.6%77 |
131 | Papua New Guinea | 41.9%80 |
The Americas Avg | 44.0% | |
World Avg | 36.5% | |
q=167. |
Multidimensional Poverty Lower is better81 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | 2018 Severity81 | |
1 | Armenia | .001 |
2 | Ukraine | .001 |
3 | Serbia | .001 |
... | ||
47 | Morocco | .085 |
48 | Honduras | .090 |
49 | Sao Tome & Principe | .092 |
50 | Bolivia | .094 |
51 | Laos | .108 |
52 | Congo, (Brazzaville) | .112 |
53 | India | .123 |
54 | Guatemala | .134 |
The Americas Avg | .045 | |
World Avg | .154 | |
q=101. |
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Religiosity (2018)61 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | Lower is better %61 | |
1 | China | 3 |
2 | Estonia | 6 |
3 | Czechia | 7 |
... | ||
56 | Panama | 61 |
57 | Venezuela | 67 |
58 | Turkey | 68 |
59= | Bolivia | 71 |
59= | Botswana | 71 |
61 | Brazil | 72 |
62= | Egypt | 72 |
63 | Algeria | 73 |
64= | Peru | 73 |
65 | S. Africa | 75 |
66= | Ecuador | 76 |
66= | Costa Rica | 76 |
68 | Puerto Rico | 77 |
69= | Malaysia | 77 |
69= | Colombia | 77 |
71 | Dominican Rep. | 78 |
World Avg | 54.3 | |
q=106. |
Disbelief In God (2007)82 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | Higher is better %82 | |
1 | Vietnam | 81 |
2 | Japan | 65 |
3 | Sweden | 64 |
... | ||
72= | Indonesia | 2 |
73 | Paraguay | 1 |
74= | Nicaragua | 1 |
74= | Bolivia | 1 |
74= | Colombia | 1 |
74= | Costa Rica | 1 |
74= | Honduras | 1 |
74= | Brazil | 1 |
74= | Ecuador | 1 |
74= | S. Africa | 1 |
74= | Venezuela | 1 |
74= | Peru | 1 |
74= | Guatemala | 1 |
74= | El Salvador | 1 |
74= | Panama | 1 |
87 | Somalia | 0 |
World Avg | 9.9 | |
q=137. |
Data from the Pew Forum, a professional polling outfit, states that in 2010 the religious makeup of this country was as follows in the table below83:
Christian | 93.9% |
Muslim | 0.1% |
Hindu | 0.1% |
Buddhist | 0.1% |
Folk Religion | 0.9% |
Jewish | 0.1% |
Unaffiliated | 4.1% |
It appears that when asked "What religion are you" many give pollsters the 'correct' answer despite how they actually feel, and despite what they actually believe. Although 95.2% of the populace say they belong to a religion, only 71% say that they are religious when the question is phrased as "Is religion an important part of your daily life?".
For more on this phenomenon, see:
"Institutionalized Religions Have Their Numbers Inflated by National Polls" by Vexen Crabtree (2009)
The CIA World Factbook has slightly different data, and states: Roman Catholic 95%, Protestant (Evangelical Methodist) 5%84.
Freedom of Religion and Belief: Although in 2009 Bolivia's new Constitution declared the state to be secular - free from official endorsement of any particular religion - the Catholic Church nevertheless still influences a lot of influence over Bolivian politics, working hard to undermine equality and non-discrimination laws31.
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