World median is the middle country on each statistic: half of all countries with data are above it, half below. It is not an average, so it is never pulled up or down by giants or microstates.
Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
The median country fits inside Bolivia 9.9 times.
Bolivia: 1,098,580 km² (2023) · World median: 111,370 km² (2023)
How much coast is there?
Bolivia: 0 km (2026 edition) · World median: 440 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Bolivia’s highest peak towers 4,207 m above the median country’s.
Bolivia: 6,542 m (2026 edition) · World median: 2,335 m (2026 edition)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Bolivia has 70% more people than the median country.
Bolivia: 12.6 million (2025) · World median: 7.4 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
The median country is 8.5 times as densely populated as Bolivia.
Bolivia: 12 per km² (2025) · World median: 98 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in the median country are 5.4 cm taller than in Bolivia.
Bolivia: 168.1 cm (2019) · World median: 173.5 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in the median country are 5.0 cm taller than in Bolivia.
Bolivia: 155.6 cm (2019) · World median: 160.6 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in the median country is 6.5 years older than in Bolivia.
Bolivia: 24.7 years (2023) · World median: 31.1 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Bolivia have 0.6 more children on average than in the median country.
Bolivia: 2.52 children per woman (2024) · World median: 1.9 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
8.6% of people in the median country are 65 or older, versus 5.7% in Bolivia.
Bolivia: 5.7% (2025) · World median: 8.6% (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Bolivia and the median country are practically level.
Bolivia: 0 (2025) · World median: 0 (2025)
How many official languages?
Bolivia has 4 official languages, the median country 1.
Bolivia: 4 (2026) · World median: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Bolivia’s economy is 42% larger than the median country’s.
Bolivia: $64.8 billion (2025) · World median: $45.5 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
The median country produces 64% more per person than Bolivia.
Bolivia: Int$12,873 (2025) · World median: Int$21,072 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Bolivia than in the median country (Gini 6.5 points higher).
Bolivia: 40.9 (2024) · World median: 34.4 (2023)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 5.1% in the median country, versus 3.0% in Bolivia.
Bolivia: 3% (2025) · World median: 5.1% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
The median country and Bolivia are practically level.
Bolivia: 1.4% (2024) · World median: 1.7% (2024)
How expensive is it?
The median country’s price level (US = 100) is 1.1× Bolivia’s.
Bolivia: 40% (2025) · World median: 45% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
The median country spends 84% more on health per person than Bolivia.
Bolivia: $255 (2023) · World median: $470 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in the median country live 5.9 years longer than in Bolivia.
Bolivia: 68.7 years (2024) · World median: 74.6 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Bolivia is 12% more likely to die before turning one than in the median country.
Bolivia: 14.2 per 1,000 (2024) · World median: 12.7 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
The median country has 31% more doctors per person than Bolivia.
Bolivia: 1.3 per 1,000 (2021) · World median: 1.7 per 1,000 (2022)
How common is obesity?
29% of adults in Bolivia are obese, versus 24% in the median country.
Bolivia: 28.8% (2024) · World median: 24% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
19% of adults in the median country smoke, versus 12% in Bolivia.
Bolivia: 12.3% (2024) · World median: 19% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
Bolivia and the median country are practically level.
Bolivia: 5.84 (2025) · World median: 5.83 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in the median country drink 14% more alcohol than in Bolivia.
Bolivia: 3.8 litres (2023) · World median: 4.3 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Bolivia has 50% more meat per person than the median country.
Bolivia: 84.4 kg (2023) · World median: 56.2 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
The median country has 564 kcal more food per person per day than Bolivia.
Bolivia: 2,374 kcal (2023) · World median: 2,938 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
The median country and Bolivia are practically level.
Bolivia: 1,968 hours (2023) · World median: 1,974 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Bolivia went to school 0.09 years longer than in the median country.
Bolivia: 10 years (2023) · World median: 9.9 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
The median country welcomed 5.7 times as many tourists per resident as Bolivia (2019).
Bolivia: 0.06 (2022) · World median: 0.34 (2024)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
82% of people in the median country are online, versus 80% in Bolivia.
Bolivia: 80% (2024) · World median: 82% (2024)
Who has electricity at home?
100% of people in the median country have electricity, versus 97% in Bolivia.
Bolivia: 96.6% (2024) · World median: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
72% of people in Bolivia live in cities, versus 64% in the median country.
Bolivia: 72% (2025) · World median: 64% (2025)
How many phones per person?
The median country has 115 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Bolivia 98.
Bolivia: 98 (2024) · World median: 115 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Bolivia’s railway network is 85% longer than the median country’s.
Bolivia: 3,960 km (2019) · World median: 2,141 km (2021)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Bolivia fly 87% more passengers per resident than those from the median country.
Bolivia: 0.45 (2023) · World median: 0.24 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 46% of Bolivia, but only 31% of the median country.
Bolivia: 46.3% (2023) · World median: 31.2% (2023)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in the median country emits 29% more CO₂ than someone in Bolivia.
Bolivia: 2.3 t (2024) · World median: 3 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
36% of Bolivia’s electricity is renewable, versus 31% in the median country.
Bolivia: 36.1% (2025) · World median: 30.8% (2024)
How clean is the air?
The air in Bolivia carries 2.4 times as much fine dust as in the median country.
Bolivia: 40.6 µg/m³ (2024) · World median: 16.6 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 2 times as likely to be murdered in Bolivia as in the median country.
Bolivia: 4.4 per 100k (2023) · World median: 2.3 per 100k (2023)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Bolivia are 43% deadlier than in the median country.
Bolivia: 17.6 per 100k (2021) · World median: 12.3 per 100k (2021)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
The median country is on average 2.2 °C warmer than Bolivia.
Bolivia: 20.8°C (2016–2025 avg) · World median: 23°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Bolivia gets 37% more rain than the median country.
Bolivia: 1,390 mm (2016–2025 avg) · World median: 1,014 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Quick answers
Is Bolivia bigger than the median country?
Bolivia is larger. The median country fits inside Bolivia 9.9 times.
Which has more people, Bolivia or the median country?
Bolivia has 70% more people than the median country (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Bolivia or the median country?
People in the median country live 5.9 years longer than in Bolivia. Life expectancy at birth is 68.7 years in Bolivia and 74.6 in the median country.
Are people taller in Bolivia or the median country?
Men in the median country are 5.4 cm taller than in Bolivia (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
