13th highest highest point6,542 m · #13 of 213 · 2026 edition
16th lowest population density12 per km² · #16 of 209 · 2025
17th highest air pollution (PM2.5)40.6 µg/m³ · #17 of 213 · 2024
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Surprising facts about Bolivia
The comparisons that stand out most against its neighbours, its region and the world median.
Picked for surprise among Bolivia’s neighbours, its region and the world median.
Bolivia among 213 countries & territories
Each dot shows where Bolivia sits between the lowest and the highest value in the world; “See it” opens the full visual against the
world median. Higher is not automatically better.
World twins
The countries most like Bolivia across 12 indicators (GDP/person, Life exp., Median age, Fertility, Urban, Internet, Schooling, CO₂/person, Density, Temperature, Happiness, Obesity). Each indicator is standardised and compared by average distance; a resemblance, not a score.
Bolivia
vs Argentina 
vs Brazil 
vs Chile 
vs Paraguay 
vs Peru