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Australia vs Bolivia: Compare Statistics

Side-by-side comparison of 108 key metrics across economy, population, geography, and more — latest data through 2026.

Australia
aus
Leads on 65 of 108 metrics
Bolivia
bol
Leads on 32 of 108 metrics

Summary

Comparing Australia and Bolivia: Bolivia leads on Televisions (900,000) against Australia (10.15); Bolivia leads on Refined Petroleum Products Consumption (83,000) against Australia (1.18); Bolivia leads on Population living in slums (45.61 %) against Australia (0.03 %). Across 108 compared metrics, Australia wins on 65 and Bolivia wins on 32.

  • Communications: 6 metrics compared
  • Economy: 45 metrics compared
  • Environment: 5 metrics compared
  • Geography: 6 metrics compared
  • Government: 4 metrics compared
  • Health: 9 metrics compared
  • Military and Security: 1 metric compared
  • People and Society: 28 metrics compared
  • Transportation: 4 metrics compared

Communications

6 metrics
Metric🇦🇺 Australia🇧🇴 BoliviaShare
Internet Usage Rate by Country (% of Population)97.06 %★70.24 %
Internet Userspercent of population: 97% (2023 est.)percent of population: 70% (2023 est.)
Press Freedom Index Score75.15 points★54.09 points
Radios25.5★5.25
Televisions10.15900,000★
Waterways2,00010,000★

Economy

45 metrics
Metric🇦🇺 Australia🇧🇴 BoliviaShare
Agriculture Value Added as a Share of GDP by Country61.53B $★6.26B $
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Country in Current US Dollars2.02T $★61.51B $
Central Bank Discount Rate (%)3 %★2.5 %
Coal Revenue0.78★0
Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate (%)5.24 %8.11 %★
Current Health Expenditure (% of GDP)9.3 % of GDP★6.3 % of GDP
Ease of Doing Business Index79★51.7
Electricity Consumption229.4★7.79
Electricity Exports00
Electricity from Fossil Fuels7276★
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants1118★
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels00
Electricity from Other Renewables17★7
Electricity Imports00
Electricity Installed Capacity65.56★2.76
Electricity Production243★8.95
Energy Consumption per Capita (USD)223.16 USD per capita★29.34 USD per capita
Gini Index Coefficient34.342.1★
Gross Fixed Investment28.2★21
Gross National Saving21★15.7
Industrial Production Growth Rate (%)0.5 %1.1 %★
Inflation Rate (Consumer Prices)3.2 %★5.1 %
Military Expenditures (% of GDP)2 % of GDP★1.2 % of GDP
Natural Gas Consumption45.25★3.17
Natural Gas Exports67.96★15.46
Natural Gas Imports5.78★0
Natural Gas Production105.2★18.69
Natural Gas Proved Reserves1.99295.9★
Oil Consumption960,800★62,000
Oil Exports312,600★5,621
Oil Imports731,400★17,330
Oil Production549,200★53,740
Oil Proved Reserves3.32465★
Population Below Poverty Line13.4 people★39 people
Public Debt5849★
Real GDP Growth Rate (USD)1.4 USD1.4 USD
Refined Petroleum Products Consumption1.1883,000★
Refined Petroleum Products Exports64,120★9,686
Refined Petroleum Products Imports619,600★20,620
Refined Petroleum Products Production462,500★65,960
Remittances0.13.2★
Revenue from Forest Resources0.130.33★
Share of population in poverty ($3 a day)0.99★4.25
Taxes and Other Revenues23.639.9★
Unemployment Rate4.1 %3.1 %★

Environment

5 metrics
Metric🇦🇺 Australia🇧🇴 BoliviaShare
Annual CO₂ Emissions Growth (abs)2.42M★4.09M
Carbon Dioxide Emissions394.6521.55★
Population Distributionpopulation is primarily located on the periphery, with the highest concentration of people residing in the east and southeast; a secondary population center is located in and around Perth in the west; of the states and territories, New South Wales has, bya high-altitude plain in the west between two cordillera of the Andes, known as the Altiplano, is the focal area for most of the population; a dense settlement pattern is also found in and around the city of Santa Cruz, located on the eastern side of the
Total Renewable Groundwater Resources by Country72 Cubic meters per year130 Cubic meters per year★
Total Renewable Water Resources492574★

Geography

6 metrics
Metric🇦🇺 Australia🇧🇴 BoliviaShare
Percentage of land area by degree of urbanization0.18 %0.25 %★
Above-Ground Biomass in Forest (tonnes/ha)83.98131.26★
Agricultural land3.67M sq. km★393,685.2 sq. km
Coastline Length (km)25,760 km★0 km
Dam capacity per capita2,840.49 cubic meters per inhabitant★46.83 cubic meters per inhabitant
Irrigated Land19,450★2,972

Government

4 metrics
Metric🇦🇺 Australia🇧🇴 BoliviaShare
Rule of Law Index by Country90.34 %★12.18 %
Administrative Divisions69★
Independence16★
Suffrage Participation Rate1818

Health

9 metrics
Metric🇦🇺 Australia🇧🇴 BoliviaShare
Diabetes Prevalence (% of Population)7.4★3.4
Health Expenditure (% of GDP)10.5 % of GDP★8.2 % of GDP
HIV/AIDS Adult Prevalence Rate0.1 %★0.3 %
Hospital Bed Density3.8 people/sq km★1.4 people/sq km
Maternal Mortality Ratio (%)2 %★146 %
Mean Age at First Birth28.7★21.1
Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate (%)29 %20.2 %★
People Living With HIV/AIDS30,00017,000★
Underweight Children Under 5NA3.4

Military and Security

1 metric
Metric🇦🇺 Australia🇧🇴 BoliviaShare
Total Armed Forces Personnel (PPP)60,00071,000★

People and Society

28 metrics
Metric🇦🇺 Australia🇧🇴 BoliviaShare
Currently married (Percent)53.27 %★48.01 %
Life expectancy at birth86.17 years★73.97 years
Median age of population38.51 years★25.47 years
Population Change266,623.9 persons★190,384.2 persons
Population density3.54 per sq. km★11.76 per sq. km
Total population27.23M persons★12.75M persons
Academic Freedom Index0.86★0.58
Average Female Breast Size by Country: Worldwide Data & RankingsB★AA-A
Birth Rate (%)10.75 %17.02 %★
Contraceptive Prevalence Rate66.9 %★66.5 %
Death Rate (%)6.81 %5.99 %★
Education Expenditure (% of GDP)5.1 % of GDP8.3 % of GDP★
Female population of reproductive age6.26M persons★3.41M persons
Labor Force Participation Rate14.91★6.86
Length of paid parental leave for mother0 days0 days
Major Urban Areas Population5.24 people★1.94 people
Mean Male Height (cm)179.2★166.85
Military Manpower at Military Age1719★
Military Service Age and Obligation17voluntary service for men and women 18-22 years of age; selective 12-month compulsory service for men, 18-22 (24 months of search and rescue service can be substituted for military service) (2025) note: as of 2024, women comprised about 11% of the Bolivia
Percentage of population by degree of urbanization81.69 %★72.65 %
Physician Density4.09 people/sq km★1.28 people/sq km
Population Growth Rate1.59 %★1.01 %
Population living in slums0.03 %45.61 %★
Total deaths184,381.4 persons68,683.1 persons★
Total demand for family planning (Percent)65.29 %★55.08 %
Total fertility rate1.63 per woman2.46 per woman★
Total net-migration146,184.2 persons★-2,478.8 persons
Under-five mortality rate2.81 per live births★38.22 per live births

Transportation

4 metrics
Metric🇦🇺 Australia🇧🇴 BoliviaShare
Air Travel Trips Per Capita (PPP)3.09★0.41
Airports2,257★201
Civil Air Travelabout 150 major transport aircraft56
Heliports392★3

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