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Bolivia vs France: Compare Statistics

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

Bolivia
bol
Leads on 39 of 108 metrics
France
fra
Leads on 59 of 108 metrics

Summary

Comparing Bolivia and France: Bolivia leads on Refined Petroleum Products Production (65,960) against France (1.31); Bolivia leads on Refined Petroleum Products Consumption (83,000) against France (1.71); Bolivia leads on Oil Consumption (62,000) against France (1.86). Across 108 compared metrics, Bolivia wins on 39 and France wins on 59.

  • 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🇧🇴 Bolivia🇫🇷 FranceShare
Internet Usage Rate by Country (% of Population)70.24 %86.84 %★
Internet Userspercent of population: 70% (2023 est.)percent of population: 87% (2023 est.)
Press Freedom Index Score54.09 points76.62 points★
Radios5.2555.3★
Televisions900,000★34.8
Waterways10,000metropolitan France: 8,501 km (1,621 km navigable by craft up to 3,000 metric tons) (2010)

Economy

45 metrics
Metric🇧🇴 Bolivia🇫🇷 FranceShare
Agriculture Value Added as a Share of GDP by Country6.26B $58.37B $★
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Country in Current US Dollars61.51B $3.37T $★
Central Bank Discount Rate (%)2.5 %★0 %
Coal Revenue00
Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate (%)8.11 %★1.29 %
Current Health Expenditure (% of GDP)6.3 % of GDP11.3 % of GDP★
Ease of Doing Business Index51.776.8★
Electricity Consumption7.79450.8★
Electricity Exports061.41★
Electricity from Fossil Fuels76★17
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants18★15
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels050★
Electricity from Other Renewables719★
Electricity Imports019.9★
Electricity Installed Capacity2.76130.8★
Electricity Production8.95529.1★
Energy Consumption per Capita (USD)29.34 USD per capita123.53 USD per capita★
Gini Index Coefficient42.1★31.2
Gross Fixed Investment21★19.9
Gross National Saving15.722.9★
Industrial Production Growth Rate (%)1.1 %★0.7 %
Inflation Rate (Consumer Prices)5.1 %2 %★
Military Expenditures (% of GDP)1.2 % of GDP2.1 % of GDP★
Natural Gas Consumption3.1741.88★
Natural Gas Exports15.46★6.03
Natural Gas Imports048.59★
Natural Gas Production18.69★16.99
Natural Gas Proved Reserves295.9★8.41
Oil Consumption62,000★1.86
Oil Exports5,621487,200★
Oil Imports17,330★2.22
Oil Production53,74084,820★
Oil Proved Reserves465★91.63
Population Below Poverty Line37.7 people15.6 people★
Public Debt49★98.5
Real GDP Growth Rate (USD)1.4 USD★1.2 USD
Refined Petroleum Products Consumption83,000★1.71
Refined Petroleum Products Exports9,686440,600★
Refined Petroleum Products Imports20,620886,800★
Refined Petroleum Products Production65,960★1.31
Remittances3.2★1.2
Revenue from Forest Resources0.33★0.03
Share of population in poverty ($3 a day)2.820.07★
Taxes and Other Revenues39.9★24.62
Unemployment Rate3.1 %★7.4 %

Environment

5 metrics
Metric🇧🇴 Bolivia🇫🇷 FranceShare
Annual CO₂ Emissions Growth (abs)4.09M-6.11M★
Carbon Dioxide Emissions21.55★303.78
Population Distributiona 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 much of the population is concentrated in the north and southeast; although there are many urban agglomerations throughout the country, Paris is by far the largest city, with Lyon ranked a distant second
Total Renewable Groundwater Resources by Country130 Cubic meters per year★120 Cubic meters per year
Total Renewable Water Resources574★211

Geography

6 metrics
Metric🇧🇴 Bolivia🇫🇷 FranceShare
Percentage of land area by degree of urbanization0.25 %4.22 %★
Above-Ground Biomass in Forest (tonnes/ha)131.26135.5★
Agricultural land393,685.2 sq. km★281,003.2 sq. km
Coastline Length (km)0 km4,853 km★
Dam capacity per capita46.83 cubic meters per inhabitant148.88 cubic meters per inhabitant★
Irrigated Land2,97214,236★

Government

4 metrics
Metric🇧🇴 Bolivia🇫🇷 FranceShare
Rule of Law Index by Country12.18 %82.08 %★
Administrative Divisions918★
Independence6no official date of independence: 486 (Frankish tribes unified under Merovingian kingship); 10 August 843 (Western Francia established from the division of the Carolingian Empire); 14 July 1789 (French monarchy overthrown); 22 September 1792 (First French
Suffrage Participation Rate1818

Health

9 metrics
Metric🇧🇴 Bolivia🇫🇷 FranceShare
Diabetes Prevalence (% of Population)3.46.5★
Health Expenditure (% of GDP)8.2 % of GDP12.3 % of GDP★
HIV/AIDS Adult Prevalence Rate0.3 %0.3 %
Hospital Bed Density1.4 people/sq km6 people/sq km★
Maternal Mortality Ratio (%)146 %7 %★
Mean Age at First Birth21.128.9★
Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate (%)20.2 %★21.6 %
People Living With HIV/AIDS17,000★190,000
Underweight Children Under 53.4NA

Military and Security

1 metric
Metric🇧🇴 Bolivia🇫🇷 FranceShare
Total Armed Forces Personnel (PPP)71,000304,000★

People and Society

28 metrics
Metric🇧🇴 Bolivia🇫🇷 FranceShare
Currently married (Percent)48.01 %52.51 %★
Life expectancy at birth73.97 years86.69 years★
Median age of population25.47 years42.51 years★
Population Change190,384.2 persons★62,507.4 persons
Population density11.76 per sq. km★121.19 per sq. km
Total population12.75M persons66.75M persons★
Academic Freedom Index0.580.8★
Average Female Breast Size by Country: Worldwide Data & RankingsAA-AA-B★
Birth Rate (%)17.02 %★10.88 %
Contraceptive Prevalence Rate66.5 %NA
Death Rate (%)5.99 %★9.91 %
Education Expenditure (% of GDP)8.3 % of GDP★5.3 % of GDP
Female population of reproductive age3.41M persons13.97M persons★
Labor Force Participation Rate6.8631.73★
Length of paid parental leave for mother0 days180 days★
Major Urban Areas Population1.94 people11.21 people★
Mean Male Height (cm)166.85179.74★
Military Manpower at Military Age19★18
Military Service Age and Obligationvoluntary 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 Boliviagenerally 17-30 years of age for both men and women with some variations by service, position, and enlisted versus officer; 17-40 for National Gendarmerie; basic service contract is for 12 months; no conscription (abolished 2001) (2025) note 1: a 10-month
Percentage of population by degree of urbanization72.65 %★62.53 %
Physician Density1.28 people/sq km3.28 people/sq km★
Population Growth Rate1.01 %★0.2 %
Population living in slums45.61 %★0 %
Total deaths68,683.1 persons★607,731.9 persons
Total demand for family planning (Percent)55.08 %70.02 %★
Total fertility rate2.46 per woman★1.56 per woman
Total net-migration-2,478.8 persons66,501.8 persons★
Under-five mortality rate38.22 per live births3.49 per live births★

Transportation

4 metrics
Metric🇧🇴 Bolivia🇫🇷 FranceShare
Air Travel Trips Per Capita (PPP)0.411.35★
Airports2011,218★
Civil Air Travel56195★
Heliports3405★

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