Bolivia vs Germany: Compare Statistics

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

Summary

Comparing Bolivia and Germany: Bolivia leads on Refined Petroleum Products Consumption (83,000) against Germany (2.46); Bolivia leads on Refined Petroleum Products Production (65,960) against Germany (2.16); Bolivia leads on Oil Consumption (62,000) against Germany (2.50). Across 108 compared metrics, Bolivia wins on 39 and Germany wins on 64.

  • 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🇩🇪 GermanyShare
Internet Usage Rate by Country (% of Population)70.24 %92.48 %
Internet Userspercent of population: 70% (2023 est.)percent of population: 94% (2024 est.)
Press Freedom Index Score54.09 points83.85 points
Radios5.2577.8
Televisions900,00051.4
Waterways10,0007,300

Economy

45 metrics
Metric🇧🇴 Bolivia🇩🇪 GermanyShare
Agriculture Value Added as a Share of GDP by Country6.26B $42.94B $
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Country in Current US Dollars61.51B $5.03T $
Central Bank Discount Rate (%)2.5 %0 %
Coal Revenue00.02
Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate (%)8.11 %1.67 %
Current Health Expenditure (% of GDP)6.3 % of GDP11.4 % of GDP
Ease of Doing Business Index51.779.7
Electricity Consumption7.79536.5
Electricity Exports078.86
Electricity from Fossil Fuels7641
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants182
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels05
Electricity from Other Renewables752
Electricity Imports028.34
Electricity Installed Capacity2.76208.5
Electricity Production8.95612.8
Energy Consumption per Capita (USD)29.34 USD per capita120.46 USD per capita
Gini Index Coefficient42.132.4
Gross Fixed Investment2117.8
Gross National Saving15.728
Industrial Production Growth Rate (%)1.1 %-3 %
Inflation Rate (Consumer Prices)5.1 %2.3 %
Military Expenditures (% of GDP)1.2 % of GDP2.4 % of GDP
Natural Gas Consumption3.1793.36
Natural Gas Exports15.4634.61
Natural Gas Imports0119.5
Natural Gas Production18.697.9
Natural Gas Proved Reserves295.939.5
Oil Consumption62,0002.5
Oil Exports5,621470,200
Oil Imports17,3302.67
Oil Production53,740147,200
Oil Proved Reserves465276
Population Below Poverty Line37.7 people14.8 people
Public Debt4963.9
Real GDP Growth Rate (USD)1.4 USD-0.2 USD
Refined Petroleum Products Consumption83,0002.46
Refined Petroleum Products Exports9,686494,000
Refined Petroleum Products Imports20,620883,800
Refined Petroleum Products Production65,9602.16
Remittances3.20.5
Revenue from Forest Resources0.330.03
Share of population in poverty ($3 a day)4.250.24
Taxes and Other Revenues39.911.23
Unemployment Rate3.1 %3.5 %

Environment

5 metrics
Metric🇧🇴 Bolivia🇩🇪 GermanyShare
Annual CO₂ Emissions Growth (abs)4.09M-21.45M
Carbon Dioxide Emissions21.55600.19
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 second most populous country in Europe; a fairly even distribution throughout most of the country, with urban areas attracting larger and denser populations, particularly in the far-western part of the industrial state of North Rhine-Westphalia
Total Renewable Groundwater Resources by Country130 Cubic meters per year45.7 Cubic meters per year
Total Renewable Water Resources574154

Geography

6 metrics
Metric🇧🇴 Bolivia🇩🇪 GermanyShare
Percentage of land area by degree of urbanization0.25 %9.82 %
Above-Ground Biomass in Forest (tonnes/ha)131.26185.14
Agricultural land393,685.2 sq. km165,134 sq. km
Coastline Length (km)0 km2,389 km
Dam capacity per capita46.83 cubic meters per inhabitant47.27 cubic meters per inhabitant
Irrigated Land2,9725,065

Government

4 metrics
Metric🇧🇴 Bolivia🇩🇪 GermanyShare
Rule of Law Index by Country12.18 %92.99 %
Administrative Divisions916
Independence618
Suffrage Participation Rate1818

Health

9 metrics
Metric🇧🇴 Bolivia🇩🇪 GermanyShare
Diabetes Prevalence (% of Population)3.47.8
Health Expenditure (% of GDP)8.2 % of GDP12.7 % of GDP
HIV/AIDS Adult Prevalence Rate0.3 %NA
Hospital Bed Density1.4 people/sq km7.8 people/sq km
Maternal Mortality Ratio (%)146 %4 %
Mean Age at First Birth21.129.9
Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate (%)20.2 %22.3 %
People Living With HIV/AIDS17,00093,000
Underweight Children Under 53.40.6

Military and Security

1 metric
Metric🇧🇴 Bolivia🇩🇪 GermanyShare
Total Armed Forces Personnel (PPP)71,000183,000

People and Society

28 metrics
Metric🇧🇴 Bolivia🇩🇪 GermanyShare
Currently married (Percent)48.01 %54.08 %
Life expectancy at birth73.97 years84.11 years
Median age of population25.47 years45.59 years
Population Change190,384.2 persons-741,055 persons
Population density11.76 per sq. km242.59 per sq. km
Total population12.75M persons83.60M persons
Academic Freedom Index0.580.88
Average Female Breast Size by Country: Worldwide Data & RankingsAA-AA-B
Birth Rate (%)17.02 %8.87 %
Contraceptive Prevalence Rate66.5 %67 %
Death Rate (%)5.99 %11.96 %
Education Expenditure (% of GDP)8.3 % of GDP5.2 % of GDP
Female population of reproductive age3.41M persons16.48M persons
Labor Force Participation Rate6.8643.77
Length of paid parental leave for mother0 days60 days
Major Urban Areas Population1.94 people3.57 people
Mean Male Height (cm)166.85179.88
Military Manpower at Military Age1918
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 Bolivia17
Percentage of population by degree of urbanization72.65 %73.51 %
Physician Density1.28 people/sq km4.53 people/sq km
Population Growth Rate1.01 %-0.13 %
Population living in slums45.61 %0 %
Total deaths68,683.1 persons1.07M persons
Total demand for family planning (Percent)55.08 %61.31 %
Total fertility rate2.46 per woman1.4 per woman
Total net-migration-2,478.8 persons-349,130.8 persons
Under-five mortality rate38.22 per live births3.21 per live births

Transportation

4 metrics
Metric🇧🇴 Bolivia🇩🇪 GermanyShare
Air Travel Trips Per Capita (PPP)0.411.35
Airports201840
Civil Air Travel56239
Heliports3449

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