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Bolivia vs Congo statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Bolivia has a population of 12.4M (ranked 79/197), compared with 6.33M in The Congo (ranked 112/197). Bolivia's land area is 418,264 sq mi versus 131,854 sq mi for The Congo (ranked 27th vs. 64th).

By GDP, Bolivia ranks 94/197 ($49.7B) and The Congo ranks 141/197 ($15.7B). By GDP per capita, Bolivia ranks 129/197 ($4,001), while The Congo ranks 148/197 ($2,482).

Main facts and rankings

Bolivia Congo
Population
12716350
6607609
Population rank 79/197 109/197
GDP
$49.7B
2024
$15.7B
2024
GDP rank 94/197 141/197
GDP per capita
$4,001
2024
$2,482
2024
GDP per capita rank 129/197 148/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$11,190
2024
$7,026
2024
Government debt
$47.2B
2024
$15B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
92.4%
2025
91.4%
2025
Government debt per person
$3,803
2024
$2,369
2024
Government debt per person rank 92/185 113/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$4,374
2025
$2,263
2025
Land area
418,264 sq mi
2025
131,854 sq mi
2025
Population density
29.7 ppl/mi²
2024
48 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
2.55
2023
4.16
2023
Median age
26 years
2024
19.5 years
2024
Life expectancy
68.9 years
2025
66.2 years
2025

Bolivia and Congo: Comparison Charts

Bolivia and Congo economies compared

GDP
Bolivia

Congo
Year GDP
Bolivia Congo
1960 $373,250,000 $131,731,863
1961 $406,000,000 $151,675,739
1962 $443,916,667 $166,521,240
1963 $478,000,000 $172,233,431
1964 $538,583,333 $185,693,725
1965 $598,333,333 $198,318,064
1966 $662,500,000 $220,613,582
1967 $748,250,000 $237,397,428
1968 $849,333,333 $251,247,458
1969 $920,333,333 $265,040,036
1970 $1,006,833,333 $274,960,700
1971 $1,084,666,667 $322,128,019
1972 $1,286,153,846 $410,669,264
1973 $1,263,600,000 $541,973,363
1974 $2,101,300,000 $585,364,634
1975 $2,405,900,000 $767,102,680
1976 $2,733,350,000 $754,549,601
1977 $3,229,050,000 $765,224,029
1978 $3,760,100,000 $878,771,772
1979 $4,510,500,000 $1,198,749,667
1980 $4,450,360,000 $1,705,796,853
1981 $5,778,480,000 $1,993,512,323
1982 $5,600,390,625 $2,160,640,565
1983 $5,414,008,621 $2,097,274,290
1984 $6,169,304,528 $2,193,581,365
1985 $5,377,276,657 $2,160,872,540
1986 $3,959,383,520 $1,849,268,212
1987 $4,347,956,338 $2,297,753,652
1988 $4,597,611,710 $2,212,536,312
1989 $4,715,973,437 $2,389,593,026
1990 $4,867,582,598 $2,798,746,050
1991 $5,343,262,457 $2,724,853,506
1992 $5,643,868,749 $2,933,222,703
1993 $5,734,699,489 $2,684,323,623
1994 $5,981,222,859 $1,769,365,438
1995 $6,715,161,732 $2,116,003,868
1996 $7,396,949,126 $2,540,697,539
1997 $7,925,736,821 $2,322,719,103
1998 $8,497,494,652 $1,949,481,379
1999 $8,285,064,435 $2,354,772,960
2000 $8,397,855,485 $3,227,927,698
2001 $8,141,516,928 $2,796,704,604
2002 $7,905,485,146 $3,034,250,924
2003 $8,082,399,640 $3,503,723,088
2004 $8,773,451,752 $4,656,974,940
2005 $9,549,122,905 $6,650,001,680
2006 $11,451,844,902 $8,072,305,029
2007 $13,120,108,008 $8,782,703,437
2008 $16,674,276,286 $11,649,857,673
2009 $17,339,992,194 $9,723,299,915
2010 $19,649,723,722 $13,148,396,212
2011 $23,963,164,697 $15,655,383,577
2012 $27,084,497,482 $17,692,911,296
2013 $30,659,338,886 $17,958,720,699
2014 $32,996,188,017 $17,919,321,078
2015 $33,000,198,249 $12,434,793,867
2016 $33,941,126,194 $10,931,328,151
2017 $37,508,642,171 $11,834,473,039
2018 $40,287,647,931 $14,773,900,289
2019 $40,895,322,851 $13,976,637,780
2020 $36,629,843,806 $11,468,687,464
2021 $40,406,111,693 $14,825,690,211
2022 $44,008,282,880 $15,817,030,157
2023 $45,135,398,003 $15,321,055,818
2024 $49,668,296,744 $15,719,985,776

Bolivia and Congo economies compared

GDP per capita
Bolivia

Congo
Year GDP per capita
Bolivia Congo
1960 $100.8 $124.7
1961 $107.4 $139.9
1962 $115.1 $149.6
1963 $121.4 $150.7
1964 $133.9 $158.1
1965 $145.6 $164.2
1966 $157.8 $177.6
1967 $174.3 $185.7
1968 $193.5 $190.8
1969 $205.1 $195.4
1970 $219.4 $196.7
1971 $231.1 $223.5
1972 $267.9 $276.3
1973 $257.3 $353
1974 $418 $370
1975 $468 $471
1976 $520 $453
1977 $600 $448
1978 $683 $503
1979 $801 $670
1980 $773 $933
1981 $981 $1,066
1982 $931 $1,131
1983 $880 $1,075
1984 $982 $1,097
1985 $838 $1,049
1986 $604 $872
1987 $650 $1,052
1988 $673 $984
1989 $675 $1,033
1990 $683 $1,176
1991 $734 $1,113
1992 $760 $1,164
1993 $757 $1,034
1994 $774 $662
1995 $853 $770
1996 $922 $899
1997 $970 $804
1998 $1,022 $660
1999 $979 $776
2000 $976 $1,024
2001 $930 $855
2002 $888 $906
2003 $893 $1,017
2004 $953 $1,306
2005 $1,020 $1,799
2006 $1,203 $2,104
2007 $1,355 $2,206
2008 $1,693 $2,832
2009 $1,731 $2,271
2010 $1,930 $2,947
2011 $2,316 $3,396
2012 $2,576 $3,732
2013 $2,870 $3,697
2014 $3,041 $3,601
2015 $2,996 $2,439
2016 $3,036 $2,093
2017 $3,306 $2,212
2018 $3,501 $2,694
2019 $3,504 $2,488
2020 $3,100 $1,994
2021 $3,385 $2,516
2022 $3,644 $2,621
2023 $3,686 $2,478
2024 $4,001 $2,482

Bolivia vs. Congo life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Bolivia

Congo
Year Life expectancy, years
Bolivia Congo
1950 40.7 39.6
1951 40.9 40.3
1952 41 41.1
1953 41.4 41.9
1954 41.7 42.6
1955 41.9 43.4
1956 42.2 44.3
1957 42.4 45.1
1958 42.7 46
1959 43 46.8
1960 43.3 47.6
1961 43.6 48.4
1962 44 49
1963 44.3 49.7
1964 44.7 50.4
1965 45.1 51
1966 45.5 51.6
1967 45.9 51.9
1968 46.3 52.6
1969 46.7 53.1
1970 47.1 53.6
1971 47.5 54
1972 47.8 54.4
1973 48.3 54.7
1974 48.8 55.1
1975 49.3 55.4
1976 50 55.7
1977 50.4 56
1978 50.8 56.2
1979 51.4 56.5
1980 51.8 56.8
1981 52.3 57.1
1982 52.5 57.2
1983 52.9 57.4
1984 53.4 57.5
1985 53.8 57.6
1986 54.2 57.6
1987 54.9 57.6
1988 55.5 57.5
1989 56.1 57.3
1990 56.8 57.1
1991 57.4 56.8
1992 57.9 56.5
1993 58.7 56
1994 59.3 55.6
1995 59.8 55.5
1996 60.3 55.2
1997 60.7 48.6
1998 61.2 52.6
1999 61.7 54.4
2000 62.1 55.4
2001 62.5 55.9
2002 63.1 56.4
2003 63.5 57.1
2004 63.8 58
2005 64.2 58.7
2006 64.5 59.5
2007 64.9 60.1
2008 65.3 60.8
2009 65.7 61.2
2010 66 61.7
2011 66.3 62.3
2012 66.6 62.7
2013 66.8 63
2014 67 63.3
2015 67.2 63.7
2016 67.4 63.9
2017 67.5 64.2
2018 67.7 64.5
2019 67.8 63.2
2020 62.9 64.4
2021 61.4 64.2
2022 67.4 65
2023 68.6 65.8
2024 68.7 66
2025 68.9 66.2

Bolivia and Congo population clocks and comparison

Population
Bolivia

Congo
Year Population
Bolivia Congo
1960 3,702,323 1,056,732
1961 3,778,731 1,084,389
1962 3,857,493 1,113,175
1963 3,938,913 1,143,263
1964 4,022,996 1,174,816
1965 4,109,796 1,207,880
1966 4,199,550 1,242,534
1967 4,292,572 1,278,691
1968 4,388,944 1,316,519
1969 4,488,232 1,356,182
1970 4,590,010 1,397,638
1971 4,694,342 1,441,039
1972 4,800,978 1,486,468
1973 4,910,200 1,533,680
1974 5,022,475 1,582,301
1975 5,137,539 1,627,032
1976 5,256,496 1,667,225
1977 5,379,166 1,707,568
1978 5,504,123 1,748,089
1979 5,630,849 1,788,524
1980 5,758,900 1,828,985
1981 5,888,109 1,869,759
1982 6,018,088 1,910,430
1983 6,149,060 1,950,321
1984 6,281,868 1,999,528
1985 6,416,185 2,059,311
1986 6,552,479 2,120,602
1987 6,692,162 2,183,473
1988 6,835,508 2,247,653
1989 6,981,766 2,313,558
1990 7,130,142 2,380,560
1991 7,280,289 2,449,229
1992 7,430,336 2,519,465
1993 7,579,195 2,595,124
1994 7,727,322 2,673,144
1995 7,874,676 2,749,461
1996 8,021,736 2,826,785
1997 8,167,900 2,887,862
1998 8,313,394 2,952,061
1999 8,459,806 3,032,874
2000 8,606,326 3,151,345
2001 8,752,736 3,272,537
2002 8,900,355 3,350,771
2003 9,050,700 3,445,753
2004 9,204,287 3,565,554
2005 9,360,754 3,696,393
2006 9,521,689 3,837,409
2007 9,685,960 3,980,430
2008 9,850,858 4,113,517
2009 10,016,275 4,281,219
2010 10,182,345 4,462,290
2011 10,348,929 4,609,724
2012 10,515,807 4,740,450
2013 10,682,608 4,857,099
2014 10,848,888 4,975,880
2015 11,014,705 5,097,581
2016 11,180,020 5,222,536
2017 11,344,587 5,351,011
2018 11,508,368 5,483,118
2019 11,671,386 5,616,661
2020 11,816,299 5,752,791
2021 11,937,360 5,892,183
2022 12,077,154 6,035,104
2023 12,244,159 6,182,885
2024 12,413,315 6,332,961

Fertility rates in Bolivia and Congo

Fertility rate
Bolivia

Congo
Year Fertility rate
Bolivia Congo
1960 6.27 6.09
1961 6.26 6.09
1962 6.25 6.1
1963 6.23 6.15
1964 6.21 6.18
1965 6.18 6.23
1966 6.16 6.27
1967 6.13 6.29
1968 6.1 6.33
1969 6.06 6.35
1970 6 6.38
1971 5.95 6.42
1972 5.89 6.44
1973 5.85 6.42
1974 5.8 6.39
1975 5.75 6.36
1976 5.74 6.32
1977 5.67 6.27
1978 5.61 6.21
1979 5.54 6.14
1980 5.47 6.07
1981 5.41 5.98
1982 5.35 5.85
1983 5.29 5.76
1984 5.24 5.66
1985 5.15 5.59
1986 5.12 5.51
1987 5.06 5.46
1988 5.03 5.39
1989 4.97 5.33
1990 4.9 5.27
1991 4.85 5.22
1992 4.71 5.18
1993 4.59 5.13
1994 4.49 5.1
1995 4.41 5.07
1996 4.34 5.03
1997 4.22 5
1998 4.15 4.91
1999 4.09 4.81
2000 3.99 4.72
2001 3.89 4.67
2002 3.8 4.7
2003 3.72 4.7
2004 3.63 4.69
2005 3.56 4.67
2006 3.53 4.65
2007 3.45 4.65
2008 3.36 4.73
2009 3.29 4.81
2010 3.21 4.85
2011 3.14 4.83
2012 3.08 4.79
2013 3.01 4.73
2014 2.95 4.67
2015 2.89 4.61
2016 2.83 4.55
2017 2.78 4.5
2018 2.73 4.44
2019 2.69 4.38
2020 2.65 4.33
2021 2.62 4.28
2022 2.58 4.22
2023 2.55 4.16

Bolivia and Congo demographics compared

Median age
Bolivia

Congo
Year Median age, years
Bolivia Congo
1960 19.6 18.8
1961 19.6 18.7
1962 19.6 18.6
1963 19.5 18.4
1964 19.5 18.3
1965 19.5 18.2
1966 19.5 18.1
1967 19.5 17.9
1968 19.5 17.8
1969 19.5 17.7
1970 19.4 17.6
1971 19.4 17.5
1972 19.4 17.4
1973 19.3 17.4
1974 19.3 17.3
1975 19.3 17.2
1976 19.3 17.1
1977 19.3 17
1978 19.3 17
1979 19.3 17
1980 19.3 17
1981 19.3 17
1982 19.4 17.1
1983 19.4 17.2
1984 19.4 17.2
1985 19.4 17.3
1986 19.5 17.4
1987 19.5 17.4
1988 19.6 17.5
1989 19.6 17.6
1990 19.6 17.7
1991 19.7 17.7
1992 19.8 17.8
1993 19.8 17.9
1994 20 18
1995 20.1 18.1
1996 20.3 18.1
1997 20.4 18.1
1998 20.6 18.1
1999 20.8 18.2
2000 20.9 18.5
2001 21.1 18.8
2002 21.3 18.8
2003 21.4 18.9
2004 21.6 19
2005 21.7 19.2
2006 21.9 19.3
2007 22.1 19.5
2008 22.2 19.5
2009 22.4 19.7
2010 22.6 19.8
2011 22.9 19.7
2012 23.1 19.6
2013 23.3 19.5
2014 23.5 19.4
2015 23.8 19.3
2016 24 19.2
2017 24.3 19.2
2018 24.5 19.1
2019 24.8 19.1
2020 25 19.2
2021 25.2 19.2
2022 25.4 19.3
2023 25.7 19.4
2024 26 19.5

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Bolivia Congo
GNI, Atlas method
$45.8B
2024
$15.2B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
35.6%
2025
21.9%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
8.32%
2023
3.34%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
1.39%
2023
2%
2023
Armed forces personnel
71,000
2020
12,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-10.7%
2025
+3.54%
2025
Unemployment rate
2.73%
2024
10%
2012
Services, % of GDP
51.1%
2023
45%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
24.2%
2023
40.1%
2024
Economic freedom index
44.1
2025
48.6
2025
Income share by richest 10%
31.3%
2023
37.9%
2011
Income share by poorest 10%
1.8%
2023
1.6%
2011
Total reserves including gold
$1.98B
2024
$715M
2023
Personal remittances received
$1.29B
2024
$44M
2024
International tourist arrivals
323,299
2020
158,000
2018
International tourism as share of exports
3.27%
2020
0.93%
2016
Banked people share
56.8%
2024
55.6%
2024

Energy

Bolivia Congo
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
798 kg
2022
628 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$13
2022
$10.6
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
23.8 megatons
2023
7.25 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
1.94 tons
2023
1.17 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
84.8%
2022
51.8%
2022
Renewable energy use share
12.8%
2021
71.4%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
3.25%
2022
2.56%
2022
Net energy imports use share
-67.3%
2022
-347%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita
859 kWh
2022
459 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
38.3%
2021
26.3%
2021
Hydroelectric share
25%
2022
22.3%
2022
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
99.8%
2023
51.3%
2023

Society

Bolivia Congo
% of world population
0.15%
2024
0.08%
2024
Annual migration change
-3,000
2024
-2,491
2024
Urban population
71.5%
2024
69.6%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.52 ft
2025
5.62 ft
2025
Average female height
5.1 ft
2025
5.21 ft
2025
Quality of life index
39.2
2025
17.1
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
28
2024
23
2024
Higher education index
40
2025
19
2025
Homicides per 100K people
4.37
2023
9.32
2015
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
21.1
2019
29.7
2019
Visa free countries
88
2025
56
2025
Adult literacy rate
95.6%
2023
80.6%
2021
English speaking
4%
2025
0%
2025
People using the Internet
70.2%
2023
38.4%
2023

Health

Bolivia Congo
Government health expenditure per capita
$307
2022
$50.6
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$67.2
2022
$12.9
2022
Life expectancy
68.9 years
2025
66.2 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
4.92%
2022
15.1%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
1.27
2021
0.18
2022
Age at first childbirth
21.1 years
2025
19.6 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
146
2023
241
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
23.1
2023
40.5
2023
Obesity rate
29.5%
2022
8.84%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
3.4%
2024
8.1%
2024
Air quality index
47
2025
3
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
12.4%
2022
15.4%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
3.59 liters
2020
6.05 liters
2020

Territory

Bolivia Congo
% of world land
0.73%
2025
0.23%
2025
Land area per capita
33,695 sq mi
2024
20,820 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
149,867 sq mi
2025
41,125 sq mi
2025
Forest area
193,848 sq mi
2025
84,560 sq mi
2025
Roads length n/a
14,493 mi
2017

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