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Bolivia vs Iceland statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Bolivia has a population of 12.4M (ranked 79/197), compared with 405K in Iceland (ranked 172/197). Bolivia's land area is 418,264 sq mi versus 38,931 sq mi for Iceland (ranked 27th vs. 104th).

By GDP, Bolivia ranks 94/197 ($49.7B) and Iceland ranks 108/197 ($33.5B). By GDP per capita, Bolivia ranks 129/197 ($4,001), while Iceland ranks 10/197 ($82,704).

Main facts and rankings

Bolivia Iceland
Population
12716350
412970
Population rank 79/197 172/197
GDP
$49.7B
2024
$33.5B
2024
GDP rank 94/197 108/197
GDP per capita
$4,001
2024
$82,704
2024
GDP per capita rank 129/197 10/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$11,190
2024
$78,259
2024
Government debt
$47.2B
2024
$19.8B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
92.4%
2025
52.9%
2025
Government debt per person
$3,803
2024
$48,859
2024
Government debt per person rank 92/185 9/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$4,374
2025
$54,155
2025
Land area
418,264 sq mi
2025
38,931 sq mi
2025
Population density
29.7 ppl/mi²
2024
10.4 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
2.55
2023
1.59
2023
Median age
26 years
2024
37.1 years
2024
Life expectancy
68.9 years
2025
83.2 years
2025

Bolivia and Iceland: Comparison Charts

Bolivia and Iceland economies compared

GDP
Bolivia

Iceland
Year GDP
Bolivia Iceland
1960 $373,250,000 $252,169,712
1961 $406,000,000 $257,703,245
1962 $443,916,667 $289,200,704
1963 $478,000,000 $345,175,036
1964 $538,583,333 $440,797,869
1965 $598,333,333 $531,569,564
1966 $662,500,000 $638,349,755
1967 $748,250,000 $630,567,116
1968 $849,333,333 $481,532,848
1969 $920,333,333 $420,945,148
1970 $1,006,833,333 $526,704,545
1971 $1,084,666,667 $670,251,136
1972 $1,286,153,846 $839,652,164
1973 $1,263,600,000 $1,154,440,253
1974 $2,101,300,000 $1,515,190,595
1975 $2,405,900,000 $1,406,875,081
1976 $2,733,350,000 $1,669,488,390
1977 $3,229,050,000 $2,208,509,076
1978 $3,760,100,000 $2,511,826,196
1979 $4,510,500,000 $2,853,435,054
1980 $4,450,360,000 $3,381,419,251
1981 $5,778,480,000 $3,492,997,010
1982 $5,600,390,625 $3,206,626,645
1983 $5,414,008,621 $2,765,950,336
1984 $6,169,304,528 $2,864,441,387
1985 $5,377,276,657 $2,984,052,357
1986 $3,959,383,520 $3,989,622,739
1987 $4,347,956,338 $5,520,318,405
1988 $4,597,611,710 $6,106,635,816
1989 $4,715,973,437 $5,672,569,449
1990 $4,867,582,598 $6,468,736,356
1991 $5,343,262,457 $6,909,730,288
1992 $5,643,868,749 $7,080,981,738
1993 $5,734,699,489 $6,218,581,532
1994 $5,981,222,859 $6,389,460,343
1995 $6,715,161,732 $7,123,633,418
1996 $7,396,949,126 $7,426,082,271
1997 $7,925,736,821 $7,569,672,925
1998 $8,497,494,652 $8,503,746,468
1999 $8,285,064,435 $8,982,047,589
2000 $8,397,855,485 $9,025,660,362
2001 $8,141,516,928 $8,234,846,805
2002 $7,905,485,146 $9,318,395,055
2003 $8,082,399,640 $11,429,333,038
2004 $8,773,451,752 $13,825,302,536
2005 $9,549,122,905 $16,852,963,067
2006 $11,451,844,902 $17,465,318,552
2007 $13,120,108,008 $21,652,505,597
2008 $16,674,276,286 $18,074,622,987
2009 $17,339,992,194 $13,154,414,219
2010 $19,649,723,722 $13,751,161,918
2011 $23,963,164,697 $15,221,622,926
2012 $27,084,497,482 $14,751,508,134
2013 $30,659,338,886 $16,125,060,515
2014 $32,996,188,017 $17,867,662,178
2015 $33,000,198,249 $17,517,210,519
2016 $33,941,126,194 $20,793,168,031
2017 $37,508,642,171 $24,728,285,177
2018 $40,287,647,931 $26,260,850,582
2019 $40,895,322,851 $24,681,343,649
2020 $36,629,843,806 $21,629,953,194
2021 $40,406,111,693 $25,770,339,317
2022 $44,008,282,880 $28,696,453,180
2023 $45,135,398,003 $31,452,223,862
2024 $49,668,296,744 $33,462,807,983

Bolivia and Iceland economies compared

GDP per capita
Bolivia

Iceland
Year GDP per capita
Bolivia Iceland
1960 $100.8 $1,436
1961 $107.4 $1,439
1962 $115.1 $1,586
1963 $121.4 $1,859
1964 $133.9 $2,332
1965 $145.6 $2,764
1966 $157.8 $3,264
1967 $174.3 $3,173
1968 $193.5 $2,390
1969 $205.1 $2,070
1970 $219.4 $2,576
1971 $231.1 $3,252
1972 $267.9 $4,015
1973 $257.3 $5,437
1974 $418 $7,041
1975 $468 $6,454
1976 $520 $7,583
1977 $600 $9,957
1978 $683 $11,237
1979 $801 $12,641
1980 $773 $14,822
1981 $981 $15,137
1982 $931 $13,712
1983 $880 $11,672
1984 $982 $11,960
1985 $838 $12,361
1986 $604 $16,406
1987 $650 $22,453
1988 $673 $24,452
1989 $675 $22,434
1990 $683 $25,385
1991 $734 $26,803
1992 $760 $27,124
1993 $757 $23,580
1994 $774 $24,019
1995 $853 $26,634
1996 $922 $27,615
1997 $970 $27,919
1998 $1,022 $31,030
1999 $979 $32,382
2000 $976 $32,096
2001 $930 $28,897
2002 $888 $32,409
2003 $893 $39,477
2004 $953 $47,335
2005 $1,020 $56,795
2006 $1,203 $57,493
2007 $1,355 $69,496
2008 $1,693 $56,943
2009 $1,731 $41,301
2010 $1,930 $43,237
2011 $2,316 $47,715
2012 $2,576 $45,996
2013 $2,870 $49,805
2014 $3,041 $54,577
2015 $2,996 $52,952
2016 $3,036 $61,988
2017 $3,306 $72,010
2018 $3,501 $74,452
2019 $3,504 $68,452
2020 $3,100 $59,024
2021 $3,385 $69,178
2022 $3,644 $75,121
2023 $3,686 $79,960
2024 $4,001 $82,704

Bolivia vs. Iceland life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Bolivia

Iceland
Year Life expectancy, years
Bolivia Iceland
1950 40.7 71
1951 40.9 71
1952 41 72.4
1953 41.4 72.3
1954 41.7 73.3
1955 41.9 73.3
1956 42.2 72.9
1957 42.4 73.4
1958 42.7 73.3
1959 43 72.6
1960 43.3 74
1961 43.6 73.4
1962 44 73.6
1963 44.3 72.9
1964 44.7 73.5
1965 45.1 73.8
1966 45.5 73.1
1967 45.9 73.7
1968 46.3 73.9
1969 46.7 73.7
1970 47.1 73.8
1971 47.5 73.5
1972 47.8 74.4
1973 48.3 74.3
1974 48.8 74.1
1975 49.3 75.3
1976 50 76.6
1977 50.4 76.1
1978 50.8 76.4
1979 51.4 76.5
1980 51.8 76.6
1981 52.3 76.2
1982 52.5 76.8
1983 52.9 76.4
1984 53.4 77.3
1985 53.8 77.4
1986 54.2 77.9
1987 54.9 77.1
1988 55.5 76.9
1989 56.1 77.9
1990 56.8 77.7
1991 57.4 77.8
1992 57.9 78.6
1993 58.7 78.8
1994 59.3 79
1995 59.8 77.5
1996 60.3 78.6
1997 60.7 78.7
1998 61.2 79.4
1999 61.7 79.2
2000 62.1 79.5
2001 62.5 80.4
2002 63.1 80.3
2003 63.5 80.8
2004 63.8 80.7
2005 64.2 81.2
2006 64.5 80.9
2007 64.9 81.1
2008 65.3 81.2
2009 65.7 81.4
2010 66 81.6
2011 66.3 82
2012 66.6 82.3
2013 66.8 81.7
2014 67 82.4
2015 67.2 82.2
2016 67.4 81.8
2017 67.5 82.2
2018 67.7 82.5
2019 67.8 82.8
2020 62.9 82.7
2021 61.4 82.8
2022 67.4 81.6
2023 68.6 82.7
2024 68.7 83
2025 68.9 83.2

Bolivia and Iceland population clocks and comparison

Population
Bolivia

Iceland
Year Population
Bolivia Iceland
1960 3,702,323 175,574
1961 3,778,731 179,029
1962 3,857,493 182,378
1963 3,938,913 185,653
1964 4,022,996 188,983
1965 4,109,796 192,286
1966 4,199,550 195,570
1967 4,292,572 198,751
1968 4,388,944 201,488
1969 4,488,232 203,369
1970 4,590,010 204,438
1971 4,694,342 206,098
1972 4,800,978 209,137
1973 4,910,200 212,317
1974 5,022,475 215,209
1975 5,137,539 217,979
1976 5,256,496 220,154
1977 5,379,166 221,799
1978 5,504,123 223,537
1979 5,630,849 225,735
1980 5,758,900 228,138
1981 5,888,109 230,755
1982 6,018,088 233,860
1983 6,149,060 236,977
1984 6,281,868 239,511
1985 6,416,185 241,405
1986 6,552,479 243,180
1987 6,692,162 245,859
1988 6,835,508 249,740
1989 6,981,766 252,852
1990 7,130,142 254,826
1991 7,280,289 257,797
1992 7,430,336 261,057
1993 7,579,195 263,725
1994 7,727,322 266,021
1995 7,874,676 267,468
1996 8,021,736 268,916
1997 8,167,900 271,128
1998 8,313,394 274,047
1999 8,459,806 277,381
2000 8,606,326 281,205
2001 8,752,736 284,968
2002 8,900,355 287,523
2003 9,050,700 289,521
2004 9,204,287 292,074
2005 9,360,754 296,734
2006 9,521,689 303,782
2007 9,685,960 311,566
2008 9,850,858 317,414
2009 10,016,275 318,499
2010 10,182,345 318,041
2011 10,348,929 319,014
2012 10,515,807 320,716
2013 10,682,608 323,764
2014 10,848,888 327,386
2015 11,014,705 330,815
2016 11,180,020 335,439
2017 11,344,587 343,400
2018 11,508,368 352,721
2019 11,671,386 360,563
2020 11,816,299 366,463
2021 11,937,360 372,520
2022 12,077,154 382,003
2023 12,244,159 393,349
2024 12,413,315 404,610

Fertility rates in Bolivia and Iceland

Fertility rate
Bolivia

Iceland
Year Fertility rate
Bolivia Iceland
1960 6.27 4.29
1961 6.26 3.88
1962 6.25 3.98
1963 6.23 3.99
1964 6.21 3.88
1965 6.18 3.73
1966 6.16 3.59
1967 6.13 3.28
1968 6.1 3.06
1969 6.06 2.99
1970 6 2.81
1971 5.95 2.92
1972 5.89 3.09
1973 5.85 2.94
1974 5.8 2.66
1975 5.75 2.65
1976 5.74 2.52
1977 5.67 2.31
1978 5.61 2.35
1979 5.54 2.49
1980 5.47 2.48
1981 5.41 2.33
1982 5.35 2.27
1983 5.29 2.24
1984 5.24 2.08
1985 5.15 1.93
1986 5.12 1.92
1987 5.06 2.06
1988 5.03 2.26
1989 4.97 2.19
1990 4.9 2.3
1991 4.85 2.18
1992 4.71 2.21
1993 4.59 2.22
1994 4.49 2.14
1995 4.41 2.08
1996 4.34 2.12
1997 4.22 2.04
1998 4.15 2.05
1999 4.09 1.99
2000 3.99 2.08
2001 3.89 1.95
2002 3.8 1.93
2003 3.72 1.99
2004 3.63 2.04
2005 3.56 2.05
2006 3.53 2.08
2007 3.45 2.09
2008 3.36 2.15
2009 3.29 2.23
2010 3.21 2.2
2011 3.14 2.02
2012 3.08 2.04
2013 3.01 1.93
2014 2.95 1.93
2015 2.89 1.8
2016 2.83 1.74
2017 2.78 1.71
2018 2.73 1.71
2019 2.69 1.74
2020 2.65 1.72
2021 2.62 1.82
2022 2.58 1.59
2023 2.55 1.59

Bolivia and Iceland demographics compared

Median age
Bolivia

Iceland
Year Median age, years
Bolivia Iceland
1960 19.6 25.4
1961 19.6 25.2
1962 19.6 24.9
1963 19.5 24.7
1964 19.5 24.4
1965 19.5 24.2
1966 19.5 24.1
1967 19.5 24.1
1968 19.5 24.2
1969 19.5 24.3
1970 19.4 24.5
1971 19.4 24.7
1972 19.4 24.8
1973 19.3 24.9
1974 19.3 25.1
1975 19.3 25.4
1976 19.3 25.7
1977 19.3 26
1978 19.3 26.4
1979 19.3 26.7
1980 19.3 26.9
1981 19.3 27.2
1982 19.4 27.5
1983 19.4 27.7
1984 19.4 28
1985 19.4 28.4
1986 19.5 28.8
1987 19.5 29.1
1988 19.6 29.3
1989 19.6 29.6
1990 19.6 30
1991 19.7 30.2
1992 19.8 30.5
1993 19.8 30.8
1994 20 31.1
1995 20.1 31.5
1996 20.3 31.8
1997 20.4 32.1
1998 20.6 32.4
1999 20.8 32.6
2000 20.9 32.8
2001 21.1 33
2002 21.3 33.4
2003 21.4 33.7
2004 21.6 34
2005 21.7 34.2
2006 21.9 34.5
2007 22.1 34.6
2008 22.2 34.5
2009 22.4 34.6
2010 22.6 34.9
2011 22.9 35.1
2012 23.1 35.4
2013 23.3 35.5
2014 23.5 35.7
2015 23.8 36
2016 24 36.2
2017 24.3 36.3
2018 24.5 36.4
2019 24.8 36.5
2020 25 36.6
2021 25.2 36.7
2022 25.4 36.7
2023 25.7 36.9
2024 26 37.1

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Bolivia Iceland
GNI, Atlas method
$45.8B
2024
$31.8B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
35.6%
2025
44.5%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
8.32%
2023
7.29%
2022
Military expenditure, % of GDP
1.39%
2023
n/a
Armed forces personnel
71,000
2020
0
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-10.7%
2025
-1.64%
2025
Unemployment rate
2.73%
2024
3.56%
2024
Services, % of GDP
51.1%
2023
65.5%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
24.2%
2023
19.4%
2024
Economic freedom index
44.1
2025
72.8
2025
Income share by richest 10%
31.3%
2023
22.4%
2019
Income share by poorest 10%
1.8%
2023
3.7%
2019
Number of billionaires n/a
1
2025
Percentage of billionaires n/a
0.0003%
2025
Listed domestic companies n/a
34
2004
Total reserves including gold
$1.98B
2024
$6.4B
2024
Personal remittances received
$1.29B
2024
$246M
2024
International tourist arrivals
323,299
2020
488,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
3.27%
2020
11.9%
2008
Banked people share
56.8%
2024
99.9%
2024

Energy

Bolivia Iceland
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
798 kg
2022
15,379 kg
2023
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$13
2022
$4.99
2023
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
23.8 megatons
2023
3.09 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
1.94 tons
2023
7.85 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
84.8%
2022
10.3%
2023
Renewable energy use share
12.8%
2021
82.4%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
3.25%
2022
88.8%
2023
Net energy imports use share
-67.3%
2022
20.5%
2009
Electric power consumption per capita
859 kWh
2022
49,956 kWh
2023
Renewable electricity output share
38.3%
2021
100%
2016
Hydroelectric share
25%
2022
70.3%
2023
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
99.8%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Bolivia Iceland
% of world population
0.15%
2024
0.005%
2024
Annual migration change
-3,000
2024
+3,543
2024
Urban population
71.5%
2024
94.1%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.52 ft
2025
5.97 ft
2025
Average female height
5.1 ft
2025
5.54 ft
2025
Quality of life index
39.2
2025
92.4
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
28
2024
77
2024
Higher education index
40
2025
79
2025
Homicides per 100K people
4.37
2023
1.07
2022
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
21.1
2019
2
2019
Visa free countries
88
2025
171
2025
Adult literacy rate
95.6%
2023
99%
2003
English speaking
4%
2025
98%
2023
People using the Internet
70.2%
2023
99.8%
2023

Health

Bolivia Iceland
Government health expenditure per capita
$307
2022
$7,197
2023
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$67.2
2022
$1,035
2023
Life expectancy
68.9 years
2025
83.2 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
4.92%
2022
0%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
1.27
2021
4.52
2022
Age at first childbirth
21.1 years
2025
28.8 years
2023
Maternal mortality per 100K births
146
2023
3
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
23.1
2023
2.6
2023
Obesity rate
29.5%
2022
21.8%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
3.4%
2024
6.9%
2024
Air quality index
47
2025
98
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
12.4%
2022
9.4%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
3.59 liters
2020
7.94 liters
2020

Territory

Bolivia Iceland
% of world land
0.73%
2025
0.07%
2025
Land area per capita
33,695 sq mi
2024
96,218 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
149,867 sq mi
2025
6,324 sq mi
2025
Forest area
193,848 sq mi
2025
205.8 sq mi
2025
Roads length n/a
8,014 mi
2012

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