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Bolivia vs Vatican statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Bolivia has a population of 12.4M (ranked 79/197), compared with 1K in The Vatican (ranked 197/197). Bolivia's land area is 418,264 sq mi versus 0.17 sq mi for The Vatican (ranked 27th vs. 197th).

By GDP, Bolivia ranks 94/197 ($49.7B) and The Vatican ranks 197/197 ($19.8M). By GDP per capita, Bolivia ranks 129/197 ($4,001), while The Vatican ranks 59/197 ($19,800).

Main facts and rankings

Bolivia Vatican
Population
12716350
949
Population rank 79/197 197/197
GDP
$49.7B
2024
$19.8M
2025
GDP rank 94/197 197/197
GDP per capita
$4,001
2024
$19,800
2025
GDP per capita rank 129/197 59/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$11,190
2024
$39,191
2025
Government debt
$47.2B
2024
n/a
Debt-to-GDP ratio
92.4%
2025
n/a
Government debt per person
$3,803
2024
n/a
Government debt per person rank 92/185 n/a
Average annual personal income after taxes
$4,374
2025
$17,307
2025
Land area
418,264 sq mi
2025
0.17 sq mi
2025
Population density
29.7 ppl/mi²
2024
5,886 ppl/mi²
2019
Fertility rate
2.55
2023
n/a
Median age
26 years
2024
n/a
Life expectancy
68.9 years
2025
83.3 years
2025

Bolivia and Vatican: Comparison Charts

Bolivia vs. Vatican life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Bolivia

Vatican
Year Life expectancy, years
Bolivia Vatican
1950 40.7 65.9
1951 40.9 65.3
1952 41 65.7
1953 41.4 66.3
1954 41.7 67.5
1955 41.9 67.8
1956 42.2 67.3
1957 42.4 67.5
1958 42.7 68.7
1959 43 69.2
1960 43.3 69.2
1961 43.6 69.8
1962 44 69.2
1963 44.3 69.3
1964 44.7 70.3
1965 45.1 70.1
1966 45.5 70.9
1967 45.9 70.9
1968 46.3 70.7
1969 46.7 70.7
1970 47.1 71.5
1971 47.5 71.7
1972 47.8 72
1973 48.3 71.9
1974 48.8 72.7
1975 49.3 72.6
1976 50 72.9
1977 50.4 73.3
1978 50.8 73.7
1979 51.4 74
1980 51.8 74.1
1981 52.3 74.3
1982 52.5 74.8
1983 52.9 74.7
1984 53.4 75.1
1985 53.8 75.5
1986 54.2 75.7
1987 54.9 76.2
1988 55.5 76.4
1989 56.1 76.8
1990 56.8 76.9
1991 57.4 76.9
1992 57.9 77.3
1993 58.7 77
1994 59.3 77.7
1995 59.8 77.8
1996 60.3 78.5
1997 60.7 78.2
1998 61.2 78.3
1999 61.7 78.7
2000 62.1 79.3
2001 62.5 79.9
2002 63.1 80
2003 63.5 79.8
2004 63.8 80.2
2005 64.2 80.6
2006 64.5 81.2
2007 64.9 81.3
2008 65.3 81.4
2009 65.7 81.3
2010 66 81.5
2011 66.3 81.7
2012 66.6 82
2013 66.8 82.5
2014 67 82.6
2015 67.2 82.5
2016 67.4 82.9
2017 67.5 82.7
2018 67.7 83.3
2019 67.8 83.6
2020 62.9 83
2021 61.4 82.9
2022 67.4 83.3
2023 68.6 83
2024 68.7 83.1
2025 68.9 83.3

Bolivia and Vatican population clocks and comparison

Population
Bolivia

Vatican
Year Population
Bolivia Vatican
1960 3,702,323 -
1961 3,778,731 -
1962 3,857,493 -
1963 3,938,913 -
1964 4,022,996 -
1965 4,109,796 -
1966 4,199,550 -
1967 4,292,572 -
1968 4,388,944 -
1969 4,488,232 -
1970 4,590,010 -
1971 4,694,342 -
1972 4,800,978 -
1973 4,910,200 -
1974 5,022,475 -
1975 5,137,539 -
1976 5,256,496 -
1977 5,379,166 -
1978 5,504,123 -
1979 5,630,849 -
1980 5,758,900 -
1981 5,888,109 -
1982 6,018,088 -
1983 6,149,060 -
1984 6,281,868 -
1985 6,416,185 -
1986 6,552,479 -
1987 6,692,162 -
1988 6,835,508 -
1989 6,981,766 -
1990 7,130,142 -
1991 7,280,289 -
1992 7,430,336 -
1993 7,579,195 -
1994 7,727,322 -
1995 7,874,676 -
1996 8,021,736 -
1997 8,167,900 -
1998 8,313,394 -
1999 8,459,806 -
2000 8,606,326 880
2001 8,752,736 890
2002 8,900,355 900
2003 9,050,700 911
2004 9,204,287 921
2005 9,360,754 921
2006 9,521,689 932
2007 9,685,960 821
2008 9,850,858 824
2009 10,016,275 826
2010 10,182,345 829
2011 10,348,929 832
2012 10,515,807 836
2013 10,682,608 839
2014 10,848,888 842
2015 11,014,705 1,000
2016 11,180,020 -
2017 11,344,587 1,000
2018 11,508,368 -
2019 11,671,386 1,000
2020 11,816,299 -
2021 11,937,360 -
2022 12,077,154 -
2023 12,244,159 -
2024 12,413,315 -

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Bolivia Vatican
GNI, Atlas method
$45.8B
2024
n/a
Government expenditure, % of GDP
35.6%
2025
n/a
Education expenditure, % of GDP
8.32%
2023
n/a
Military expenditure, % of GDP
1.39%
2023
n/a
Armed forces personnel
71,000
2020
n/a
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-10.7%
2025
n/a
Unemployment rate
2.73%
2024
n/a
Services, % of GDP
51.1%
2023
n/a
Industry, % of GDP
24.2%
2023
n/a
Economic freedom index
44.1
2025
65
2025
Income share by richest 10%
31.3%
2023
n/a
Income share by poorest 10%
1.8%
2023
n/a
Total reserves including gold
$1.98B
2024
n/a
Personal remittances received
$1.29B
2024
n/a
International tourist arrivals
323,299
2020
n/a
International tourism as share of exports
3.27%
2020
n/a
Banked people share
56.8%
2024
n/a

Energy

Bolivia Vatican
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
798 kg
2022
n/a
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$13
2022
n/a
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
23.8 megatons
2023
n/a
CO2 emissions per capita
1.94 tons
2023
n/a
Fossil fuel energy use share
84.8%
2022
n/a
Renewable energy use share
12.8%
2021
n/a
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
3.25%
2022
n/a
Net energy imports use share
-67.3%
2022
n/a
Electric power consumption per capita
859 kWh
2022
n/a
Renewable electricity output share
38.3%
2021
n/a
Hydroelectric share
25%
2022
n/a
Nuclear share
0%
2021
n/a
Electricity access
99.8%
2023
n/a

Society

Bolivia Vatican
% of world population
0.15%
2024
0.00001%
2024
Annual migration change
-3,000
2024
n/a
Urban population
71.5%
2024
n/a
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
n/a
Average male height
5.52 ft
2025
n/a
Average female height
5.1 ft
2025
n/a
Quality of life index
39.2
2025
76
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
28
2024
60
2025
Higher education index
40
2025
32
2025
Homicides per 100K people
4.37
2023
0
2023
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
21.1
2019
0.5
2025
Visa free countries
88
2025
150
2025
Adult literacy rate
95.6%
2023
100%
2013
English speaking
4%
2025
20%
2025
People using the Internet
70.2%
2023
n/a

Health

Bolivia Vatican
Government health expenditure per capita
$307
2022
n/a
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$67.2
2022
n/a
Life expectancy
68.9 years
2025
83.3 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
4.92%
2022
n/a
Physicians per 1,000 people
1.27
2021
n/a
Age at first childbirth
21.1 years
2025
n/a
Maternal mortality per 100K births
146
2023
n/a
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
23.1
2023
n/a
Obesity rate
29.5%
2022
n/a
Diabetes prevalence
3.4%
2024
n/a
Air quality index
47
2025
72
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
12.4%
2022
n/a
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
3.59 liters
2020
n/a

Territory

Bolivia Vatican
% of world land
0.73%
2025
0.0000003%
2025
Land area per capita
33,695 sq mi
2024
169.9 sq mi
2019
Agricultural land area
149,867 sq mi
2025
n/a
Forest area
193,848 sq mi
2025
n/a
Roads length n/a
5.59 mi
2003

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