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Population Review

World Bank · 14 metrics compared

Peru vs Bolivia

Peru and Bolivia compared across 14 demographic and economic metrics. Peru leads in 7 of the comparable categories.

7

Peru wins

2

Bolivia wins

MetricPeruBolivia
Population33,845,61712,244,159
GDP Per Capita$7,888$4,275
Life Expectancy77.768.6
Population Growth Rate1.101.37
Urban Population84.8%70.9%
Fertility Rate1.982.55
Infant Mortality (per 1000)11.314.9
Literacy Rate94.5%95.6%
Unemployment Rate4.9%3.0%
Internet Users74.7%72.6%
CO2 Per Capita (tonnes)--
Physicians Per 10001.69-
Gini Index40.742.1
Forest Area56.1%46.3%

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Frequently Asked Questions

Peru has a population of 33,845,617 compared to Bolivia's 12,244,159.

Across the metrics compared, Peru leads in 7 categories while Bolivia leads in 2. However, "better" depends on what matters most to you, income, cost of living, education, climate, and personal preferences all play a role.

International data from the World Bank Open Data API. Population and economic data are latest available estimates.

Comparison based on World Bank Open Data. Most recent available year used for each metric. Green highlighting indicates favorable values where applicable.