Bolivia
Flag, capital, map and facts, with World Bank figures ranked against the world and South America.
Bolivia and Paraguay are the two compact inland outlines with no coastline.
- Capital
- Sucre
Also accepted in our quizzes: La Paz - Continent
- South America
More South America quizzes - Land neighbours
- Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Paraguay, Peru
- Population
- 12,581,843 (2025)
- Total area
- 1,098,580 km² (2023)
- Centre of main landmass
- 16.7° S, 64.7° W
Bolivia at a glance
Bolivia is a country in South America. Its capital is Sucre or La Paz, not Santa Cruz. It shares land borders with 5 countries: Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Paraguay and Peru.
Within South America, Bolivia has the lowest life expectancy (68.7 years in 2024) and the highest fertility rate (2.52 births per woman in 2024).
Flag of Bolivia
Bolivia’s flag is drawn in the proportions 15:22 (height to width); no other flag in our quizzes has these proportions.
When it is the question in Guess the Flag, the wrong answers include one or two of the flags most like it in layout and colour: Ghana, Burkina Faso, Niger and the Gambia.
Bolivia in numbers
| Measure | Value | World rank | Rank in South America |
|---|---|---|---|
| Populationpeople · 2025 | 12,581,843 | 78thof 195 | 8thof 12 |
| Total areakm² · 2023 | 1,098,580 km² | 27thof 194 | 5thof 12 |
| GDPUS dollars · 2025 | $64.77B | 85thof 182 | 9thof 12 |
| GDP per capitaUS dollars per person · 2025 | $5,148 | 112thof 182 | 11thof 12 |
| Life expectancyyears at birth · 2024 | 68.7 years | 141stof 195 | 12thof 12 |
| Fertility ratebirths per woman · 2024 | 2.52 | 74thof 195 | 1stof 12 |
| Health spendingUS dollars per person · 2023 | $255 | 118thof 191 | 11thof 12 |
| Urban population% of people · 2025 | 71.6% | 67thof 195 | 8thof 12 |
| Internet users% of people · 2024 | 79.7% | 98thof 180 | 8thof 11 |
| Forest cover% of land area · 2023 | 46.3% | 53rdof 191 | 8thof 12 |
| CO₂ per persontonnes per person · 2024 | 2.29 t | 97thof 181 | 9thof 12 |
Each measure links to its higher-or-lower game. How these figures are compiled.
Bolivia compared with its neighbours
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Sources
- World Bank Open Data: Bolivia · Indicators as listed in the table, each with its own data year; collected 2026-10-01.
- Flag: Wikimedia Commons · Public domain
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