Human Development & Quality of Life in Bolivia
HDI 0.733 · UNDP rank 108 · latest published data
For 2023, Bolivia records HDI 0.733 and UNDP rank 108; that headline belongs to the high human development category. More revealing for this profile, the inequality adjustment is one of the most consequential parts of this profile: IHDI falls to 0.578, a 21.1% loss. At the same time, the health component is anchored by life expectancy of 68.6 years.
What sits inside Bolivia's HDI
Bolivia's HDI can be read through four underlying inputs for 2023: 68.6 life expectancy, 15.6 expected schooling, 10.0 mean schooling and GNI per capita of $9,445 in 2021 PPP dollars. The components are inputs to HDI, not independent country league tables. When looking across the UNDP tables, treat the value as the published measure so the page stays faithful to the published evidence.
Inequality changes the headline
For Bolivia, IHDI asks how the HDI changes once unequal achievement across people is considered, the adjustment is about distribution rather than subjective well-being. When looking across the UNDP tables, preserve the source's country coverage before comparing it with a quality-of-life observation.
Gender and planetary-pressure adjustments
For Bolivia, the available complementary indices are GDI 0.961, GII 0.419, PHDI 0.675. These measures answer different questions, so they are kept separate. For the evidence on this page, keep missing fields explicitly missing because the evidence is strongest when each metric keeps its own scope.
Quality-of-life coverage is conditional
A comparable life-satisfaction observation was not available in the OECD extract used for Bolivia. The profile does not turn an absent source observation into a calculated replacement.
What Bolivia's numbers say together
Bolivia's non-headline measures include IHDI 0.578 with a 21.1% loss; PHDI 0.675 after a 7.9% adjustment; GDI 0.961. Each measure has a different definition, so they are not combined. When the indicator is reused, preserve the source's country coverage because a composite score cannot explain every outcome on its own.
For 2023, Bolivia records HDI 0.733 and rank 108 in the UNDP table. The result should be read as a composite of health, schooling and income outcomes. When looking across the UNDP tables, preserve the distinction between level and distribution rather than creating a broader claim than the source supports.
The IHDI is 0.578, and UNDP reports an overall loss of 21.1% relative to the headline index.
The GDI value is 0.961 in group 2; it should be read alongside, not merged into, HDI.
The PHDI is 0.675, with a 7.9% adjustment from the HDI value in UNDP's 2023 table.
Frequently asked questions
What is Bolivia's HDI?
For the 2023 observation year, UNDP reports HDI 0.733 and rank 108 for Bolivia.
How does inequality affect Bolivia's HDI?
UNDP reports IHDI 0.578 for Bolivia, which is 21.1% below the headline HDI after inequality across the three dimensions is taken into account.
Why is there no life satisfaction score on this page?
This profile does not fill the quality-of-life section for Bolivia simply to complete the layout. Missing source coverage is shown as a limitation, not filled with an estimate.
Is HDI the same as quality of life?
No. HDI has three core dimensions: health, knowledge and standard of living. Life satisfaction is shown only as a separate subjective well-being measure.
Sources & methodology
Sources for the development indicators and definitions shown above.
View sources used for this page
Primary source for 2023 HDI and its components, plus IHDI, GDI, GII and PHDI where reported.
Report edition underlying the 2023 human-development indices and ranking.
Data note: Reference years are shown with each indicator; unavailable observations remain unfilled.