Bolivia vs Chile
Bolivia vs Chile: Armed forces, share of workers
Armed forces, share of workers in 2020: 1.21% of the labour force in Bolivia and 1.28% of the labour force in Chile, by IISS estimates. In 2020 the value was higher in Chile, by 0.07 percentage points, or 1.06 times that in Bolivia.
% of the labour force · IISS
What the numbers say
- Chile has been higher since 2018, when it overtook Bolivia.
- In 2020, Bolivia ranked 54 and Chile ranked 51 of 168 countries, counting from the highest.
- The world as a whole: 0.79% of the labour force in 2020.
Every year
% of the labour force · IISS
| Year | Bolivia | Chile | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 1.21 | 1.28 | 0.79 |
| 2019 | 1.19 | 1.24 | 0.79 |
| 2018 | 1.26 | 1.26 | 0.8 |
| 2017 | 1.34 | 1.3 | 0.8 |
| 2016 | 1.4 | 1.33 | 0.81 |
| 2015 | 1.42 | 1.22 | 0.82 |
| 2014 | 1.45 | 1.24 | 0.82 |
| 2013 | 1.72 | 1.22 | 0.83 |
| 2012 | 1.75 | 1.24 | 0.87 |
| 2011 | 1.79 | 1.23 | 0.88 |
| 2010 | 1.82 | 1.28 | 0.89 |
| 2009 | 1.86 | 1.34 | 0.89 |
| 2008 | 1.89 | 1.35 | 0.89 |
| 2007 | 1.93 | 1.4 | 0.89 |
| 2006 | 1.97 | 1.43 | 0.95 |
| 2005 | 1.7 | 1.68 | 0.96 |
| 2004 | 1.68 | 1.72 | 0.94 |
| 2003 | 1.73 | 1.73 | 0.98 |
| 2002 | 1.76 | 1.83 | 1 |
| 2001 | 1.8 | 1.92 | 1.01 |
| 2000 | 1.86 | 1.84 | 1.07 |
| 1999 | 1.9 | 1.94 | 1.09 |
| 1998 | 1.96 | 2 | 1.13 |
| 1997 | 2 | 2.06 | 1.15 |
| 1996 | 1.87 | 2.02 | 1.18 |
| 1995 | 1.92 | 2.24 | 1.2 |
| 1994 | 0.86 | 1.81 | 0.94 |
| 1993 | 1.01 | 1.68 | 0.98 |
| 1992 | 1.04 | 1.73 | 1.03 |
| 1991 | 1.09 | 1.76 | 1.03 |
| 1990 | 1.02 | 1.92 | 1.11 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- Active-duty military personnel as a share of everyone working or looking for work, by the IISS Military Balance.
- Source: IISS, The Military Balance, via the World Bank.
- Ranks count the 168 countries with a value in 2020, highest first.
- The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Bolivia vs Chile
Health
- Life expectancyBolivia: 68.6 years in 2023Chile: 81.2 years in 2023
- Child mortalityBolivia: 1.6 per 100 live births in 2024Chile: 0.7 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityBolivia: 31.8 per 1,000 live births in 2023Chile: 4.1 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionBolivia: 3.09% in 2017Chile: 4.06% in 2017
- Suicide rateBolivia: 6.4 per 100,000 people in 2017Chile: 10.1 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationBolivia: 12.2 million people in 2023Chile: 19.7 million people in 2023
- Population growthBolivia: 1.38% a year in 2023Chile: 0.57% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateBolivia: 2.55 births per woman in 2023Chile: 1.17 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationBolivia: 71.6% in 2025Chile: 89.2% in 2025
- Median ageBolivia: 24.7 years in 2023Chile: 36 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overBolivia: 5.6% in 2023Chile: 13.7% in 2023
- Net migration rateBolivia: -0.2 per 1,000 people in 2023Chile: 3.2 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingBolivia: 1.22% of GDP in 2025Chile: 1.52% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsBolivia: $570M in 2025Chile: $5.15B in 2025
- Military spending per personBolivia: $55 in 2025Chile: $269 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingBolivia: 3.2% of government spending in 2025Chile: 5.7% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelBolivia: 71,000 people in 2020Chile: 114,000 people in 2020
- National powerBolivia: 0.1% of world capability in 2022Chile: 0.23% of world capability in 2022
- Arms importsBolivia: 0 TIV in 2024Chile: 14 million TIV in 2025