Bolivia vs Ecuador
Bolivia vs Ecuador: Forest area
Forest area in 2024: 50.2% in Bolivia and 49.7% in Ecuador, by FAO estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in Bolivia, by 0.5 percentage points, or 1.01 times that in Ecuador.
% of land · FAO
What the numbers say
- Bolivia has been higher since 2006, when it overtook Ecuador.
- In 2024, Bolivia ranked 58 and Ecuador ranked 60 of 209 countries, counting from the highest.
Every year
% of land · FAO
| Year | Bolivia | Ecuador | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 50.2 | 49.7 | – |
| 2023 | 50.4 | 49.8 | 31.1 |
| 2022 | 50.6 | 49.9 | 31.1 |
| 2021 | 50.9 | 50.1 | 31.2 |
| 2020 | 51.3 | 50.2 | 31.2 |
| 2019 | 51.5 | 50.5 | 31.2 |
| 2018 | 51.7 | 50.8 | 31.3 |
| 2017 | 51.9 | 51 | 31.3 |
| 2016 | 52.1 | 51.3 | 31.3 |
| 2015 | 52.3 | 51.6 | 31.4 |
| 2014 | 52.5 | 51.8 | 31.4 |
| 2013 | 52.6 | 52 | 31.4 |
| 2012 | 52.8 | 52.1 | 31.5 |
| 2011 | 52.9 | 52.3 | 31.9 |
| 2010 | 53.1 | 52.5 | 32 |
| 2009 | 53.2 | 52.7 | 32 |
| 2008 | 53.4 | 53 | 32 |
| 2007 | 53.5 | 53.3 | 32.1 |
| 2006 | 53.7 | 53.6 | 32.1 |
| 2005 | 53.8 | 53.9 | 32.1 |
| 2004 | 54 | 54.2 | 32.2 |
| 2003 | 54.1 | 54.4 | 32.3 |
| 2002 | 54.3 | 54.7 | 32.3 |
| 2001 | 54.4 | 55 | 32.3 |
| 2000 | 54.5 | 55.3 | 32.4 |
| 1999 | 54.8 | 55.7 | 32.5 |
| 1998 | 55 | 56 | 32.5 |
| 1997 | 55.3 | 50.6 | 32.6 |
| 1996 | 55.5 | 50.9 | 32.7 |
| 1995 | 55.8 | 51.2 | 32.7 |
| 1994 | 56 | 51.6 | 32.8 |
| 1993 | 56.3 | 51.9 | 32.8 |
| 1992 | 56.5 | 52.2 | 33 |
| 1991 | 56.8 | 52.5 | – |
| 1990 | 57 | 52.9 | – |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- The share of land under trees at least 5 metres tall, natural or planted, leaving out orchards and city parks.
- Source: FAO, via the World Bank.
- Ranks count the 209 countries with a value in 2024, 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 Ecuador
Health
- Life expectancyBolivia: 68.6 years in 2023Ecuador: 77.4 years in 2023
- Child mortalityBolivia: 1.6 per 100 live births in 2024Ecuador: 1.3 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityBolivia: 31.8 per 1,000 live births in 2023Ecuador: 9.6 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionBolivia: 3.09% in 2017Ecuador: 2.98% in 2017
- Suicide rateBolivia: 6.4 per 100,000 people in 2017Ecuador: 9.2 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationBolivia: 12.2 million people in 2023Ecuador: 18 million people in 2023
- Population growthBolivia: 1.38% a year in 2023Ecuador: 0.87% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateBolivia: 2.55 births per woman in 2023Ecuador: 1.82 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationBolivia: 71.6% in 2025Ecuador: 63.4% in 2025
- Median ageBolivia: 24.7 years in 2023Ecuador: 28.4 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overBolivia: 5.6% in 2023Ecuador: 8.1% in 2023
- Net migration rateBolivia: -0.2 per 1,000 people in 2023Ecuador: -1.2 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingBolivia: 1.22% of GDP in 2025Ecuador: 2.1% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsBolivia: $570M in 2025Ecuador: $2.71B in 2025
- Military spending per personBolivia: $55 in 2025Ecuador: $150 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingBolivia: 3.2% of government spending in 2025Ecuador: 5.7% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelBolivia: 71,000 people in 2020Ecuador: 42,000 people in 2020
- National powerBolivia: 0.1% of world capability in 2022Ecuador: 0.15% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersBolivia: 1.21% of the labour force in 2020Ecuador: 0.54% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsBolivia: 0 TIV in 2024Ecuador: 30 million TIV in 2025