Bolivia vs Peru
Bolivia vs Peru: Armed forces, share of workers
Armed forces, share of workers in 2020: 1.21% of the labour force in Bolivia and 0.94% of the labour force in Peru, by IISS estimates. In 2020 the value was higher in Bolivia, by 0.27 percentage points, or 1.29 times that in Peru.
% of the labour force · IISS
What the numbers say
- Bolivia has been higher since 1997, when it overtook Peru.
- In 2020, Bolivia ranked 54 and Peru ranked 73 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 | Peru | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 1.21 | 0.94 | 0.79 |
| 2019 | 1.19 | 0.85 | 0.79 |
| 2018 | 1.26 | 0.87 | 0.8 |
| 2017 | 1.34 | 0.9 | 0.8 |
| 2016 | 1.4 | 0.93 | 0.81 |
| 2015 | 1.42 | 0.94 | 0.82 |
| 2014 | 1.45 | 0.94 | 0.82 |
| 2013 | 1.72 | 1.15 | 0.83 |
| 2012 | 1.75 | 1.16 | 0.87 |
| 2011 | 1.79 | 1.17 | 0.88 |
| 2010 | 1.82 | 1.18 | 0.89 |
| 2009 | 1.86 | 1.2 | 0.89 |
| 2008 | 1.89 | 1.22 | 0.89 |
| 2007 | 1.93 | 1.28 | 0.89 |
| 2006 | 1.97 | 1.33 | 0.95 |
| 2005 | 1.7 | 1.12 | 0.96 |
| 2004 | 1.68 | 1.16 | 0.94 |
| 2003 | 1.73 | 1.35 | 0.98 |
| 2002 | 1.76 | 1.47 | 1 |
| 2001 | 1.8 | 1.45 | 1.01 |
| 2000 | 1.86 | 1.69 | 1.07 |
| 1999 | 1.9 | 1.67 | 1.09 |
| 1998 | 1.96 | 1.84 | 1.13 |
| 1997 | 2 | 1.92 | 1.15 |
| 1996 | 1.87 | 1.92 | 1.18 |
| 1995 | 1.92 | 1.85 | 1.2 |
| 1994 | 0.86 | 1.24 | 0.94 |
| 1993 | 1.01 | 1.3 | 0.98 |
| 1992 | 1.04 | 1.35 | 1.03 |
| 1991 | 1.09 | 1.52 | 1.03 |
| 1990 | 1.02 | 1.59 | 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 Peru
Health
- Life expectancyBolivia: 68.6 years in 2023Peru: 77.7 years in 2023
- Child mortalityBolivia: 1.6 per 100 live births in 2024Peru: 1.3 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityBolivia: 31.8 per 1,000 live births in 2023Peru: 11.7 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionBolivia: 3.09% in 2017Peru: 2.28% in 2017
- Suicide rateBolivia: 6.4 per 100,000 people in 2017Peru: 3.1 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationBolivia: 12.2 million people in 2023Peru: 33.9 million people in 2023
- Population growthBolivia: 1.38% a year in 2023Peru: 1.12% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateBolivia: 2.55 births per woman in 2023Peru: 1.98 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationBolivia: 71.6% in 2025Peru: 85.6% in 2025
- Median ageBolivia: 24.7 years in 2023Peru: 29.5 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overBolivia: 5.6% in 2023Peru: 9% in 2023
- Net migration rateBolivia: -0.2 per 1,000 people in 2023Peru: 0.7 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingBolivia: 1.22% of GDP in 2025Peru: 0.81% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsBolivia: $570M in 2025Peru: $2.43B in 2025
- Military spending per personBolivia: $55 in 2025Peru: $75 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingBolivia: 3.2% of government spending in 2025Peru: 3.7% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelBolivia: 71,000 people in 2020Peru: 158,000 people in 2020
- National powerBolivia: 0.1% of world capability in 2022Peru: 0.28% of world capability in 2022
- Arms importsBolivia: 0 TIV in 2024Peru: 90 million TIV in 2025