Bolivia

Selected EarthTrends Data:

Variable	Value
Gini Index{1}	60
Population living on less than $1/day{2}	23%
Population living on less than $2/day{3}	42%
Poverty Gap $1/day{4}	14%
Poverty Gap $2/day{5}	23%
Access to improved sanitation	46%
Access to an improved water source	85%
Literacy rate, all adults	87%
Life expectancy, both sexes	66 years

Definitions and Sources

{1} Survey year: 2002. Based on income. {2} Survey year: 2002. Based on income. {3} Survey year: 2002. Based on income. {4} Survey year: 2002. Based on income. {5} Survey year: 2002. Based on income.

Poverty resources:

• Local Government and Biodiversity Conservation: A Case from the Bolivian Lowlands (Document)
• Operationalising Pro-poor Growth: A Country Case Study on Bolivia (Document)
• USAID Bolivia Country Office (Project)
• World Bank Bolivia Program (Project)

Poverty datasets:

• None

Citations from the World Resources Report:

• Social, Environmental and Economic Dimensions of Forest Policy Reforms in Bolivia
• The Implications of Decentralization in Forest Management: Municipalities and Local Forest Users in Lowland Bolivia
• The Role of Forestry in Poverty Alleviation: Bolivia

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World Bank PovertyNet Library: (opens in a new window)

• http://povlibrary.worldbank.org/library/country/21

Development Gateway: (opens in a new window)

• http://www.developmentgateway.org/countryprofile/?country_iso=BO