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Digital & energy access · Latin America & Caribbean · Lower-middle income

Bolivia: internet, mobile and energy access

Internet users is 79.7% (2024), 103rd of 188 in the world and 18th of 34 in Latin America & Caribbean. Mobile subscriptions is 98.0 (2024), 142nd of 210 in the world and 28th of 40 in Latin America & Caribbean. Fixed broadband is 12.1 (2024), 110th of 208 in the world and 29th of 39 in Latin America & Caribbean.

Internet users79.7%2024 · world 103/188 · region 18/34Mobile subscriptions98.02024 · world 142/210 · region 28/40Fixed broadband12.12024 · world 110/208 · region 29/39Fixed telephone3.02024 · world 144/213 · region 39/40
Internet users
BoliviaLatin America & CaribbeanLower-middle incomeWorld
0%25%50%75%100%1995200020052010201520202025Bolivia79.7%Latin America & CaribbeanLower-middle incomeWorld
Mobile subscriptions
BoliviaLatin America & CaribbeanLower-middle incomeWorld
0.0501001501995200020052010201520202025Bolivia98.0Latin America & CaribbeanLower-middle incomeWorld
12 indicators

Digital & energy access: Bolivia in detail

Latest reported value, world rank and rank within Latin America & Caribbean; values around 2000, 2010, 2020; group and world columns are World Bank aggregates.

IndicatorLatestWorld rankIn region~2000~2010~202010-year changeRegionIncome groupWorldSince 2000
Internet usersInternet users, % of population79.7%2024103/18818/341.4%22.4%59.9%+45.1 ppsince 201483.7%62.9%73.6%
Mobile subscriptionsMobile subscriptions per 100 people98.02024142/21028/406.870.599.9+1.8%since 2014116.889.9111.5
Fixed broadbandFixed broadband per 100 people12.12024110/20829/390.020020.97.9+658%since 201420.55.020.1
Fixed telephoneFixed telephone lines per 100 people3.02024144/21339/405.98.45.1−63%since 201412.03.09.9
Secure serversSecure internet servers per million people3642024138/21531/42·6208+1,897%since 20143,70271716,381
Electricity accessAccess to electricity, % of population96.6%2024146/21534/4270.0%88.0%97.2%+6.6 ppsince 201498.0%91.4%91.9%
Electricity access, ruralAccess to electricity, rural, % of rural population88.7%2024153/21136/4128.2%66.4%90.9%+18.4 ppsince 201491.0%88.0%84.9%
Electricity access, urbanAccess to electricity, urban, % of urban population99.8%2024143/21333/4195.8%98.8%99.9%+0.5 ppsince 201499.7%96.2%97.8%
Clean cookingAccess to clean cooking fuels, % of population91.0%2024102/19225/3364.0%75.0%88.0%+10.0 ppsince 201490.5%63.8%75.4%
Electricity use per personElectric power consumption, kWh per person911 kWh2024110/14920/24401 kWh578 kWh770 kWh+31%since 20142,828 kWh928 kWh3,708 kWh
Energy use per personEnergy use, kg of oil equivalent per person833 kgoe2024103/15019/24425 kgoe626 kgoe670 kgoe+10.0%since 20141,343 kgoe640 kgoe1,892 kgoe
Power lossesElectricity transmission and distribution losses, % of output8.9%202487/14919/2411.1%11.7%8.8%−0.2 ppsince 201413.6%14.4%6.9%
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)“·” — no value reported within two years of that date. World rank counts countries with a recent value.

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neighbours

Bolivia and its neighbours

Countries sharing a land border with Bolivia. Latest values since 2005; the highest in each row is marked.

IndicatorBoliviaBrazilArgentinaPeruChileParaguay
Internet users79.7%202484.5%202489.7%202482.0%202495.6%202481.6%2024
Mobile subscriptions98.02024101.92024140.22024124.62024132.72024126.62023
Fixed broadband12.1202424.1202426.1202411.7202423.7202412.92023
Fixed telephone3.0202410.6202414.120244.120248.820243.02023
Secure servers36420246,94120245,4532024827202411,91320247752024
Electricity access96.6%202499.8%202498.4%202496.5%202499.0%202499.8%2024
Electricity access, rural88.7%202499.2%202479.8%202482.1%202490.7%202499.6%2024
Electricity access, urban99.8%202499.9%2024100.0%202499.0%2024100.0%202499.9%2024
Clean cooking91.0%202498.0%2024100.0%202493.0%202496.0%202476.0%2024
Brazil: digital & energy accessArgentina: digital & energy accessPeru: digital & energy accessChile: digital & energy accessParaguay: digital & energy access
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