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Country
Map of Bolivia
South America · La Paz
Bolivia spans the South American and Altiplano plates. It has 6 volcanoes active over the last 10,000 years, 1 of which have erupted since 1900. Since 1900, 14 major earthquakes have been recorded, causing at least 131 deaths. Its natural and humanitarian risk index (INFORM) is 4.9 out of 10, a medium level.
- Capital
- La Paz
- Population
- 12,244,159
- Area
- 1,098,581 km²
- Continent
- South America
Tectonic Plates
Natural Hazards
INFORM index by the European Commission, from 0 (very low) to 10 (very high), for each type of hazard.
People Exposed Each Year
- 23,878to strong shaking (intensity VI and above)
- 3,558to destructive shaking (intensity VIII and above)
- 36,427to river floods
Risk Index Over Time
Hazard Levels
Hazard level assessed by ThinkHazard! (World Bank, GFDRR), meaning the likelihood of a damaging event, from very low to high.
- River FloodHigh
- Urban FloodHigh
- LandslideHigh
- VolcanoHigh
- Water ScarcityHigh
- Extreme HeatHigh
- WildfireHigh
- EarthquakeMedium
Volcanoes (6)
Volcanoes active over the last 10,000 years; year of the last known eruption.
Major Earthquakes Since 1900
Earthquakes that caused deaths or significant damage, or of magnitude 7.5 and above (NOAA).
Deadliest
- 1998Central: Aiquile, Totora · M 6.6105 deaths
- 1909Cochabamba15 deaths
- 1994Arequipa, Felt In N And S America · M 8.25 deaths
- 1948Sucre3 deaths
- 1970Potosi · M 4.62 deaths
- 1959Bolivia-Northern Chile · M 7.51 deaths
Sources : Natural Earth · Wikidata · INFORM Risk Index (1 September 2026 v 0.7.3), Commission européenne, CC BY 4.0 · NOAA NCEI · ThinkHazard!, GFDRR, CC BY · Bird (2003), PB2002 · Global Volcanism Program, Smithsonian Institution