Although we are only getting started, we aim to progressively extend our coverage of countries around the world.
4.51
Full democracyFlawed democracyHybrid regimeAuthoritarian regime
47.58
GoodSatisfactoryProblematicDifficultVery Serious
Bolivia is a democracy where credible elections have been held regularly. While mass protests and violence erupted after the disputed 2019 elections, new general elections held in 2020 and subnational elections held in 2021 were credible and fair, and stakeholders accepted the results. Nevertheless, the underlying causes of the political violence of 2019 still pose a threat to the country’s political stability. Child labor and violence against women are persistent problems, independent and investigative journalists face harassment, and the judiciary is highly politicized and hampered by corruption.
The sovereign state of Bolivia is a constitutionally unitary state, divided into nine departments.
The politics of Bolivia takes place in a tree of a presidential representative democratic republic,
whereby the president is head of state, head of government and head of a diverse multi-party system.