Border history · 1886–2023

Bolivia borders over time

CShapes records 3 changes to the borders of Bolivia between 1886 and 2023. It was independent for the whole period. Its territory covers 1,086,609 km², less than the 1,320,610 km² it covered in 1886. The largest single change came on November 17, 1903, when it lost about 125,399 km².

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Border changes
3
Area today
1,086,609 km²
Largest change
−125,399 km² (1903)
Status
Independent
July 21, 1938 – presentChoose a period to see its borders. The dashed line is the period before.

Timeline of Bolivia's borders

Each period is one border version in CShapes, with its area and the change from the period before.

  1. January 1, 1886 – November 16, 1903

    1,320,610 km²First recorded versionIndependentWorld map in 1886

  2. November 17, 1903 – July 8, 1909

    1,195,211 km²−125,399 km²IndependentWorld map in 1904

  3. July 9, 1909 – July 20, 1938

    1,191,908 km²−3,303 km²IndependentWorld map in 1910

  4. July 21, 1938 – present

    1,086,609 km²−105,299 km²IndependentWorld map in 1939

What changed

Independence, transfers between rulers, and border changes recorded for this country.

  1. Bolivia loses about 125,400 km² of territory.
  2. Bolivia loses about 3,303 km² of territory.
  3. Bolivia loses about 105,299 km² of territory.