Overview
JavaScript is the clear secondary leader in Bolivia
| Value | |
|---|---|
| WAF | 92.9% |
| Antibot | 19.2% |
| CAPTCHA | 22.1% |
| JavaScript | 43.2% |
| Rate Limiting | 12.6% |
| TLS | 17.4% |
WAF reaches 92.9%. JavaScript leads all secondary barriers at 43.2%, well ahead of CAPTCHA (22.1%), Antibot (19.2%), TLS (17.4%), and Rate Limiting (12.6%).
Barrier Landscape
JavaScript is double the rate of any other secondary barrier
| Value | |
|---|---|
| WAF | 92.9% |
| Antibot | 19.2% |
| CAPTCHA | 22.1% |
| JavaScript | 43.2% |
| Rate Limiting | 12.6% |
| TLS | 17.4% |
| Has robots.txt | 79.9% |
| Blocks AI crawlers | 14.1% |
WAF adopted by 92.9%. JavaScript at 43.2% is more than double CAPTCHA (22.1%) and Antibot (19.2%). TLS (17.4%) and Rate Limiting (12.6%) trail.
Two-barrier sites are the most common configuration
| % of sites | |
|---|---|
| 0 barriers | 4.9% |
| 1 barrier | 29.6% |
| 2 barriers | 36.1% |
| 3 barriers | 17.4% |
| 4 barriers | 7.4% |
| 5 barriers | 4.2% |
| 6 barriers | 0.5% |
36.1% of sites deploy exactly two barriers — the modal count. 4.9% carry none. 29.5% reach three or more: 17.4% at three, 7.4% at four, 4.2% at five, and 0.5% at all six.
Most Bolivia sites are Simple to access
| Mean recommended tier | |
|---|---|
| All sites | 1.6 |
Mean recommended tier is 1.65; median is 1. Exactly 50.1% of sites return at Tier 1 — just clearing the majority threshold — with 37.3% at Tier 2.
Nearly nine in 10 Bolivia sites are Simple or Easy to access
| % of sites | |
|---|---|
| 1 - Simple | 50.1% |
| 2 - Easy | 37.3% |
| 3 - Moderate | 10.3% |
| 4 - Complex | 1.7% |
| 5 - Advanced | 0.5% |
Tier 1 and Tier 2 together account for 87.4% of sites. Tier 3 reaches 10.3%, Tier 4 stands at 1.7%, and Tier 5 at 0.5%.
robots.txt
AI crawlers top Bolivia's robots.txt bot categories
| % of sites | |
|---|---|
| AI crawlers | 15.7% |
| SEO / search indexing | 12.6% |
| SEO audit tools | 12.4% |
| Commercial scrapers | 8.4% |
| Social / content scrapers | 6.4% |
| Archive / research crawlers | 4.1% |
| Monitoring / uptime bots | 0.5% |
AI crawlers appear in robots.txt on 15.7% of all sites. SEO/search indexing (12.6%) and SEO audit tools (12.4%) are within 0.2 points of each other. Commercial scrapers reach 8.4%; monitoring bots just 0.5%.
Uniform and path-mixed rules nearly split the field
| % of sites | |
|---|---|
| Uniform per-agent rules (no path mixing) | 39% |
| Path-level mixed rules for same agent | 35.2% |
| Allow-only (no disallow rules) | 2.8% |
| Mixed AI posture (block some, allow others) | 2.8% |
| Blanket Disallow: / | 2.7% |
Uniform per-agent rules cover 39.0% of all sites; path-level mixed rules follow at 35.2%. Allow-only and mixed AI posture share 2.8% each. Blanket Disallow: / applies to 2.7%.
ClaudeBot is restricted more often than CCBot — an uncommon ordering
| Disallowed | Allowed (whitelisted) | |
|---|---|---|
| GPTBot | 11.4% | 2.3% |
| CCBot | 8.5% | 1% |
| ClaudeBot | 8.6% | 1.3% |
| Google-Extended | 8.2% | 1.4% |
| Bytespider | 7.1% | 0.4% |
| meta-externalagent | 2.7% | 0.3% |
| ChatGPT-User | 5.6% | 2.6% |
| PerplexityBot | 6.5% | 2.1% |
| Applebot-Extended | 4.8% | 0.4% |
| OAI-SearchBot | 4.2% | 2.1% |
| anthropic-ai | 5.3% | 0.9% |
GPTBot is Disallowed on 11.4% of all sites. ClaudeBot (8.6%) is named to restrict slightly more often than CCBot (8.5%), reversing the typical agent ranking. ChatGPT-User leads explicit Allow rules at 2.6%.
Seven sectors unanimously name at least one bot to restrict
| % of sites | |
|---|---|
| Beauty & Cosmetics | 100% |
| Computer & Video Games | 100% |
| Design | 100% |
| Entertainment | 100% |
| Newspapers | 100% |
| Printing | 100% |
| Retail | 100% |
| Adult | 90% |
| Ceramics & Pottery | 90% |
| Civil Engineering | 90% |
| Comics & Animation | 90% |
| Foreign Language | 90% |
| General | 90% |
| Investment | 90% |
| Mass Media | 90% |
Beauty & Cosmetics, Computer & Video Games, Design, Entertainment, Newspapers, Printing, and Retail all reach 100% named-bot Disallow rates. Eight more sectors are at 90%.
Four sectors tie for the top explicit bot Allow rate
| % of sites | |
|---|---|
| Automotive | 80% |
| Public Policy | 80% |
| Science | 80% |
| Sporting Goods | 80% |
| Airlines | 70% |
| Facilities Services | 70% |
| Pharmaceuticals | 70% |
| Photography | 70% |
| Publishing | 70% |
| Retail | 70% |
| Warehousing | 70% |
| Architecture | 60% |
| Beauty & Cosmetics | 60% |
| Education | 60% |
| Graphic Design | 60% |
Automotive, Public Policy, Science, and Sporting Goods each show an 80% Allow naming rate — the highest in Bolivia. Seven further sectors follow at 70%, including Airlines, Pharmaceuticals, and Retail.
Industry Patterns
Three sectors share the hardest access tier in Bolivia
| WAF | Antibot | CAPTCHA | JavaScript | Rate Limit | TLS | robots.txt | Blocks AI | Tier | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Equipment & Supplies | 90% | 40% | 10% | 60% | 20% | 0% | 70% | 0% | Tier 3 |
| Jewellery & Luxury | 100% | 10% | 10% | 30% | 50% | 60% | 70% | 10% | Tier 3 |
| Real Estate | 100% | 10% | 10% | 60% | 30% | 20% | 50% | 30% | Tier 3 |
| Computer Hardware | 100% | 20% | 10% | 30% | 30% | 30% | 70% | 0% | Tier 3 |
| Consumer Electronics | 80% | 20% | 20% | 50% | 30% | 40% | 80% | 20% | Tier 3 |
| Sporting Goods | 90% | 20% | 30% | 20% | 50% | 40% | 90% | 0% | Tier 3 |
| Furniture | 90% | 50% | 40% | 70% | 20% | 20% | 50% | 10% | Tier 3 |
| Retail | 100% | 10% | 0% | 70% | 10% | 10% | 100% | 50% | Tier 2 |
| Hospitality | 90% | 30% | 0% | 60% | 20% | 40% | 70% | 20% | Tier 2 |
| Automotive | 100% | 10% | 10% | 30% | 20% | 40% | 90% | 30% | Tier 2 |
| Human Resources | 100% | 60% | 60% | 40% | 40% | 20% | 60% | 10% | Tier 2 |
| Restaurants | 90% | 30% | 40% | 50% | 30% | 20% | 70% | 10% | Tier 2 |
| Apparel & Fashion | 100% | 20% | 30% | 70% | 30% | 30% | 80% | 10% | Tier 2 |
| Recruitment & Staffing | 90% | 20% | 50% | 30% | 0% | 20% | 90% | 10% | Tier 2 |
| Transport & Logistics | 70% | 30% | 10% | 10% | 0% | 30% | 80% | 0% | Tier 2 |
Equipment & Supplies, Jewellery & Luxury, and Real Estate each reach a median tier of 3 and a mean of 2.80 — the joint highest in Bolivia. Computer Hardware, Consumer Electronics, Sporting Goods, and Retail all share a mean of 2.50.
Seven sectors share Bolivia's most accessible floor
| WAF | Antibot | CAPTCHA | JavaScript | Rate Limit | TLS | robots.txt | Blocks AI | Tier | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Food & Beverages | 100% | 40% | 30% | 70% | 40% | 10% | 70% | 40% | Tier 2 |
| Customer Services | 100% | 10% | 30% | 40% | 20% | 20% | 60% | 0% | Tier 2 |
| Design | 100% | 20% | 30% | 40% | 20% | 30% | 100% | 30% | Tier 2 |
| Mail & Delivery | 70% | 30% | 10% | 10% | 0% | 20% | 80% | 0% | Tier 2 |
| Maritime | 90% | 20% | 0% | 40% | 10% | 30% | 80% | 10% | Tier 2 |
| Medical Devices | 100% | 0% | 20% | 40% | 10% | 10% | 90% | 10% | Tier 2 |
| Reference | 80% | 50% | 20% | 30% | 10% | 10% | 60% | 40% | Tier 2 |
| Pharmaceuticals | 80% | 0% | 10% | 30% | 0% | 20% | 80% | 0% | Tier 2 |
| Beauty & Cosmetics | 100% | 40% | 20% | 50% | 20% | 20% | 100% | 30% | Tier 2 |
| Insurance | 80% | 30% | 20% | 40% | 10% | 10% | 80% | 0% | Tier 2 |
| Manufacturing | 80% | 10% | 10% | 30% | 0% | 40% | 70% | 0% | Tier 2 |
| Oil & Gas | 70% | 10% | 20% | 30% | 10% | 10% | 70% | 0% | Tier 2 |
| Telecom | 90% | 0% | 20% | 60% | 0% | 30% | 90% | 20% | Tier 2 |
| Travel & Tourism | 100% | 20% | 10% | 70% | 30% | 10% | 70% | 30% | Tier 2 |
| Wholesalers | 80% | 10% | 30% | 40% | 10% | 30% | 70% | 0% | Tier 2 |
The most accessible sectors reach a mean tier of 1.90. Seven industries share this floor: Beauty & Cosmetics, Insurance, Manufacturing, Oil & Gas, Telecom, Travel & Tourism, and Wholesalers.