Quality of life comparison

compared to

If you lived in Paraguay instead of Virgin Islands, you would:

Health

live 1.9 years less

In Virgin Islands, the average life expectancy is 80 years (77 years for men, 84 years for women) as of 2022. In Paraguay, that number is 78 years (76 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2022.

Economy

be 45.2% less likely to be unemployed

In Virgin Islands, 10.4% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Paraguay, that number is 5.7% as of 2017.

be 18.7% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Virgin Islands, 28.9% live below the poverty line as of 2002. In Paraguay, however, that number is 23.5% as of 2019.

make 66.8% less money

Virgin Islands has a GDP per capita of $37,000 as of 2016, while in Paraguay, the GDP per capita is $12,300 as of 2020.

Life

have 40.3% more children

In Virgin Islands, there are approximately 11.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Paraguay, there are 16.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.

be 3.0 times more likely to die during infancy

In Virgin Islands, approximately 7.7 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Paraguay, on the other hand, 23.2 children do as of 2022.

The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.

Paraguay: At a glance

Paraguay is a sovereign country in South America, with a total land area of approximately 397,302 sq km. Paraguay achieved its independence from Spain in 1811. In the disastrous War of the Triple Alliance (1865-70) - between Paraguay and Argentina, Brazil, and Uruguay - Paraguay lost two-thirds of its adult males and much of its territory. The country stagnated economically for the next half century. Following the Chaco War of 1932-35 with Bolivia, Paraguay gained a large part of the Chaco lowland region. The 35-year military dictatorship of Alfredo STROESSNER ended in 1989, and, despite a marked increase in political infighting in recent years, Paraguay has held relatively free and regular presidential elections since the country's return to democracy.
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