Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Paraguay instead of Argentina, you would:
Health
be 28.3% less likely to be obese
In Argentina, 28.3% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Paraguay, that number is 20.3% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 42.1% less likely to be unemployed
In Argentina, 9.8% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Paraguay, that number is 5.7% as of 2017.
be 33.8% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Argentina, 35.5% live below the poverty line as of 2019. In Paraguay, however, that number is 23.5% as of 2019.
make 37.6% less money
Argentina has a GDP per capita of $19,700 as of 2020, while in Paraguay, the GDP per capita is $12,300 as of 2020.
Life
be 2.2 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Argentina, approximately 39.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Paraguay, 84.0 women do as of 2017.
be 2.5 times more likely to die during infancy
In Argentina, approximately 9.3 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.
Basic Needs
be 25.6% less likely to have internet access
In Argentina, approximately 86.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Paraguay, about 64.0% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 27.1% less on education
Argentina spends 4.8% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Paraguay spends 3.5% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
spend 24.2% less on healthcare
Argentina spends 9.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Paraguay, that number is 7.2% of GDP as of 2019.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Paraguay: At a glance
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