If you lived in Paraguay instead of Armenia, you would:

Health

have 15.9% more doctors per person

Armenia has 33.6 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Paraguay has 38.9 as of 2022.

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live 4.3 years less

In Armenia, the average life expectancy is 78 years (75 years for men, 82 years for women) as of 2024. In Paraguay, that number is 74 years (71 years for men, 77 years for women) as of 2024.

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be 38.8% more likely to be obese

In Armenia, 25.0% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Paraguay, that number is 34.7% of people as of 2024.

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see 27.7% less spent on your healthcare

Armenia spends $2,033 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Paraguay spends $1,469 as of 2023.

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be 2.6 times more likely to die by suicide

Armenia has a suicide rate of 2.5 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Paraguay, it is 6.4 per 100,000 as of 2021.

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Economy

be 62.7% less likely to be unemployed

In Armenia, 12.9% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Paraguay, that number is 4.8% as of 2025.

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be 26.3% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Armenia, 21.7% live below the poverty line as of 2024. In Paraguay, however, that number is 16.0% as of 2025.

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make 25.8% less money

Armenia has a GDP per capita of $9,474 as of 2025, while in Paraguay, the GDP per capita is $7,027 as of 2025.

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Life

have 77.7% more children

In Armenia, there are approximately 11.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Paraguay, there are 19.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

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be 3.1 times more likely to die during childbirth

In Armenia, approximately 19.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Paraguay, 58.0 women do as of 2023.

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be 70.6% more likely to die during infancy

In Armenia, approximately 8.5 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2024. In Paraguay, on the other hand, 14.5 children do as of 2024.

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Expenditures

spend 10.3% less on healthcare

Armenia spends 9.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Paraguay, that number is 8.4% of GDP as of 2023.

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spend 44.7% more on education

Armenia spends 2.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2023. Paraguay spends 3.5% of total GDP on education as of 2024.

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Safety

be 3.1 times more likely to be murdered

Armenia has a homicide rate of 2.2 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Paraguay, that number is 6.8 per 100,000 as of 2023.

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be 54.4% more likely to die in a road accident

In Armenia, road accidents kill 13.6 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Paraguay, they kill 21.0 per 100,000 as of 2021.

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Infrastructure

live with 97.0% less strain on fresh water

Armenia withdraws 62% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Paraguay withdraws 2% as of 2022.

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find 36.6% less home broadband

Armenia has 20.3 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Paraguay has 12.9 as of 2023.

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Environment

be 64.3% less likely to die from air pollution

In Armenia, air pollution causes 70.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Paraguay, it causes 25.0 as of 2019.

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emit 53.0% less CO2

Armenia emits 2.5 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Paraguay emits 1.2 tonnes as of 2024.

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Sources: World Bank (2021–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), World Health Organization (2024). How we calculate this

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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