Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Paraguay instead of Aruba, you would:
Economy
be 26.0% less likely to be unemployed
In Aruba, 7.7% of adults are unemployed as of 2016. In Paraguay, that number is 5.7% as of 2017.
make 68.0% less money
Aruba has a GDP per capita of $38,442 as of 2017, while in Paraguay, the GDP per capita is $12,300 as of 2020.
Life
have 38.1% more children
In Aruba, there are approximately 11.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Paraguay, there are 16.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 92.0% more likely to die during infancy
In Aruba, approximately 12.1 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 34.0% less likely to have internet access
In Aruba, approximately 97.0% of the population has internet access as of 2019. In Paraguay, about 64.0% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 36.4% less on education
Aruba spends 5.5% of its total GDP on education as of 2016. Paraguay spends 3.5% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Paraguay: At a glance
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