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

Health

see 48.0% more spent on your healthcare

Azerbaijan spends $993 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Paraguay spends $1,469 as of 2023.

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have 22.2% more doctors per person

Azerbaijan has 31.9 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Paraguay has 38.9 as of 2022.

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be 25.9% more likely to be obese

In Azerbaijan, 27.6% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Paraguay, that number is 34.7% of people as of 2024.

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be 4.1 times more likely to die by suicide

Azerbaijan has a suicide rate of 1.6 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 12.1% less likely to be unemployed

In Azerbaijan, 5.5% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Paraguay, that number is 4.8% as of 2025.

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Life

have 97.3% more children

In Azerbaijan, there are approximately 10.0 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 3.2 times more likely to die during childbirth

In Azerbaijan, approximately 18.0 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 16.0% more likely to die during infancy

In Azerbaijan, approximately 12.5 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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Basic Needs

be 10.2% less likely to have internet access

In Azerbaijan, approximately 90.8% of the population has internet access as of 2025. In Paraguay, about 81.6% do as of 2024.

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Expenditures

spend 95.8% more on healthcare

Azerbaijan spends 4.3% 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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Safety

be 3.1 times more likely to be murdered

Azerbaijan 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 22.1% more likely to die in a road accident

In Azerbaijan, road accidents kill 17.2 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 96.8% less strain on fresh water

Azerbaijan withdraws 58% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Paraguay withdraws 2% as of 2022.

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find 40.8% less home broadband

Azerbaijan has 21.8 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Paraguay has 12.9 as of 2023.

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Environment

be 78.1% less likely to die from air pollution

In Azerbaijan, air pollution causes 114.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Paraguay, it causes 25.0 as of 2019.

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emit 69.6% less CO2

Azerbaijan emits 3.8 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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