Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Paraguay instead of Bosnia and Herzegovina, you would:
Health
be 13.4% more likely to be obese
In Bosnia and Herzegovina, 17.9% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Paraguay, that number is 20.3% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 82.9% less likely to be unemployed
In Bosnia and Herzegovina, 33.3% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Paraguay, that number is 5.7% as of 2017.
make 14.0% less money
Bosnia and Herzegovina has a GDP per capita of $14,300 as of 2020, while in Paraguay, the GDP per capita is $12,300 as of 2020.
be 39.1% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Bosnia and Herzegovina, 16.9% live below the poverty line as of 2015. In Paraguay, however, that number is 23.5% as of 2019.
Life
have 94.1% more children
In Bosnia and Herzegovina, there are approximately 8.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Paraguay, there are 16.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 8.4 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Bosnia and Herzegovina, approximately 10.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Paraguay, 84.0 women do as of 2017.
be 4.5 times more likely to die during infancy
In Bosnia and Herzegovina, approximately 5.2 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 12.3% less likely to have internet access
In Bosnia and Herzegovina, approximately 73.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Paraguay, about 64.0% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 20.9% less on healthcare
Bosnia and Herzegovina spends 9.1% 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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