If you lived in Paraguay instead of Cayman Islands, you would:

Health

live 6.6 years less

In Cayman Islands, the average life expectancy is 81 years (78 years for men, 83 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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Economy

make 93.3% less money

Cayman Islands has a GDP per capita of $104,293 as of 2024, while in Paraguay, the GDP per capita is $7,027 as of 2025.

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Life

have 70.7% more children

In Cayman Islands, there are approximately 11.6 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 89.5% more likely to die during infancy

In Cayman Islands, approximately 7.7 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Paraguay, on the other hand, 14.5 children do as of 2024.

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Expenditures

spend 2.2 times more on education

Cayman Islands spends 1.6% 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 55.1% more likely to be murdered

Cayman Islands has a homicide rate of 4.4 per 100,000 people as of 2020. In Paraguay, that number is 6.8 per 100,000 as of 2023.

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Infrastructure

find 77.1% less home broadband

Cayman Islands has 56.4 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2022. Paraguay has 12.9 as of 2023.

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Environment

emit 76.8% less CO2

Cayman Islands emits 5.0 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 (2020–2025), The World Factbook (2022). 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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