Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Paraguay instead of Ecuador, you would:
Health
live 0.9 years longer
In Ecuador, the average life expectancy is 78 years (75 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2020. In Paraguay, that number is 78 years (76 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
make 19.4% more money
Ecuador has a GDP per capita of $10,300 as of 2020, while in Paraguay, the GDP per capita is $12,300 as of 2020.
Life
be 42.4% more likely to die during childbirth
In Ecuador, approximately 59.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Paraguay, 84.0 women do as of 2017.
be 28.0% more likely to die during infancy
In Ecuador, approximately 18.1 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.
Expenditures
spend 14.6% less on education
Ecuador spends 4.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. 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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