Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Health

be 90.0% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Gabon, 3.0% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Paraguay, that number is 0.3% of people as of 2020.

live 8.7 years longer

In Gabon, the average life expectancy is 70 years (68 years for men, 71 years for women) as of 2022. In Paraguay, that number is 78 years (76 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2022.

be 35.3% more likely to be obese

In Gabon, 15.0% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Paraguay, that number is 20.3% of people as of 2016.

Economy

be 79.6% less likely to be unemployed

In Gabon, 28.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2015. In Paraguay, that number is 5.7% as of 2017.

be 29.6% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Gabon, 33.4% live below the poverty line as of 2017. In Paraguay, however, that number is 23.5% as of 2019.

make 14.6% less money

Gabon has a GDP per capita of $14,400 as of 2020, while in Paraguay, the GDP per capita is $12,300 as of 2020.

Life

be 66.7% less likely to die during childbirth

In Gabon, approximately 252.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Paraguay, 84.0 women do as of 2017.

be 11.6% more likely to be literate

In Gabon, the literacy rate is 84.7% as of 2018. In Paraguay, it is 94.5% as of 2020.

be 18.7% less likely to die during infancy

In Gabon, approximately 28.6 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.

have 37.3% fewer children

In Gabon, there are approximately 26.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Paraguay, there are 16.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.

Expenditures

spend 25.0% more on education

Gabon spends 2.8% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Paraguay spends 3.5% of total GDP on education as of 2019.

spend 2.6 times more on healthcare

Gabon spends 2.8% 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

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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