Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Paraguay instead of Israel, you would:
Health
be 22.2% less likely to be obese
In Israel, 26.1% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Paraguay, that number is 20.3% of people as of 2016.
live 5.0 years less
In Israel, the average life expectancy is 83 years (81 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2022. In Paraguay, that number is 78 years (76 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
make 67.9% less money
Israel has a GDP per capita of $38,300 as of 2020, while in Paraguay, the GDP per capita is $12,300 as of 2020.
be 29.5% more likely to be unemployed
In Israel, 4.4% of adults are unemployed as of 2020. In Paraguay, that number is 5.7% as of 2017.
Life
be 28.0 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Israel, approximately 3.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Paraguay, 84.0 women do as of 2017.
be 6.5 times more likely to die during infancy
In Israel, approximately 3.6 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.
Basic Needs
be 28.9% less likely to have internet access
In Israel, approximately 90.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Paraguay, about 64.0% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 43.5% less on education
Israel spends 6.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. 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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