Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Paraguay instead of Maldives, you would:
Health
live 1.4 years longer
In Maldives, the average life expectancy is 77 years (75 years for men, 79 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 2.4 times more likely to be obese
In Maldives, 8.6% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Paraguay, that number is 20.3% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 96.6% more likely to be unemployed
In Maldives, 2.9% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Paraguay, that number is 5.7% as of 2017.
be 2.9 times more likely to live below the poverty line
In Maldives, 8.2% live below the poverty line as of 2016. In Paraguay, however, that number is 23.5% as of 2019.
Life
be 58.5% more likely to die during childbirth
In Maldives, approximately 53.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Paraguay, 84.0 women do as of 2017.
Expenditures
spend 14.6% less on education
Maldives spends 4.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. 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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