Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Paraguay instead of Moldova, you would:
Health
live 5.9 years longer
In Moldova, the average life expectancy is 72 years (69 years for men, 77 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
be 14.2% more likely to be unemployed
In Moldova, 5.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Paraguay, that number is 5.7% as of 2017.
be 3.2 times more likely to live below the poverty line
In Moldova, 7.3% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Paraguay, however, that number is 23.5% as of 2019.
Life
have 60.2% more children
In Moldova, there are approximately 10.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Paraguay, there are 16.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 4.4 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Moldova, approximately 19.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Paraguay, 84.0 women do as of 2017.
be 2.0 times more likely to die during infancy
In Moldova, approximately 11.6 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 16.1% less likely to have internet access
In Moldova, approximately 76.3% of the population has internet access as of 2022. In Paraguay, about 64.0% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 42.6% less on education
Moldova spends 6.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Paraguay spends 3.5% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
spend 12.5% more on healthcare
Moldova spends 6.4% 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
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