Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Health

live 7.0 years longer

In Mongolia, the average life expectancy is 71 years (67 years for men, 76 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 28.7% less likely to be unemployed

In Mongolia, 8.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Paraguay, that number is 5.7% as of 2017.

be 17.3% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Mongolia, 28.4% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Paraguay, however, that number is 23.5% as of 2019.

Life

be 86.7% more likely to die during childbirth

In Mongolia, approximately 45.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Paraguay, 84.0 women do as of 2017.

be 15.0% more likely to die during infancy

In Mongolia, approximately 20.2 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 14.2% more likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Mongolia, approximately 88% of people have improved drinking water access (98% in urban areas, and 64% in rural areas) as of 2020. In Paraguay, that number is 100% of people on average (100% in urban areas, and 100% in rural areas) as of 2020.

Expenditures

spend 28.6% less on education

Mongolia spends 4.9% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Paraguay spends 3.5% of total GDP on education as of 2019.

spend 89.5% more on healthcare

Mongolia spends 3.8% 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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