Quality of life comparison
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
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