Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Health

be 59.4% less likely to be obese

In Niue, 50.0% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Paraguay, that number is 20.3% of people as of 2016.

Economy

make 2.1 times more money

Niue has a GDP per capita of $5,800 as of 2003, while in Paraguay, the GDP per capita is $12,300 as of 2020.

be 52.5% less likely to be unemployed

In Niue, 12.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2001. In Paraguay, that number is 5.7% as of 2017.

Basic Needs

be 20.0% less likely to have internet access

In Niue, approximately 80.0% of the population has internet access as of 2019. In Paraguay, about 64.0% do as of 2021.

Expenditures

spend 35.8% more on healthcare

Niue spends 5.3% 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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