Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Paraguay instead of Pakistan, you would:
Health
live 8.7 years longer
In Pakistan, the average life expectancy is 70 years (68 years for men, 72 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 Pakistan, 8.6% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Paraguay, that number is 20.3% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 2.7 times more money
Pakistan has a GDP per capita of $4,600 as of 2020, while in Paraguay, the GDP per capita is $12,300 as of 2020.
Life
be 40.0% less likely to die during childbirth
In Pakistan, approximately 140.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Paraguay, 84.0 women do as of 2017.
be 62.9% more likely to be literate
In Pakistan, the literacy rate is 58.0% as of 2019. In Paraguay, it is 94.5% as of 2020.
be 57.0% less likely to die during infancy
In Pakistan, approximately 54.0 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.
have 38.4% fewer children
In Pakistan, there are approximately 26.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Paraguay, there are 16.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 26.6% more likely to have access to electricity
In Pakistan, approximately 79% of people have electricity access (91% in urban areas, and 72% in rural areas) as of 2019. In Paraguay, that number is 100% of people on average (100% in urban areas, and 96% in rural areas) as of 2020.
be 2.6 times more likely to have internet access
In Pakistan, approximately 25.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Paraguay, about 64.0% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 40.0% more on education
Pakistan spends 2.5% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Paraguay spends 3.5% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
spend 2.1 times more on healthcare
Pakistan spends 3.4% 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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