Quality of life comparison

be 49.3% less likely to be obese

In Paraguay, 20.3% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Gambia, that number is 10.3% of people as of 2016.

be 6.0 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Paraguay, 0.3% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Gambia, that number is 1.8% of people as of 2020.

live 10.8 years less

In Paraguay, the average life expectancy is 78 years (76 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2022. In Gambia, that number is 68 years (66 years for men, 69 years for women) as of 2022.

make 82.1% less money

Paraguay has a GDP per capita of $12,300 as of 2020, while in Gambia, the GDP per capita is $2,200 as of 2020.

be 2.1 times more likely to live below the poverty line

In Paraguay, 23.5% live below the poverty line as of 2019. In Gambia, however, that number is 48.6% as of 2015.

have 76.3% more children

In Paraguay, there are approximately 16.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Gambia, there are 28.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.

be 7.1 times more likely to die during childbirth

In Paraguay, approximately 84.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Gambia, 597.0 women do as of 2017.

be 46.2% less likely to be literate

In Paraguay, the literacy rate is 94.5% as of 2020. In Gambia, it is 50.8% as of 2015.

be 60.2% more likely to die during infancy

In Paraguay, approximately 23.2 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Gambia, on the other hand, 37.2 children do as of 2022.

be 51.0% less likely to have access to electricity

In Paraguay, approximately 100% of people have electricity access (100% in urban areas, and 96% in rural areas) as of 2020. In Gambia, that number is 49% of people on average (69% in urban areas, and 16% in rural areas) as of 2019.

be 42.2% less likely to have internet access

In Paraguay, approximately 64.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Gambia, about 37.0% do as of 2020.

be 10.5% less likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Paraguay, approximately 100% of people have improved drinking water access (100% in urban areas, and 100% in rural areas) as of 2020. In Gambia, that number is 90% of people on average (92% in urban areas, and 86% in rural areas) as of 2020.

spend 17.1% less on education

Paraguay spends 3.5% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Gambia spends 2.9% of total GDP on education as of 2019.

spend 47.2% less on healthcare

Paraguay spends 7.2% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Gambia, that number is 3.8% of GDP as of 2019.