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

Health

be 36.5% less likely to be obese

In Paraguay, 34.7% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Kyrgyzstan, that number is 22.0% of people as of 2024.

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live 1.6 years less

In Paraguay, the average life expectancy is 74 years (71 years for men, 77 years for women) as of 2024. In Kyrgyzstan, that number is 72 years (68 years for men, 77 years for women) as of 2024.

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see 76.3% less spent on your healthcare

Paraguay spends $1,469 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Kyrgyzstan spends $349 as of 2023.

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have 59.7% fewer doctors per person

Paraguay has 38.9 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Kyrgyzstan has 15.7 as of 2023.

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Economy

be 26.5% less likely to be unemployed

In Paraguay, 4.8% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Kyrgyzstan, that number is 3.5% as of 2025.

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be 50.0% more likely to live below the poverty line

In Paraguay, 16.0% live below the poverty line as of 2025. In Kyrgyzstan, however, that number is 24.0% as of 2025.

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make 56.2% less money

Paraguay has a GDP per capita of $7,027 as of 2025, while in Kyrgyzstan, the GDP per capita is $3,081 as of 2025.

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Life

be 27.6% less likely to die during childbirth

In Paraguay, approximately 58.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Kyrgyzstan, 42.0 women do as of 2023.

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Basic Needs

be 12.8% more likely to have internet access

In Paraguay, approximately 81.6% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Kyrgyzstan, about 92.0% do as of 2024.

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Expenditures

spend 46.2% less on healthcare

Paraguay spends 8.4% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Kyrgyzstan, that number is 4.5% of GDP as of 2023.

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spend 93.5% more on education

Paraguay spends 3.5% of its total GDP on education as of 2024. Kyrgyzstan spends 6.8% of total GDP on education as of 2023.

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Safety

be 74.2% less likely to be murdered

Paraguay has a homicide rate of 6.8 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Kyrgyzstan, that number is 1.8 per 100,000 as of 2020.

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be 58.7% more likely to feel safe walking alone at night

In Paraguay, 43% of people feel safe walking alone at night as of 2019. In Kyrgyzstan, that number is 68% as of 2022.

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be 36.7% less likely to die in a road accident

In Paraguay, road accidents kill 21.0 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Kyrgyzstan, they kill 13.3 per 100,000 as of 2021.

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Infrastructure

find 39.4% less home broadband

Paraguay has 12.9 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2023. Kyrgyzstan has 7.8 as of 2024.

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live with 27.2 times more strain on fresh water

Paraguay withdraws 2% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Kyrgyzstan withdraws 50% as of 2022.

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use 13.4% less electricity

Paraguay uses 2,389 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2023. Kyrgyzstan uses 2,069 kWh as of 2023.

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Environment

be 3.5 times more likely to die from air pollution

In Paraguay, air pollution causes 25.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Kyrgyzstan, it causes 88.0 as of 2019.

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emit 28.4% more CO2

Paraguay emits 1.2 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Kyrgyzstan emits 1.5 tonnes as of 2024.

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Sources: World Bank (2020–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2022), World Health Organization (2024). How we calculate this

Kyrgyzstan: At a glance

Kyrgyzstan is a sovereign country in Central Asia, with a total land area of approximately 191,801 sq km. A Central Asian country of incredible natural beauty and proud nomadic traditions, most of Kyrgyzstan was formally annexed to Russia in 1876. The Kyrgyz staged a major revolt against the Tsarist Empire in 1916 in which almost one-sixth of the Kyrgyz population was killed. Kyrgyzstan became a Soviet republic in 1936 and achieved independence in 1991 when the USSR dissolved. Nationwide demonstrations in the spring of 2005 resulted in the ouster of President Askar AKAEV, who had run the country since 1990. Former prime minister Kurmanbek BAKIEV overwhelmingly won the presidential election in the summer of 2005. Over the next few years, he manipulated the parliament to accrue new powers for the presidency. In July 2009, after months of harassment against his opponents and media critics, BAKIEV won re-election in a presidential campaign that the international community deemed flawed. In April 2010, violent protests in Bishkek led to the collapse of the BAKIEV regime and his eventual fleeing to Minsk, Belarus. His successor, Roza OTUNBAEVA, served as transitional president until Almazbek ATAMBAEV was inaugurated in December 2011, marking the first peaceful transfer of presidential power in independent Kyrgyzstan's history. Continuing concerns include: the trajectory of democratization, endemic corruption, poor interethnic relations, and terrorism.
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