Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Nauru instead of Paraguay, you would:
Health
live 10.4 years less
In Paraguay, the average life expectancy is 78 years (76 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2022. In Nauru, that number is 68 years (64 years for men, 72 years for women) as of 2022.
be 3.0 times more likely to be obese
In Paraguay, 20.3% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Nauru, that number is 61.0% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 4.0 times more likely to be unemployed
In Paraguay, 5.7% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Nauru, that number is 23.0% as of 2011.
Life
be 66.2% less 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 Nauru, on the other hand, 7.8 children do as of 2022.
have 29.3% more children
In Paraguay, there are approximately 16.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Nauru, there are 21.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 10.9% less likely to have internet access
In Paraguay, approximately 64.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Nauru, about 57.0% do as of 2019.
Expenditures
spend 36.1% more on healthcare
Paraguay spends 7.2% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Nauru, that number is 9.8% of GDP as of 2019.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Nauru: At a glance
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