Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Nepal instead of Paraguay, you would:
Health
be 79.8% less likely to be obese
In Paraguay, 20.3% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Nepal, that number is 4.1% of people as of 2016.
live 6.0 years less
In Paraguay, the average life expectancy is 78 years (76 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2022. In Nepal, that number is 72 years (72 years for men, 73 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
be 47.4% less likely to be unemployed
In Paraguay, 5.7% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Nepal, that number is 3.0% as of 2017.
make 69.1% less money
Paraguay has a GDP per capita of $12,300 as of 2020, while in Nepal, the GDP per capita is $3,800 as of 2020.
Life
be 2.2 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Paraguay, approximately 84.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Nepal, 186.0 women do as of 2017.
be 28.1% less likely to be literate
In Paraguay, the literacy rate is 94.5% as of 2020. In Nepal, it is 67.9% as of 2018.
Basic Needs
be 40.6% less likely to have internet access
In Paraguay, approximately 64.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Nepal, about 38.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 37.5% less on healthcare
Paraguay spends 7.2% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Nepal, that number is 4.5% of GDP as of 2019.
spend 25.7% more on education
Paraguay spends 3.5% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Nepal spends 4.4% of total GDP on education as of 2018.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Nepal: At a glance
How big is Nepal compared to Paraguay? See an in-depth size comparison.