Quality of life comparison

compared to

If you lived in Paraguay instead of Sri Lanka, you would:

Health

live 0.9 years longer

In Sri Lanka, the average life expectancy is 78 years (75 years for men, 82 years for women) as of 2020. In Paraguay, that number is 78 years (76 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2022.

be 3.9 times more likely to be obese

In Sri Lanka, 5.2% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Paraguay, that number is 20.3% of people as of 2016.

Economy

be 18.0% more likely to be unemployed

In Sri Lanka, 4.8% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Paraguay, that number is 5.7% as of 2017.

be 5.7 times more likely to live below the poverty line

In Sri Lanka, 4.1% live below the poverty line as of 2016. In Paraguay, however, that number is 23.5% as of 2019.

Life

have 18.3% more children

In Sri Lanka, there are approximately 13.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Paraguay, there are 16.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.

be 2.3 times more likely to die during childbirth

In Sri Lanka, approximately 36.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Paraguay, 84.0 women do as of 2017.

be 2.8 times more likely to die during infancy

In Sri Lanka, approximately 8.2 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.

Basic Needs

be 82.9% more likely to have internet access

In Sri Lanka, approximately 35.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Paraguay, about 64.0% do as of 2021.

Expenditures

spend 66.7% more on education

Sri Lanka spends 2.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Paraguay spends 3.5% of total GDP on education as of 2019.

spend 75.6% more on healthcare

Sri Lanka spends 4.1% 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

Paraguay is a sovereign country in South America, with a total land area of approximately 397,302 sq km. Paraguay achieved its independence from Spain in 1811. In the disastrous War of the Triple Alliance (1865-70) - between Paraguay and Argentina, Brazil, and Uruguay - Paraguay lost two-thirds of its adult males and much of its territory. The country stagnated economically for the next half century. Following the Chaco War of 1932-35 with Bolivia, Paraguay gained a large part of the Chaco lowland region. The 35-year military dictatorship of Alfredo STROESSNER ended in 1989, and, despite a marked increase in political infighting in recent years, Paraguay has held relatively free and regular presidential elections since the country's return to democracy.
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