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

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be 23.1% more likely to be unemployed

In Texas, 3.9% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Paraguay, that number is 4.8% as of 2025.

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be 27.0% more likely to live below the poverty line

In Texas, 12.6% live below the poverty line as of 2023. In Paraguay, however, that number is 16.0% as of 2025.

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make 90.0% less money

Texas has a GDP per capita of $70,071 as of 2024, while in Paraguay, the GDP per capita is $7,027 as of 2025.

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Sources: World Bank (2025), Bureau of Labor Statistics (2025), US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) (2023), Bureau of Economic Analysis (2024). How we calculate this

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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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