Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Paraguay instead of Ukraine, you would:
Health
have 10.3% more doctors per person
Ukraine has 35.3 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2023. Paraguay has 38.9 as of 2022.
be 70.0% less likely to die by suicide
Ukraine has a suicide rate of 21.2 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Paraguay, it is 6.4 per 100,000 as of 2021.
be 52.0% more likely to be obese
In Ukraine, 22.8% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Paraguay, that number is 34.7% of people as of 2024.
Economy
make 19.8% more money
Ukraine has a GDP per capita of $5,866 as of 2025, while in Paraguay, the GDP per capita is $7,027 as of 2025.
Life
have 3.6 times more children
In Ukraine, there are approximately 5.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Paraguay, there are 19.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 3.9 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Ukraine, approximately 15.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Paraguay, 58.0 women do as of 2023.
be 90.8% more likely to die during infancy
In Ukraine, approximately 7.6 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2024. In Paraguay, on the other hand, 14.5 children do as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 31.3% less on education
Ukraine spends 5.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2021. Paraguay spends 3.5% of total GDP on education as of 2024.
Safety
be 79.4% more likely to be murdered
Ukraine has a homicide rate of 3.8 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Paraguay, that number is 6.8 per 100,000 as of 2023.
be 100.0% more likely to die in a road accident
In Ukraine, road accidents kill 10.5 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Paraguay, they kill 21.0 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
live with 70.8% less strain on fresh water
Ukraine withdraws 6% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Paraguay withdraws 2% as of 2022.
find 40.5% less home broadband
Ukraine has 21.6 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Paraguay has 12.9 as of 2023.
Environment
be 62.1% less likely to die from air pollution
In Ukraine, air pollution causes 66.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Paraguay, it causes 25.0 as of 2019.
emit 62.9% less CO2
Ukraine emits 3.1 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Paraguay emits 1.2 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2021–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), World Health Organization (2024). How we calculate this
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