Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Health

be 72.7% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Barbados, 1.1% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2019. In Paraguay, that number is 0.3% of people as of 2020.

be 12.1% less likely to be obese

In Barbados, 23.1% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Paraguay, that number is 20.3% of people as of 2016.

Economy

be 20.6% less likely to be unemployed

In Barbados, 8.5% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Paraguay, that number is 6.8% as of 2022.

make 12.3% less money

Barbados has a GDP per capita of $15,400 as of 2022, while in Paraguay, the GDP per capita is $13,500 as of 2022.

Life

have 48.6% more children

In Barbados, there are approximately 10.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Paraguay, there are 15.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 82.1% more likely to die during childbirth

In Barbados, approximately 39.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Paraguay, 71.0 women do as of 2020.

be 2.4 times more likely to die during infancy

In Barbados, approximately 9.6 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2020. In Paraguay, on the other hand, 23.2 children do as of 2022.

Basic Needs

be 25.6% less likely to have internet access

In Barbados, approximately 86.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Paraguay, about 64.0% do as of 2021.

Expenditures

spend 49.2% less on education

Barbados spends 6.5% of its total GDP on education as of 2021. Paraguay spends 3.3% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

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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