Quality of life comparison

compared to

If you lived in Paraguay instead of Cocos (Keeling) Islands, you would:

Economy

be 57.8 times more likely to be unemployed

In Cocos (Keeling) Islands, 0.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2011. In Paraguay, that number is 5.8% as of 2023.

Basic Needs

be 5.7 times more likely to have internet access

In Cocos (Keeling) Islands, approximately 13.4% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Paraguay, about 77.0% do as of 2021.

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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