Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Health

live 3.5 years longer

In Colombia, the average life expectancy is 75 years (71 years for men, 79 years for women) as of 2022. In Paraguay, that number is 78 years (76 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2022.

Economy

be 39.6% less likely to be unemployed

In Colombia, 9.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Paraguay, that number is 5.8% as of 2023.

be 32.5% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Colombia, 36.6% live below the poverty line as of 2022. In Paraguay, however, that number is 24.7% as of 2022.

make 16.5% less money

Colombia has a GDP per capita of $18,800 as of 2023, while in Paraguay, the GDP per capita is $15,700 as of 2023.

Life

be 99.2% more likely to die during infancy

In Colombia, approximately 11.7 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.

Expenditures

spend 32.7% less on education

Colombia spends 4.9% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Paraguay spends 3.3% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

spend 15.6% less on healthcare

Colombia spends 9.0% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Paraguay, that number is 7.6% of GDP 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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