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Paraguay

At a glance

  • Paraguay has a population of about 7M; its total GDP of $49.3B ranks #96 of 168 countries with data.
  • Its surface area of 406,752 km² is about 2.1× the world median of 198,330 km².
  • Tourism receipts stands out most against the median: $104M — rank #132 of 165 countries with data.

Where Paraguay stands

Population log axis

Population across 169 countries with data: Paraguay at 7M, rank #106, world median 11.5M, logarithmic axis. Median 11.5M Paraguay · 7M

GDP (total) log axis

GDP (total) across 168 countries with data: Paraguay at $49.3B, rank #96, world median $80.7B, logarithmic axis. Median $80.7B Paraguay · $49.3B

GDP per capita log axis

GDP per capita across 168 countries with data: Paraguay at $7,027, rank #84, world median $6,834, logarithmic axis. Median $6,834 Paraguay · $7,027

Life expectancy

Life expectancy across 169 countries with data: Paraguay at 74.0 years, rank #83, world median 73.8 years. Median 73.8 years Paraguay · 74.0 years

Every dot is one country with data — the highlighted dot is this country; the dashed line marks the world median. Wide-range metrics use a logarithmic axis (tagged) so the whole field stays readable.

Paraguay: all 46 metrics vs the world median

Metric Value Trend Rank vs median
Population & land
Population 7M (2025) +33% #106 / 169 median 11.5M · 61%
Population growth 1.2% (2025) −15% #79 / 169 median 1.1% · 1.1×
Urban population share 70.4% (2025) +21% #65 / 169 median 63.8% · 1.1×
Population aged 65+ 6.7% (2025) +64% #90 / 169 median 7.4% · 91%
Fertility rate 2.4 (2024) −25% #69 / 169 median 2.1 · 1.2×
Birth rate 19.7‰ (2024) −21% #67 / 169 median 16.0‰ · 1.2×
Death rate 5.7‰ (2024) +9% #134 / 169 median 7.1‰ · 80%
Net migration -12.4K (2025) #110 / 169 N/A
Surface area 406,752 km² (2023) #62 / 176 median 198,330 km² · 2.1×
Population density derived 17.2/km² (2025) +33% #146 / 169 median 75.5/km² · 23%
Economy
GDP (total) $49.3B (2025) +585% #96 / 168 median $80.7B · 61%
GDP per capita $7,027 (2025) +414% #84 / 168 median $6,834 · 1.0×
GNI per capita $6,750 (2025) +382% #83 / 168 median $6,350 · 1.1×
GDP growth (annual) 6.6% (2025) #22 / 168 median 3.1% · 2.2×
Inflation rate 4.0% (2025) −62% #58 / 162 median 3.3% · 1.2×
Unemployment rate 4.8% (2025) −49% #95 / 168 median 5.1% · 93%
Gini index 44.2 (2024) −23% #22 / 153 median 35.3 · 1.3×
Poverty rate ($2.15/day) 2.1% (2024) −89% #85 / 153 median 2.5% · 84%
Trade & industry
Exports share of GDP 37.2% (2025) −22% #75 / 163 median 35.0% · 1.1×
Imports share of GDP 39.3% (2025) +23% #84 / 163 median 40.2% · 98%
Agriculture share of GDP 11.6% (2025) +6% #59 / 168 median 7.2% · 1.6×
Manufacturing share of GDP 19.4% (2025) +19% #20 / 165 median 11.2% · 1.7×
International tourist arrivals 1.1M (2020) −66% #84 / 162 median 1.1M · 95%
Tourism receipts $104M (2020) +37% #132 / 165 median $705M · 15%
Health & education
Life expectancy 74.0 years (2024) +5% #83 / 169 median 73.8 years · 1.0×
Infant mortality 14.5‰ (2024) −47% #79 / 166 median 13.1‰ · 1.1×
Under-five mortality 16.3‰ (2024) −49% #82 / 166 median 15.8‰ · 1.0×
DPT immunization 80.0% (2024) −8% #121 / 166 median 90.5% · 88%
Hospital beds 1.0 per 1,000 (2022) +25% #122 / 167 median 2.0 per 1,000 · 51%
Health spending share of GDP 8.4% (2023) +76% #47 / 165 median 6.5% · 1.3×
Secondary school enrollment 79.1% (2024) +13% #111 / 167 median 90.5% · 87%
Education spending share of GDP 3.5% (2024) +4% #105 / 165 median 4.1% · 85%
Society & living
Human Development Index 0.756 (2023) +11% #81 / 165 median 0.754 · 1.0×
Internet users 81.6% (2024) +4445% #84 / 169 median 81.5% · 1.0×
Mobile subscriptions 126.6 per 100 (2023) +300% #53 / 169 median 116.4 per 100 · 1.1×
Fixed broadband 12.9 per 100 (2023) +135469% #82 / 168 median 12.1 per 100 · 1.1×
Electricity access 99.8% (2024) +9% #90 / 169 median 99.9% · 100%
Environment & security
CO₂ emissions per capita 1.2 t (2024) +54% #110 / 165 median 2.6 t · 44%
CO₂ emissions (total) derived 8.0 Mt (2024) +102% #117 / 165 median 21.3 Mt · 38%
Renewable electricity share 100.0% (2012) +0% #2 / 169 median 34.1% · 2.9×
Renewable energy consumption 58.8% (2021) −13% #38 / 169 median 26.9% · 2.2×
Forest area 38.5% (2023) −31% #63 / 169 median 32.4% · 1.2×
Agricultural land 54.1% (2023) +25% #48 / 169 median 41.7% · 1.3×
Arable land 11.5% (2023) +43% #79 / 168 median 11.0% · 1.0×
PM2.5 exposure 15.3 µg/m³ (2023) −35% #113 / 168 median 19.8 µg/m³ · 77%
Military spending 0.9% (2024) −4% #124 / 157 median 1.8% · 52%

Ranks are value-descending and count only the countries that have data for that metric (#1 = highest value); N/A rows occupy no rank.

The median is the unweighted middle value across the countries with data (gold tick) — not a world average. Bars grow with the value: reaching the tick means matching the median, and a full bar means twice the median or more. The median value and this country's multiple are noted under each bar.

Paraguay's true-shape outline

Paraguay's border outline from Natural Earth 1:110m boundaries — total surface area 406,752 km².

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Data & method

Indicators: World Bank Open Data, 43 indicators — CC BY 4.0 © World Bank — https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/; Surface area (sq. km) — CC BY 4.0 © World Bank — https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/; Human Development Index — CC BY 3.0 IGO © United Nations Development Programme — https://hdr.undp.org/terms-use

Boundaries: Natural Earth 1:110m (public domain); surface areas are computed with an equal-area spherical formula (Chamberlin–Duquette).

Reference facts (capital, languages, currencies, subregion): mledoze/countries (ODbL).