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🇵🇾 Paraguay

Republic of Paraguay

PRY PY ₲ Paraguayan guaraní (PYG)

Every statistic we track for Paraguay — 113 indicators, each with its latest value and world rank. Open the interactive profile →

GDP per capita (PPP)

$23,349

#91 of 191

Life expectancy

73.7 yrs

#90 of 188

Happiness score

6.20

#57 of 147

Liberal democracy

0.38

#83 of 179

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📈 Economy

Account Ownership 60.9% #89/139 2024
Bank Account Ownership 60.9% #88/139 2024
Bank Branches 8.9 #98/153 2024
Current Account Balance -3% #111/190 2026
Debit Card Ownership 32.7% #89/140 2024
Digital Payments Usage 55.5% #42/97 2024
Exchange Rate (per US$) 7,560.3 #6/197 2024
Extreme Poverty 2.4% #18/237 2023
Fiscal Balance -1.3% #50/189 2026
GDP (current US$) 60.5 #93/190 2026
GDP (PPP) 150.8 #93/191 2026
GDP per Capita 9,372 #96/190 2026
GDP per Capita (Long Run) 8,763 #99/165 2022
GDP per Capita (PPP) 23,349 #91/191 2026
GDP per Capita Growth 2.7% #96/184 2019
Government Debt 37.8% #132/185 2026
Income Inequality (Gini) 44.2 #8/57 2023
Income per Person 5,534 #117/183 2018
Income per Person 5,534 #117/183 2018
Inflation (CPI) 3.3% #99/191 2026
Labour Productivity (GDP per hour) (PWT) 16.4 #88/130 2023
Made a Digital Payment 36.8% #74/144 2017
Mobile Money Account 36% #36/80 2024
Real GDP Growth 4.2% #45/191 2026
Share of World GDP (PPP) 0.1% #92/191 2026
Total GDP (Long Run) 65,127,634,644 #100/165 2022
Unemployment Rate 5.2% #51/103 2026

👥 Demographics

Fertility Rate (WB) 2.4 #80/217 2024
Median Age 27.3 #153/235 2026
Population 6.8 #103/229 2013
Population 6.5 #105/191 2026
Population Density 17.5 #209/235 2026
Refugees by Country of Origin 162 #142/195 2025
Urban Population 69.9% #88/213 2024

🌐 Connectivity

Access to Electricity 99.8% #130/214 2023
Internet Users 81.6% #95/182 2024
Mobile Subscriptions 128.1 #61/209 2022
Read News Online 61.9% #13/75 2024

🫀 Health

Adult Obesity 33% #43/199 2022
Alcohol Consumption per Capita 6.8 #78/207 2022
Child Mortality (under-5) 1.6 #94/199 2024
Health Spending (QoG) 7.7% #65/189 2022
Hypertension Prevalence 56.4% #1/194 2019
Infant Mortality (QoG) 15.1 #86/191 2023
Life Expectancy 73.7 #90/188 2013
Life Expectancy 75.7 #63/186 2020
Suicide Rate 6.5 #115/185 2021
Tobacco Use Prevalence 7.3% #158/167 2022
Undernourishment 5.2% #84/166 2023
Universal Health Coverage Index 79 #64/195 2023

🎓 Education

Education Spending (QoG) 3.4% #64/112 2023
Mean Years of Schooling 8.8 #88/146 2020
PISA Mathematics Score 338 #78/79 2022
PISA Reading Score 373 #68/79 2022
PISA Science Score 368 #74/79 2022

🌱 Environment

CO₂ per Capita (WB) 1.2 #136/203 2024
Energy Use per Person 1,044 #86/149 2023
Renewable Electricity 100% #7/195 2024

🏛️ Governance

Civil Liberties (V-Dem) 0.8 #75/179 2025
Clean Elections (V-Dem) 0.6 #79/179 2025
Control of Corruption (QoG) -1 #156/192 2024
Corruption Perceptions Index 24 #149/179 2024
Corruption Perceptions Index (QoG) 24 #148/177 2024
Deliberative Democracy (V-Dem) 0.3 #93/179 2025
Egalitarian Democracy (V-Dem) 0.2 #107/179 2025
Electoral Democracy (V-Dem) 0.6 #75/179 2025
Freedom House Status (QoG) 2 #97/193 2024
Freedom in the World Score 63 #98/196 2024
Freedom of Expression (V-Dem) 0.8 #78/179 2025
Gender Equality (V-Dem) 0.7 #121/179 2025
Government Effectiveness (QoG) -0.4 #124/192 2024
Judicial Constraints on Executive (V-Dem) 0.6 #96/179 2025
Liberal Democracy (V-Dem) 0.4 #83/179 2025
Military Spending 0.9% #119/150 2025
Participatory Democracy (V-Dem) 0.3 #76/179 2025
Political Corruption (V-Dem) 0.8 #33/179 2025
Press Freedom (RSF) (QoG) 50.5 #112/173 2024
Rule of Law (V-Dem) 0.4 #111/179 2025
Satisfaction with Democracy (Latinobarómetro) 24% #11/17 2024
Support for Democracy (Latinobarómetro) 43% #14/17 2024
Voice & Accountability (QoG) -0.2 #103/192 2024

📰 Media & news

Press Freedom Index 54.7 #85/177 2026

🛡️ Safety

Homicide Rate 13.6 #36/204 2023
Road Traffic Deaths 21 #34/195 2021

⚠️ Risk & resilience

Climate Seen as a Threat 87% #67/142 2023
Confident Can Protect Family 52.8% #45/142 2023
Disaster Exposure (WRI) 0.1 #168/193 2025
Experienced a Disaster 38.4% #31/142 2023
Experienced Discrimination (Skin Colour) 5.4% #77/139 2023
INFORM Risk Index 3.4 #109/191 2025
Resilience to Risk (WRP) 52.1 #78/141 2023
World Risk Index 1.9 #156/193 2025
Worry About Violent Crime 67.2% #76/142 2023

😊 Wellbeing

Happiness (Cantril Ladder) 6.2 #57/147 2025
Happiness Driver: Freedom 1 #28/146 2025
Happiness Driver: GDP 1.5 #78/147 2025
Happiness Driver: Generosity 0.1 #82/147 2025
Happiness Driver: Healthy Life Expectancy 0.2 #137/146 2025
Happiness Driver: Low Corruption 0.1 #123/147 2025
Happiness Driver: Social Support 1.5 #28/147 2025
Human Development Index 0.8 #99/193 2023

🧭 Attitudes & values

Attended a Demonstration 14.4% #46/151 2017
Believe Vaccines Are Effective 79% #96/143 2018
Believe Vaccines Are Safe 77.7% #71/143 2018
Interpersonal Trust (Latinobarómetro) 12% #12/17 2024
Signed a Petition 17.1% #54/121 2017
Trade Union Membership 4.2% #103/120 2017
Trust in government 4.1 #91/123 2017
Trust in parliament 3.6 #133/151 2017
Trust in political parties 3.1 #98/120 2017
Trust in Science 63.8% #112/143 2018
Trust in Scientists 49.2% #123/143 2018
Trust in the legal system 3.6 #149/153 2017

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