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Paraguay

Against upper middle income countries, Paraguay ranks 22nd of 58 on environment and 45th of 53 on equality. Each ranking counts only the countries that report that score, so the totals differ and the two ranks can’t be compared directly. Both compare Paraguay with countries of similar wealth. That is the only kind of ranking that tells you something a ranking by income does not already show.

How it has changed

Every measure Paraguay reports, over all the years it has been published. Pick one. Hover or use the arrow keys to read a year. Gaps in a line are years with no data. They are left open, not filled in.

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Scores by area

Each score averages the measures in one area, such as health. Each measure is first put on a common scale and turned so that higher is always better. Zero is the average country in an average year. One point is a typical gap between countries (a standard deviation), so +1 means about one typical gap above average. These are summaries, not measurements. See how the country scores are built and how the topic scores compare with each other.

ScoreValueRank, all countriesRank, similar incomeMostly income?
Governance score 2025+0.3583 of 17921 of 51moderate +0.53
Health score 2024-0.46161 of 19344 of 58moderate +0.32
Education score 2024+0.45120 of 19945 of 57proxy +0.81
Equality score 2024-0.16115 of 16545 of 53high +0.64
Infrastructure score 2023+0.93107 of 21034 of 58proxy +0.90
Gender score 2024+0.3998 of 18628 of 57moderate +0.37
Environment score 2024-0.06104 of 21322 of 58moderate -0.33
Labour score 2025-0.24139 of 19540 of 56high +0.79

The last column shows how closely each score just tracks national income. The number is its link with GDP per person (the value of everything a country produces, divided by its people), from −1 to +1. A score marked proxy is mostly a measure of how rich the country is. Its rank among all countries says little that GDP per person does not. That is why the rank among similar-income countries sits beside it.

The measures behind them

Every measure reported for Paraguay, grouped by area. Some measures have no agreed better direction, such as population growth, inflation and military spending. They are listed here but left out of every score, since there is no fair way to say which way is better. Some names use technical terms: PPP means adjusted for what money buys in each country, HDI is a United Nations score combining life expectancy, schooling and income, and a Gini indexmeasures how unequally income is shared. Each measure’s own page explains it.

crime

Conflict deaths0per 100,000 people2025higher is worse
Armed conflict present01 if any conflict, else 02025higher is worse
Homicide rate6.78per 100,000 population2023higher is worse

culture

Religiously unaffiliated4.25%% of population2020no agreed direction
Christian share93.5%% of population2020no agreed direction
Muslim share0.0113%% of population2020no agreed direction
Single-parent households9.31%% of households2016no agreed direction
One-person households10.4%% of households2016no agreed direction
Women in a union54.8%% of women aged 15-492022no agreed direction

demography

Median age26.3years2023no agreed direction
Age at childbearing27.7years2023no agreed direction
Population7,013,078people2025no agreed direction
Population growth1.2%% per year2025no agreed direction
Urbanization70.4%% of population2025no agreed direction
Population 65+6.72%% of population2025no agreed direction
Population 0-1428.4%% of population2025no agreed direction
Fertility rate2.42births per woman2024no agreed direction
Birth rate19.7per 1,000 people2024no agreed direction
Net migration-12,423people2025no agreed direction
Migrant share of population2.6%% of population2024no agreed direction

economy

Corporate tax rate10%% of profit2018no agreed direction
HDI0.756index, 0 to 12023higher is better
Inequality-adjusted HDI0.599index, 0 to 12023higher is better
GDP per capita (PPP)$17,246international $2025higher is better
GNI per capita (PPP)$16,228international $2025higher is better
GDP per capita (market)$7,029US$2025higher is better
GDP growth6.64%% per year2025no agreed direction
Inflation4.04%% per year2025no agreed direction
Trade openness76.5%% of GDP2025no agreed direction
FDI inflows2.4%% of GDP2025no agreed direction
Tax revenue11.3%% of GDP2024no agreed direction
Government consumption10.9%% of GDP2025no agreed direction
Government expense18.9%% of GDP2023no agreed direction
Military spending0.933%% of GDP2024no agreed direction
Employment in agriculture16%% of employment2025no agreed direction

education

PISA maths338PISA points2022higher is better
PISA reading373PISA points2022higher is better
PISA science368PISA points2022higher is better
Primary completion94.9%% of children2025higher is better
Expected schooling14years2023higher is better
Mean years of schooling8.93years2023higher is better
Education spending3.53%% of GDP2024no agreed direction
Primary enrollment89.4%% gross2024higher is better
Secondary enrollment79.1%% gross2024higher is better
Tertiary enrollment37.6%% gross2010higher is better
Adult literacy94.9%% of adults2024higher is better
Compulsory schooling13years2025no agreed direction
Out of school, primary13.3%% of primary-age children2024higher is worse
Pupil-teacher ratio24.2pupils per teacher2012higher is worse
Researchers139per million people2023higher is better

environment

CO2 per capita1.16t CO2e per capita2024higher is worse
Forest area38.5%% of land area2023higher is better
Agricultural land54.1%% of land area2023no agreed direction
Protected land14.9%% of land area2025higher is better

gender

Gender Inequality Index0.412index, 0 to 12023higher is worse
Gender Development Index0.988ratio of women's HDI to men's2023no agreed direction
Women's political empowerment0.669index (0-1)2025higher is better
Women ministers23.5%% of ministers2024higher is better
Women in parliament23.8%% of seats2025higher is better
Married by 1821.6%% of women aged 20-242016higher is worse

governance

Corruption Perceptions Index24index (0-100, higher = cleaner)2024higher is better
Political rights (FH)3rating (1-7, 1 = most free)2025higher is worse
Civil liberties (FH)3rating (1-7, 1 = most free)2025higher is worse
Pre-trial detainee share63.9%% of prisoners2024higher is worse
Refugees originating2.45per 100,000 people2024higher is worse
Electoral democracy0.581index (0-1)2025higher is better
Liberal democracy0.376index (0-1)2025higher is better
Participatory democracy0.342index (0-1)2025higher is better
Free and fair elections0.633index (0-1)2025higher is better
Regime type2regime category (0-3)2025higher is better
Political corruption0.801index (0-1)2025higher is worse
Freedom of expression0.751index (0-1)2025higher is better
Freedom of association0.8index (0-1)2025higher is better
Political civil liberties0.799index (0-1)2025higher is better
Civil society participation0.484index (0-1)2025higher is better
Birth registration71%% of children under 52018higher is better
Control of corruption-1.02index (approx. -2.5 to 2.5)2024higher is better
Rule of law-0.584index (approx. -2.5 to 2.5)2024higher is better
Government effectiveness-0.355index (approx. -2.5 to 2.5)2024higher is better
Regulatory quality-0.141index (approx. -2.5 to 2.5)2024higher is better
Voice and accountability-0.15index (approx. -2.5 to 2.5)2024higher is better
Political stability-0.0738index (approx. -2.5 to 2.5)2024higher is better

health

Life expectancy74years2024higher is better
Infant mortality14.5per 1,000 live births2024higher is worse
Under-5 mortality16.3per 1,000 live births2024higher is worse
Health spending8.36%% of GDP2023no agreed direction
Suicide rate6.36per 100,0002021higher is worse
Hospital beds1.04per 1,000 people2022no agreed direction
Basic water access99.6%% of population2024higher is better
Basic sanitation95.9%% of population2024higher is better
Child stunting3.2%% of children under 52024higher is worse
Adolescent fertility70.2births per 1,000 women aged 15-192024higher is worse
Maternal mortality58per 100,000 live births2023higher is worse
Skilled birth attendance92.2%% of births2019higher is better
Alcohol consumption5.62litres per adult per year2020no agreed direction
Tobacco use6.4%% of adults2024higher is worse
Road traffic deaths22per 100,000 population2019higher is worse
Physicians3.89per 1,000 people2022higher is better
DTP3 immunisation80%% of children aged 12-23 months2024higher is better
HIV prevalence0.5%% of adults aged 15-492024higher is worse
Tuberculosis incidence81per 100,000 people2024higher is worse
Premature NCD mortality16.1%% probability, ages 30-702021higher is worse
Anaemia in women23.2%% of women aged 15-492023higher is worse
Out-of-pocket health spending36.3%% of health spending2023higher is worse
Undernourishment5.2%% of population2023higher is worse
Food insecurity26.2%% of population2022higher is worse
Adult obesity34.7%% of adults2024higher is worse
Health coverage index79index, 0 to 1002023higher is better

inequality

Gini index44.2index (0-100)2024higher is worse
Extreme poverty rate2.1%% of population2024higher is worse

infrastructure

Internet users81.6%% of population2024higher is better
Mobile subscriptions127per 100 people2023higher is better
Electricity access99.8%% of population2024higher is better
Slum share of urban population15.1%% of urban population2022higher is worse
Fixed broadband12.9per 100 people2023higher is better

labor

Informal employment64.5%% of employment2025higher is worse
Unemployment4.8%% of labor force2025higher is worse
Female labor participation59%% of women 15+2025no agreed direction
Male labor participation81.6%% of men 15+2025no agreed direction
Youth not in work or study18.6%% of 15 to 24 year olds2017higher is worse
Vulnerable employment36.1%% of employment2025higher is worse

wellbeing

Life satisfaction6.2score (0-10)2025higher is better

Values are the most recent in 2010–2025, and different measures can come from different years. The year is shown beside each. Nothing here ranks countries by merit. An area score averages whatever measures its publishers happen to collect, and the choice of what to collect is itself a judgement made by someone else. All countries · How the country data works

Countries to compare with Paraguay

Also in Latin America & Caribbean: Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Aruba, Bahamas, The, Barbados, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Curacao, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Grenada, Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, Puerto Rico (US), Sint Maarten (Dutch part), St. Kitts and Nevis, St. Lucia, St. Martin (French part), St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, Turks and Caicos Islands, Uruguay, Venezuela, RB, Virgin Islands (U.S.).

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