Compare Paraguay & its neighbours

(Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil)

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Misc
Country CodePYARBOBR
Geography
Area (sq km)406,7522,780,4001,098,5818,515,770
Coastline (km)4,9897,491
Highest Point (m)842 (Cerro Pero)6,962 (Cerro Aconcagua (located in the northwestern corner of the province of Mendoza; highest point in South America))6,542 (Nevado Sajama)2,994 (Pico da Neblina)
Average Elevation (m)1785951,192320
People
Population7,025,76344,694,19811,306,341208,846,892
Median Age28.7031.9024.6032.40
Growth Rate1.17 %0.89 %1.48 %0.71 %
Birth Rate (Births a year per 1,000 people)16.6016.5021.6013.90
Death Rate (Deaths a year per 1,000 people)4.807.506.306.70
Urban Population61.60 %91.90 %69.40 %86.60 %
Health
Mothers age at first birth22.9021.20
Maternal mortality rate (Deaths per 100,000 live births)132.0052.00206.0044.00
Infant mortality rate (Deaths under 1 year per 1,000 births)18.109.5034.2016.90
Health expenditure (As a percentage of GDP)9.80 %4.80 %6.30 %8.30 %
Physicians (per 1,000 people)1.293.961.612.15
Hospital beds (per 1,000 people)1.305.001.102.20
Adult obesity (Percentage of population with BMI > 30)20.30 %28.30 %20.20 %22.10 %
Education
Education expenditure (As a percentage of GDP)4.50 %5.60 %7.30 %6.20 %
School life (years)121815
Youth unemployment (% of 15 to 24 years old unemployed)20.80 %22.60 %6.90 %28.50 %
Economy
GDP (Gross Domestic Product in US $)88.910 billion922.100 billion83.720 billion3.248 trillion
Growth Rate (Real growth rate of GDP)4.80 %2.90 %4.20 %1.00 %
GDP per capita (Gross Domestic Product per person, in US $)12,80020,9007,60015,600
Gross National Saving (National saving as a percent of GDP)18.60 %17.60 %15.70 %15.00 %