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Paraguay

Latin America & CaribbeanUpper middle incomeCapital: Asuncion287,652 observations

Population

7.01M

world rank #107 / 217

GDP

49.28B

world rank #97 / 186

GDP / capita

17,245.8

world rank #94 / 185

Life expectancy

world rank #115 / 217

Governance

593 indicators

Control of Corruption0-100 percentile27.1#164 Government Effectiveness0-100 percentile44.4#133 Political Stability & Absence of Violence0-100 percentile64.6#111 Rule of Law0-100 percentile46.9#141

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Economy

2,202 indicators

GDPcurrent US$49.28B#97 GDP per capita, PPP2021 intl $17,245.8#94 GDP growth%6.6%#21 Inflation%4%#117

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Trade

131 indicators

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Health

2,165 indicators

Life expectancyyears74#115 Infant mortalityper 1k births14.5#72 Maternal mortalityper 100k58#42 Health spending% GDP8.4%#55

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Education

3,187 indicators

Secondary enrollment% gross79.1%#87 Education spending% GDP3.5%#31 Adult literacy%94.9%#12 Primary enrollment% gross89.4%#118

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Demography

1,060 indicators

Populationpeople7.01M#107 Population growth%1.2%#88 Urban population%70.4%#78 Fertility ratebirths/woman2.4#80

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Climate

276 indicators

Electricity access% pop99.8%#3 Renewable energy share%58.8%#35 Forest area% land38.5%#80 Electric power consumptionkWh per capita2,388.6#80

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Energy

206 indicators

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Environment

323 indicators

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Agriculture

319 indicators

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Technology

559 indicators

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Society

2,697 indicators

Gini indexindex44.2#19 Extreme poverty% pop2.1%#9 Internet users% pop81.6%#93 Homicide rateper 100k6.8#60

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Risk

385 indicators

Deaths in armed conflictsdeaths0#1 INFORM risk score0-103.4#23 Hazard & exposure0-102.7#22 Vulnerability0-102.9#18

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Other

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