Country profile
Paraguay
Paraguay ranks #107 of 215 for population, #123 of 209 for gdp per capita, #114 of 216 for life expectancy, across 25 open-data indicators.
People
Population
6,929,153
people · 2024
Rank #107 of 215
Life expectancy
74
years · 2024
Rank #114 of 216
Poverty headcount
2.1%
% of population · 2024
Rank #103 of 186
Under-5 mortality
16.3
per 1,000 live births · 2024
Rank #121 of 244
Secondary school enrollment
65.9%
% net enrollment · 2012
Rank #140 of 232
Tobacco use
10.7%
% of adults · 2022
Rank #128 of 163
Calorie supply
3,067
kcal per person per day · 2023
Rank #76 of 189
Prosperity
Tourism arrivals
1,077,000
arrivals · 2020
Rank #94 of 203
GDP per capita
$6,416
current US$ · 2024
Rank #123 of 209
Inflation, consumer prices
3.84
annual % growth · 2024
Rank #74 of 195
Planet
Consumer Price Indices
153
index (2015=100) · 2025
Rank #76 of 210
Forest area
38.5%
% of land area · 2023
Rank #91 of 262
PM2.5 air pollution
10.1
micrograms per cubic meter · 2020
Rank #213 of 248
Protected areas
14.9%
% of territorial area · 2025
Rank #99 of 261
CO2 emissions per capita
1.15
tonnes per person · 2024
Rank #150 of 210
Fertilizer use
135
kg per hectare · 2023
Rank #38 of 194
Pesticide use
3.98
kg per hectare · 2023
Rank #67 of 193
Cereal yield
3.62
tonnes per hectare · 2024
Rank #80 of 182
Digital
Internet users
81.6%
% of population · 2024
Rank #104 of 213
Fixed broadband subscriptions
12.9
per 100 people · 2023
Rank #134 of 256
Mobile cellular subscriptions
127
per 100 people · 2023
Rank #76 of 262
Energy
Access to electricity
99.8%
% of population · 2023
Rank #131 of 215
Renewable electricity output
100%
% of electricity output · 2012
Rank #2 of 257
Energy use per person
7,542
kWh per person · 2023
Rank #135 of 210
Society
Electoral democracy index
0.58
index (0-1) · 2025
Rank #72 of 174
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Sources and methodology
Each value is the latest available observation for Paraguay; years differ by indicator. Ranks compare countries and territories with data, so totals vary. Read about our methods.
- World Bank Open Data: Tourism arrivals
- World Bank Open Data: Population
- World Bank Open Data: GDP per capita
- World Bank Open Data: Access to electricity
- World Bank Open Data: Internet users
- World Bank Open Data: Life expectancy
- World Bank Data360 / FAOSTAT: Consumer Price Indices
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Forest area
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: PM2.5 air pollution
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Renewable electricity output
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Protected areas
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Fixed broadband subscriptions
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Mobile cellular subscriptions
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Inflation, consumer prices
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Poverty headcount
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Under-5 mortality
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Secondary school enrollment
- Our World in Data: CO2 emissions per capita
- Our World in Data: Energy use per person
- Our World in Data: Electoral democracy index
- Our World in Data: Tobacco use
- FAOSTAT via Our World in Data: Fertilizer use
- FAOSTAT via Our World in Data: Pesticide use
- FAOSTAT via Our World in Data: Calorie supply
- FAOSTAT via Our World in Data: Cereal yield