Paraguay
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Identity
Formal name: Republic of Paraguay.
CIA 2026
Curated stat
Paraguay is officially bilingual: Spanish and Guarani both belong on the national language map.
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Paraguay vs Uruguay
118 shared metrics.
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Uruguay
Quick notes before you compare the numbers.
Identity
Formal name: Oriental Republic of Uruguay.
CIA 2026
Analysis
Uruguay leads in 72 of 118 shared metrics, while Paraguay leads in 46.
Paraguay's Mobile Money Accounts is 28.1x that of Uruguay (35.95% of adults vs 1.2% of adults).
Paraguay's Political Corruption Index is 13.6x that of Uruguay (0.80 vs 0.06).
Paraguay's Firms Making Informal Payments is 13.3x that of Uruguay (12.54% of firms vs 0.88% of firms).
Paraguay's Firms Asked for Bribes is 11.6x that of Uruguay (16.08% of firms vs 1.3% of firms).
Paraguay's Forest Area is 6.3x that of Uruguay (152.6K km² vs 20.9K km²).
Key Comparisons
Mobile Money AccountsParaguay leads
Paraguay
35.95% of adults
Uruguay
1.2% of adults
Political Corruption IndexParaguay leads
Paraguay
0.80
Uruguay
0.06
Firms Making Informal PaymentsParaguay leads
Paraguay
12.54% of firms
Uruguay
0.88% of firms
Firms Asked for BribesParaguay leads
Paraguay
16.08% of firms
Uruguay
1.3% of firms
Forest AreaParaguay leads
Paraguay
152.6K km²
Uruguay
20.9K km²
Protected Land (%)Paraguay leads
Paraguay
14.9%
Uruguay
3.1%
All Metrics
Mobile Money Accounts
ParaguayParaguay
35.95% of adults
Uruguay
1.2% of adults
2815% higher
Political Corruption Index
ParaguayParaguay
0.80
Uruguay
0.06
1356% higher
Firms Making Informal Payments
ParaguayParaguay
12.54% of firms
Uruguay
0.88% of firms
1331% higher
Firms Asked for Bribes
ParaguayParaguay
16.08% of firms
Uruguay
1.3% of firms
1158% higher
Forest Area
ParaguayParaguay
152.6K km²
Uruguay
20.9K km²
629% higher
Protected Land (%)
ParaguayParaguay
14.9%
Uruguay
3.1%
381% higher
Forest Coverage (%)
ParaguayParaguay
38.54%
Uruguay
11.96%
222% higher
Land Border Length
ParaguayParaguay
4.7K km
Uruguay
1.6K km
193% higher
Infant Mortality
ParaguayParaguay
15.1 per 1k births
Uruguay
5.5 per 1k births
175% higher
Teen Birth Rate
ParaguayParaguay
70.33 per 1k
Uruguay
26.19 per 1k
169% higher
Spirits Consumption
ParaguayParaguay
1.8 L/person/yr
Uruguay
0.70 L/person/yr
161% higher
Electricity Generation
ParaguayParaguay
44.24 TWh
Uruguay
17.27 TWh
156% higher
Child Mortality
ParaguayParaguay
17 per 1k births
Uruguay
6.7 per 1k births
154% higher
Land Area
ParaguayParaguay
396.0K km²
Uruguay
175.0K km²
126% higher
Informal Employment Share
ParaguayParaguay
64.46% of employed people
Uruguay
28.54% of employed people
126% higher
Population
ParaguayParaguay
7.60M
Uruguay
3.45M
120% higher
Railway Length
UruguayParaguay
30 km
Uruguay
1.7K km
98% lower
Shipping Traffic
UruguayParaguay
37.9K
Uruguay
1.08M
96% lower
ATMs per 100,000 Adults
UruguayParaguay
28.78 per 100k
Uruguay
314.77 per 100k
91% lower
Tourism Revenue
UruguayParaguay
$104,000,000
Uruguay
$1,085,000,000
90% lower
Firms Hit by Power Outages
ParaguayParaguay
75.65% of firms
Uruguay
40.22% of firms
88% higher
Merchant Fleet Size
ParaguayParaguay
108
Uruguay
58
86% higher
Researchers
UruguayParaguay
133.2 per 1M
Uruguay
902.42 per 1M
85% lower
R&D Spending (% GDP)
UruguayParaguay
0.12% of GDP
Uruguay
0.63% of GDP
81% lower
Scientific Publications
UruguayParaguay
208.68
Uruguay
1.1K
80% lower
McDonald's Outlets per Million People
UruguayParaguay
2.0 per 1M people
Uruguay
7.8 per 1M people
75% lower
Suicide Rate
UruguayParaguay
6.4 per 100k
Uruguay
24.75 per 100k
74% lower
Health Spending Per Capita
UruguayParaguay
$480.19
Uruguay
$1,850.81
74% lower
Birth Rate
ParaguayParaguay
15.66 per 1k
Uruguay
9.1 per 1k
73% higher
Credit Card Ownership
UruguayParaguay
9.9% of adults
Uruguay
36.55% of adults
73% lower
Tobacco Use Prevalence
UruguayParaguay
6.0% of adults
Uruguay
21.3% of adults
72% lower
Government Debt (% GDP)
UruguayParaguay
18.9% of GDP
Uruguay
66.4% of GDP
72% lower
GNI Per Capita
UruguayParaguay
$6,300
Uruguay
$21,650
71% lower
EV Chargers per 100,000 People
UruguayParaguay
0.21 per 100k people
Uruguay
0.72 per 100k people
71% lower
Electricity Carbon Intensity
UruguayParaguay
24.7 gCO2/kWh
Uruguay
80.4 gCO2/kWh
69% lower
Corruption Perceptions Index
UruguayParaguay
24 pts
Uruguay
73 pts
67% lower
Imports (% GDP)
ParaguayParaguay
39.63% of GDP
Uruguay
23.7% of GDP
67% higher
Beer Consumption
ParaguayParaguay
2.8 L/person/yr
Uruguay
1.7 L/person/yr
64% higher
Milk Consumption per Person
UruguayParaguay
75.72 kg/person/yr
Uruguay
210.54 kg/person/yr
64% lower
Highest Elevation
ParaguayParaguay
842 m
Uruguay
514 m
64% higher
Road Traffic Death Rate
ParaguayParaguay
21 per 100k
Uruguay
13 per 100k
62% higher
Hospital Beds (per 1,000)
UruguayParaguay
1.0 per 1k
Uruguay
2.5 per 1k
60% lower
Military Spending
UruguayParaguay
0.93% of GDP
Uruguay
2.3% of GDP
60% lower
Broadband Access (%)
UruguayParaguay
13 per 100 people
Uruguay
32 per 100 people
59% lower
Elderly Population (%)
UruguayParaguay
6.5%
Uruguay
16.05%
59% lower
Water Stress (%)
UruguayParaguay
2.1%
Uruguay
4.9%
58% lower
Vehicles per 1,000 People
UruguayParaguay
299.55 per 1k people
Uruguay
693.05 per 1k people
57% lower
Electric Generating Capacity
ParaguayParaguay
8.93M kW
Uruguay
5.68M kW
57% higher
Youth Population (%)
ParaguayParaguay
28.59%
Uruguay
18.29%
56% higher
Youth Unemployment Rate
UruguayParaguay
11.69% of youth labor force
Uruguay
25.15% of youth labor force
54% lower
Seafood Consumption per Person
UruguayParaguay
4.3 kg/person/yr
Uruguay
9.3 kg/person/yr
53% lower
Liberal Democracy Index
UruguayParaguay
0.38
Uruguay
0.79
52% lower
CO2 Per Capita
UruguayParaguay
1.1 t/person/yr
Uruguay
2.4 t/person/yr
51% lower
Time Zones Count
ParaguayParaguay
3.0 time zones
Uruguay
2.0 time zones
50% higher
Minimum Paid Vacation Days
UruguayParaguay
10 days/yr
Uruguay
20 days/yr
50% lower
Death Rate
UruguayParaguay
5.0 per 1k
Uruguay
9.9 per 1k
50% lower
Border Neighbors
ParaguayParaguay
3.0
Uruguay
2.0
50% higher
GDP Per Capita (PPP)
UruguayParaguay
$18,523.68
Uruguay
$36,417.87
49% lower
Smoking Rate
UruguayParaguay
10.7%
Uruguay
20.5%
48% lower
Fertility Rate
ParaguayParaguay
1.9 children/woman
Uruguay
1.3 children/woman
48% higher
Water Withdrawal
UruguayParaguay
2.4 B m³
Uruguay
4.5 B m³
46% lower
GDP (Nominal)
UruguayParaguay
$44,458,118,397.44
Uruguay
$80,961,511,073.58
45% lower
Homicide Rate
UruguayParaguay
6.8 per 100k
Uruguay
11.25 per 100k
40% lower
Irrigated Land
UruguayParaguay
1.4K km²
Uruguay
2.2K km²
39% lower
Meat Consumption per Person
UruguayParaguay
54.07 kg/person/yr
Uruguay
87.3 kg/person/yr
38% lower
Tax Revenue (% GDP)
UruguayParaguay
11.4% of GDP
Uruguay
18.16% of GDP
37% lower
GDP Growth Rate
ParaguayParaguay
4.3%
Uruguay
3.1%
37% higher
Energy Use (Per Capita)
UruguayParaguay
1.0K kg oil eq/person
Uruguay
1.6K kg oil eq/person
36% lower
Hypertension Prevalence
ParaguayParaguay
56.6% of adults
Uruguay
42.3% of adults
34% higher
Agricultural Land (%)
UruguayParaguay
54.11%
Uruguay
81.35%
33% lower
Electoral Democracy Index
UruguayParaguay
0.58
Uruguay
0.86
33% lower
Electricity Use (Per Capita)
UruguayParaguay
2.4K kWh/person
Uruguay
3.6K kWh/person
33% lower
UNESCO World Heritage Sites
UruguayParaguay
2.0 sites
Uruguay
3.0 sites
33% lower
Armed Forces Personnel
ParaguayParaguay
29.0K
Uruguay
22.0K
32% higher
Airports
ParaguayParaguay
85
Uruguay
65
31% higher
Exports (% GDP)
ParaguayParaguay
37.2% of GDP
Uruguay
28.76% of GDP
29% higher
Education Spending (% GDP)
UruguayParaguay
3.4% of GDP
Uruguay
4.8% of GDP
29% lower
Unemployment Rate
UruguayParaguay
6.1%
Uruguay
8.4%
27% lower
Urban Population (%)
UruguayParaguay
69.86%
Uruguay
95.6%
27% lower
Median Age
UruguayParaguay
26.3 years
Uruguay
35.8 years
26% lower
Women's Political Empowerment
UruguayParaguay
0.67
Uruguay
0.88
24% lower
Inflation Rate
UruguayParaguay
3.8%
Uruguay
4.8%
21% lower
Freedom of Expression Index
UruguayParaguay
0.75
Uruguay
0.93
19% lower
Digital Payments Used
UruguayParaguay
55.47% of adults
Uruguay
67.99% of adults
18% lower
Doctors (per 1,000)
UruguayParaguay
3.9 per 1k
Uruguay
4.7 per 1k
17% lower
Women in Parliament (%)
UruguayParaguay
23.75%
Uruguay
28.28%
16% lower
Average Weekly Work Hours
ParaguayParaguay
41.79 hrs/week
Uruguay
36.84 hrs/week
13% higher
Mobile Subscriptions (%)
UruguayParaguay
127 per 100 people
Uruguay
146 per 100 people
13% lower
Health Spending (% GDP)
UruguayParaguay
7.7% of GDP
Uruguay
8.9% of GDP
13% lower
Human Development Index
UruguayParaguay
0.76
Uruguay
0.86
12% lower
Population Density
UruguayParaguay
17.28 /km²
Uruguay
19.36 /km²
11% lower
Inequality (Gini)
ParaguayParaguay
44.2
Uruguay
40
11% higher
Internet Users (%)
UruguayParaguay
81.58%
Uruguay
91.99%
11% lower
Can Raise Emergency Money
UruguayParaguay
80.26% of adults
Uruguay
88.68% of adults
9% lower
Food Waste per Person
ParaguayParaguay
157.87 kg/person/yr
Uruguay
145.45 kg/person/yr
9% higher
Total CO2 Emissions
UruguayParaguay
8.0 Mt CO2e
Uruguay
8.7 Mt CO2e
8% lower
Obesity Rate
UruguayParaguay
32.08%
Uruguay
34.67%
7% lower
Life Evaluation Score
UruguayParaguay
6.2 pts
Uruguay
6.6 pts
7% lower
High-Tech Exports (%)
ParaguayParaguay
10.5%
Uruguay
9.8%
7% higher
Insufficient Physical Activity
ParaguayParaguay
35.96% of adults
Uruguay
33.55% of adults
7% higher
Life Expectancy
UruguayParaguay
73.8 years
Uruguay
78.1 years
5% lower
Air Pollution (PM2.5)
UruguayParaguay
10.09 µg/m³
Uruguay
10.57 µg/m³
5% lower
Capital Elevation
ParaguayParaguay
43 m
Uruguay
41 m
5% higher
Dependency Ratio
ParaguayParaguay
54.14% of working-age pop.
Uruguay
52.3% of working-age pop.
4% higher
Adult Literacy Rate
UruguayParaguay
94.86%
Uruguay
98.91%
4% lower
Sanitation Access (%)
UruguayParaguay
95.93%
Uruguay
99.15%
3% lower
Renewable Energy (%)
ParaguayParaguay
58.8%
Uruguay
57.8%
2% higher
Coastline Length
UruguayParaguay
0 km
Uruguay
660 km
ranked lower
Coal Electricity Share
ParaguayParaguay
0%
Uruguay
0%
ranked higher
Wind Electricity Share
UruguayParaguay
0%
Uruguay
40.62%
ranked lower
Solar Electricity Share
UruguayParaguay
0%
Uruguay
5.1%
ranked lower
Electricity Access (%)
UruguayParaguay
99.8%
Uruguay
100%
equal
Alcohol Consumption
ParaguayParaguay
5.6 L/adult/yr
Uruguay
5.6 L/adult/yr
equal
Nobel Laureates Born per Million People
ParaguayParaguay
0 per 1M people
Uruguay
0 per 1M people
ranked higher
Lowest Elevation
ParaguayParaguay
46 m
Uruguay
0 m
ranked higher
Current Account Balance (% of GDP)
UruguayParaguay
-3.5% of GDP
Uruguay
-0.5% of GDP
ranked lower
FDI Inflows (% GDP)
ParaguayParaguay
0.90% of GDP
Uruguay
-4.89% of GDP
ranked higher
Firms with Female Top Manager
UruguayParaguay
19.06% of firms
Uruguay
19.16% of firms
equal
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