Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Paraguay fits inside Bolivia 2.7 times
Bolivia: 1,098,580 km² (2024) · Paraguay: 406,752 km² (2024)
How much coast is there?
Bolivia: 0 km (2026 edition) · Paraguay: 0 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Bolivia’s highest peak towers 5,700 m above Paraguay’s
Bolivia: 6,542 m (2026 edition) · Paraguay: 842 m (2026 edition)
How much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 54% of Paraguay, versus 36% of Bolivia
Bolivia: 36.1% (2024) · Paraguay: 54.1% (2024)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Bolivia has 79% more people than Paraguay
Bolivia: 12.6 million (2025) · Paraguay: 7.01 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Paraguay is 53% more densely populated than Bolivia
Bolivia: 12 per km² (2025) · Paraguay: 18 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Paraguay are 5.7 cm taller than in Bolivia
Bolivia: 168.1 cm (2019) · Paraguay: 173.8 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Paraguay are 4.2 cm taller than in Bolivia
Bolivia: 155.6 cm (2019) · Paraguay: 159.8 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Paraguay is 1.7 years older than in Bolivia
Bolivia: 24.7 years (2023) · Paraguay: 26.3 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Bolivia have 0.1 more children on average than in Paraguay
Bolivia: 2.52 children per woman (2024) · Paraguay: 2.42 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
6.7% of people in Paraguay are 65 or older, versus 5.7% in Bolivia
Bolivia: 5.7% (2025) · Paraguay: 6.7% (2025)
How many refugees does it host?
Paraguay hosts 7.2 times as many refugees per resident as Bolivia
Bolivia: 0.1 per 1,000 (2025) · Paraguay: 0.7 per 1,000 (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Bolivia and Paraguay are practically level
Bolivia: 0 (2026) · Paraguay: 0 (2026)
How many official languages?
Bolivia has 4 official languages, Paraguay 2
Bolivia: 4 (2026) · Paraguay: 2 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Bolivia’s economy is 31% larger than Paraguay’s
Bolivia: $64.8 billion (2025) · Paraguay: $49.3 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Paraguay produces 57% more per person than Bolivia
Bolivia: Int$12,873 (2025) · Paraguay: Int$20,181 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Paraguay than in Bolivia (Gini 3.3 points higher)
Bolivia: 40.9 (2024) · Paraguay: 44.2 (2024)
How many live on less than $3 a day?
Bolivia and Paraguay are practically level
Bolivia: 2.1% (2024) · Paraguay: 2.1% (2024)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 4.8% in Paraguay, versus 3.0% in Bolivia
Bolivia: 3% (2025) · Paraguay: 4.8% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Bolivia and Paraguay are practically level
Bolivia: 1.2% (2025) · Paraguay: 0.9% (2025)
How much does the central government collect in tax?
Bolivia: no data · Paraguay: 11.3% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Bolivia’s price level (US = 100) is 1.1× Paraguay’s
Bolivia: 40% (2025) · Paraguay: 35% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Paraguay spends 2.1 times as much on health per person as Bolivia
Bolivia: $255 (2023) · Paraguay: $527 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Paraguay live 5.2 years longer than in Bolivia
Bolivia: 68.7 years (2024) · Paraguay: 74 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Paraguay is 2% more likely to die before turning one than in Bolivia
Bolivia: 14.2 per 1,000 (2024) · Paraguay: 14.5 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Paraguay has 3 times as many doctors per person as Bolivia
Bolivia: 1.3 per 1,000 (2021) · Paraguay: 3.9 per 1,000 (2022)
How many hospital beds are there?
Bolivia has 43% more hospital beds per person than Paraguay
Bolivia: 1.5 per 1,000 (2023) · Paraguay: 1 per 1,000 (2022)
How common is suicide?
The suicide rate in Paraguay is 83% higher than in Bolivia
Bolivia: 5.8 per 100k (2023) · Paraguay: 10.6 per 100k (2023)
How common is obesity?
34% of adults in Paraguay are obese, versus 29% in Bolivia
Bolivia: 28.8% (2024) · Paraguay: 34.2% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
12% of adults in Bolivia smoke, versus 6.4% in Paraguay
Bolivia: 12.3% (2024) · Paraguay: 6.4% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Paraguay rate their lives 0.36 points higher than in Bolivia
Bolivia: 5.84 (2025) · Paraguay: 6.20 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Paraguay drink 80% more alcohol than in Bolivia
Bolivia: 3.8 litres (2023) · Paraguay: 6.9 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Bolivia has 3.1 times as much meat per person as Paraguay
Bolivia: 84.4 kg (2023) · Paraguay: 26.9 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Paraguay has 693 kcal more food per person per day than Bolivia
Bolivia: 2,374 kcal (2023) · Paraguay: 3,067 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Paraguay put in 155 more hours a year than in Bolivia
Bolivia: 1,968 hours (2023) · Paraguay: 2,123 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Bolivia went to school 1.1 years longer than in Paraguay
Bolivia: 10 years (2023) · Paraguay: 8.9 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Paraguay welcomed 2.6 times as many tourists per resident as Bolivia (2019)
Bolivia: 0.06 (2022) · Paraguay: 0.15 (2024)
How many World Heritage sites?
Bolivia has 6 more World Heritage sites than Paraguay (7 against 1)
Bolivia: 7 (2026) · Paraguay: 1 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
Paraguay has won 1 Olympic medal, Bolivia none
Bolivia: 0 (2026 edition) · Paraguay: 1 (2026 edition)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
82% of people in Paraguay are online, versus 80% in Bolivia
Bolivia: 80% (2024) · Paraguay: 82% (2024)
How fast is home internet?
Home internet in Paraguay is 2.2 times as fast as in Bolivia
Bolivia: 109 Mbps (2026) · Paraguay: 236 Mbps (2026)
Who has electricity at home?
100% of people in Paraguay have electricity, versus 97% in Bolivia
Bolivia: 96.6% (2024) · Paraguay: 99.8% (2024)
How many live in cities?
72% of people in Bolivia live in cities, versus 70% in Paraguay
Bolivia: 72% (2025) · Paraguay: 70% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Paraguay has 127 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Bolivia 98
Bolivia: 98 (2024) · Paraguay: 127 (2023)
How much railway is there?
Bolivia’s railway network is 132 times as long as Paraguay’s
Bolivia: 3,960 km (2019) · Paraguay: 30 km (2014)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Bolivia fly 7.7 times as many passengers per resident as those from Paraguay
Bolivia: 0.45 (2023) · Paraguay: 0.06 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 50% of Bolivia, but only 37% of Paraguay
Bolivia: 50.2% (2024) · Paraguay: 36.5% (2024)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Bolivia emits 2 times as much CO₂ as someone in Paraguay
Bolivia: 2.3 t (2024) · Paraguay: 1.1 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
100% of Paraguay’s electricity is renewable, versus 36% in Bolivia
Bolivia: 36.1% (2025) · Paraguay: 100% (2025)
How clean is the air?
The air in Bolivia carries 91% more fine dust than in Paraguay
Bolivia: 40.6 µg/m³ (2024) · Paraguay: 21.3 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 53% more likely to be murdered in Paraguay than in Bolivia
Bolivia: 4.4 per 100k (2023) · Paraguay: 6.8 per 100k (2023)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Paraguay are 62% deadlier than in Bolivia
Bolivia: 22.5 per 100k (2023) · Paraguay: 36.5 per 100k (2023)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Paraguay is on average 3.6 °C warmer than Bolivia
Bolivia: 20.8°C (2016–2025 avg) · Paraguay: 24.4°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Bolivia gets 18% more rain than Paraguay
Bolivia: 1,390 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Paraguay: 1,173 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Between them
People, goods and passports that cross from one to the other
Quick answers
Is Bolivia bigger than Paraguay?
Bolivia is larger. Paraguay fits inside Bolivia 2.7 times.
Which has more people, Bolivia or Paraguay?
Bolivia has 79% more people than Paraguay (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Bolivia or Paraguay?
People in Paraguay live 5.2 years longer than in Bolivia. Life expectancy at birth is 68.7 years in Bolivia and 74.0 in Paraguay.
Are people taller in Bolivia or Paraguay?
Men in Paraguay are 5.7 cm taller than in Bolivia (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
