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 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 52% more densely populated than Bolivia.

Bolivia: 12 per km² (2025) · Paraguay: 18 per km² (2025)

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 Nobel laureates were born there?

Bolivia and Paraguay are practically level.

Bolivia: 0 (2025) · Paraguay: 0 (2025)

How many official languages?

Bolivia has 4 official languages, Paraguay 2.

Bolivia: 4 (2026) · Paraguay: 2 (2026)

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 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: 1.4% (2024) · Paraguay: 0.9% (2024)

How expensive is it?

Bolivia’s price level (US = 100) is 1.1× Paraguay’s.

Bolivia: 40% (2025) · Paraguay: 35% (2025)

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 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 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)

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 people are online?

82% of people in Paraguay are online, versus 80% in Bolivia.

Bolivia: 80% (2024) · Paraguay: 82% (2024)

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)

How much of the land is forest?

Forest covers 46% of Bolivia, but only 39% of Paraguay.

Bolivia: 46.3% (2023) · Paraguay: 38.5% (2023)

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)

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 19% deadlier than in Bolivia.

Bolivia: 17.6 per 100k (2021) · Paraguay: 21 per 100k (2021)

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)