Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Paraguay fits inside Brazil 21 times.
Brazil: 8,510,420 km² (2023) · Paraguay: 406,752 km² (2023)
How much coast is there?
Brazil: 7,491 km (2026 edition) · Paraguay: 0 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Brazil’s highest peak towers 2,152 m above Paraguay’s.
Brazil: 2,994 m (2026 edition) · Paraguay: 842 m (2026 edition)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Brazil has 30 times as many people as Paraguay.
Brazil: 213 million (2025) · Paraguay: 7.01 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Brazil is 44% more densely populated than Paraguay.
Brazil: 25 per km² (2025) · Paraguay: 18 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Brazil are 1.9 cm taller than in Paraguay.
Brazil: 175.7 cm (2019) · Paraguay: 173.8 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Brazil are 2.7 cm taller than in Paraguay.
Brazil: 162.4 cm (2019) · Paraguay: 159.8 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Brazil is 7.6 years older than in Paraguay.
Brazil: 33.9 years (2023) · Paraguay: 26.3 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Paraguay have 0.8 more children on average than in Brazil.
Brazil: 1.61 children per woman (2024) · Paraguay: 2.42 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
11% of people in Brazil are 65 or older, versus 6.7% in Paraguay.
Brazil: 11.5% (2025) · Paraguay: 6.7% (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Brazil and Paraguay are practically level.
Brazil: 0 (2025) · Paraguay: 0 (2025)
How many official languages?
Paraguay has 2 official languages, Brazil 1.
Brazil: 1 (2026) · Paraguay: 2 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Brazil’s economy is 46 times the size of Paraguay’s.
Brazil: $2.28 trillion (2025) · Paraguay: $49.3 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Brazil produces 16% more per person than Paraguay.
Brazil: Int$23,433 (2025) · Paraguay: Int$20,181 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Brazil than in Paraguay (Gini 6.1 points higher).
Brazil: 50.3 (2024) · Paraguay: 44.2 (2024)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 6.0% in Brazil, versus 4.8% in Paraguay.
Brazil: 6% (2025) · Paraguay: 4.8% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Brazil and Paraguay are practically level.
Brazil: 1% (2024) · Paraguay: 0.9% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Brazil’s price level (US = 100) is 1.3× Paraguay’s.
Brazil: 46% (2025) · Paraguay: 35% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Brazil spends 92% more on health per person than Paraguay.
Brazil: $1,010 (2023) · Paraguay: $527 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Brazil live 2 years longer than in Paraguay.
Brazil: 76 years (2024) · Paraguay: 74 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Paraguay is 18% more likely to die before turning one than in Brazil.
Brazil: 12.3 per 1,000 (2024) · Paraguay: 14.5 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Paraguay has 65% more doctors per person than Brazil.
Brazil: 2.4 per 1,000 (2023) · Paraguay: 3.9 per 1,000 (2022)
How common is obesity?
34% of adults in Paraguay are obese, versus 31% in Brazil.
Brazil: 30.9% (2024) · Paraguay: 34.2% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
12% of adults in Brazil smoke, versus 6.4% in Paraguay.
Brazil: 11.9% (2024) · Paraguay: 6.4% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Brazil rate their lives 0.44 points higher than in Paraguay.
Brazil: 6.63 (2025) · Paraguay: 6.20 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Brazil drink 50% more alcohol than in Paraguay.
Brazil: 10.4 litres (2023) · Paraguay: 6.9 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Brazil has 3.9 times as much meat per person as Paraguay.
Brazil: 104.6 kg (2023) · Paraguay: 26.9 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Brazil has 356 kcal more food per person per day than Paraguay.
Brazil: 3,423 kcal (2023) · Paraguay: 3,067 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Paraguay put in 129 more hours a year than in Brazil.
Brazil: 1,994 hours (2023) · Paraguay: 2,123 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Paraguay went to school 0.51 years longer than in Brazil.
Brazil: 8.4 years (2023) · Paraguay: 8.9 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Paraguay welcomed 4.8 times as many tourists per resident as Brazil (2019).
Brazil: 0.03 (2024) · Paraguay: 0.15 (2024)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
84% of people in Brazil are online, versus 82% in Paraguay.
Brazil: 84% (2024) · Paraguay: 82% (2024)
Who has electricity at home?
Brazil and Paraguay are practically level.
Brazil: 99.8% (2024) · Paraguay: 99.8% (2024)
How many live in cities?
88% of people in Brazil live in cities, versus 70% in Paraguay.
Brazil: 88% (2025) · Paraguay: 70% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Paraguay has 127 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Brazil 102.
Brazil: 102 (2024) · Paraguay: 127 (2023)
How much railway is there?
Brazil’s railway network is 995 times as long as Paraguay’s.
Brazil: 29,850 km (2014) · Paraguay: 30 km (2014)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Brazil fly 7.7 times as many passengers per resident as those from Paraguay.
Brazil: 0.45 (2023) · Paraguay: 0.06 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 59% of Brazil, but only 39% of Paraguay.
Brazil: 59% (2023) · Paraguay: 38.5% (2023)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Brazil emits 2 times as much CO₂ as someone in Paraguay.
Brazil: 2.3 t (2024) · Paraguay: 1.1 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
100% of Paraguay’s electricity is renewable, versus 87% in Brazil.
Brazil: 86.6% (2025) · Paraguay: 100% (2025)
How clean is the air?
The air in Paraguay carries 39% more fine dust than in Brazil.
Brazil: 15.3 µg/m³ (2024) · Paraguay: 21.3 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 2.8 times as likely to be murdered in Brazil as in Paraguay.
Brazil: 19.3 per 100k (2023) · Paraguay: 6.8 per 100k (2023)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Paraguay are 34% deadlier than in Brazil.
Brazil: 15.7 per 100k (2021) · Paraguay: 21 per 100k (2021)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Brazil is on average 0.9 °C warmer than Paraguay.
Brazil: 25.3°C (2016–2025 avg) · Paraguay: 24.4°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Brazil gets 42% more rain than Paraguay.
Brazil: 1,661 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Paraguay: 1,173 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Quick answers
Is Brazil bigger than Paraguay?
Brazil is larger. Paraguay fits inside Brazil 21 times.
Which has more people, Brazil or Paraguay?
Brazil has 30 times as many people as Paraguay (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Brazil or Paraguay?
People in Brazil live 2 years longer than in Paraguay. Life expectancy at birth is 76.0 years in Brazil and 74.0 in Paraguay.
Are people taller in Brazil or Paraguay?
Men in Brazil are 1.9 cm taller than in Paraguay (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
