World median is the middle country on each statistic: half of all countries with data are above it, half below. It is not an average, so it is never pulled up or down by giants or microstates.
Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
The median country fits inside Paraguay 3.7 times.
Paraguay: 406,752 km² (2023) · World median: 111,370 km² (2023)
How much coast is there?
Paraguay: 0 km (2026 edition) · World median: 440 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
The median country’s highest peak towers 1,493 m above Paraguay’s.
Paraguay: 842 m (2026 edition) · World median: 2,335 m (2026 edition)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
The median country has 6% more people than Paraguay.
Paraguay: 7.01 million (2025) · World median: 7.4 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
The median country is 5.6 times as densely populated as Paraguay.
Paraguay: 18 per km² (2025) · World median: 98 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Paraguay and the median country are practically level.
Paraguay: 173.8 cm (2019) · World median: 173.5 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
The median country and Paraguay are practically level.
Paraguay: 159.8 cm (2019) · World median: 160.6 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in the median country is 4.8 years older than in Paraguay.
Paraguay: 26.3 years (2023) · World median: 31.1 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Paraguay have 0.5 more children on average than in the median country.
Paraguay: 2.42 children per woman (2024) · World median: 1.9 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
8.6% of people in the median country are 65 or older, versus 6.7% in Paraguay.
Paraguay: 6.7% (2025) · World median: 8.6% (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Paraguay and the median country are practically level.
Paraguay: 0 (2025) · World median: 0 (2025)
How many official languages?
Paraguay has 2 official languages, the median country 1.
Paraguay: 2 (2026) · World median: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Paraguay’s economy is 8% larger than the median country’s.
Paraguay: $49.3 billion (2025) · World median: $45.5 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
The median country produces 4% more per person than Paraguay.
Paraguay: Int$20,181 (2025) · World median: Int$21,072 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Paraguay than in the median country (Gini 9.8 points higher).
Paraguay: 44.2 (2024) · World median: 34.4 (2023)
How many people are looking for work?
The median country and Paraguay are practically level.
Paraguay: 4.8% (2025) · World median: 5.1% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
The median country spends 1.7% of its GDP on the military, Paraguay 0.9%.
Paraguay: 0.9% (2024) · World median: 1.7% (2024)
How expensive is it?
The median country’s price level (US = 100) is 1.3× Paraguay’s.
Paraguay: 35% (2025) · World median: 45% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Paraguay spends 12% more on health per person than the median country.
Paraguay: $527 (2023) · World median: $470 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in the median country live 0.63 years longer than in Paraguay.
Paraguay: 74 years (2024) · World median: 74.6 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Paraguay is 15% more likely to die before turning one than in the median country.
Paraguay: 14.5 per 1,000 (2024) · World median: 12.7 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Paraguay has 2.3 times as many doctors per person as the median country.
Paraguay: 3.9 per 1,000 (2022) · World median: 1.7 per 1,000 (2022)
How common is obesity?
34% of adults in Paraguay are obese, versus 24% in the median country.
Paraguay: 34.2% (2024) · World median: 24% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
19% of adults in the median country smoke, versus 6.4% in Paraguay.
Paraguay: 6.4% (2024) · World median: 19% (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 the median country.
Paraguay: 6.20 (2025) · World median: 5.83 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Paraguay drink 59% more alcohol than in the median country.
Paraguay: 6.9 litres (2023) · World median: 4.3 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
The median country has 2.1 times as much meat per person as Paraguay.
Paraguay: 26.9 kg (2023) · World median: 56.2 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Paraguay has 129 kcal more food per person per day than the median country.
Paraguay: 3,067 kcal (2023) · World median: 2,938 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Paraguay put in 148 more hours a year than in the median country.
Paraguay: 2,123 hours (2023) · World median: 1,974 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in the median country went to school 1 year longer than in Paraguay.
Paraguay: 8.9 years (2023) · World median: 9.9 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
The median country welcomed 2.2 times as many tourists per resident as Paraguay (2019).
Paraguay: 0.15 (2024) · World median: 0.34 (2024)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
Paraguay and the median country are practically level.
Paraguay: 82% (2024) · World median: 82% (2024)
Who has electricity at home?
The median country and Paraguay are practically level.
Paraguay: 99.8% (2024) · World median: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
70% of people in Paraguay live in cities, versus 64% in the median country.
Paraguay: 70% (2025) · World median: 64% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Paraguay has 127 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, the median country 115.
Paraguay: 127 (2023) · World median: 115 (2024)
How much railway is there?
The median country’s railway network is 71 times as long as Paraguay’s.
Paraguay: 30 km (2014) · World median: 2,141 km (2021)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from the median country fly 4.1 times as many passengers per resident as those from Paraguay.
Paraguay: 0.06 (2023) · World median: 0.24 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 39% of Paraguay, but only 31% of the median country.
Paraguay: 38.5% (2023) · World median: 31.2% (2023)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in the median country emits 2.6 times as much CO₂ as someone in Paraguay.
Paraguay: 1.1 t (2024) · World median: 3 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
100% of Paraguay’s electricity is renewable, versus 31% in the median country.
Paraguay: 100% (2025) · World median: 30.8% (2024)
How clean is the air?
The air in Paraguay carries 28% more fine dust than in the median country.
Paraguay: 21.3 µg/m³ (2024) · World median: 16.6 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 3 times as likely to be murdered in Paraguay as in the median country.
Paraguay: 6.8 per 100k (2023) · World median: 2.3 per 100k (2023)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Paraguay are 71% deadlier than in the median country.
Paraguay: 21 per 100k (2021) · World median: 12.3 per 100k (2021)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Paraguay is on average 1.4 °C warmer than the median country.
Paraguay: 24.4°C (2016–2025 avg) · World median: 23°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Paraguay gets 16% more rain than the median country.
Paraguay: 1,173 mm (2016–2025 avg) · World median: 1,014 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Quick answers
Is Paraguay bigger than the median country?
Paraguay is larger. The median country fits inside Paraguay 3.7 times.
Which has more people, Paraguay or the median country?
The median country has 6% more people than Paraguay (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Paraguay or the median country?
People in the median country live 0.63 years longer than in Paraguay. Life expectancy at birth is 74.0 years in Paraguay and 74.6 in the median country.
Are people taller in Paraguay or the median country?
Paraguay and the median country are practically level (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
