3rd lowest railway network30 km · #3 of 133 · 2014
10th lowest smoking6.4% · #10 of 166 · 2024
23rd lowest population density18 per km² · #23 of 209 · 2025
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Surprising facts about Paraguay
The comparisons that stand out most against its neighbours, its region and the world median.
Picked for surprise among Paraguay’s neighbours, its region and the world median.
Paraguay among 213 countries & territories
Each dot shows where Paraguay sits between the lowest and the highest value in the world; “See it” opens the full visual against the
world median. Higher is not automatically better.
World twins
The countries most like Paraguay across 12 indicators (GDP/person, Life exp., Median age, Fertility, Urban, Internet, Schooling, CO₂/person, Density, Temperature, Happiness, Obesity). Each indicator is standardised and compared by average distance; a resemblance, not a score.
Paraguay
vs Argentina 
vs Bolivia 
vs Brazil