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Brazil vs Paraguay: Compare Statistics

Side-by-side comparison of 110 key metrics across economy, population, geography, and more — latest data through 2026.

Brazil
bra
Leads on 72 of 110 metrics
Paraguay
pry
Leads on 32 of 110 metrics

Summary

Comparing Brazil and Paraguay: Paraguay leads on Televisions (990,000) against Brazil (36.50); Paraguay leads on Refined Petroleum Products Consumption (43,000) against Brazil (2.96); Paraguay leads on Radios (925,000) against Brazil (71). Across 110 compared metrics, Brazil wins on 72 and Paraguay wins on 32.

  • Communications: 6 metrics compared
  • Economy: 45 metrics compared
  • Environment: 6 metrics compared
  • Geography: 6 metrics compared
  • Government: 4 metrics compared
  • Health: 9 metrics compared
  • Military and Security: 1 metric compared
  • People and Society: 29 metrics compared
  • Transportation: 4 metrics compared

Communications

6 metrics
Metric🇧🇷 Brazil🇵🇾 ParaguayShare
Internet Usage Rate by Country (% of Population)84.46 %★81.58 %
Internet Userspercent of population: 84% (2023 est.)percent of population: 78% (2023 est.)
Press Freedom Index Score63.8 points★56.84 points
Radios71925,000★
Televisions36.5990,000★
Waterways50,000★3,100

Economy

45 metrics
Metric🇧🇷 Brazil🇵🇾 ParaguayShare
Agriculture Value Added as a Share of GDP by Country183.08B $★5.31B $
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Country in Current US Dollars2.67T $★49.47B $
Central Bank Discount Rate (%)7 %★5.5 %
Coal Revenue0.01★0
Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate (%)46.92 %★17 %
Current Health Expenditure (% of GDP)9.5 % of GDP★6.7 % of GDP
Ease of Doing Business Index59.176★
Electricity Consumption509.1★10.9
Electricity Exports219★41.13
Electricity from Fossil Fuels17★0
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants6499★
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels1★0
Electricity from Other Renewables18★1
Electricity Imports41.31★0
Electricity Installed Capacity150.8★8.87
Electricity Production567.9★63.13
Energy Consumption per Capita (USD)48.89 USD per capita★25.73 USD per capita
Gini Index Coefficient51.6★44.4
Gross Fixed Investment18.9★17.9
Gross National Saving1518.6★
Industrial Production Growth Rate (%)3.3 %★2.2 %
Inflation Rate (Consumer Prices)4.4 %3.8 %★
Military Expenditures (% of GDP)1.1 % of GDP★0.8 % of GDP
Natural Gas Consumption34.35★0
Natural Gas Exports134.5★0
Natural Gas Imports10.51★0
Natural Gas Production23.96★0
Natural Gas Proved Reserves377.4★0
Oil Consumption2.6531,000★
Oil Exports699,000★0
Oil Imports720,000★23,810
Oil Production2.75★0
Oil Proved Reserves12.86★0
Population Below Poverty Line4.2 people★24.7 people
Public Debt8318.9★
Real GDP Growth Rate (USD)3.4 USD4.2 USD★
Refined Petroleum Products Consumption2.9643,000★
Refined Petroleum Products Exports279,000★0
Refined Petroleum Products Imports490,400★40,760
Refined Petroleum Products Production2.81★0
Remittances0.22★
Revenue from Forest Resources0.621.21★
Share of population in poverty ($3 a day)3.822.39★
Taxes and Other Revenues14★10.1
Unemployment Rate7.7 %6.1 %★

Environment

6 metrics
Metric🇧🇷 Brazil🇵🇾 ParaguayShare
Annual CO₂ Emissions Growth (abs)-980,384★291,031
Carbon Dioxide Emissions437.777.51★
Continental Shelf200200
Population Distributionthe vast majority of people live along or near the Atlantic coast in the east; the population core is in the southeast, anchored by the cities of S o Paolo, Bras lia, and Rio de Janeiromost of the population resides in the eastern half of the country; to the west lies the Gran Chaco (a semi-arid lowland plain), which accounts for 60% of the land territory, but only 2% of the overall population
Total Renewable Groundwater Resources by Country645.6 Cubic meters per year★41.64 Cubic meters per year
Total Renewable Water Resources8.65387.77★

Geography

6 metrics
Metric🇧🇷 Brazil🇵🇾 ParaguayShare
Percentage of land area by degree of urbanization0.64 %★0.52 %
Above-Ground Biomass in Forest (tonnes/ha)171.92★69.86
Agricultural land2.37M sq. km★222,758.8 sq. km
Coastline Length (km)7,491 km★0 km
Dam capacity per capita3,259.26 cubic meters per inhabitant4,696.64 cubic meters per inhabitant★
Irrigated Land91,833★1,362

Government

4 metrics
Metric🇧🇷 Brazil🇵🇾 ParaguayShare
Rule of Law Index by Country37.95 %★26.33 %
Administrative Divisions26★17
Independence714★
Suffrage Participation Ratevoluntary between 16 to 18 years of age, over 70, and if illiterate; compulsory between 18 to 70 years of age note: military conscripts by law cannot vote18

Health

9 metrics
Metric🇧🇷 Brazil🇵🇾 ParaguayShare
Diabetes Deaths Per 100,000 (Age-Std)39.13★63.08
Diabetes Prevalence (% of Population)10.6★9.4
Health Expenditure (% of GDP)9.9 % of GDP★8 % of GDP
HIV/AIDS Adult Prevalence Rate0.6 %0.3 %★
Hospital Bed Density2.5 people/sq km★1 people/sq km
Maternal Mortality Ratio (%)67 %58 %★
Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate (%)22.1 %20.3 %★
People Living With HIV/AIDS930,00019,000★
Underweight Children Under 53.51.3★

Military and Security

1 metric
Metric🇧🇷 Brazil🇵🇾 ParaguayShare
Total Armed Forces Personnel (PPP)762,000★29,000

People and Society

29 metrics
Metric🇧🇷 Brazil🇵🇾 ParaguayShare
Currently married (Percent)55.24 %55.33 %★
Human Capital Index0.56★0.54
Life expectancy at birth80.44 years★79.64 years
Median age of population35.25 years★27.24 years
Population Change856,607.6 persons★89,506.6 persons
Population density25.56 per sq. km17.54 per sq. km★
Total population213.63M persons★7.10M persons
Academic Freedom Index0.85★0.7
Birth Rate (%)13.04 %15.66 %★
Contraceptive Prevalence Rate80.5 %★68.4 %
Death Rate (%)7.07 %4.97 %★
Education Expenditure (% of GDP)5.6 % of GDP★3.4 % of GDP
Female population of reproductive age55.29M persons★1.85M persons
Labor Force Participation Rate106.79★3.5
Learning-adjusted years of school7.91 years★7.05 years
Length of paid parental leave for mother0 days0 days
Major Urban Areas Population22.62 people★3.51 people
Mean Male Height (cm)173.55★172.83
Military Manpower at Military Age18★17
Military Service Age and Obligation1818
Percentage of population by degree of urbanization79.8 %★60.92 %
Physician Density2.36 people/sq km3.89 people/sq km★
Population Growth Rate0.58 %1.06 %★
Population living in slums13.19 %★10.63 %
Total deaths1.41M persons31,625.5 persons★
Total demand for family planning (Percent)72.6 %★66.22 %
Total fertility rate1.59 per woman2.38 per woman★
Total net-migration-225,796.9 persons-14,123.5 persons★
Under-five mortality rate13.14 per live births★19.12 per live births

Transportation

4 metrics
Metric🇧🇷 Brazil🇵🇾 ParaguayShare
Air Travel Trips Per Capita (PPP)0.46★0.1
Airports5,297★83
Civil Air Travel198★9
Heliports1,871★29

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