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China vs Paraguay: Compare Statistics

Side-by-side comparison of 117 key metrics across economy, population, geography, and more — latest data through 2026.

China
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Leads on 70 of 117 metrics
Paraguay
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Leads on 40 of 117 metrics

Summary

Comparing China and Paraguay: Paraguay leads on Refined Petroleum Products Imports (40,760) against China (1.16); Paraguay leads on Oil Imports (23,810) against China (4.75); Paraguay leads on Refined Petroleum Products Consumption (43,000) against China (12.47). Across 117 compared metrics, China wins on 70 and Paraguay wins on 40.

  • Communications: 7 metrics compared
  • Economy: 50 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
  • Other: 1 metric compared

Communications

7 metrics
Metric🇨🇳 China🇵🇾 ParaguayShare
Internet Penetration Rate (%)92 %★81.58 %
Internet Usage Rate by Country (% of Population)92 %★81.58 %
Internet Userspercent of population: 78% (2023 est.)percent of population: 78% (2023 est.)
Press Freedom Index Score14.8 points56.84 points★
Radios417925,000★
Televisions400990,000★
Waterways27,700★3,100

Economy

50 metrics
Metric🇨🇳 China🇵🇾 ParaguayShare
Agriculture Value Added as a Share of GDP by Country1.79T $★5.31B $
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Country in Current US Dollars20.73T $★49.47B $
AI Investment (% of GDP)40.61 %★22.84 %
Apple Import Volume97.54M tonnes★15.83M tonnes
Central Bank Discount Rate (%)2.25 %5.5 %★
Coal Revenue0.57★0
Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate (%)4.35 %17 %★
Current Health Expenditure (% of GDP)5.4 % of GDP6.7 % of GDP★
Ease of Doing Business Index77.9★76
Electricity Consumption5.5610.9★
Electricity Exports18.9141.13★
Electricity from Fossil Fuels62★0
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants1899★
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels2★0
Electricity from Other Renewables18★1
Electricity Imports6.19★0
Electricity Installed Capacity1.658.87★
Electricity Production5.8863.13★
Energy Consumption per Capita (USD)113.81 USD per capita★25.73 USD per capita
Gini Index Coefficient35.744.4★
Gross Fixed Investment45.9★17.9
Gross National Saving45.8★18.6
Industrial Production Growth Rate (%)5.3 %★2.2 %
Inflation Rate (Consumer Prices)0.2 %★3.8 %
Military Expenditures (% of GDP)1.5 % of GDP★0.8 % of GDP
Natural Gas Consumption238.6★0
Natural Gas Exports3.37★0
Natural Gas Imports97.63★0
Natural Gas Production145.9★0
Natural Gas Proved Reserves5.44★0
Oil Consumption9.1931,000★
Oil Exports480,600★0
Oil Imports4.7523,810★
Oil Production4.27★0
Oil Proved Reserves20.35★0
Population Below Poverty Line0 people★24.7 people
Public Debt4718.9★
Real GDP Growth Rate (USD)5 USD★4.2 USD
Refined Petroleum Products Consumption12.4743,000★
Refined Petroleum Products Exports848,400★0
Refined Petroleum Products Imports1.1640,760★
Refined Petroleum Products Production11.51★0
Remittances0.22★
Revenue from Forest Resources0.081.21★
Robotics Research Funding2.58 USD★0.14 USD
Share of population in poverty ($3 a day)0★3.23
Taxes and Other Revenues7.610.1★
Top Exporting Countries3.75T USD★16.54B USD
Unemployment Rate4.6 %★6.1 %
Youth Labor Force Participation Rate64.55 %★70.25 %

Environment

6 metrics
Metric🇨🇳 China🇵🇾 ParaguayShare
Annual CO₂ Emissions Growth (abs)117.03M291,031★
Carbon Dioxide Emissions12.27.51★
Population Distributionoverwhelming majority of the population is found in the eastern half of the country; the west, with its vast mountainous and desert areas, remains sparsely populated; though ranked first in the world in total population, overall density is less than that most 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
Protected Land Area for Adaptation15.6 sq km★15.08 sq km
Total Renewable Groundwater Resources by Country828.8 Cubic meters per year★41.64 Cubic meters per year
Total Renewable Water Resources2.84387.77★

Geography

6 metrics
Metric🇨🇳 China🇵🇾 ParaguayShare
Percentage of land area by degree of urbanization6.74 %★0.52 %
Above-Ground Biomass in Forest (tonnes/ha)64.7269.86★
Agricultural land5.19M sq. km★222,758.8 sq. km
Coastline Length (km)14,500 km★0 km
Dam capacity per capita566.97 cubic meters per inhabitant4,696.64 cubic meters per inhabitant★
Irrigated Land690,070★1,362

Government

4 metrics
Metric🇨🇳 China🇵🇾 ParaguayShare
Rule of Law Index by Country59.71 %★26.33 %
Administrative Divisions23★17
Independence114★
Suffrage Participation Rate1818

Health

9 metrics
Metric🇨🇳 China🇵🇾 ParaguayShare
Diabetes Prevalence (% of Population)11.9★9.4
Health Care Spending per Capita1,906.71 USD★1,755.94 USD
Health Expenditure (% of GDP)5.4 % of GDP8 % of GDP★
HIV/AIDS Adult Prevalence RateNA0.3 %
Hospital Bed Density5 people/sq km★1 people/sq km
Maternal Mortality Ratio (%)16 %★58 %
Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate (%)6.2 %★20.3 %
People Living With HIV/AIDSNA19,000
Underweight Children Under 52.41.3★

Military and Security

1 metric
Metric🇨🇳 China🇵🇾 ParaguayShare
Total Armed Forces Personnel (PPP)2.54M★29,000

People and Society

29 metrics
Metric🇨🇳 China🇵🇾 ParaguayShare
Currently married (Percent)66.52 %★55.33 %
Human Capital Index0.67★0.54
Life expectancy at birth81.19 years★79.64 years
Median age of population40.64 years★27.24 years
Population Change-4.42M persons89,506.6 persons★
Population density147.29 per sq. km17.54 per sq. km★
Total population1.41B persons★7.10M persons
Academic Freedom Index0.070.7★
Birth Rate (%)7.28 %15.66 %★
Contraceptive Prevalence Rate84.5 %★68.4 %
Death Rate (%)7.97 %4.97 %★
Education Expenditure (% of GDP)4 % of GDP★3.4 % of GDP
Female population of reproductive age308.96M persons★1.85M persons
Labor Force Participation Rate773.88★3.5
Learning-adjusted years of school8.55 years★7.05 years
Length of paid parental leave for mother0 days0 days
Major Urban Areas Population29.21 people★3.51 people
Mean Male Height (cm)171.83172.83★
Military Manpower at Military Age18★17
Military Service Age and Obligation1818
Percentage of population by degree of urbanization83.73 %★60.92 %
Physician Density3.11 people/sq km3.89 people/sq km★
Population Growth Rate-0.08 %1.06 %★
Population living in slums26.32 %★10.63 %
Total deaths12.15M persons31,625.5 persons★
Total demand for family planning (Percent)70.06 %★66.22 %
Total fertility rate0.97 per woman2.38 per woman★
Total net-migration-306,257.4 persons-14,123.5 persons★
Under-five mortality rate7.94 per live births★19.12 per live births

Transportation

4 metrics
Metric🇨🇳 China🇵🇾 ParaguayShare
Air Travel Trips Per Capita (PPP)0.46★0.1
Airports552★83
Civil Air Travel284★9
Heliports120★29

Other

1 metric
Metric🇨🇳 China🇵🇾 ParaguayShare
Current Bank Rate3 %5.75 %★

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