Colombia vs Paraguay: Compare Statistics

Side-by-side comparison of 111 key metrics across economy, population, geography, and more — latest data through 2026.

Summary

Comparing Colombia and Paraguay: Paraguay leads on Televisions (990,000) against Colombia (4.59); Paraguay leads on Radios (925,000) against Colombia (21); Paraguay leads on Total Renewable Water Resources (387.77) against Colombia (2.36). Across 111 compared metrics, Colombia wins on 64 and Paraguay wins on 39.

  • Communications: 6 metrics compared
  • Economy: 45 metrics compared
  • Environment: 6 metrics compared
  • Geography: 6 metrics compared
  • Government: 4 metrics compared
  • Health: 10 metrics compared
  • Military and Security: 1 metric compared
  • People and Society: 29 metrics compared
  • Transportation: 4 metrics compared

Communications

6 metrics
Metric🇨🇴 Colombia🇵🇾 ParaguayShare
Internet Usage Rate by Country (% of Population)77.34 %78.09 %
Internet Userspercent of population: 77% (2023 est.)percent of population: 78% (2023 est.)
Press Freedom Index Score49.8 points56.84 points
Radios21925,000
Televisions4.59990,000
Waterways24,7253,100

Economy

45 metrics
Metric🇨🇴 Colombia🇵🇾 ParaguayShare
Agriculture Value Added as a Share of GDP by Country34.31B $5.31B $
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Country in Current US Dollars481.81B $49.47B $
Central Bank Discount Rate (%)4.75 %5.5 %
Coal Revenue0.750
Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate (%)13.69 %17 %
Current Health Expenditure (% of GDP)7.6 % of GDP6.7 % of GDP
Ease of Doing Business Index70.176
Electricity Consumption68.2510.9
Electricity Exports46041.13
Electricity from Fossil Fuels290
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants6999
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels00
Electricity from Other Renewables21
Electricity Imports3780
Electricity Installed Capacity16.898.87
Electricity Production74.9263.13
Energy Consumption per Capita (USD)29.31 USD per capita25.73 USD per capita
Gini Index Coefficient53.944.4
Gross Fixed Investment24.117.9
Gross National Saving18.918.6
Industrial Production Growth Rate (%)-1.3 %2.2 %
Inflation Rate (Consumer Prices)6.6 %3.8 %
Military Expenditures (% of GDP)3.4 % of GDP0.8 % of GDP
Natural Gas Consumption10.080
Natural Gas Exports00
Natural Gas Imports48.140
Natural Gas Production10.020
Natural Gas Proved Reserves113.90
Oil Consumption296,00031,000
Oil Exports400,7000
Oil Imports6,04523,810
Oil Production800,1000
Oil Proved Reserves1.90
Population Below Poverty Line33 people24.7 people
Public Debt71.318.9
Real GDP Growth Rate (USD)1.7 USD4.2 USD
Refined Petroleum Products Consumption333,00043,000
Refined Petroleum Products Exports56,9000
Refined Petroleum Products Imports57,17040,760
Refined Petroleum Products Production303,6000
Remittances2.82
Revenue from Forest Resources0.11.21
Share of population in poverty ($3 a day)7.692.39
Taxes and Other Revenues17.610.1
Unemployment Rate9.7 %6.1 %

Environment

6 metrics
Metric🇨🇴 Colombia🇵🇾 ParaguayShare
Annual CO₂ Emissions Growth (abs)2.67M291,031
Carbon Dioxide Emissions85.887.51
Continental Shelfnot specified;200
Population Distributionthe majority of people live in the north and west, where agricultural opportunities and natural resources are found; the vast grasslands of the llanos to the south and east, which make up approximately 60% of the country, are sparsely populatedmost 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 Country510 Cubic meters per year41.64 Cubic meters per year
Total Renewable Water Resources2.36387.77

Geography

6 metrics
Metric🇨🇴 Colombia🇵🇾 ParaguayShare
Percentage of land area by degree of urbanization0.75 %0.52 %
Above-Ground Biomass in Forest (tonnes/ha)184.1369.86
Agricultural land399,320.2 sq. km222,758.8 sq. km
Coastline Length (km)3,208 km0 km
Dam capacity per capita205.63 cubic meters per inhabitant4,696.64 cubic meters per inhabitant
Irrigated Land6,5061,362

Government

4 metrics
Metric🇨🇴 Colombia🇵🇾 ParaguayShare
Rule of Law Index by Country35.28 %26.33 %
Administrative Divisions3217
Independence2014
Suffrage Participation Rate1818

Health

10 metrics
Metric🇨🇴 Colombia🇵🇾 ParaguayShare
Diabetes Deaths Per 100,000 (Age-Std)24.1963.08
Diabetes Prevalence (% of Population)8.49.4
Health Expenditure (% of GDP)9 % of GDP8 % of GDP
HIV/AIDS Adult Prevalence Rate0.5 %0.3 %
Hospital Bed Density1.7 people/sq km1 people/sq km
Maternal Mortality Ratio (%)59 %58 %
Mean Age at First Birth21.722.9
Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate (%)22.3 %20.3 %
People Living With HIV/AIDS180,00019,000
Underweight Children Under 53.71.3

Military and Security

1 metric
Metric🇨🇴 Colombia🇵🇾 ParaguayShare
Total Armed Forces Personnel (PPP)428,00029,000

People and Society

29 metrics
Metric🇨🇴 Colombia🇵🇾 ParaguayShare
Currently married (Percent)51.96 %55.33 %
Human Capital Index0.620.54
Life expectancy at birth82.52 years79.64 years
Median age of population32.9 years27.24 years
Population Change549,237.4 persons89,506.6 persons
Population density48.06 per sq. km17.54 per sq. km
Total population53.96M persons7.10M persons
Academic Freedom Index0.60.7
Birth Rate (%)14.73 %15.66 %
Contraceptive Prevalence Rate81 %68.4 %
Death Rate (%)6.96 %4.97 %
Education Expenditure (% of GDP)5.3 % of GDP3.4 % of GDP
Female population of reproductive age14.47M persons1.85M persons
Labor Force Participation Rate26.823.5
Learning-adjusted years of school8.83 years7.05 years
Length of paid parental leave for mother0 days0 days
Major Urban Areas Population11.51 people3.51 people
Mean Male Height (cm)169.5172.83
Military Manpower at Military Age1817
Military Service Age and Obligation1818
Percentage of population by degree of urbanization82.4 %60.92 %
Physician Density2.54 people/sq km3.89 people/sq km
Population Growth Rate0.54 %1.06 %
Population living in slums8.21 %10.63 %
Total deaths246,856.2 persons31,625.5 persons
Total demand for family planning (Percent)68.9 %66.22 %
Total fertility rate1.6 per woman2.38 per woman
Total net-migration107,090.9 persons-14,123.5 persons
Under-five mortality rate10.94 per live births19.12 per live births

Transportation

4 metrics
Metric🇨🇴 Colombia🇵🇾 ParaguayShare
Air Travel Trips Per Capita (PPP)0.580.1
Airports66183
Civil Air Travel839
Heliports5729

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