India vs Paraguay: Compare Statistics

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

Summary

Comparing India and Paraguay: Paraguay leads on Televisions (990,000) against India (63); Paraguay leads on Oil Consumption (31,000) against India (3.18); Paraguay leads on Refined Petroleum Products Consumption (43,000) against India (4.52). Across 111 compared metrics, India wins on 60 and Paraguay wins on 44.

  • Communications: 6 metrics compared
  • Economy: 45 metrics compared
  • Environment: 7 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🇮🇳 India🇵🇾 ParaguayShare
Internet Usage Rate by Country (% of Population)55.9 %76.26 %
Internet Userspercent of population: 56% (2022 est.)percent of population: 78% (2023 est.)
Press Freedom Index Score32.96 points56.84 points
Radios116925,000
Televisions63990,000
Waterways14,5003,100

Economy

45 metrics
Metric🇮🇳 India🇵🇾 ParaguayShare
Agriculture Value Added as a Share of GDP by Country717.60B $5.31B $
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Country in Current US Dollars4.52T $49.47B $
Central Bank Discount Rate (%)6 %5.5 %
Coal Revenue1.150
Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate (%)9.51 %17 %
Current Health Expenditure (% of GDP)3.5 % of GDP6.7 % of GDP
Ease of Doing Business Index7176
Electricity Consumption1.1410.9
Electricity Exports5.1541.13
Electricity from Fossil Fuels710
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants1299
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels20
Electricity from Other Renewables161
Electricity Imports5.620
Electricity Installed Capacity367.88.87
Electricity Production1.3963.13
Energy Consumption per Capita (USD)25.18 USD per capita25.73 USD per capita
Gini Index Coefficient25.544.4
Gross Fixed Investment3017.9
Gross National Saving28.818.6
Industrial Production Growth Rate (%)5.6 %2.2 %
Inflation Rate (Consumer Prices)5 %3.8 %
Military Expenditures (% of GDP)2 % of GDP0.8 % of GDP
Natural Gas Consumption55.430
Natural Gas Exports76.450
Natural Gas Imports23.960
Natural Gas Production31.540
Natural Gas Proved Reserves1.290
Oil Consumption3.1831,000
Oil Exports825,6000
Oil Imports3.0623,810
Oil Production954,0000
Oil Proved Reserves5.680
Population Below Poverty Line21.9 people23.5 people
Public Debt46.518.9
Real GDP Growth Rate (USD)6.5 USD4.2 USD
Refined Petroleum Products Consumption4.5243,000
Refined Petroleum Products Exports1.310
Refined Petroleum Products Imports653,30040,760
Refined Petroleum Products Production4.90
Remittances3.52
Revenue from Forest Resources0.141.21
Share of population in poverty ($3 a day)5.253.23
Taxes and Other Revenues6.710.1
Unemployment Rate4.3 %6.1 %

Environment

7 metrics
Metric🇮🇳 India🇵🇾 ParaguayShare
Annual CO₂ Emissions Growth (abs)130.72M291,031
Carbon Dioxide Emissions2.827.51
Contiguous Zone2412
Continental Shelfedge of continental margin or 200 nm;200
Population Distributiona very high population density exists throughout most of the country, with the notable exception of the deserts in the northwest and the mountain fringe in the north; the core of the population is in the north along the banks of the Ganges, with other rivmost 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 Country432 Cubic meters per year41.64 Cubic meters per year
Total Renewable Water Resources1.91387.77

Geography

6 metrics
Metric🇮🇳 India🇵🇾 ParaguayShare
Percentage of land area by degree of urbanization21.46 %0.52 %
Above-Ground Biomass in Forest (tonnes/ha)68.769.86
Agricultural land1.78M sq. km222,758.8 sq. km
Coastline Length (km)7,000 km0 km
Dam capacity per capita167.04 cubic meters per inhabitant4,696.64 cubic meters per inhabitant
Irrigated Land754,5621,362

Government

4 metrics
Metric🇮🇳 India🇵🇾 ParaguayShare
Rule of Law Index by Country59.13 %26.33 %
Administrative Divisions2817
Independence1514
Suffrage Participation Rate1818

Health

9 metrics
Metric🇮🇳 India🇵🇾 ParaguayShare
Diabetes Prevalence (% of Population)10.59.4
Health Expenditure (% of GDP)3.3 % of GDP8 % of GDP
HIV/AIDS Adult Prevalence Rate0.2 %0.3 %
Hospital Bed Density1.6 people/sq km1 people/sq km
Maternal Mortality Ratio (%)80 %58 %
Mean Age at First Birth21.222.9
Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate (%)3.9 %20.3 %
People Living With HIV/AIDS2.319,000
Underweight Children Under 531.51.3

Military and Security

1 metric
Metric🇮🇳 India🇵🇾 ParaguayShare
Total Armed Forces Personnel (PPP)3.07M29,000

People and Society

29 metrics
Metric🇮🇳 India🇵🇾 ParaguayShare
Currently married (Percent)71.87 %55.33 %
Human Capital Index0.520.54
Life expectancy at birth76.09 years79.64 years
Median age of population29.19 years27.24 years
Population Change14.13M persons89,506.6 persons
Population density496.42 per sq. km17.54 per sq. km
Total population1.48B persons7.10M persons
Academic Freedom Index0.140.7
Birth Rate (%)15.91 %15.66 %
Contraceptive Prevalence Rate66.7 %68.4 %
Death Rate (%)8.7 %4.97 %
Education Expenditure (% of GDP)4.1 % of GDP3.4 % of GDP
Female population of reproductive age389.10M persons1.85M persons
Labor Force Participation Rate607.693.5
Learning-adjusted years of school9.6 years7.05 years
Length of paid parental leave for mother0 days0 days
Major Urban Areas Population32.94 people3.51 people
Mean Male Height (cm)164.95172.83
Military Manpower at Military Age1717
Military Service Age and Obligationages vary by branch of service and positions, but generally 17-27 years of age for voluntary military service for men and women; no conscription (2025) note 1: in 2022, the Indian Government began recruiting men aged 17.5-21 annually to serve on 4-year co18
Percentage of population by degree of urbanization84.2 %60.92 %
Physician Density0.72 people/sq km3.89 people/sq km
Population Growth Rate0.72 %1.06 %
Population living in slums5.41 %10.63 %
Total deaths8.28M persons31,625.5 persons
Total demand for family planning (Percent)57.51 %66.22 %
Total fertility rate1.93 per woman2.38 per woman
Total net-migration-632,939 persons-14,123.5 persons
Under-five mortality rate26.01 per live births19.12 per live births

Transportation

4 metrics
Metric🇮🇳 India🇵🇾 ParaguayShare
Air Travel Trips Per Capita (PPP)0.140.1
Airports31583
Civil Air Travel939
Heliports28929

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