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Paraguay vs Thailand: Compare Statistics

Side-by-side comparison of 121 key metrics across economy, population, geography, and more — latest data through 2026.

Paraguay
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Leads on 41 of 121 metrics
Thailand
tha
Leads on 72 of 121 metrics

Summary

Comparing Paraguay and Thailand: Paraguay leads on Radios (925,000) against Thailand (13.96); Paraguay leads on Televisions (990,000) against Thailand (15.19); Paraguay leads on Refined Petroleum Products Consumption (43,000) against Thailand (1.33). Across 121 compared metrics, Paraguay wins on 41 and Thailand wins on 72.

  • Communications: 7 metrics compared
  • Economy: 50 metrics compared
  • Environment: 7 metrics compared
  • Geography: 6 metrics compared
  • Government: 4 metrics compared
  • Health: 12 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🇵🇾 Paraguay🇹🇭 ThailandShare
Internet Penetration Rate (%)81.58 %90.87 %★
Internet Usage Rate by Country (% of Population)81.58 %90.87 %★
Internet Userspercent of population: 78% (2023 est.)percent of population: 90% (2023 est.)
Press Freedom Index Score56.84 points★56.72 points
Radios925,000★13.96
Televisions990,000★15.19
Waterways3,1004,000★

Economy

50 metrics
Metric🇵🇾 Paraguay🇹🇭 ThailandShare
Agriculture Value Added as a Share of GDP by Country5.31B $45.86B $★
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Country in Current US Dollars49.47B $533.67B $★
AI Investment (% of GDP)22.84 %★21.58 %
Apple Import Volume15.83M tonnes186.16M tonnes★
Central Bank Discount Rate (%)5.5 %★1.5 %
Coal Revenue00.03★
Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate (%)17 %★4.42 %
Current Health Expenditure (% of GDP)6.7 % of GDP★3.8 % of GDP
Ease of Doing Business Index7684.6★
Electricity Consumption10.9187.7★
Electricity Exports41.13★2.27
Electricity from Fossil Fuels076★
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants99★8
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels00
Electricity from Other Renewables116★
Electricity Imports019.83★
Electricity Installed Capacity8.8744.89★
Electricity Production63.13181.5★
Energy Consumption per Capita (USD)25.73 USD per capita80.6 USD per capita★
Gini Index Coefficient44.4★33.5
Gross Fixed Investment17.928.8★
Gross National Saving18.634.1★
Industrial Production Growth Rate (%)2.2 %★0.9 %
Inflation Rate (Consumer Prices)3.8 %1.4 %★
Military Expenditures (% of GDP)0.8 % of GDP1.1 % of GDP★
Natural Gas Consumption052.64★
Natural Gas Exports00
Natural Gas Imports014.41★
Natural Gas Production038.59★
Natural Gas Proved Reserves0193.4★
Oil Consumption31,000988,000★
Oil Exports0269,100★
Oil Imports23,810807,100★
Oil Production0406,800★
Oil Proved Reserves0435★
Population Below Poverty Line24.7 people5.4 people★
Public Debt18.9★61.1
Real GDP Growth Rate (USD)4.2 USD★2.5 USD
Refined Petroleum Products Consumption43,000★1.33
Refined Petroleum Products Exports0278,300★
Refined Petroleum Products Imports40,760134,200★
Refined Petroleum Products Production01.33★
Remittances2★1.8
Revenue from Forest Resources1.21★0.34
Robotics Research Funding0.14 USD0.94 USD★
Share of population in poverty ($3 a day)2.390★
Taxes and Other Revenues10.115.4★
Top Exporting Countries16.54B USD368.82B USD★
Unemployment Rate6.1 %0.7 %★
Youth Labor Force Participation Rate70.25 %66.68 %★

Environment

7 metrics
Metric🇵🇾 Paraguay🇹🇭 ThailandShare
Annual CO₂ Emissions Growth (abs)291,031★3.03M
Carbon Dioxide Emissions7.51★336.69
Continental Shelf200not specific;
Population Distributionmost 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 populationhighest population density is found in and around Bangkok; significant population clusters throughout large parts of the country, particularly north and northeast of Bangkok and in the extreme southern region of the country
Protected Land Area for Adaptation15.08 sq km18.37 sq km★
Total Renewable Groundwater Resources by Country41.64 Cubic meters per year41.9 Cubic meters per year★
Total Renewable Water Resources387.77438.61★

Geography

6 metrics
Metric🇵🇾 Paraguay🇹🇭 ThailandShare
Percentage of land area by degree of urbanization0.52 %5.23 %★
Above-Ground Biomass in Forest (tonnes/ha)69.86142.5★
Agricultural land222,758.8 sq. km243,086.8 sq. km★
Coastline Length (km)0 km3,219 km★
Dam capacity per capita4,696.64 cubic meters per inhabitant★1,098 cubic meters per inhabitant
Irrigated Land1,36264,150★

Government

4 metrics
Metric🇵🇾 Paraguay🇹🇭 ThailandShare
Rule of Law Index by Country26.33 %56.88 %★
Administrative Divisions1776★
Independence14123★
Suffrage Participation Rate1818

Health

12 metrics
Metric🇵🇾 Paraguay🇹🇭 ThailandShare
Diabetes Deaths Per 100,000 (Age-Std)63.0819.51★
Diabetes Prevalence (% of Population)9.410.2★
Health Care Spending per Capita1,755.94 USD★1,465.74 USD
Health Expenditure (% of GDP)8 % of GDP★5.2 % of GDP
HIV/AIDS Adult Prevalence Rate0.3 %★1 %
Hospital Bed Density1 people/sq km2.3 people/sq km★
Maternal Mortality Ratio (%)58 %34 %★
Mean Age at First Birth22.923.3★
Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate (%)20.3 %10 %★
People Living With HIV/AIDS19,000★500,000
Psychiatrist Density Per 100,000 People2 per 100,000 people★1 per 100,000 people
Underweight Children Under 51.3★6.7

Military and Security

1 metric
Metric🇵🇾 Paraguay🇹🇭 ThailandShare
Total Armed Forces Personnel (PPP)29,000455,000★

People and Society

29 metrics
Metric🇵🇾 Paraguay🇹🇭 ThailandShare
Currently married (Percent)55.33 %★50.17 %
Human Capital Index0.540.63★
Life expectancy at birth79.64 years80.78 years★
Median age of population27.24 years41.03 years★
Population Change89,506.6 persons★-87,807.2 persons
Population density17.54 per sq. km★140.16 per sq. km
Total population7.10M persons71.57M persons★
Academic Freedom Index0.7★0.38
Birth Rate (%)15.66 %★9.82 %
Contraceptive Prevalence Rate68.4 %73 %★
Death Rate (%)4.97 %★8.08 %
Education Expenditure (% of GDP)3.4 % of GDP★2.5 % of GDP
Female population of reproductive age1.85M persons16.94M persons★
Labor Force Participation Rate3.540.62★
Learning-adjusted years of school7.05 years8.95 years★
Length of paid parental leave for mother0 days0 days
Major Urban Areas Population3.51 people11.07 people★
Mean Male Height (cm)172.83★169.16
Military Manpower at Military Age1718★
Military Service Age and Obligation1818
Percentage of population by degree of urbanization60.92 %62.64 %★
Physician Density3.89 people/sq km★0.54 people/sq km
Population Growth Rate1.06 %★0.13 %
Population living in slums10.63 %★2 %
Total deaths31,625.5 persons★685,767.7 persons
Total demand for family planning (Percent)66.22 %★44.11 %
Total fertility rate2.38 per woman★1.18 per woman
Total net-migration-14,123.5 persons36,266.2 persons★
Under-five mortality rate19.12 per live births10.25 per live births★

Transportation

4 metrics
Metric🇵🇾 Paraguay🇹🇭 ThailandShare
Air Travel Trips Per Capita (PPP)0.11.01★
Airports83105★
Civil Air Travel941★
Heliports29★5

Other

1 metric
Metric🇵🇾 Paraguay🇹🇭 ThailandShare
Current Bank Rate5.75 %★1.5 %

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