Paraguay Republic of Paraguay
Status	Independent State
Social and Moral Index	102nd best
Capital	Asuncion
Land Area	397 300km²₁
Location	South America, The Americas
Population	7.0m₂
Life Expectancy	73.00yrs (2017)₃
GNI	$8 182 (2017)₄
ISO3166-1 Codes	PY, PRY, 600₅
Internet Domain	.py₆
Currency	Guarani (PYG)₇
Telephone	+595₈

1. Overview

#paraguay #venezuela

“Paraguay achieved its independence from Spain in 1811. In the disastrous War of the Triple Alliance (1865-70) - between Paraguay and Argentina, Brazil, and Uruguay - Paraguay lost two-thirds of all its adult males and much of its territory. The country stagnated economically for the next half century. Following the Chaco War of 1932-35 with Bolivia, Paraguay gained a large part of the Chaco lowland region. The 35-year military dictatorship of Alfredo STROESSNER ended in 1989, and, despite a marked increase in political infighting in recent years, Paraguay has held relatively free and regular presidential elections since the country's return to democracy.”
CIA's The World Factbook (2013)₉

“Little-visited and little-known, landlocked Paraguay is a country surrounded by South America´s `big boys´, but there´s a warm welcome and much to experience here. Paraguay is a country much misunderstood. Despite its location at the heart of the continent, it is all too often passed over by travelers who wrongly assume that a lack of `mega-attractions´ means there´s nothing to see. Instead, it´s ideal for those keen to get off the gringo trail for a truly authentic South American experience.
Paraguay is a country of remarkable contrasts: it is rustic and sophisticated, extremely poor and obscenely wealthy; it boasts exotic natural reserves and massive human-made dams; it is a place where horses and carts pull up beside luxury automobiles, artisans´ workshops abut glitzy shopping centers, and Jesuit ruins in rural villages lie just kilometers from sophisticated colonial towns. The steamy subtropical Atlantic Forest of the east is a stark contrast to the dry, spiny wilderness of the Chaco, location of the isolated Mennonite colonies.
While Paraguayans are more used to visits from their bordering neighbors, they are relaxed, kind and welcoming to anyone.”
"The World" by Lonely Planet (2014)₁₀

Along with 11 others, Paraguay signed the Lima Declaration in 2017, condemning "the assault on democratic order and the systematic violation of human rights in Venezuela"₁₁.

2. Paraguay National and Social Development

#economics #human_development

UN HDI (2016)₁₂
Pos.		Lower is better Rank₁₂
1	Norway	1
2	Australia	2
3	Switzerland	2
	...
107	Moldova	107
108	Botswana	108
109	Gabon	109
110	Paraguay	110
111	Egypt	111
112	Turkmenistan	111
113	Indonesia	113
114	Palestine	114
	World Avg	94.3
q=188.

Gross National Income Per-Capita (2011)₁₃
Pos.		Higher is better PPP $₁₃
1	Qatar	$129 916
2	Singapore	$78 162
3	Kuwait	$76 075
	...
110	Jamaica	$8 350
111	Fiji	$8 245
112	Armenia	$8 189
113	Paraguay	$8 182
114	El Salvador	$7 732
115	Swaziland	$7 522
116	Cuba	$7 455
117	Belize	$7 375
	World Avg	$17 240
q=193.

Social & Moral Development Index₁₄_,₁₅
Pos.		Lower is better Avg Rank₁₄_,₁₅
1	Norway	30.8
2	Denmark	31.8
3	Sweden	33.9
	...
99	Antigua & Barbuda	90.9
100	Ghana	91.2
101	Oman	91.2
102	Paraguay	91.8
103	Bahrain	92.1
104	Nicaragua	92.4
105	St Lucia	92.5
106	St Vincent & Grenadines	92.6
	World Avg	88.0
q=195.

The United Nations produces an annual Human Development Report which includes the Human Development Index. The factors taken into account include life expectancy, education and schooling and Gross National Income (GNI) amongst many others..

The Social and Moral Development Index concentrates on moral issues and human rights, violence, public health, equality, tolerance, freedom and effectiveness in climate change mitigation and environmentalism, and on some technological issues. A country scores higher for achieving well in those areas, and for sustaining that achievement in the long term. Those countries towards the top of this index can truly said to be setting good examples and leading humankind onwards into a bright, humane, and free future. See: Which are the Best Countries in the World? The Social and Moral Development Index.

3. Paraguay's Demographics

#birth_control #demographics #health #immigration #life_expectancy #longevity #migration #overpopulation #population

Population:

Paraguay's population is predicted to rise to 8.67 million by 2030. This country has a fertility rate of 2.87. The fertility rate is, in simple terms, the average amount of children that each woman has. The higher the figure, the quicker the population is growing, although, to calculate the rate you also need to take into account morbidity, i.e., the rate at which people die. If people live healthy and long lives and morbidity is low, then, 2.0 approximates to the replacement rate, which would keep the population stable. If all countries had such a fertility rate, population growth would end. The actual replacement rate in most developed countries is around 2.1.

Population (2018)₂
Pos.		Population₂
1	China	1.4b
2	India	1.4b
3	USA	327.1m
	...
103	Hong Kong	7.4m
104	Laos	7.1m
105	Bulgaria	7.1m
106	Paraguay	7.0m
107	Lebanon	6.9m
108	Libya	6.7m
109	Nicaragua	6.5m
110	El Salvador	6.4m
	World Avg	39.0m
q=195.

Life Expectancy (2015)₁₃
Pos.		Higher is better Years₁₃
1	Hong Kong	84.16
2	Japan	83.68
3	Italy	83.34
	...
97	El Salvador	73.27
98	Palestine	73.07
99	St Vincent & Grenadines	73.04
100	Paraguay	73.00
101	Tonga	72.99
102	Palau	72.87
103	Vanuatu	72.11
104	Guatemala	72.06
	World Avg	71.27
q=190.

Fertility Rate (2013)₁₆
Pos.		2.0 is best₁₆
1	N. Korea	2.00
2	Brunei	1.99
3	St Vincent & Grenadines	2.01
	...
114	Malta	1.28
115	Syria	2.81
116	Bosnia & Herzegovina	1.13
117	Paraguay	2.87
118	Hong Kong	1.12
119	Israel	2.91
120	Jordan	2.93
121	Honduras	3.02
	World Avg	2.81
q=180.

Old-Age Dependency Ratio (2016)₁₇
Pos.		Lower is better Per 100₁₇
1	Uganda	04.3
2	Mali	04.5
3	Chad	04.7
	...
88	India	12.5
89	Bolivia	12.7
90	Nicaragua	13.1
91	Paraguay	13.2
92	Iran	13.4
93	Samoa	13.7
94	Algeria	14.0
95	Malaysia	14.5
	World Avg	18.3
q=185.

Migration:

Immigrants (2017)₁₈
Pos.		%₁₈
1	UAE	88.4%
2	Kuwait	75.5%
3	Qatar	65.2%
	...
115	Zimbabwe	2.4%
116	Swaziland	2.4%
117	Ecuador	2.4%
118	Paraguay	2.4%
119	Uruguay	2.3%
120	Mauritius	2.3%
121	Benin	2.3%
122	S. Korea	2.3%
	World Avg	9.4%
q=195.

Emigrants (2010)₁₉
Pos.		%₁₉
1	Dominica	104.8%
2	Palestine	68.4%
3	Samoa	67.3%
	...
78	Ecuador	8.3%
79	Poland	8.3%
80	Afghanistan	8.1%
81	Paraguay	7.9%
82	Russia	7.9%
83	Mali	7.6%
84	UK	7.5%
85	Honduras	7.5%
	World Avg	11.5%
q=192.

4. Paraguay's Human Rights, Equality & Tolerance

#antisemitism #equality #freedom #freethought #gender #gender_equality #homosexuality #human_rights #international_law #mass_media #misogyny #morals #politics #prejudice #religious_tolerance #slavery #tolerance #women

Human Rights, Equality & Tolerance (2020)₂₀_,₂₁
Pos.		Lower is better Avg Rank₂₀_,₂₁
1	Sweden	9.9
2	Denmark	14.7
3	Norway	15.5
	...
61	El Salvador	66.9
62	Seychelles	67.0
63	Namibia	69.7
64	Paraguay	70.5
65	Montenegro	71.8
66	Honduras	72.1
67	Mauritius	72.6
68	Liechtenstein	73.9
69	Armenia	74.0
	World Avg	89.0
q=199.

The best countries in the world at ensuring human rights, fostering equality and promoting tolerance, are Sweden, Denmark and Norway₂₀. These countries are displaying the best traits that humanity has to offer. The worst countries are The Solomon Islands, Palestine and Somalia₂₀.

The data sets used to calculate points for each country are statistics on commentary in Human Rights Watch reports, its nominal commitment to Human Rights, speed of uptake of HR treaties, supporting personal, civil & economic freedoms, supporting press freedom, eliminating modern slavery, opposing gender inequality, the year from which women could participate in democracy, its success in fighting anti-semitic prejudice, LGBT equality and freethought. The regions with the best average results per country are Scandinavia, Baltic States and Europe₂₀, whereas the worst are Melanesia, Micronesia and Australasia₂₀.

For more, see:

"Which are the Best Countries for Human Rights, Equality and Tolerance?" by Vexen Crabtree (2020)

Human Rights & Tolerance:

Human Rights Watch Comments (2017)₂₂
Pos.		Higher is better Score₂₂
1	UK	9
2	France	9
3	Germany	9
	...
33	Gambia	2
34	Liechtenstein	2
35	Chile	2
36	Paraguay	1
37	Costa Rica	1
38	Norway	1
39	Panama	1
40	Ukraine	0
	World Avg	-1.9
q=123.

Nominal Commitment to HR (2009)₂₃
Pos.		Higher is better Treaties₂₃
1	Argentina	24
2	Chile	23
3	Costa Rica	23
	...
7	Peru	23
8	Spain	23
9	Slovenia	23
10	Paraguay	23
11	Serbia	23
12	Sweden	23
13	Uruguay	23
14	Italy	22
	World Avg	15.1
q=194.

HR Treaties Lag (2019)₂₄
Pos.		Lower is better Avg Yrs/Treaty₂₄
1	Ecuador	2.15
2	Uruguay	2.25
3	Tunisia	3.65
	...
69	Greece	8.44
70	Kenya	8.58
71	Eritrea	8.66
72	Paraguay	8.78
73	Burkina Faso	8.78
74	Belize	8.88
75	Yemen	8.88
76	Japan	9.16
	World Avg	10.02
q=195.

Personal, Civil & Economic Freedom (2014)₂₅
Pos.		Lower is better Rank₂₅
1	Hong Kong	1
2	Switzerland	2
3	New Zealand	3
	...
74	S. Africa	74
75	Papua New Guinea	74
76	Nicaragua	76
77	Paraguay	77
78	Mexico	77
79	Trinidad & Tobago	79
80	Bhutan	79
81	Benin	79
	World Avg	79.7
q=159.

Press Freedom (2013)₂₆
Pos.		Lower is better₂₆
1	Finland	638
2	Netherlands	648
3	Norway	652
	...
87	Madagascar	2862
88	Gabon	2869
89	Timor-Leste (E. Timor)	2872
90	Paraguay	2878
91	Guinea-Bissau	2894
92	Seychelles	2919
93	Northern Cyprus	2934
94	Guatemala	2939
	World Avg	3249
q=178.

Slavery (2018)₂₇
Pos.		Lower is better % Victims₂₇
1	Japan	0.03
2	Canada	0.05
3	Taiwan	0.05
	...
14	Luxembourg	0.15
15	Qatar	0.15
16	Denmark	0.16
17	Paraguay	0.16
18	Sweden	0.16
19	Ireland	0.17
20	Lebanon	0.17
21	UAE	0.17
	World Avg	0.65
q=167.

Gender Equality:

Paraguay is an unequal country, with male rights dominating those of women.

See:

"Religion Versus Womankind" by Vexen Crabtree (2007)

Gender Inequality (2015)₂₈
Pos.		Lower is better₂₈
1	Switzerland	0.04
2	Denmark	0.04
3	Netherlands	0.04
	...
101	Honduras	0.46
102	Venezuela	0.46
103	Nicaragua	0.46
104	Paraguay	0.46
105	Indonesia	0.47
106	Laos	0.47
107	Dominican Rep.	0.47
108	Namibia	0.47
	World Avg	0.36
q=159.

Year Women Can Vote
Pos.		Lower is better Year
1	New Zealand	1893
2	Australia	1902
3	Finland	1906
	...
130	Mauritania	1961
131	Burundi	1961
132	Malawi	1961
133	Paraguay	1961
134	Sierra Leone	1961
135	Zambia	1962
136	Uganda	1962
137	Monaco	1962
	World Avg	1930
q=189.

Prejudice:

Anti-Semite Opinions (2014)₂₉
Pos.		Lower is better %₂₉
1	Laos	0
2	Philippines	3
3	Sweden	4
	...
57	Nicaragua	34
58	Romania	35
59	Cameroon	35
60	Paraguay	35
61	Kenya	35
62	Lithuania	36
63	Guatemala	36
64	France	37
	World Avg	36.8
q=101.

LGBT Equality (2017)₃₀
Pos.		Higher is better Score₃₀
1	Netherlands	103
2	Belgium	90
3	Sweden	86
	...
79	Vietnam	25
80	Nepal	25
81	Cuba	25
82	Paraguay	20
83	Philippines	20
84	Central African Rep.	20
85	Sao Tome & Principe	20
86	Palau	20
	World Avg	12.6
q=196.

Freedom of Thought (2021)₃₁
Pos.		Lower is better₃₁
1	Belgium	1.0
2	Netherlands	1.0
3	Taiwan	1.0
	...
110	Vanuatu	3.3
111	Malawi	3.3
112	Ethiopia	3.3
113	Paraguay	3.3
114	Madagascar	3.3
115	Italy	3.3
116	Macedonia	3.3
117	Armenia	3.3
	World Avg	3.0
q=196.

5. Paraguay's Health

#alcohol #birth_control #demographics #health #life_expectancy #longevity #mental_health #obesity #overpopulation #Paraguay #parenting #population #smoking #suicide #vaccines

Health (2020)₃₂_,₃₃
Pos.		Lower is better Avg Rank₃₂_,₃₃
1	Hong Kong	18.0
2	Singapore	41.5
3	Maldives	43.3
	...
108	Djibouti	94.9
109	Indonesia	94.9
110	Vanuatu	95.7
111	Paraguay	96.3
112	Seychelles	96.3
113	Panama	96.5
114	Chile	96.5
115	Kazakhstan	97.9
116	Honduras	98.3
	World Avg	92.3
q=187.

The countries with the best overall approach to public health, in terms of both public policy and individual lifestyle choices, are Hong Kong, Singapore and The Maldives₃₂. These countries are worth emulating. And, although often through no fault of the average citizen, the worst countries are S. Sudan, Nigeria and Equatorial Guinea₃₂.

The data sets used to calculate points for each country are its average life expectancy, its alcohol consumption rate, its fertility rate, its smoking rate, its suicide rate, its food aid and health contributions and WHO compliance, the prevalence of overweight adults, its adolescent birth rate and its immunizations take-up. The regions with the best average results per country are Scandinavia, Asia and Europe₃₂, whereas the worst are Africa, Micronesia and Polynesia₃₂.

For more, see:

"Countries With the Healthiest Cultures and Health Policies" by Vexen Crabtree (2020)

Health:

Paraguay does relatively well in encouraging good health, compared to many other countries. Paraguay comes in the best 20 in its suicide rate₃₄. It does better than average when it comes to its smoking rate₃₅ and in its food aid and health contributions and WHO compliance₃₆. Paraguay does not succeed in everything, however. It does worse than average for its average life expectancy₁₃, its alcohol consumption rate₃₇, its fertility rate₁₆, its adolescent birth rate₂₈ and in its immunizations take-up₃₈. The prevalence of overweight adults has increased by 14% over the past 40 years.

Life Expectancy (2015)₁₃
Pos.		Higher is better Years₁₃
1	Hong Kong	84.16
2	Japan	83.68
3	Italy	83.34
	...
97	El Salvador	73.27
98	Palestine	73.07
99	St Vincent & Grenadines	73.04
100	Paraguay	73.00
101	Tonga	72.99
102	Palau	72.87
103	Vanuatu	72.11
104	Guatemala	72.06
	World Avg	71.27
q=190.

Alcohol Consumption (2016)₃₇
Pos.		Lower is better Per Capita₃₇
1	Bangladesh	0.0
2	Kuwait	0.0
3	Libya	0.0
	...
105	Antigua & Barbuda	7.0
106	Niue	7.0
107	China	7.2
108	Paraguay	7.2
109	Mongolia	7.4
110	Albania	7.5
111	Burundi	7.5
112	Italy	7.5
	World Avg	6.2
q=189.

Fertility Rate (2013)₁₆
Pos.		2.0 is best₁₆
1	N. Korea	2.00
2	Brunei	1.99
3	St Vincent & Grenadines	2.01
	...
114	Malta	1.28
115	Syria	2.81
116	Bosnia & Herzegovina	1.13
117	Paraguay	2.87
118	Hong Kong	1.12
119	Israel	2.91
120	Jordan	2.93
121	Honduras	3.02
	World Avg	2.81
q=180.

Smoking Rates (2014)₃₅
Pos.		Higher is worse₃₅
182	Montenegro	4 125
181	Belarus	3 831
180	Lebanon	3 023
	...
40	Central African Rep.	178
39	Guinea-Bissau	175
38	Nigeria	173
37	Paraguay	166
36	Gambia	166
35	Zambia	165
34	Chad	156
33	Bhutan	155
	World Avg	819
q=182.

Suicide Rate (2013)₃₄
Pos.		Per 100k₃₄
1	Haiti	0
2	Grenada	0
3	Egypt	0.1
	...
15	Venezuela	6.5
16	Malta	6.9
17	Greece	7
18	Paraguay	7.1
19	St Vincent & Grenadines	7.3
20	Guatemala	7.3
21	Barbados	7.3
22	Belize	7.3
	World Avg	20.93
q=91.

Food Aid, Health Contributions & WHO Compliance (2017)₃₆
Pos.		Lower is better Rank₃₆
1	Sweden	1
2	Ireland	2
3	Denmark	3
	...
66	Georgia	66
67	Belarus	67
68	Brunei	68
69	Paraguay	69
70	Latvia	70
71	Liberia	71
72	Kazakhstan	72
73	Egypt	73
	World Avg	82.0
q=163.

Overweight Adults (2016)₃₉
Pos.		Lower is better %₃₉
1	Vietnam	18.3
2	India	19.7
3	Bangladesh	20.0
	...
83	Barbados	52.4
84	Papua New Guinea	52.9
85	Bosnia & Herzegovina	53.3
86	Paraguay	53.5
87	Kazakhstan	53.6
88	Azerbaijan	53.6
89	S. Africa	53.8
90	Georgia	54.2
	World Avg	49.0
q=191.

Children's Health:

Adolescent Birth Rate (2015)₂₈
Pos.		Lower is better Per 1000₂₈
1	N. Korea	0.5
2	S. Korea	1.6
3	Switzerland	2.9
	...
117	Uruguay	56.1
118	Costa Rica	56.5
119	Seychelles	57.4
120	Paraguay	57.4
121	Ethiopia	58.4
122	Palestine	58.6
123	Jamaica	59.7
124	Azerbaijan	59.8
	World Avg	47.9
q=185.

Infant Immunizations 2011-2015 (2015)₃₈
Pos.		Higher is better Avg %₃₈
1	Hungary	99.0
2	China	99.0
3	Uzbekistan	98.9
	...
129	Colombia	88.4
130	Kiribati	88.4
131	Netherlands	88.1
132	Paraguay	88.1
133	Bosnia & Herzegovina	88.0
134	Sierra Leone	87.7
135	Suriname	87.2
136	Ecuador	86.8
	World Avg	88.3
q=194.

6. Paraguay's Modernity and Learning

#education #intelligence #modernity #religion #research #science #technology #the_internet

Modernity and Learning (2020)₄₀
Pos.		Lower is better Avg Rank₄₀
1	Finland	8.0
2	Belgium	9.1
3	Denmark	10.0
	...
126	Guatemala	89.9
127	Senegal	90.0
128	Sudan	90.9
129	Paraguay	91.3
130	El Salvador	91.3
131	Laos	91.7
132	Antigua & Barbuda	92.8
133	Sao Tome & Principe	92.8
134	Nicaragua	93.3
	World Avg	69.0
q=180.

Modernity and Education:

Research and Development (2016)
Pos.		Higher is better % RDP PPP
1	S. Korea	4.29₄₁
2	Israel	4.11₄₁
3	Japan	3.58₄₁
	...
108	Philippines	0.11₄₂
109	Myanmar (Burma)	0.11₄₃
110	Peru	0.10₄₄
111	Paraguay	0.09₄₅
112	Congo, DR	0.08₄₆
113	Indonesia	0.08₄₇
114	Saudi Arabia	0.07₄₆
115	Algeria	0.07₄₄
	World Avg	0.84
q=126.

Secondary Education (2018)₄₈
Pos.		Higher is better₄₈
1	Luxembourg	100.0%
2	Estonia	100.0%
3	Austria	100.0%
	...
113	Indonesia	48.8%
114	Congo, (Brazzaville)	48.8%
115	Iraq	48.0%
116	Paraguay	47.8%
117	Nicaragua	47.5%
118	Maldives	47.1%
119	Bangladesh	46.7%
120	St Lucia	46.0%
	World Avg	63.0%
q=169.

Length of Schooling (2018)₄₉
Pos.		Higher is better Years₄₉
1	Australia	22.1
2	Belgium	19.7
3	Finland	19.3
	...
109	Philippines	12.7
110	Botswana	12.7
111	Vietnam	12.7
112	Paraguay	12.7
113	Sao Tome & Principe	12.7
114	Namibia	12.6
115	Benin	12.6
116	Togo	12.6
	World Avg	13.2
q=193.

Intellectual Endeavours (2017)₃₆
Pos.		Lower is better Rank₃₆
1	Ukraine	1
2	Czechia	2
3	Hungary	3
	...
152	Sierra Leone	152
153	Cambodia	153
154	Zambia	154
155	Paraguay	155
156	Tanzania	156
157	Equatorial Guinea	157
158	Guyana	158
159	Afghanistan	159
	World Avg	82.0
q=163.

Religiosity (2009)₅₀
Pos.		Lower is better %₅₀
1	Estonia	16
2	Sweden	17
3	Denmark	19
	...
74	Kuwait	91
75	UAE	91
76	Pakistan	92
77	Paraguay	92
78	Saudi Arabia	93
79	Sudan	93
80	Tunisia	93
81	Uganda	93
	World Avg	75.1
q=114.

IQ (2006)₅₁
Pos.		Higher is better₅₁
1	Hong Kong	108
2	Singapore	108
3	S. Korea	106
	...
81	Iran	84
82	Pakistan	84
83	Panama	84
84	Paraguay	84
85	Morocco	84
86	Saudi Arabia	84
87	Algeria	83
88	Libya	83
	World Avg	85.6
q=138.

Technology and Information:

Internet Users (2016)₅₂
Pos.		Higher is better₅₂
1	Iceland	100%
2	Faroe Islands	99%
3	Norway	98%
	...
100	Iran	49%
101	Tunisia	48%
102	Moldova	48%
103	Paraguay	47%
104	Fiji	47%
105	Tonga	47%
106	Nigeria	46%
107	Jordan	46%
	World Avg	48.1%
q=201.

IPv6 Uptake (2017)₅₃
Pos.		Higher is better Ratio₅₃
1	Belgium	55.4
2	Germany	41.8
3	Switzerland	35.1
	...
82	Philippines	0.0
83	Macedonia	0.0
84	Pakistan	0.0
85	Paraguay	0.0
86	Chile	0.0
87	US Virgin Islands	0.0
88	Mauritius	0.0
89	Botswana	0.0
	World Avg	3.82
q=176.

7. National Culture

#charity #corruption #happiness #morals #politics

World Giving Index (2013-2021)₅₄
Pos.		Lower is better₅₄
1	Myanmar (Burma)	2.7
2	New Zealand	4.0
3	USA	4.7
	...
87	Botswana	74.2
88	Namibia	75.0
89	Senegal	76.0
90	Paraguay	77.3
91	Mozambique	79.0
92	Vietnam	79.8
93	Zimbabwe	80.4
94	France	81.0
	World Avg	67.9
q=160.

Corruption (2012-2016)₅₅
Pos.		Higher is better Avg Score₅₅
1	Denmark	90.8
2	New Zealand	90.6
3	Finland	89.4
	...
143	Cameroon	26.2
144	Uganda	26.2
145	Kyrgyzstan	26.2
146	Paraguay	26.0
147	Kenya	26.0
148	Bangladesh	25.8
149	Papua New Guinea	25.6
150	Laos	25.4
	World Avg	43.05
q=176.

Happiness (2018)₅₆
Pos.		Higher is better₅₆
1	Finland	7.6
2	Norway	7.6
3	Denmark	7.6
	...
61	Cyprus	5.8
62	Bolivia	5.8
63	Estonia	5.7
64	Paraguay	5.7
65	Peru	5.7
66	Kosovo	5.7
67	Moldova	5.6
68	Turkmenistan	5.6
	World Avg	5.38
q=156.

Creativity and Culture (2017)₃₆
Pos.		Lower is better Rank₃₆
1	Belgium	1
2	Netherlands	2
3	Estonia	3
	...
137	Congo, (Brazzaville)	137
138	Algeria	138
139	Azerbaijan	139
140	Paraguay	140
141	Sri Lanka	141
142	Malawi	142
143	Benin	143
144	Cameroon	144
	World Avg	82.0
q=163.

Open Trading, Aid and Development (2017)₃₆
Pos.		Lower is better Rank₃₆
1	Ireland	1
2	Denmark	2
3	Sweden	3
	...
151	Suriname	151
152	Gabon	152
153	Iraq	153
154	Paraguay	154
155	Grenada	155
156	Venezuela	156
157	Bahrain	157
158	Mauritania	158
	World Avg	82.0
q=163.

8. Peace Versus Instability

#extremism #human_development #peace #politics #religious_violence #terrorism

Global Peace Index (2021)₅₇
Pos.		Lower is better₅₇
1	Iceland	1.10
2	New Zealand	1.25
3	Denmark	1.26
	...
72	Bosnia & Herzegovina	1.97
73	Oman	1.98
74	Jamaica	1.99
75	Paraguay	2.00
76	Kyrgyzstan	2.00
77	Liberia	2.00
78	Cambodia	2.01
79	Morocco	2.02
	World Avg	2.08
q=163.

Peacekeeping and Security (2017)₃₆
Pos.		Lower is better Rank₃₆
1	Samoa	1
2	S. Africa	2
3	Tunisia	3
	...
27	Netherlands	27
28	Mongolia	28
29	Rwanda	29
30	Paraguay	30
31	Jordan	31
32	India	32
33	New Zealand	33
34	Malaysia	34
	World Avg	82.0
q=163.

Refugees and UN Treaties (2017)₃₆
Pos.		Lower is better Rank₃₆
1	Austria	1
2	Germany	2
3	Netherlands	3
	...
79	Algeria	79
80	Ecuador	80
81	Kuwait	81
82	Paraguay	82
83	Sierra Leone	83
84	Israel	84
85	Tanzania	85
86	Jamaica	86
	World Avg	82.0
q=163.

Impact of Terrorism (2019)₅₈
Pos.		Lower is better Score₅₈
1	Togo	0.00
2	Mongolia	0.00
3	Swaziland	0.00
	...
86	Nicaragua	2.95
87	Jordan	3.09
88	Italy	3.11
89	Paraguay	3.12
90	Bahrain	3.20
91	Tanzania	3.27
92	Spain	3.35
93	Bolivia	3.39
	World Avg	2.78
q=150.

9. The Natural Environment

#biodiversity #climate_change #deforestation #over-exploitation #the_environment

Forest Area Change 1990-2015 (2015)₅₉
Pos.		Higher is better %₅₉
1	Iceland	+205.6
2	Bahrain	+144.4
3	Uruguay	+131.3
	...
167	Myanmar (Burma)	-25.9
168	Cambodia	-26.9
169	Chad	-27.3
170	Paraguay	-27.6
171	Timor-Leste (E. Timor)	-29.0
172	Mali	-29.5
173	El Salvador	-29.7
174	Nicaragua	-31.0
	World Avg	+02.8
q=184.

Environmental Performance (2018)₆₀
Pos.		Higher is better₆₀
1	Switzerland	87.4
2	France	84.0
3	Denmark	81.6
	...
102	Samoa	54.5
103	Suriname	54.2
104	Sao Tome & Principe	54.0
105	Paraguay	53.9
106	El Salvador	53.9
107	Fiji	53.1
108	Turkey	53.0
109	Ukraine	52.9
	World Avg	56.4
q=180.

Energy to GDP Efficiency (2014)₆₁
Pos.		Higher is better₆₁
1	Hong Kong	26.32
2	Sri Lanka	20.00
3	Panama	17.86
	...
39	Azerbaijan	10.87
40	Netherlands	10.75
41	Mexico	10.64
42	Paraguay	10.53
43	Chile	10.42
44	Lithuania	10.42
45	Norway	10.42
46	Japan	10.20
	World Avg	09.29
q=119.

Convention on Biological Diversity
Pos.		Earlier is better Signed
1	China	1993 Dec 29
2	Guinea	1993 Dec 29
3	Cook Islands	1993 Dec 29
	...
45	Malawi	1994 May 03
46	Samoa	1994 May 10
47	India	1994 May 19
48	Paraguay	1994 May 25
49	Hungary	1994 May 25
50	Brazil	1994 May 29
51	Cuba	1994 Jun 06
52	Namibia	1997 Aug 14
	World Avg	1899 Dec 30
q=197.

Rational Beliefs on the Environment (2011)₆₂
Pos.		Higher is better %₆₂
1	Argentina	78.3%
2	Greece	77.6%
3	Brazil	77.1%
	...
9	S. Korea	70.7%
10	Colombia	70.3%
11	Bolivia	69.3%
12	Paraguay	68.9%
13	Mexico	67.0%
14	Nicaragua	67.0%
15	El Salvador	66.8%
16	Indonesia	66.5%
	World Avg	39.9%
q=145.

10. Economic Inequality and Poverty

#capitalism #economics #health #inequality #life_expectancy #poverty #social_development

Inequality in Life Expectancy (2019)₆₃
Pos.		Higher is worse₆₃
184	Chad	40.90
183	Central African Rep.	40.10
182	Sierra Leone	39.00
	...
110	Azerbaijan	13.90
109	Indonesia	13.90
108	Uzbekistan	13.90
107	Paraguay	13.80
106	Honduras	13.30
105	Mongolia	13.10
104	Nicaragua	13.10
103	Syria	13.00
	World Avg	14.59
q=184.

Income Inequality (Gini Coefficient) (2017)₆₄
Pos.		Lower is better %₆₄
1	Ukraine	25.0
2	Belarus	25.4
3	Slovenia	25.4
	...
134	Benin	47.8
135	Guatemala	48.3
136	Costa Rica	48.3
137	Paraguay	48.8
138	Congo, (Brazzaville)	48.9
139	Colombia	49.7
140	Panama	49.9
141	Honduras	50.5
	World Avg	38.1
q=152.

Multidimensional Poverty (2018)₆₅
Pos.		Lower is better Severity₆₅
1	Armenia	.001
2	Ukraine	.001
3	Serbia	.001
	...
26	Belize	.017
27	Ecuador	.018
28	Jamaica	.018
29	Paraguay	.019
30	Vietnam	.019
31	Egypt	.019
32	Colombia	.020
33	Philippines	.024
	World Avg	.154
q=101.

11. Religion and Beliefs

#belief #buddhism #christianity #god #hinduism #islam #judaism #religion

Religiosity (2009)₅₀
Pos.		Lower is better %₅₀
1	Estonia	16
2	Sweden	17
3	Denmark	19
	...
74	Kuwait	91
75	UAE	91
76	Pakistan	92
77	Paraguay	92
78	Saudi Arabia	93
79	Sudan	93
80	Tunisia	93
81	Uganda	93
	World Avg	75.1
q=114.

Disbelief In God (2007)₆₆
Pos.		Higher is better %₆₆
1	Vietnam	81
2	Japan	65
3	Sweden	64
	...
70	Tajikistan	2
71	Turkmenistan	2
72	Indonesia	2
73	Paraguay	1
74	Nicaragua	1
75	Bolivia	1
76	Colombia	1
77	Costa Rica	1
	World Avg	9.9
q=137.

Paraguay's constitution states that "the State is independent of religion"₆₇, which gives the country a better chance at treating religious communities fairly and without discrimination.

Data from the Pew Forum, a professional polling outfit, states that in 2010 the religious makeup of this country was as follows in the table below₆₈:

Christian	96.9%
Muslim	0.1%
Hindu	0.1%
Buddhist	0.1%
Folk Religion	1.7%
Jew	0.1%
Unaffiliated	1.1%

The CIA World Factbook has slightly different data, and states: Roman Catholic 89.6%, Protestant 6.2%, other Christian 1.1%, other or unspecified 1.9%, none 1.1% (2002 census)₆₉.

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