Paraguay vs Fiji

Paraguay
Latin America & Caribbean
Upper middle income
Capital: Asuncion
Population
6.9M
GDP
$44.7B
Fiji
East Asia & Pacific
Upper middle income
Capital: Suva
Population
928.8K
GDP
$6.0B

POP 7.5x GDP 7.5x LE 6.5 yrs same-band UMC

Widest indicator spreads · Paraguay vs Fiji

GDP (Current USD)86.7%Population86.6%Freshwater Withdrawal85.6%Foreign Direct Investment81.4%Physicians (per 1,000 pe…79.1%Mobile Subscriptions77.9%Net Migration73.7%Intentional Homicides69.7%
WIDE pair: the board is the GDP (Current USD) gap first (Paraguay UMC vs Fiji UMC).

Demographics: Population (Paraguay, 87% spread)

Indicator Paraguay Fiji Year
Population 6.9M 928.8K 2024
Population Density 17.3 50.6 2023
Urban Population 69.9% 59.1% 2024

2 closer demographics rows sit on the Paraguay and Fiji profiles; this pair keeps the steep spreads only.

Economy: GDP (Current USD) (Paraguay, 87% spread)

Indicator Paraguay Fiji Year
GDP (Current USD) $44.7B $6.0B 2024
Foreign Direct Investment $1.1B $203.6M 2024
Trade (% of GDP) 77.1% 119.0% 2024
GDP Growth Rate 4.7% 3.5% 2024

3 closer economy rows sit on the Paraguay and Fiji profiles; this pair keeps the steep spreads only.

Health: Physicians (per 1,000 people) (Paraguay, 79% spread)

Indicator Paraguay Fiji Year
Physicians (per 1,000 people) 3.9 0.8 2022
Health Expenditure (% of GDP) 8.4% 3.6% 2023
Maternal Mortality Ratio 58 30 2023
Under-5 Mortality Rate 16.3 29.1 2024

3 closer health rows sit on the Paraguay and Fiji profiles; this pair keeps the steep spreads only.

Education: School Enrollment (Tertiary) (Fiji, 50% spread)

Indicator Paraguay Fiji Year
School Enrollment (Tertiary) 37.6% 75.0% 2010
School Enrollment (Secondary) 79.1% 98.1% 2024
School Enrollment (Primary) 89.4% 110.4% 2024
Education Expenditure (% of GDP) 3.5% 4.2% 2024

2 closer education rows sit on the Paraguay and Fiji profiles; this pair keeps the steep spreads only.

Environment: Freshwater Withdrawal (Paraguay, 86% spread)

Indicator Paraguay Fiji Year
Freshwater Withdrawal 2.1% 0.3% 2022
Renewable Energy Consumption 58.8% 28.4% 2021
Forest Area 38.5% 63.5% 2023
CO2 Emissions Per Capita 1.2 1.6 2024

1 closer environment rows sit on the Paraguay and Fiji profiles; this pair keeps the steep spreads only.

Infrastructure: Mobile Subscriptions (Fiji, 78% spread)

Indicator Paraguay Fiji Year
Mobile Subscriptions 126.6 574.2 2023
Access to Clean Water 64.4% 42.1% 2024
Access to Sanitation 58.5% 48.5% 2024

2 closer infrastructure rows sit on the Paraguay and Fiji profiles; this pair keeps the steep spreads only.

Social: Net Migration (Fiji, 74% spread)

Indicator Paraguay Fiji Year
Net Migration -12,451 -3,278 2024
Intentional Homicides 6.8 2.1 2023
Poverty (< $2.15/day) 2.1% 4.7% 2024
Female Labor Participation 58.9% 38.5% 2024

2 closer social rows sit on the Paraguay and Fiji profiles; this pair keeps the steep spreads only.

How to read this Paraguay vs Fiji comparison

Paraguay (UMC, Latin America & Caribbean) vs Fiji (UMC, East Asia & Pacific) is a WIDE WDI pair: population is 7.5x larger (6.9M vs 928.8K) and total GDP is 7.5x larger ($44.7B vs $6.0B). The gap board leads on GDP (Current USD) (~87% relative spread) across 41 indicators in 7 topics. Same income tier; rate and stock gaps are the sharper policy read. Figures may come from different reporting years; dollar values move with exchange rates; national averages conceal inequality. See our methodology.

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Paraguay vs Fiji figures: World Bank Open Data and health rows: WHO Global Health Observatory. CC BY 4.0 · same-band UMC · WIDE scale band.