Ecuador vs Paraguay

Ecuador and Paraguay compared on 10 key figures from official sources. Each value is the latest one published for that country, so the year is shown with it.

• Ecuador has about 2.6 times as many people as Paraguay: 18.3 million against 7 million in 2025.
• GDP per person is about the same in Ecuador ($7,125) and Paraguay ($7,027) in 2025.
• The economy grew faster in Paraguay (6.6%) than in Ecuador (3.7%), a difference of 2.9 percentage points in 2025.
• Consumer prices rose faster in Paraguay (4%) than in Ecuador (0.7%), a difference of 3.3 percentage points in 2025.
• The unemployment rate was higher in Paraguay (4.8%) than in Ecuador (3.3%), a difference of 1.5 percentage points in 2025.
• A baby born in Ecuador can expect to live 3.6 years longer than one born in Paraguay: 77.6 years against 74 years in 2024.
• The population of Ecuador is older: half of its people are over 28.4 years, against 26.3 years in Paraguay in 2023.
• A larger share of people used the internet in Paraguay (81.6%) than in Ecuador (77.2%), a difference of 4.4 percentage points in 2024.
• CO2 emissions per person in Ecuador (2.6 tonnes) are about 2.2 times as high as in Paraguay (1.2 tonnes) in 2024.
• Forest covers a larger share of the land in Ecuador (49.7%) than in Paraguay (36.5%), a difference of 13.2 percentage points in 2024.