Bolivia vs Paraguay
Bolivia vs Paraguay: Internet users
Internet users in 2024: 79.7% in Bolivia and 81.6% in Paraguay, by ITU estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in Paraguay, by 1.9 percentage points, or 1.02 times that in Bolivia.
% of people · ITU
What the numbers say
- Paraguay has been higher since 2014, when it overtook Bolivia.
- In 2024, Bolivia ranked 100 and Paraguay ranked 95 of 182 countries, counting from the highest.
- The world as a whole: 71.2% in 2024.
Every year
% of people · ITU
| Year | Bolivia | Paraguay | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | – | – | 73.6 |
| 2024 | 79.7 | 81.6 | 71.2 |
| 2023 | 77.3 | 78.1 | 69.2 |
| 2022 | 72.6 | 76.3 | 67 |
| 2021 | 66 | 77 | 63.8 |
| 2020 | 59.9 | 74 | 60.1 |
| 2019 | 47.5 | 68.5 | 53.9 |
| 2018 | 44.3 | 65 | 49.4 |
| 2017 | 43.8 | 61.1 | 46.3 |
| 2016 | 39.7 | 53.4 | 43.6 |
| 2015 | 37.5 | 49.7 | 39.9 |
| 2014 | 34.6 | 43 | 37.4 |
| 2013 | 37 | 36.9 | 35.3 |
| 2012 | 35.3 | 29.3 | 33.3 |
| 2011 | 30 | 24.8 | 30.9 |
| 2010 | 22.4 | 19.8 | 28.4 |
| 2009 | 16.8 | 18.9 | 25.3 |
| 2008 | 12.5 | 14.3 | 22.8 |
| 2007 | 10.5 | 11.2 | 20.2 |
| 2006 | 6.2 | 8 | 17.2 |
| 2005 | 5.2 | 7.9 | 15.6 |
| 2004 | 4.4 | 3.5 | – |
| 2003 | 3.5 | 2.1 | – |
| 2002 | 3.1 | 1.8 | – |
| 2001 | 2.1 | 1.1 | – |
| 2000 | 1.4 | 0.7 | – |
| 1999 | 1 | 0.4 | – |
| 1998 | 0.6 | 0.2 | – |
| 1997 | 0.4 | 0.1 | – |
| 1996 | 0.2 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 0.1 | – | – |
| 1990 | 0 | 0 | – |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- The share of people who used the internet in the last three months, from anywhere.
- Source: ITU, via the World Bank.
- Ranks count the 182 countries with a value in 2024, highest first.
- The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Bolivia vs Paraguay
Health
- Life expectancyBolivia: 68.6 years in 2023Paraguay: 73.8 years in 2023
- Child mortalityBolivia: 1.6 per 100 live births in 2024Paraguay: 1.6 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityBolivia: 31.8 per 1,000 live births in 2023Paraguay: 14 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionBolivia: 3.09% in 2017Paraguay: 2.96% in 2017
- Suicide rateBolivia: 6.4 per 100,000 people in 2017Paraguay: 5.8 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationBolivia: 12.2 million people in 2023Paraguay: 6.84 million people in 2023
- Population growthBolivia: 1.38% a year in 2023Paraguay: 1.25% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateBolivia: 2.55 births per woman in 2023Paraguay: 2.42 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationBolivia: 71.6% in 2025Paraguay: 70.4% in 2025
- Median ageBolivia: 24.7 years in 2023Paraguay: 26.3 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overBolivia: 5.6% in 2023Paraguay: 6.4% in 2023
- Net migration rateBolivia: -0.2 per 1,000 people in 2023Paraguay: -1.8 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingBolivia: 1.22% of GDP in 2025Paraguay: 0.88% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsBolivia: $570M in 2025Paraguay: $406M in 2025
- Military spending per personBolivia: $55 in 2025Paraguay: $60 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingBolivia: 3.2% of government spending in 2025Paraguay: 4.3% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelBolivia: 71,000 people in 2020Paraguay: 29,000 people in 2020
- National powerBolivia: 0.1% of world capability in 2022Paraguay: 0.04% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersBolivia: 1.21% of the labour force in 2020Paraguay: 0.88% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsBolivia: 0 TIV in 2024Paraguay: 24 million TIV in 2025