Brazil vs Paraguay
Brazil vs Paraguay: Armed forces, share of workers
Armed forces, share of workers in 2020: 0.76% of the labour force in Brazil and 0.88% of the labour force in Paraguay, by IISS estimates. In 2020 the value was higher in Paraguay, by 0.12 percentage points, or 1.16 times that in Brazil.
% of the labour force · IISS
What the numbers say
- Paraguay has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1990.
- In 2020, Brazil ranked 90 and Paraguay ranked 77 of 168 countries, counting from the highest.
- The world as a whole: 0.79% of the labour force in 2020.
Every year
% of the labour force · IISS
| Year | Brazil | Paraguay | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 0.76 | 0.88 | 0.79 |
| 2019 | 0.72 | 0.87 | 0.79 |
| 2018 | 0.73 | 0.89 | 0.8 |
| 2017 | 0.71 | 0.85 | 0.8 |
| 2016 | 0.72 | 0.83 | 0.81 |
| 2015 | 0.73 | 0.87 | 0.82 |
| 2014 | 0.74 | 0.89 | 0.82 |
| 2013 | 0.73 | 0.88 | 0.83 |
| 2012 | 0.74 | 0.88 | 0.87 |
| 2011 | 0.74 | 0.95 | 0.88 |
| 2010 | 0.74 | 0.97 | 0.89 |
| 2009 | 0.74 | 0.96 | 0.89 |
| 2008 | 0.76 | 1.01 | 0.89 |
| 2007 | 0.77 | 1.04 | 0.89 |
| 2006 | 0.81 | 1.09 | 0.95 |
| 2005 | 0.73 | 1.02 | 0.96 |
| 2004 | 0.77 | 0.98 | 0.94 |
| 2003 | 0.78 | 1.48 | 0.98 |
| 2002 | 0.79 | 1.49 | 1 |
| 2001 | 0.82 | 1.52 | 1.01 |
| 2000 | 0.84 | 1.63 | 1.07 |
| 1999 | 0.86 | 1.66 | 1.09 |
| 1998 | 0.92 | 1.7 | 1.13 |
| 1997 | 0.95 | 1.75 | 1.15 |
| 1996 | 0.96 | 1.8 | 1.18 |
| 1995 | 0.95 | 1.5 | 1.2 |
| 1994 | 0.43 | 0.88 | 0.94 |
| 1993 | 0.44 | 0.9 | 0.98 |
| 1992 | 0.45 | 0.93 | 1.03 |
| 1991 | 0.46 | 0.95 | 1.03 |
| 1990 | 0.47 | 0.98 | 1.11 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- Active-duty military personnel as a share of everyone working or looking for work, by the IISS Military Balance.
- Source: IISS, The Military Balance, via the World Bank.
- Ranks count the 168 countries with a value in 2020, 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
Brazil vs Paraguay
Health
- Life expectancyBrazil: 75.9 years in 2023Paraguay: 73.8 years in 2023
- Child mortalityBrazil: 1.4 per 100 live births in 2024Paraguay: 1.6 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityBrazil: 12.1 per 1,000 live births in 2023Paraguay: 14 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterBrazil: 87.3% in 2022Paraguay: 64.2% in 2022
- DepressionBrazil: 3.3% in 2017Paraguay: 2.96% in 2017
- Suicide rateBrazil: 6.1 per 100,000 people in 2017Paraguay: 5.8 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationBrazil: 211 million people in 2023Paraguay: 6.84 million people in 2023
- Population growthBrazil: 0.41% a year in 2023Paraguay: 1.25% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateBrazil: 1.62 births per woman in 2023Paraguay: 2.42 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationBrazil: 88.2% in 2025Paraguay: 70.4% in 2025
- Median ageBrazil: 33.9 years in 2023Paraguay: 26.3 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overBrazil: 10.6% in 2023Paraguay: 6.4% in 2023
- Net migration rateBrazil: -1.1 per 1,000 people in 2023Paraguay: -1.8 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingBrazil: 1.05% of GDP in 2025Paraguay: 0.88% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsBrazil: $23.6B in 2025Paraguay: $406M in 2025
- Military spending per personBrazil: $113 in 2025Paraguay: $60 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingBrazil: 2.2% of government spending in 2025Paraguay: 4.3% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelBrazil: 762,000 people in 2020Paraguay: 29,000 people in 2020
- National powerBrazil: 2.01% of world capability in 2022Paraguay: 0.04% of world capability in 2022
- Arms importsBrazil: 462 million TIV in 2025Paraguay: 24 million TIV in 2025