Bolivia vs Paraguay: Prosperity gap
Bolivia
2.38
in 2024
Paraguay
2.49
in 2024
Bolivia rank
66th
Paraguay rank
63rd
Prosperity gap over time
- Bolivia
- Paraguay
How they compare
Paraguay currently reports 2.49 against 2.38 in Bolivia, a difference of 0.11.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 24 shared years of data; in 1997 it was Bolivia ahead.
Bolivia ranks 66th and Paraguay ranks 63rd of 120 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Bolivia averaged higher in 3 and Paraguay in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bolivia | Paraguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10.79 | 5.99 | 4.8 | Bolivia |
| 2000s | 7.32 | 5.09 | 2.23 | Bolivia |
| 2010s | 3.46 | 3.14 | 0.3177 | Bolivia |
| 2020s | 2.5 | 2.74 | 0.2372 | Paraguay |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prosperity gap, Bolivia or Paraguay?
- Paraguay, at 2.49 against 2.38 in Bolivia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in prosperity gap between Bolivia and Paraguay?
- 0.11, with Paraguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bolivia and Paraguay?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2024.
- How do Bolivia and Paraguay rank globally for prosperity gap?
- Bolivia ranks 66th and Paraguay ranks 63rd of 120 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Prosperity gap. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Average factor by which incomes need to be multiplied to bring everyone to the prosperity standard of $28 per person per day.