Paraguay
Flag, capital, map and facts, with World Bank figures ranked against the world and South America.
Bolivia and Paraguay are the two compact inland outlines with no coastline.
- Capital
- Asunción
- Continent
- South America
More South America quizzes - Land neighbours
- Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil
- Population
- 7,013,078 (2025)
- Total area
- 406,752 km² (2023)
- Centre of main landmass
- 23.2° S, 58.4° W
Paraguay at a glance
Paraguay is a country in South America. Its capital is Asunción. It shares land borders with 3 countries: Argentina, Bolivia and Brazil.
Within South America, Paraguay has the lowest CO₂ emissions per person (1.16 t in 2024).
Flag of Paraguay
Paraguay’s flag is drawn in the proportions 11:20 (height to width); no other flag in our quizzes has these proportions.
When it is the question in Guess the Flag, the wrong answers include one or two of the flags most like it in layout and colour: the Netherlands, Luxembourg and Croatia.
Paraguay in numbers
| Measure | Value | World rank | Rank in South America |
|---|---|---|---|
| Populationpeople · 2025 | 7,013,078 | 106thof 195 | 9thof 12 |
| Total areakm² · 2023 | 406,752 km² | 59thof 194 | 8thof 12 |
| GDPUS dollars · 2025 | $49.28B | 94thof 182 | 10thof 12 |
| GDP per capitaUS dollars per person · 2025 | $7,027 | 96thof 182 | 10thof 12 |
| Life expectancyyears at birth · 2024 | 74.0 years | 95thof 195 | 8thof 12 |
| Fertility ratebirths per woman · 2024 | 2.42 | 78thof 195 | 2ndof 12 |
| Health spendingUS dollars per person · 2023 | $527 | 85thof 191 | 6thof 12 |
| Urban population% of people · 2025 | 70.4% | 74thof 195 | 9thof 12 |
| Internet users% of people · 2024 | 81.6% | 93rdof 180 | 7thof 11 |
| Forest cover% of land area · 2023 | 38.5% | 72ndof 191 | 9thof 12 |
| CO₂ per persontonnes per person · 2024 | 1.16 t | 123rdof 181 | 12thof 12 |
Each measure links to its higher-or-lower game. How these figures are compiled.
Paraguay compared with its neighbours
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Sources
- World Bank Open Data: Paraguay · Indicators as listed in the table, each with its own data year; collected 2026-10-01.
- Flag: Wikimedia Commons · Public domain
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