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South AmericaParaguay
Capital Asunción · Median age 27
2 mobility routesPath to citizenshipZero-presence routeTropical
The practical read for Americans weighing life in Paraguay: what the catalog knows about daily-life signals, costs, residency routes, and source freshness — with honest gaps where we have not sourced it yet.
Practical snapshot
Cost of living77
Healthcare56
Safety48
Climate resilience25
2 mobility routes
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Paraguay in eight lenses
Every lens is a live, normalized signal (0–100, higher is better). Absent indicators show as Unknown — never guessed.
Cost & taxes
88 · StrongCost of living77
Tax burden98
Healthcare
56 · MixedHealthcare56
Safety & crime
68 · StrongSafety48
Low crime87
Climate
25 · WeakerClimate resilience25
Language & integration
77 · StrongEnglish proficiency82
Migrant acceptance71
Freedom & rights
47 · MixedRule of law51
Political stability50
Low corruption31
Personal freedom79
Freedom of speech63
Property rights45
LGBTQ+ acceptance34
Reproductive rights25
Economy & work
50 · MixedEconomic freedom81
CompetitivenessUnknown—
Innovation32
Startup ecosystem0
Job marketUnknown—
Prosperity69
Ease of doing business68
Quality of life
62 · MixedLiveability67
Happiness80
Life satisfaction80
Work–life balanceUnknown—
Internet speed28
Education57
Low trafficUnknown—
Fit summary
Where this country is strong, and where to look closer
Strengths
- Tax burden98
- Low crime87
- English proficiency82
- Economic freedom81
Look closer
- Startup ecosystem0
- Climate resilience25
- Reproductive rights25
- Internet speed28
Country facts
The structured record
Facts imported for this country. Blank fields render as Unknown.
- Avg Precipitation
- 1130 mm
- Avg Temperature
- 23.92°C (75.06°F)
- Beer Consumption
- 80.04 liters_per_capita_year
- Best Time To Travel
- April-October
- Books Read Per Year
- 4.8
- Borders
- Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil
- Citizenship By Birth
- Yes
- Citizenship By Descent
- Yes
- Citizenship By Marriage
- 3 years
- Climate
- Subtropical climate; mild humid; gales strong winds common in winter
- Climate Category
- Hot & Humid
- Coffee Consumption
- 2.05 liters_per_capita_year
- Consulate Locations In The Us
- New York, Miami, Los Angeles
- Country Code
- +595
- Country Intro Blurb
- Famous for its canal where ships take a shortcut through the Americas
- Country Motto
- Paz y justicia ("Peace and justice"
- Currency
- Paraguayan Guaraní (₲)
- Date Format
- DMY
- Distance From New York City
- 7863 km
- Driving Side
- Right-hand traffic
- Dual Citizenship
- Conditional
- Economy
- Developing market economy
- Famous Dance
- Tamborito
- Famous Festival
- Carnival
- Famous Music
- Típico
- Fertility Rate
- 2.45
- Funny Fact
- Only place to see sun rise on Pacific and set on Atlantic
- Gambling Legislation
- Regulated
- Haiku
- Canal joins two seas / Rainforest hides golden frogs / Embera paddle
- Handgun Legislation
- Permitted
- Humidity
- 72
- Hype Video
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RtHIlia0bb8
- Independence Day
- May 14, 1811
- Interesting Fact
- Famous for its canal where ships take a shortcut through the Americas
- Interesting Tradition
- Celebrates Festival of the Black Christ with pilgrims crawling to a statue on their knees
- Language
- Spanish, Guaraní
- Life Expectancy
- 73,8
- Mandatory Military Service
- No
- Mcdonalds In Country
- 81
- Medical Cannabis Legislation
- Legal
- Migration Rate
- -2.3 per_1000_population
- National Animal
- Harpy eagle
- National Anthem
- Paraguayos, República o Muerte
- National Anthem Audio
- https://nationalanthems.info/py.mp3
- National Dish
- Sancocho
- National Pastime Or Sport
- Baseball
- Number Of Americans Living In Country
- 1706
- Number Of Migrants
- -16.3 thousands
- Obesity Rate
- 0.203
- Passport Validity
- 10 years, 5 years for minors
- Population
- 7000000
- Quintessential Souvenir
- Mola textile art
- Quirky Tradition
- Celebrates "Carnaval" a lively festival with parades and music
- Rainless Days Per Year
- 258
- Representative Novel
- The Green Pope by Miguel Ángel Asturias (Novel set in Central America, including Panama)
- Reproduction Rate
- 1.15
- Residency For Naturalization
- 5
- Same Sex Marriage Legislation
- No Recognition
- Spicy Food Consumption
- 1
- Strangest Law Still On The Books
- Illegal to make loud noises on Sundays
- Tallest Building
- JW Marriott Panama (284 mt)
- Tea Consumption
- 0.09 liters_per_capita_year
- Time Zone
- GMT-4
- Tobacco Use Female
- 0.061
- Tobacco Use Male
- 0.228
- Total World Heritage Sites
- 1
- Us Emigrants 1990
- 1582
- Us Emigrants 1995
- 1684
- Us Emigrants 2000
- 1781
- Us Emigrants 2005
- 1696
- Us Emigrants 2010
- 1615
- Us Emigrants 2015
- 1576
- Us Emigrants 2020
- 1706
- Visitors Per Year
- 1.2 millions
- Voting Status
- Universal
- Weirdest Local Superstition
- Sweep towards the center of a room for luck
- Wine Consumption
- 2.23 liters_per_capita_year
Daily life & the American lens
What Tuesday actually feels like
Lived-experience narrative, English-comfort layers, and community voices.
Not yet sourced
Daily-life rhythm, the American-lens friction points, and community voices for Paraguay come from verified field research and practitioner communities. That editorial layer is not committed to the Product Engine catalog yet, so we are not inventing it here.
Sources & freshness
Where this page comes from
Real provenance for the live figures above: named sources, verification status, and recent regulatory changes.
Verified data points
0Stale
0Unverified
107| Source | Confidence | Status | Last checked |
|---|---|---|---|
| CATO Institute | — | unverified | — |
| Center for Reproductive Rights | — | unverified | — |
| CitizensOS Destination Facts — Country DB (Primary workbook) | — | unverified | — |
| EF Set | — | unverified | — |
| Equaldex | — | unverified | — |
| Freedom House | — | unverified | — |
| Gallup | — | unverified | — |
| Germanwatch | — | unverified | — |
| Heritage Foundation | — | unverified | — |
| Legatum | — | unverified | — |
| Numbeo | — | unverified | — |
| Ookla | — | unverified | — |
| Our World in Data | — | unverified | — |
| StartUp Blink | — | unverified | — |
| The Economist | — | unverified | — |
| The Lancet | — | unverified | — |
| Transparency International | — | unverified | — |
| World Bank | — | unverified | — |
| World Happiness Report | — | unverified | — |
| World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) | — | unverified | — |
| World Justice Report | — | unverified | — |
| World Population Review | — | unverified | — |
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