Dominican Republic vs Paraguay: Life expectancy vs. Electoral Democracy Index
Dominican Republic
73.72 years
in 2023
Paraguay
73.84 years
in 2023
Dominican Republic rank
132nd
Paraguay rank
131st
Life expectancy vs. Electoral Democracy Index over time
- Dominican Republic
- Paraguay
How they compare
Paraguay currently reports 73.84 years against 73.72 years in Dominican Republic, a difference of 0.12 years.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 76 shared years of data; in 1930 it was Paraguay ahead.
Dominican Republic ranks 132nd and Paraguay ranks 131st of 236 countries.
Across the 10 decades both report, Dominican Republic averaged higher in 2 and Paraguay in 8.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Dominican Republic | Paraguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1930s | 26 years | 38 years | 12 years | Paraguay |
| 1940s | 34 years | 42 years | 8 years | Paraguay |
| 1950s | 47.52 years | 58.83 years | 11.31 years | Paraguay |
| 1960s | 54.64 years | 61.41 years | 6.77 years | Paraguay |
| 1970s | 60.85 years | 63.38 years | 2.53 years | Paraguay |
| 1980s | 65.35 years | 65.75 years | 0.3957 years | Paraguay |
| 1990s | 69.13 years | 68.61 years | 0.5189 years | Dominican Republic |
| 2000s | 70.93 years | 71.17 years | 0.2407 years | Paraguay |
| 2010s | 72.94 years | 73.28 years | 0.339 years | Paraguay |
| 2020s | 73.08 years | 71.75 years | 1.33 years | Dominican Republic |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher life expectancy vs. electoral democracy index, Dominican Republic or Paraguay?
- Paraguay, at 73.84 years against 73.72 years in Dominican Republic as of 2023.
- What is the difference in life expectancy vs. electoral democracy index between Dominican Republic and Paraguay?
- 0.12 years, with Paraguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and Paraguay?
- 76 years are reported by both, from 1930 to 2023.
- How do Dominican Republic and Paraguay rank globally for life expectancy vs. electoral democracy index?
- Dominican Republic ranks 132nd and Paraguay ranks 131st of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Life expectancy vs. Electoral Democracy Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Period life expectancy is the number of years the average person born in a certain year would live if they experienced the same chances of dying at each age as people did that year.