Louisiana is a state in the Deep South and South Central regions of the United States of America, whereas the Republic of Paraguay is a country in South America. Today in this article, we will discuss the comparison between Louisiana and Paraguay regarding various aspects.
Size
Is Louisiana bigger than Paraguay?
The total area of Louisiana is 52,070 sq mi, and the total area of Paraguay is 157,065 sq mi. Louisiana is smaller than Paraguay by 104,995 sq mi. Louisiana is around 3.02 times smaller than Paraguay.
Area of Louisiana: 52,070 sq mi ( 135,382 km2 )
Area of Paraguay: 157,065 sq mi ( 406,796 km2 )
Population
According to the United States Census Bureau, the total population of Louisiana as of 1st July 2021 was estimated to be around 4,624,047.
Based on the World Bank data, the total population of Paraguay as of 2020, was estimated to be around 7,132,530.
Here is some more data comparison between Louisiana and Paraguay.
The capital city of Louisiana is Baton Rouge, and the capital city of Paraguay is Asuncion.
Official Languages
Louisiana: English
Paraguay: Spanish, Guarani
Demonym(s)
Louisiana: Louisianian, Louisianais, Luisiano
Paraguay: Paraguayan
ISO 3166 Code
Louisiana: US-LA
Paraguay: PY
Human Development Index
HDI of Louisiana as of 2019: 0.893
HDI of Paraguay as of 2019: 0.728
Louisiana Time Zone:
UTC − 6 (Central Standard Time)
Summer (DST):
UTC − 5 (Central Daylight Time)
Paraguay Time Zone:
UTC − 4(Paraguay Time Zone)
Summer (DST):
UTC − 3 (Paraguay Summer Time)
Geological Coordinates
Coordinates of Louisiana:
31° 4′ 8.04″ N, 91° 59′ 48.48″ W
Coordinates of Paraguay:
23° 0′ 0″ S, 58° 0′ 0″ W
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