Austria vs Paraguay: Meaningful democratic electoral institutions
Austria
1
in 2025
Paraguay
1
in 2025
Austria rank
1st
Paraguay rank
1st
Meaningful democratic electoral institutions over time
- Austria
- Paraguay
How they compare
Austria currently reports 1 against 1 in Paraguay, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 209 shared years of data; in 1811 it was Paraguay ahead.
Austria ranks 1st and Paraguay ranks 1st of 176 countries.
Austria has averaged higher in every one of the 22 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Austria | Paraguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1810s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1820s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1830s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1840s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1850s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1860s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1870s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1880s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1890s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1900s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 0.9 | 0 | 0.9 | Austria |
| 1930s | 0.3333 | 0 | 0.3333 | Austria |
| 1940s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Austria |
| 1950s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Austria |
| 1960s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Austria |
| 1970s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Austria |
| 1980s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Austria |
| 1990s | 1 | 0.7 | 0.3 | Austria |
| 2000s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2020s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher meaningful democratic electoral institutions, Austria or Paraguay?
- Austria, at 1 against 1 in Paraguay as of 2025.
- What is the difference in meaningful democratic electoral institutions between Austria and Paraguay?
- 0, with Austria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Paraguay?
- 209 years are reported by both, from 1811 to 2025.
- How do Austria and Paraguay rank globally for meaningful democratic electoral institutions?
- Austria ranks 1st and Paraguay ranks 1st of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Meaningful democratic electoral institutions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Central estimate of whether the country is meaningfully an electoral democracy. This includes the extent to which political leaders are elected under comprehensive suffrage in free and fair elections, and freedoms of association and expression are guaranteed.