Paraguay vs Portugal: Free and fair elections
Paraguay
1
in 2025
Portugal
1
in 2025
Paraguay rank
1st
Portugal rank
1st
Free and fair elections over time
- Paraguay
- Portugal
How they compare
Paraguay currently reports 1 against 1 in Portugal, a difference of 0.
Across all 150 years both countries report, Portugal has been ahead every year.
Paraguay ranks 1st and Portugal ranks 1st of 172 countries.
Portugal has averaged higher in every one of the 17 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Paraguay | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1840s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1870s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1880s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1890s | 0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | Portugal |
| 1900s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Portugal |
| 1910s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Portugal |
| 1920s | 0 | 0.5556 | 0.5556 | Portugal |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1950s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1960s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1970s | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | Portugal |
| 1980s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Portugal |
| 1990s | 0.9 | 1 | 0.1 | Portugal |
| 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 free and fair elections, Paraguay or Portugal?
- Paraguay, at 1 against 1 in Portugal as of 2025.
- What is the difference in free and fair elections between Paraguay and Portugal?
- 0, with Paraguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Paraguay and Portugal?
- 150 years are reported by both, from 1841 to 2025.
- How do Paraguay and Portugal rank globally for free and fair elections?
- Paraguay ranks 1st and Portugal ranks 1st of 172 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Free and fair elections. 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 national elections were free and fair or not.