Bolivia vs Paraguay: Democracy
Bolivia
6
in 2025
Paraguay
6
in 2025
Bolivia rank
42nd
Paraguay rank
42nd
Democracy over time
- Bolivia
- Paraguay
How they compare
Bolivia currently reports 6 against 6 in Paraguay, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 26 times across 199 shared years of data; in 1825 it was Paraguay ahead.
Bolivia ranks 42nd and Paraguay ranks 42nd of 176 countries.
Across the 21 decades both report, Bolivia averaged higher in 13 and Paraguay in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bolivia | Paraguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1820s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1830s | 0.6 | 0 | 0.6 | Bolivia |
| 1840s | 1.4 | 0 | 1.4 | Bolivia |
| 1850s | 1.6 | 0 | 1.6 | Bolivia |
| 1860s | 0.4 | 0 | 0.4 | Bolivia |
| 1870s | 0.2 | 1.6 | 1.4 | Paraguay |
| 1880s | 2.2 | 1.3 | 0.9 | Bolivia |
| 1890s | 2.4 | 2.9 | 0.5 | Paraguay |
| 1900s | 3 | 2.7 | 0.3 | Bolivia |
| 1910s | 2.8 | 0 | 2.8 | Bolivia |
| 1920s | 2.7 | 0 | 2.7 | Bolivia |
| 1930s | 1.5 | 0.9 | 0.6 | Bolivia |
| 1940s | 1.5 | 2 | 0.5 | Paraguay |
| 1950s | 2.4 | 1 | 1.4 | Bolivia |
| 1960s | 2.7 | 2.1 | 0.6 | Bolivia |
| 1970s | 0.3 | 3 | 2.7 | Paraguay |
| 1980s | 2.8 | 3 | 0.2 | Paraguay |
| 1990s | 6 | 4.5 | 1.5 | Bolivia |
| 2000s | 6 | 5.7 | 0.3 | Bolivia |
| 2010s | 5.4 | 6 | 0.6 | Paraguay |
| 2020s | 5.5 | 6 | 0.5 | Paraguay |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher democracy, Bolivia or Paraguay?
- Bolivia, at 6 against 6 in Paraguay as of 2025.
- What is the difference in democracy between Bolivia and Paraguay?
- 0, with Bolivia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bolivia and Paraguay?
- 199 years are reported by both, from 1825 to 2025.
- How do Bolivia and Paraguay rank globally for democracy?
- Bolivia ranks 42nd and Paraguay ranks 42nd of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Democracy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Political regime of a country using the Regimes of the World classification by political scientists Anna Lührmann, Marcus Tannenberg and Staffan Lindberg, including ambiguous categories.