Paraguay vs Peru: Democracy
Paraguay
6
in 2025
Peru
6
in 2025
Paraguay rank
42nd
Peru rank
42nd
Democracy over time
- Paraguay
- Peru
How they compare
Paraguay currently reports 6 against 6 in Peru, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 198 shared years of data; in 1821 it was Peru ahead.
Paraguay ranks 42nd and Peru ranks 42nd of 176 countries.
Across the 21 decades both report, Paraguay averaged higher in 4 and Peru in 10.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Paraguay | Peru | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1820s | 0 | 2.33 | 2.33 | Peru |
| 1830s | 0 | 3 | 3 | Peru |
| 1840s | 0 | 0.3 | 0.3 | Peru |
| 1850s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1860s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1870s | 1.6 | 0 | 1.6 | Paraguay |
| 1880s | 1 | 2 | 1 | Peru |
| 1890s | 3 | 0.375 | 2.62 | Paraguay |
| 1900s | 2.7 | 3 | 0.3 | Peru |
| 1910s | 0 | 2.4 | 2.4 | Peru |
| 1920s | 0 | 3 | 3 | Peru |
| 1930s | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 2.11 | 2.33 | 0.2222 | Peru |
| 1950s | 1 | 1.2 | 0.2 | Peru |
| 1960s | 2.1 | 2.1 | 0 | — |
| 1970s | 3 | 0 | 3 | Paraguay |
| 1980s | 3 | 5.7 | 2.7 | Peru |
| 1990s | 4.5 | 2.7 | 1.8 | Paraguay |
| 2000s | 5.7 | 5.7 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 6 | 6 | 0 | — |
| 2020s | 6 | 6 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher democracy, Paraguay or Peru?
- Paraguay, at 6 against 6 in Peru as of 2025.
- What is the difference in democracy between Paraguay and Peru?
- 0, with Paraguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Paraguay and Peru?
- 198 years are reported by both, from 1821 to 2025.
- How do Paraguay and Peru rank globally for democracy?
- Paraguay ranks 42nd and Peru 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.