Panama vs Paraguay: Democracy
Panama
4
in 2025
Paraguay
4
in 2025
Panama rank
16th
Paraguay rank
16th
Democracy over time
- Panama
- Paraguay
How they compare
Panama currently reports 4 against 4 in Paraguay, a difference of 0.
Across all 11 years both countries report, Paraguay has been ahead every year.
Panama ranks 16th and Paraguay ranks 16th of 128 countries.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Panama | Paraguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4 | 4 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 4 | 4 | 0 | — |
| 2020s | 4 | 4 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher democracy, Panama or Paraguay?
- Panama, at 4 against 4 in Paraguay as of 2025.
- What is the difference in democracy between Panama and Paraguay?
- 0, with Panama ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Panama and Paraguay?
- 11 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2025.
- How do Panama and Paraguay rank globally for democracy?
- Panama ranks 16th and Paraguay ranks 16th of 128 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Bertelsmann Transformation Index (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
Identifies the political regime of a country. It distinguishes between hard-line autocracies (score 1), moderate autocracies (score 2), highly defective democracies (score 3), defective democracies (score 4), and consolidating democracies (score 5).