Bhutan vs Paraguay: Democracy

Bhutan
6
in 2025
Paraguay
6
in 2025
Bhutan rank
78th
Paraguay rank
78th

Democracy over time

  • Bhutan
  • Paraguay
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How they compare

Bhutan currently reports 6 against 6 in Paraguay, a difference of 0.

Across all 215 years both countries report, Paraguay has been ahead every year.

Bhutan ranks 78th and Paraguay ranks 78th of 197 countries.

Paraguay has averaged higher in every one of the 22 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bhutan Paraguay Difference Ahead
1810s 0 1.22 1.22 Paraguay
1820s 0 1 1 Paraguay
1830s 0 1 1 Paraguay
1840s 0 1.1 1.1 Paraguay
1850s 0 1 1 Paraguay
1860s 0 0.9 0.9 Paraguay
1870s 0 1 1 Paraguay
1880s 0 3 3 Paraguay
1890s 0 3 3 Paraguay
1900s 0 1.2 1.2 Paraguay
1910s 0 0.9 0.9 Paraguay
1920s 0 2.8 2.8 Paraguay
1930s 0 2.5 2.5 Paraguay
1940s 0 0.9 0.9 Paraguay
1950s 0.7 1 0.3 Paraguay
1960s 1 2.4 1.4 Paraguay
1970s 1 3 2 Paraguay
1980s 1 3.3 2.3 Paraguay
1990s 1 6 5 Paraguay
2000s 2 6 4 Paraguay
2010s 6 6 0
2020s 6 6 0

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher democracy, Bhutan or Paraguay?
Bhutan, at 6 against 6 in Paraguay as of 2025.
What is the difference in democracy between Bhutan and Paraguay?
0, with Bhutan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and Paraguay?
215 years are reported by both, from 1811 to 2025.
How do Bhutan and Paraguay rank globally for democracy?
Bhutan ranks 78th and Paraguay ranks 78th of 197 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Lexical 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

Indicator
Democracy
Source
Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
198 places, 32,485 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed

Identifies the political regime of a country. It distinguishes between non-electoral autocracies (score 0), one-party autocracies (score 1), multi-party autocracies without elected executive (score 2), multi-party autocracies (score 3), exclusive democracies (score 4), male democracies (score 5), electoral democracies (score 6), and full democracies (score 7).