Bolivia vs Paraguay: Democracy
Bolivia
6
in 2025
Paraguay
6
in 2025
Bolivia rank
78th
Paraguay rank
78th
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 28 times across 201 shared years of data; in 1825 it was Paraguay ahead.
Bolivia ranks 78th and Paraguay ranks 78th of 197 countries.
Across the 21 decades both report, Bolivia averaged higher in 10 and Paraguay in 10.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bolivia | Paraguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1820s | 1.8 | 1 | 0.8 | Bolivia |
| 1830s | 1.4 | 1 | 0.4 | Bolivia |
| 1840s | 0.8 | 1.1 | 0.3 | Paraguay |
| 1850s | 1.2 | 1 | 0.2 | Bolivia |
| 1860s | 0.8 | 0.9 | 0.1 | Paraguay |
| 1870s | 0.7 | 1 | 0.3 | Paraguay |
| 1880s | 2.9 | 3 | 0.1 | Paraguay |
| 1890s | 2.6 | 3 | 0.4 | Paraguay |
| 1900s | 2.1 | 1.2 | 0.9 | Bolivia |
| 1910s | 2.2 | 0.9 | 1.3 | Bolivia |
| 1920s | 2.5 | 2.8 | 0.3 | Paraguay |
| 1930s | 1.5 | 2.5 | 1 | Paraguay |
| 1940s | 1.5 | 0.9 | 0.6 | Bolivia |
| 1950s | 2.6 | 1 | 1.6 | Bolivia |
| 1960s | 1.9 | 2.4 | 0.5 | Paraguay |
| 1970s | 0 | 3 | 3 | Paraguay |
| 1980s | 4.8 | 3.3 | 1.5 | Bolivia |
| 1990s | 6.9 | 6 | 0.9 | Bolivia |
| 2000s | 6.5 | 6 | 0.5 | Bolivia |
| 2010s | 5.6 | 6 | 0.4 | Paraguay |
| 2020s | 6 | 6 | 0 | — |
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?
- 201 years are reported by both, from 1825 to 2025.
- How do Bolivia and Paraguay rank globally for democracy?
- Bolivia 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
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).