Bhutan vs Paraguay: Democracy

Bhutan
2
in 2018
Paraguay
2
in 2018
Bhutan rank
1st
Paraguay rank
1st

Democracy over time

  • Bhutan
  • Paraguay
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How they compare

Bhutan currently reports 2 against 2 in Paraguay, a difference of 0.

Across all 112 years both countries report, Paraguay has been ahead every year.

Bhutan ranks 1st and Paraguay ranks 1st of 167 countries.

Paraguay has averaged higher in every one of the 12 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bhutan Paraguay Difference Ahead
1900s 0 1 1 Paraguay
1910s 0 1 1 Paraguay
1920s 0 1 1 Paraguay
1930s 0 0.9 0.9 Paraguay
1940s 0 0.3 0.3 Paraguay
1950s 0 0.4 0.4 Paraguay
1960s 0 0 0
1970s 0 0 0
1980s 0 0.1 0.1 Paraguay
1990s 0 1.8 1.8 Paraguay
2000s 0.5 2 1.5 Paraguay
2010s 1.11 2 0.8889 Paraguay

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher democracy, Bhutan or Paraguay?
Bhutan, at 2 against 2 in Paraguay as of 2018.
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?
112 years are reported by both, from 1907 to 2018.
How do Bhutan and Paraguay rank globally for democracy?
Bhutan ranks 1st and Paraguay ranks 1st of 167 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Polity 5 (2020) – 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
Polity 5 (2020) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
168 places, 18,392 data points, 1776–2020
Last refreshed

Identifies the political regime of a country using the Polity 5 data by the Center for Systemic Peace. It distinguishes between autocracies (score 0), anocracies (score 1), and democracies (score 2).