Brazil vs Paraguay: Democracy

Brazil
2
in 2018
Paraguay
2
in 2018
Brazil rank
1st
Paraguay rank
1st

Democracy over time

  • Brazil
  • Paraguay
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How they compare

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

The two have swapped places 6 times across 195 shared years of data; in 1824 it was Paraguay ahead.

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

Across the 20 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 6 and Paraguay in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Brazil Paraguay Difference Ahead
1820s 0 0 0
1830s 0 0 0
1840s 0 0 0
1850s 0 0 0
1860s 0 0 0
1870s 0 1 1 Paraguay
1880s 0.1 1 0.9 Paraguay
1890s 1 1 0
1900s 1 1 0
1910s 1 1 0
1920s 1 1 0
1930s 0.2 0.9 0.7 Paraguay
1940s 0.6 0.3 0.3 Brazil
1950s 1.2 0.4 0.8 Brazil
1960s 0.6 0 0.6 Brazil
1970s 0.6 0 0.6 Brazil
1980s 1.5 0.1 1.4 Brazil
1990s 2 1.8 0.2 Brazil
2000s 2 2 0
2010s 2 2 0

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher democracy, Brazil or Paraguay?
Brazil, at 2 against 2 in Paraguay as of 2018.
What is the difference in democracy between Brazil and Paraguay?
0, with Brazil ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Paraguay?
195 years are reported by both, from 1824 to 2018.
How do Brazil and Paraguay rank globally for democracy?
Brazil 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).