Nepal vs Paraguay: Democracy

Nepal
2
in 2018
Paraguay
2
in 2018
Nepal rank
1st
Paraguay rank
1st

Democracy over time

  • Nepal
  • Paraguay
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How they compare

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

The two have swapped places 10 times across 208 shared years of data; in 1811 it was Paraguay ahead.

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

Across the 21 decades both report, Nepal averaged higher in 6 and Paraguay in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Nepal Paraguay Difference Ahead
1810s 0 0 0
1820s 0 0 0
1830s 0 0 0
1840s 0.4 0 0.4 Nepal
1850s 1 0 1 Nepal
1860s 1 0 1 Nepal
1870s 1 1 0
1880s 1 1 0
1890s 1 1 0
1900s 1 1 0
1910s 1 1 0
1920s 1 1 0
1930s 1 0.9 0.1 Nepal
1940s 1 0.3 0.7 Nepal
1950s 0.4 0.4 0
1960s 0 0 0
1970s 0 0 0
1980s 0.9 0.1 0.8 Nepal
1990s 1.1 1.8 0.7 Paraguay
2000s 1.2 2 0.8 Paraguay
2010s 2 2 0

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher democracy, Nepal or Paraguay?
Nepal, at 2 against 2 in Paraguay as of 2018.
What is the difference in democracy between Nepal and Paraguay?
0, with Nepal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nepal and Paraguay?
208 years are reported by both, from 1811 to 2018.
How do Nepal and Paraguay rank globally for democracy?
Nepal 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).