Netherlands vs Paraguay: Democracy
Netherlands
2
in 2018
Paraguay
2
in 2018
Netherlands rank
1st
Paraguay rank
1st
Democracy over time
- Netherlands
- Paraguay
How they compare
Netherlands currently reports 2 against 2 in Paraguay, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 199 shared years of data; in 1815 it was Paraguay ahead.
Netherlands ranks 1st and Paraguay ranks 1st of 167 countries.
Netherlands has averaged higher in every one of the 21 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Netherlands | Paraguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1810s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1820s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1830s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1840s | 0.2 | 0 | 0.2 | Netherlands |
| 1850s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Netherlands |
| 1860s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Netherlands |
| 1870s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1880s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1890s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1900s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 1.3 | 1 | 0.3 | Netherlands |
| 1920s | 2 | 1 | 1 | Netherlands |
| 1930s | 2 | 0.9 | 1.1 | Netherlands |
| 1940s | 2 | 0.6 | 1.4 | Netherlands |
| 1950s | 2 | 0.4 | 1.6 | Netherlands |
| 1960s | 2 | 0 | 2 | Netherlands |
| 1970s | 2 | 0 | 2 | Netherlands |
| 1980s | 2 | 0.1 | 1.9 | Netherlands |
| 1990s | 2 | 1.8 | 0.2 | Netherlands |
| 2000s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher democracy, Netherlands or Paraguay?
- Netherlands, at 2 against 2 in Paraguay as of 2018.
- What is the difference in democracy between Netherlands and Paraguay?
- 0, with Netherlands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Netherlands and Paraguay?
- 199 years are reported by both, from 1815 to 2018.
- How do Netherlands and Paraguay rank globally for democracy?
- Netherlands 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
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).