Norway vs Paraguay: Democracy
Norway
2
in 2018
Paraguay
2
in 2018
Norway rank
1st
Paraguay rank
1st
Democracy over time
- Norway
- Paraguay
How they compare
Norway currently reports 2 against 2 in Paraguay, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 200 shared years of data; in 1814 it was Paraguay ahead.
Norway ranks 1st and Paraguay ranks 1st of 167 countries.
Across the 21 decades both report, Norway averaged higher in 11 and Paraguay in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Norway | Paraguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1810s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1820s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1830s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1840s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1850s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1860s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1870s | 0.7 | 1 | 0.3 | Paraguay |
| 1880s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1890s | 1.2 | 1 | 0.2 | Norway |
| 1900s | 2 | 1 | 1 | Norway |
| 1910s | 2 | 1 | 1 | Norway |
| 1920s | 2 | 1 | 1 | Norway |
| 1930s | 2 | 0.9 | 1.1 | Norway |
| 1940s | 2 | 0.6 | 1.4 | Norway |
| 1950s | 2 | 0.4 | 1.6 | Norway |
| 1960s | 2 | 0 | 2 | Norway |
| 1970s | 2 | 0 | 2 | Norway |
| 1980s | 2 | 0.1 | 1.9 | Norway |
| 1990s | 2 | 1.8 | 0.2 | Norway |
| 2000s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher democracy, Norway or Paraguay?
- Norway, at 2 against 2 in Paraguay as of 2018.
- What is the difference in democracy between Norway and Paraguay?
- 0, with Norway ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Norway and Paraguay?
- 200 years are reported by both, from 1814 to 2018.
- How do Norway and Paraguay rank globally for democracy?
- Norway 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).