Paraguay vs Peru: Democracy
Paraguay
2
in 2018
Peru
2
in 2018
Paraguay rank
1st
Peru rank
1st
Democracy over time
- Paraguay
- Peru
How they compare
Paraguay currently reports 2 against 2 in Peru, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 196 shared years of data; in 1821 it was Peru ahead.
Paraguay ranks 1st and Peru ranks 1st of 167 countries.
Across the 20 decades both report, Paraguay averaged higher in 3 and Peru in 10.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Paraguay | Peru | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1820s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Peru |
| 1830s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Peru |
| 1840s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Peru |
| 1850s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Peru |
| 1860s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Peru |
| 1870s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1880s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1890s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1900s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Paraguay |
| 1930s | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 0.3 | 0.8 | 0.5 | Peru |
| 1950s | 0.4 | 1 | 0.6 | Peru |
| 1960s | 0 | 0.7 | 0.7 | Peru |
| 1970s | 0 | 0.2 | 0.2 | Peru |
| 1980s | 0.1 | 2 | 1.9 | Peru |
| 1990s | 1.8 | 1.2 | 0.6 | Paraguay |
| 2000s | 2 | 1.9 | 0.1 | Paraguay |
| 2010s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher democracy, Paraguay or Peru?
- Paraguay, at 2 against 2 in Peru as of 2018.
- What is the difference in democracy between Paraguay and Peru?
- 0, with Paraguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Paraguay and Peru?
- 196 years are reported by both, from 1821 to 2018.
- How do Paraguay and Peru rank globally for democracy?
- Paraguay ranks 1st and Peru 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).