Paraguay vs Romania: Democracy

Paraguay
2
in 2018
Romania
2
in 2018
Paraguay rank
1st
Romania rank
1st

Democracy over time

  • Paraguay
  • Romania
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How they compare

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

The two have swapped places 8 times across 159 shared years of data; in 1859 it was Romania ahead.

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

Across the 17 decades both report, Paraguay averaged higher in 8 and Romania in 2.

Head to head by decade

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

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher democracy, Paraguay or Romania?
Paraguay, at 2 against 2 in Romania as of 2018.
What is the difference in democracy between Paraguay and Romania?
0, with Paraguay ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Paraguay and Romania?
159 years are reported by both, from 1859 to 2018.
How do Paraguay and Romania rank globally for democracy?
Paraguay ranks 1st and Romania 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).