Ecuador vs Paraguay: Strong Elected Regional Governments Index
Ecuador
0.956
in 2025
Paraguay
0.955
in 2025
Ecuador rank
18th
Paraguay rank
20th
Strong Elected Regional Governments Index over time
- Ecuador
- Paraguay
How they compare
Ecuador currently reports 0.956 against 0.955 in Paraguay, a difference of 0.001.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 196 shared years of data; in 1830 it was Ecuador ahead.
Ecuador ranks 18th and Paraguay ranks 20th of 175 countries.
Across the 20 decades both report, Ecuador averaged higher in 17 and Paraguay in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ecuador | Paraguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1830s | 0.068 | 0 | 0.068 | Ecuador |
| 1840s | 0.068 | 0 | 0.068 | Ecuador |
| 1850s | 0.068 | 0 | 0.068 | Ecuador |
| 1860s | 0.068 | 0 | 0.068 | Ecuador |
| 1870s | 0.117 | 0 | 0.117 | Ecuador |
| 1880s | 0.117 | 0 | 0.117 | Ecuador |
| 1890s | 0.1978 | 0 | 0.1978 | Ecuador |
| 1900s | 0.303 | 0.044 | 0.259 | Ecuador |
| 1910s | 0.303 | 0.044 | 0.259 | Ecuador |
| 1920s | 0.303 | 0.044 | 0.259 | Ecuador |
| 1930s | 0.303 | 0.044 | 0.259 | Ecuador |
| 1940s | 0.303 | 0.044 | 0.259 | Ecuador |
| 1950s | 0.303 | 0.044 | 0.259 | Ecuador |
| 1960s | 0.4887 | 0.044 | 0.4447 | Ecuador |
| 1970s | 0.859 | 0.137 | 0.722 | Ecuador |
| 1980s | 0.832 | 0.137 | 0.695 | Ecuador |
| 1990s | 0.8356 | 0.7756 | 0.06 | Ecuador |
| 2000s | 0.8922 | 0.98 | 0.0878 | Paraguay |
| 2010s | 0.8941 | 0.9751 | 0.081 | Paraguay |
| 2020s | 0.9147 | 0.955 | 0.0403 | Paraguay |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher strong elected regional governments index, Ecuador or Paraguay?
- Ecuador, at 0.956 against 0.955 in Paraguay as of 2025.
- What is the difference in strong elected regional governments index between Ecuador and Paraguay?
- 0.001, with Ecuador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Paraguay?
- 196 years are reported by both, from 1830 to 2025.
- How do Ecuador and Paraguay rank globally for strong elected regional governments index?
- Ecuador ranks 18th and Paraguay ranks 20th of 175 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Strong Elected Regional Governments Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Central estimate of the extent to which elected regional governments exist, and they operate without interference from regional unelected bodies.