Effective Power to Govern Score in Paraguay
Paraguay: Effective Power to Govern Score was 7 in 2025. ▬ Flat
Effective Power to Govern Score in Paraguay, 2005–2025
Source: Bertelsmann Transformation Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for effective power to govern score in Paraguay is 7, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 12.5% on the previous year and down 12.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, effective power to govern score in Paraguay peaked at 8 in 2007 and was at its lowest, 7, in 2005.
That places Paraguay 35th out of 128 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
Effective Power to Govern Score in Paraguay, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 7 | — |
| 2007 | 8 | +14.3% |
| 2009 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 7 | -12.5% |
| 2013 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 8 | +14.3% |
| 2017 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 7 | -12.5% |
Paraguay compared with similar countries
- Paraguay's 7 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 6, 1.2× the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Paraguay's 7 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 7, 1.0× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.67 | 7 | 8 | 3 |
| 2010s | 7.6 | 7 | 8 | 5 |
| 2020s | 7.67 | 7 | 8 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Paraguay
More reference data data for Paraguay
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.3166 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 5.23 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 7.18 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.6344 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 7.18 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.06 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.5539 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 29.48 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 38.68 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 3.45 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is effective power to govern score in Paraguay?
- Effective power to govern score in Paraguay was 7 in 2025, according to Bertelsmann Transformation Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest effective power to govern score recorded in Paraguay?
- The highest recorded value was 8 in 2007.
- What is the lowest effective power to govern score recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 7 in 2005.
- How does Paraguay rank for effective power to govern score?
- Paraguay ranks 35th out of 128 countries with data for 2025.
- Is effective power to govern score rising or falling in Paraguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Paraguay data come from?
- The figures come from Bertelsmann Transformation Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Effective Power to Govern Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Indicates the extent to which no individual or group holds de facto veto power over democratically elected political leaders.