Justified Political Positions Score in Paraguay

Paraguay: Justified Political Positions Score was -0.945 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
-0.945
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
157th
of 175 countries
All-time high
0.215
in 2009
All-time low
-2.64
in 1954
Years of data
126
1900–2025

Justified Political Positions Score in Paraguay, 1900–2025

-3-2-10190019622025

Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

Analysis

Paraguay recorded -0.945 for justified political positions score in 2025.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 18.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, justified political positions score in Paraguay peaked at 0.215 in 2009 and was at its lowest, -2.64, in 1954.

Paraguay ranks 157th of 175 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 126 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1900s -2.62 -2.62 -2.62 10
1910s -2.62 -2.62 -2.62 10
1920s -2.2 -2.62 -1.92 10
1930s -1.92 -1.92 -1.92 10
1940s -1.92 -1.92 -1.92 10
1950s -2.35 -2.64 -1.92 10
1960s -2.64 -2.64 -2.64 10
1970s -2.64 -2.64 -2.64 10
1980s -2.56 -2.64 -1.9 10
1990s -0.867 -0.867 -0.867 10
2000s -0.413 -0.867 0.215 10
2010s -0.689 -1.15 0.215 10
2020s -0.695 -0.945 -0.445 6

Countries ranked near Paraguay

  1. 154 Comoros -0.84 compare
  2. 155 Papua New Guinea -0.871 compare
  3. 156 Turkey -0.93 compare
  4. 158 Eritrea -0.999 compare
  5. 159 Sudan -1.1 compare
  6. 160 Bolivia -1.12 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is justified political positions score in Paraguay?
Justified political positions score in Paraguay was -0.945 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest justified political positions score recorded in Paraguay?
The highest recorded value was 0.215 in 2009.
What is the lowest justified political positions score recorded in Paraguay?
The lowest recorded value was -2.64 in 1954.
How does Paraguay rank for justified political positions score?
Paraguay ranks 157th out of 175 countries with data for 2025.
Is justified political positions score rising or falling in Paraguay?
Over the last ten years it is up 18.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Paraguay data come from?
The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Justified Political Positions Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Justified Political Positions Score
Source
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
175 places, 20,802 data points, 1900–2025
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Central estimate of the extent to which political elites provide complex, nuanced, and complete justifications for their views when considering important policy changes.