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Centralization of Political Power Index in Paraguay

Paraguay: Centralization of Political Power Index was 0.348 in 2025. ▼ Falling

Latest (2025)
0.348
Change on year
up 22.5%
World rank
87th
of 176 countries
All-time high
0.958
in 1813
All-time low
0.196
in 2008
Years of data
215
1811–2025

Centralization of Political Power Index in Paraguay, 1811–2025

0.20.40.60.81181119182025

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

Analysis

Paraguay recorded 0.348 for centralization of political power index in 2025.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 22.5% on the previous year and down 2.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, centralization of political power index in Paraguay peaked at 0.958 in 1813 and was at its lowest, 0.196, in 2008.

Paraguay ranks 87th of 176 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 215 years of available data.

Centralization of Political Power Index in Paraguay, year by year

Year Value Change
1811 0.933 —
1812 0.933 +0.0%
1813 0.958 +2.7%
1814 0.958 +0.0%
1815 0.958 +0.0%
1816 0.958 +0.0%
1817 0.953 -0.5%
1818 0.953 +0.0%
1819 0.953 +0.0%
1820 0.953 +0.0%
1821 0.953 +0.0%
1822 0.953 +0.0%
1823 0.953 +0.0%
1824 0.953 +0.0%
1825 0.953 +0.0%
1826 0.953 +0.0%
1827 0.953 +0.0%
1828 0.953 +0.0%
1829 0.953 +0.0%
1830 0.953 +0.0%
1831 0.953 +0.0%
1832 0.953 +0.0%
1833 0.953 +0.0%
1834 0.953 +0.0%
1835 0.953 +0.0%
1836 0.953 +0.0%
1837 0.953 +0.0%
1838 0.953 +0.0%
1839 0.953 +0.0%
1840 0.953 +0.0%
1841 0.958 +0.5%
1842 0.958 +0.0%
1843 0.958 +0.0%
1844 0.932 -2.7%
1845 0.932 +0.0%
1846 0.932 +0.0%
1847 0.932 +0.0%
1848 0.932 +0.0%
1849 0.932 +0.0%
1850 0.932 +0.0%
1851 0.932 +0.0%
1852 0.932 +0.0%
1853 0.932 +0.0%
1854 0.932 +0.0%
1855 0.932 +0.0%
1856 0.932 +0.0%
1857 0.932 +0.0%
1858 0.932 +0.0%
1859 0.932 +0.0%
1860 0.932 +0.0%
1861 0.932 +0.0%
1862 0.913 -2.0%
1863 0.934 +2.3%
1864 0.934 +0.0%
1865 0.934 +0.0%
1866 0.934 +0.0%
1867 0.934 +0.0%
1868 0.934 +0.0%
1869 0.934 +0.0%
1870 0.903 -3.3%
1871 0.89 -1.4%
1872 0.89 +0.0%
1873 0.89 +0.0%
1874 0.89 +0.0%
1875 0.89 +0.0%
1876 0.89 +0.0%
1877 0.89 +0.0%
1878 0.89 +0.0%
1879 0.89 +0.0%
1880 0.89 +0.0%
1881 0.89 +0.0%
1882 0.89 +0.0%
1883 0.89 +0.0%
1884 0.89 +0.0%
1885 0.89 +0.0%
1886 0.89 +0.0%
1887 0.89 +0.0%
1888 0.89 +0.0%
1889 0.89 +0.0%
1890 0.89 +0.0%
1891 0.89 +0.0%
1892 0.89 +0.0%
1893 0.89 +0.0%
1894 0.89 +0.0%
1895 0.89 +0.0%
1896 0.89 +0.0%
1897 0.89 +0.0%
1898 0.89 +0.0%
1899 0.89 +0.0%
1900 0.89 +0.0%
1901 0.89 +0.0%
1902 0.89 +0.0%
1903 0.89 +0.0%
1904 0.89 +0.0%
1905 0.868 -2.5%
1906 0.868 +0.0%
1907 0.868 +0.0%
1908 0.896 +3.2%
1909 0.869 -3.0%
1910 0.869 +0.0%
1911 0.869 +0.0%
1912 0.869 +0.0%
1913 0.869 +0.0%
1914 0.869 +0.0%
1915 0.869 +0.0%
1916 0.869 +0.0%
1917 0.869 +0.0%
1918 0.869 +0.0%
1919 0.869 +0.0%
1920 0.869 +0.0%
1921 0.869 +0.0%
1922 0.869 +0.0%
1923 0.869 +0.0%
1924 0.869 +0.0%
1925 0.869 +0.0%
1926 0.869 +0.0%
1927 0.869 +0.0%
1928 0.869 +0.0%
1929 0.869 +0.0%
1930 0.869 +0.0%
1931 0.869 +0.0%
1932 0.869 +0.0%
1933 0.869 +0.0%
1934 0.869 +0.0%
1935 0.869 +0.0%
1936 0.893 +2.8%
1937 0.909 +1.8%
1938 0.861 -5.3%
1939 0.863 +0.2%
1940 0.926 +7.3%
1941 0.95 +2.6%
1942 0.95 +0.0%
1943 0.95 +0.0%
1944 0.95 +0.0%
1945 0.95 +0.0%
1946 0.95 +0.0%
1947 0.95 +0.0%
1948 0.9 -5.3%
1949 0.886 -1.6%
1950 0.886 +0.0%
1951 0.886 +0.0%
1952 0.886 +0.0%
1953 0.891 +0.6%
1954 0.891 +0.0%
1955 0.904 +1.5%
1956 0.904 +0.0%
1957 0.904 +0.0%
1958 0.909 +0.6%
1959 0.932 +2.5%
1960 0.953 +2.3%
1961 0.914 -4.1%
1962 0.914 +0.0%
1963 0.914 +0.0%
1964 0.914 +0.0%
1965 0.914 +0.0%
1966 0.889 -2.7%
1967 0.889 +0.0%
1968 0.889 +0.0%
1969 0.889 +0.0%
1970 0.889 +0.0%
1971 0.889 +0.0%
1972 0.889 +0.0%
1973 0.889 +0.0%
1974 0.889 +0.0%
1975 0.889 +0.0%
1976 0.889 +0.0%
1977 0.889 +0.0%
1978 0.889 +0.0%
1979 0.889 +0.0%
1980 0.889 +0.0%
1981 0.889 +0.0%
1982 0.889 +0.0%
1983 0.889 +0.0%
1984 0.889 +0.0%
1985 0.889 +0.0%
1986 0.874 -1.7%
1987 0.867 -0.8%
1988 0.867 +0.0%
1989 0.792 -8.7%
1990 0.722 -8.8%
1991 0.702 -2.8%
1992 0.347 -50.6%
1993 0.337 -2.9%
1994 0.338 +0.3%
1995 0.338 +0.0%
1996 0.338 +0.0%
1997 0.325 -3.8%
1998 0.325 +0.0%
1999 0.337 +3.7%
2000 0.337 +0.0%
2001 0.337 +0.0%
2002 0.337 +0.0%
2003 0.337 +0.0%
2004 0.337 +0.0%
2005 0.329 -2.4%
2006 0.324 -1.5%
2007 0.263 -18.8%
2008 0.196 -25.5%
2009 0.196 +0.0%
2010 0.196 +0.0%
2011 0.2 +2.0%
2012 0.206 +3.0%
2013 0.353 +71.4%
2014 0.353 +0.0%
2015 0.356 +0.8%
2016 0.367 +3.1%
2017 0.355 -3.3%
2018 0.339 -4.5%
2019 0.349 +2.9%
2020 0.327 -6.3%
2021 0.26 -20.5%
2022 0.244 -6.2%
2023 0.254 +4.1%
2024 0.284 +11.8%
2025 0.348 +22.5%

Paraguay compared with similar countries

  • Paraguay's 0.348 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.3495, 100% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
  • Paraguay's 0.348 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.236, 1.5× the median. (25 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1810s 0.9508 0.933 0.958 9
1820s 0.953 0.953 0.953 10
1830s 0.953 0.953 0.953 10
1840s 0.9419 0.932 0.958 10
1850s 0.932 0.932 0.932 10
1860s 0.9315 0.913 0.934 10
1870s 0.8913 0.89 0.903 10
1880s 0.89 0.89 0.89 10
1890s 0.89 0.89 0.89 10
1900s 0.8819 0.868 0.896 10
1910s 0.869 0.869 0.869 10
1920s 0.869 0.869 0.869 10
1930s 0.874 0.861 0.909 10
1940s 0.9362 0.886 0.95 10
1950s 0.8993 0.886 0.932 10
1960s 0.9079 0.889 0.953 10
1970s 0.889 0.889 0.889 10
1980s 0.8734 0.792 0.889 10
1990s 0.4109 0.325 0.722 10
2000s 0.2993 0.196 0.337 10
2010s 0.3074 0.196 0.367 10
2020s 0.2862 0.244 0.348 6

Countries ranked near Paraguay

  1. 84 Guyana 0.364 compare
  2. 85 Philippines 0.351 compare
  3. 86 India 0.349 compare
  4. 88 Hungary 0.34 compare
  5. 89 Liberia 0.336 compare
  6. 90 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.335 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is centralization of political power index in Paraguay?
Centralization of political power index in Paraguay was 0.348 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest centralization of political power index recorded in Paraguay?
The highest recorded value was 0.958 in 1813.
What is the lowest centralization of political power index recorded in Paraguay?
The lowest recorded value was 0.196 in 2008.
How does Paraguay rank for centralization of political power index?
Paraguay ranks 87th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is centralization of political power index rising or falling in Paraguay?
Over the last ten years it is down 2.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Paraguay data come from?
The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Centralization of Political Power Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Centralization of Political Power Index
Source
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
176 places, 29,802 data points, 1789–2025
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Central estimate of the extent to which the executive is unconstrained by the legislature, judiciary, electoral management body, and other oversight.