Democracy in Paraguay
Paraguay: Democracy was 4 in 2025. ▬ Flat
Democracy in Paraguay, 2005–2025
Source: Bertelsmann Transformation Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for democracy in Paraguay is 4, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, democracy in Paraguay peaked at 4 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 4, in 2005.
Paraguay ranks 16th of 128 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 |
| 2010s | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 |
| 2020s | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 |
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More reference data data for Paraguay
- Spring temperature anomalies 1.44 °C (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies -1.58 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month 0.0626 °C (2026)
- Universal right to vote in practice 2 (2025)
- Autumn temperature anomalies 1.42 °C (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies -0.3055 °C (2025)
- Consumer price index 190.29 2010 = 100 (2025)
- Universal right to vote 2 (2025)
- Competitive elections 1 (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote 1 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is democracy in Paraguay?
- Democracy in Paraguay was 4 in 2025, according to Bertelsmann Transformation Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest democracy recorded in Paraguay?
- The highest recorded value was 4 in 2005.
- What is the lowest democracy recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 4 in 2005.
- How does Paraguay rank for democracy?
- Paraguay ranks 16th out of 128 countries with data for 2025.
- Is democracy rising or falling in Paraguay?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. 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 Democracy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Identifies the political regime of a country. It distinguishes between hard-line autocracies (score 1), moderate autocracies (score 2), highly defective democracies (score 3), defective democracies (score 4), and consolidating democracies (score 5).