Argentina vs Paraguay: Competitive elections
Argentina
1
in 2025
Paraguay
1
in 2025
Argentina rank
1st
Paraguay rank
1st
Competitive elections over time
- Argentina
- Paraguay
How they compare
Argentina currently reports 1 against 1 in Paraguay, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 215 shared years of data; in 1811 it was Paraguay ahead.
Argentina ranks 1st and Paraguay ranks 1st of 198 countries.
Argentina has averaged higher in every one of the 22 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Argentina | Paraguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1810s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1820s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1830s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1840s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1850s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1860s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1870s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1880s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1890s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1900s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 0.8 | 0 | 0.8 | Argentina |
| 1920s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Argentina |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 0.4 | 0 | 0.4 | Argentina |
| 1950s | 0.3 | 0 | 0.3 | Argentina |
| 1960s | 0.5 | 0 | 0.5 | Argentina |
| 1970s | 0.3 | 0 | 0.3 | Argentina |
| 1980s | 0.7 | 0.1 | 0.6 | Argentina |
| 1990s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2000s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2020s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher competitive elections, Argentina or Paraguay?
- Argentina, at 1 against 1 in Paraguay as of 2025.
- What is the difference in competitive elections between Argentina and Paraguay?
- 0, with Argentina ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Paraguay?
- 215 years are reported by both, from 1811 to 2025.
- How do Argentina and Paraguay rank globally for competitive elections?
- Argentina ranks 1st and Paraguay ranks 1st of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Competitive elections. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Whether the outcomes of elections are uncertain because their timing is not violated, voters are not systematically coerced, and election fraud is not consequential.