Colombia vs Paraguay: Democracy
Colombia
6
in 2025
Paraguay
6
in 2025
Colombia rank
78th
Paraguay rank
78th
Democracy over time
- Colombia
- Paraguay
How they compare
Colombia currently reports 6 against 6 in Paraguay, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 16 times across 206 shared years of data; in 1811 it was Paraguay ahead.
Colombia ranks 78th and Paraguay ranks 78th of 198 countries.
Across the 22 decades both report, Colombia averaged higher in 13 and Paraguay in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Colombia | Paraguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1810s | 0 | 1.22 | 1.22 | Paraguay |
| 1820s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Paraguay |
| 1830s | 3 | 1 | 2 | Colombia |
| 1840s | 3 | 1.1 | 1.9 | Colombia |
| 1850s | 2.7 | 1 | 1.7 | Colombia |
| 1860s | 1.5 | 0.9 | 0.6 | Colombia |
| 1870s | 3 | 1 | 2 | Colombia |
| 1880s | 2 | 3 | 1 | Paraguay |
| 1890s | 2.6 | 3 | 0.4 | Paraguay |
| 1900s | 0.7 | 1.2 | 0.5 | Paraguay |
| 1910s | 3 | 0.9 | 2.1 | Colombia |
| 1920s | 3 | 2.8 | 0.2 | Colombia |
| 1930s | 3 | 2.5 | 0.5 | Colombia |
| 1940s | 2.8 | 0.9 | 1.9 | Colombia |
| 1950s | 1.5 | 1 | 0.5 | Colombia |
| 1960s | 6 | 2.4 | 3.6 | Colombia |
| 1970s | 6 | 3 | 3 | Colombia |
| 1980s | 6 | 3.3 | 2.7 | Colombia |
| 1990s | 6 | 6 | 0 | — |
| 2000s | 6 | 6 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 6 | 6 | 0 | — |
| 2020s | 6 | 6 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher democracy, Colombia or Paraguay?
- Colombia, at 6 against 6 in Paraguay as of 2025.
- What is the difference in democracy between Colombia and Paraguay?
- 0, with Colombia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Paraguay?
- 206 years are reported by both, from 1811 to 2025.
- How do Colombia and Paraguay rank globally for democracy?
- Colombia ranks 78th and Paraguay ranks 78th of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Democracy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Identifies the political regime of a country. It distinguishes between non-electoral autocracies (score 0), one-party autocracies (score 1), multi-party autocracies without elected executive (score 2), multi-party autocracies (score 3), exclusive democracies (score 4), male democracies (score 5), electoral democracies (score 6), and full democracies (score 7).