Mexico vs Paraguay: Democracy
Mexico
6
in 2025
Paraguay
6
in 2025
Mexico rank
78th
Paraguay rank
78th
Democracy over time
- Mexico
- Paraguay
How they compare
Mexico currently reports 6 against 6 in Paraguay, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 22 times across 215 shared years of data; in 1811 it was Paraguay ahead.
Mexico ranks 78th and Paraguay ranks 78th of 198 countries.
Across the 22 decades both report, Mexico averaged higher in 11 and Paraguay in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mexico | Paraguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1810s | 0 | 1.22 | 1.22 | Paraguay |
| 1820s | 1.7 | 1 | 0.7 | Mexico |
| 1830s | 2.2 | 1 | 1.2 | Mexico |
| 1840s | 1.9 | 1.1 | 0.8 | Mexico |
| 1850s | 1.6 | 1 | 0.6 | Mexico |
| 1860s | 1.3 | 0.9 | 0.4 | Mexico |
| 1870s | 2.2 | 1 | 1.2 | Mexico |
| 1880s | 3 | 3 | 0 | — |
| 1890s | 2.2 | 3 | 0.8 | Paraguay |
| 1900s | 1 | 1.2 | 0.2 | Paraguay |
| 1910s | 2.2 | 0.9 | 1.3 | Mexico |
| 1920s | 2.8 | 2.8 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 3 | 2.5 | 0.5 | Mexico |
| 1940s | 3 | 0.9 | 2.1 | Mexico |
| 1950s | 3 | 1 | 2 | Mexico |
| 1960s | 3 | 2.4 | 0.6 | Mexico |
| 1970s | 3 | 3 | 0 | — |
| 1980s | 3 | 3.3 | 0.3 | Paraguay |
| 1990s | 3 | 6 | 3 | Paraguay |
| 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, Mexico or Paraguay?
- Mexico, at 6 against 6 in Paraguay as of 2025.
- What is the difference in democracy between Mexico and Paraguay?
- 0, with Mexico ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and Paraguay?
- 215 years are reported by both, from 1811 to 2025.
- How do Mexico and Paraguay rank globally for democracy?
- Mexico 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).