Paraguay vs Peru: Democracy
Paraguay
6
in 2025
Peru
6
in 2025
Paraguay rank
78th
Peru rank
78th
Democracy over time
- Paraguay
- Peru
How they compare
Paraguay currently reports 6 against 6 in Peru, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 25 times across 215 shared years of data; in 1811 it was Paraguay ahead.
Paraguay ranks 78th and Peru ranks 78th of 198 countries.
Across the 22 decades both report, Paraguay averaged higher in 10 and Peru in 10.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Paraguay | Peru | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1810s | 1.22 | 0 | 1.22 | Paraguay |
| 1820s | 1 | 0.4 | 0.6 | Paraguay |
| 1830s | 1 | 0.8 | 0.2 | Paraguay |
| 1840s | 1.1 | 0.7 | 0.4 | Paraguay |
| 1850s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1860s | 0.9 | 0.8 | 0.1 | Paraguay |
| 1870s | 1 | 2.5 | 1.5 | Peru |
| 1880s | 3 | 1.2 | 1.8 | Paraguay |
| 1890s | 3 | 3 | 0 | — |
| 1900s | 1.2 | 3 | 1.8 | Peru |
| 1910s | 0.9 | 2.4 | 1.5 | Peru |
| 1920s | 2.8 | 0.6 | 2.2 | Paraguay |
| 1930s | 2.5 | 1.5 | 1 | Paraguay |
| 1940s | 0.9 | 3.2 | 2.3 | Peru |
| 1950s | 1 | 2.2 | 1.2 | Peru |
| 1960s | 2.4 | 2.8 | 0.4 | Peru |
| 1970s | 3 | 0 | 3 | Paraguay |
| 1980s | 3.3 | 6 | 2.7 | Peru |
| 1990s | 6 | 3 | 3 | Paraguay |
| 2000s | 6 | 6.6 | 0.6 | Peru |
| 2010s | 6 | 7 | 1 | Peru |
| 2020s | 6 | 6.33 | 0.3333 | Peru |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher democracy, Paraguay or Peru?
- Paraguay, at 6 against 6 in Peru as of 2025.
- What is the difference in democracy between Paraguay and Peru?
- 0, with Paraguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Paraguay and Peru?
- 215 years are reported by both, from 1811 to 2025.
- How do Paraguay and Peru rank globally for democracy?
- Paraguay ranks 78th and Peru 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).