Brazil vs Paraguay: Electoral democracy

Brazil
1
in 2025
Paraguay
1
in 2025
Brazil rank
1st
Paraguay rank
1st

Electoral democracy over time

  • Brazil
  • Paraguay
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How they compare

Brazil currently reports 1 against 1 in Paraguay, a difference of 0.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 215 shared years of data; in 1811 it was Paraguay ahead.

Brazil ranks 1st and Paraguay ranks 1st of 197 countries.

Brazil has averaged higher in every one of the 22 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Brazil 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 0 0
1920s 0 0 0
1930s 0 0 0
1940s 0 0 0
1950s 0 0 0
1960s 0 0 0
1970s 0 0 0
1980s 0.5 0.1 0.4 Brazil
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 electoral democracy, Brazil or Paraguay?
Brazil, at 1 against 1 in Paraguay as of 2025.
What is the difference in electoral democracy between Brazil and Paraguay?
0, with Brazil ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Paraguay?
215 years are reported by both, from 1811 to 2025.
How do Brazil and Paraguay rank globally for electoral democracy?
Brazil ranks 1st and Paraguay ranks 1st of 197 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Electoral democracy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Electoral democracy
Source
Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
198 places, 32,485 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed

Identifies the political regime of a country using the reduced Lexical Index of Electoral Democracy. It distinguishes between non-electoral autocracies, one-party autocracies, multi-party autocracies without elected executive, multi-party autocracies, exclusive democracies, male democracies, and electoral democracies (including full democracies or polyarchies).