Nauru vs Paraguay: Electoral democracy

Nauru
1
in 2025
Paraguay
1
in 2025
Nauru rank
1st
Paraguay rank
1st

Electoral democracy over time

  • Nauru
  • Paraguay
00.20.40.60.81181119182025

How they compare

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

The two have swapped places 2 times across 138 shared years of data; in 1888 it was Paraguay ahead.

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

Nauru has averaged higher in every one of the 15 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Nauru Paraguay Difference Ahead
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 0.4 0 0.4 Nauru
1970s 1 0 1 Nauru
1980s 1 0.1 0.9 Nauru
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, Nauru or Paraguay?
Nauru, at 1 against 1 in Paraguay as of 2025.
What is the difference in electoral democracy between Nauru and Paraguay?
0, with Nauru ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nauru and Paraguay?
138 years are reported by both, from 1888 to 2025.
How do Nauru and Paraguay rank globally for electoral democracy?
Nauru 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).