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
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
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).