Equatorial Guinea vs Paraguay: Direct Democracy Index
Equatorial Guinea
0.08
in 2025
Paraguay
0.072
in 2025
Equatorial Guinea rank
67th
Paraguay rank
70th
Direct Democracy Index over time
- Equatorial Guinea
- Paraguay
How they compare
Equatorial Guinea currently reports 0.08 against 0.072 in Paraguay, a difference of 0.008.
That makes Equatorial Guinea's figure about 1.1 times Paraguay's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Paraguay ahead.
Equatorial Guinea ranks 67th and Paraguay ranks 70th of 175 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Equatorial Guinea averaged higher in 7 and Paraguay in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Equatorial Guinea | Paraguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 0 | 0.01 | 0.01 | Paraguay |
| 1940s | 0 | 0.01 | 0.01 | Paraguay |
| 1950s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1960s | 0.0226 | 0 | 0.0226 | Equatorial Guinea |
| 1970s | 0.0139 | 0 | 0.0139 | Equatorial Guinea |
| 1980s | 0.1528 | 0 | 0.1528 | Equatorial Guinea |
| 1990s | 0.1832 | 0.0264 | 0.1568 | Equatorial Guinea |
| 2000s | 0.086 | 0.033 | 0.053 | Equatorial Guinea |
| 2010s | 0.17 | 0.1315 | 0.0385 | Equatorial Guinea |
| 2020s | 0.11 | 0.092 | 0.018 | Equatorial Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher direct democracy index, Equatorial Guinea or Paraguay?
- Equatorial Guinea, at 0.08 against 0.072 in Paraguay as of 2025.
- What is the difference in direct democracy index between Equatorial Guinea and Paraguay?
- 0.008, with Equatorial Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Equatorial Guinea and Paraguay?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Equatorial Guinea and Paraguay rank globally for direct democracy index?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 67th and Paraguay ranks 70th of 175 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Direct Democracy Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measures the extent of how easy it is for citizens to vote on specific issues themselves in popular initiatives, referendums, and plebiscites.