Argentina vs Paraguay: Electoral democracy (V-Dem)
Argentina
2
in 2025
Paraguay
2
in 2025
Argentina rank
1st
Paraguay rank
1st
Electoral democracy (V-Dem) over time
- Argentina
- Paraguay
How they compare
Argentina currently reports 2 against 2 in Paraguay, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 20 times across 215 shared years of data; in 1811 it was Paraguay ahead.
Argentina ranks 1st and Paraguay ranks 1st of 176 countries.
Across the 22 decades both report, Argentina averaged higher in 13 and Paraguay in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Argentina | Paraguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1810s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1820s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1830s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1840s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1850s | 0.1 | 0 | 0.1 | Argentina |
| 1860s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Argentina |
| 1870s | 1 | 0.3 | 0.7 | Argentina |
| 1880s | 1 | 0.3 | 0.7 | Argentina |
| 1890s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1900s | 1 | 0.9 | 0.1 | Argentina |
| 1910s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Argentina |
| 1920s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Argentina |
| 1930s | 1 | 0.3 | 0.7 | Argentina |
| 1940s | 0.8 | 0.3 | 0.5 | Argentina |
| 1950s | 0.9 | 0.5 | 0.4 | Argentina |
| 1960s | 0.9 | 0.7 | 0.2 | Argentina |
| 1970s | 0.6 | 1 | 0.4 | Paraguay |
| 1980s | 1.3 | 1 | 0.3 | Argentina |
| 1990s | 2 | 1.7 | 0.3 | Argentina |
| 2000s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 2020s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electoral democracy, Argentina or Paraguay?
- Argentina, at 2 against 2 in Paraguay as of 2025.
- What is the difference in electoral democracy between Argentina and Paraguay?
- 0, with Argentina ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Paraguay?
- 215 years are reported by both, from 1811 to 2025.
- How do Argentina and Paraguay rank globally for electoral democracy?
- Argentina ranks 1st and Paraguay ranks 1st of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (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 Regimes of the World classification by political scientists Anna Lührmann, Marcus Tannenberg and Staffan Lindberg.