Latvia vs Paraguay: Electoral democracy
Latvia
2
in 2025
Paraguay
2
in 2025
Latvia rank
1st
Paraguay rank
1st
Electoral democracy over time
- Latvia
- Paraguay
How they compare
Latvia currently reports 2 against 2 in Paraguay, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 214 shared years of data; in 1811 it was Paraguay ahead.
Latvia ranks 1st and Paraguay ranks 1st of 176 countries.
Across the 22 decades both report, Latvia averaged higher in 4 and Paraguay in 9.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Latvia | 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 | 0.4 | 0.4 | Paraguay |
| 1880s | 0 | 0.3 | 0.3 | Paraguay |
| 1890s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Paraguay |
| 1900s | 0 | 0.9 | 0.9 | Paraguay |
| 1910s | 0.1 | 0 | 0.1 | Latvia |
| 1920s | 1.7 | 0 | 1.7 | Latvia |
| 1930s | 0.9 | 0.3 | 0.6 | Latvia |
| 1940s | 0 | 0.7778 | 0.7778 | Paraguay |
| 1950s | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | Paraguay |
| 1960s | 0 | 0.7 | 0.7 | Paraguay |
| 1970s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Paraguay |
| 1980s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Paraguay |
| 1990s | 2 | 1.7 | 0.3 | Latvia |
| 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, Latvia or Paraguay?
- Latvia, at 2 against 2 in Paraguay as of 2025.
- What is the difference in electoral democracy between Latvia and Paraguay?
- 0, with Latvia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Latvia and Paraguay?
- 214 years are reported by both, from 1811 to 2025.
- How do Latvia and Paraguay rank globally for electoral democracy?
- Latvia 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.