Paraguay vs Seychelles: Electoral democracy

Paraguay
2
in 2025
Seychelles
2
in 2025
Paraguay rank
1st
Seychelles rank
1st

Electoral democracy over time

  • Paraguay
  • Seychelles
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How they compare

Paraguay currently reports 2 against 2 in Seychelles, a difference of 0.

The two have swapped places 13 times across 122 shared years of data; in 1903 it was Paraguay ahead.

Paraguay ranks 1st and Seychelles ranks 1st of 176 countries.

Paraguay has averaged higher in every one of the 13 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Paraguay Seychelles Difference Ahead
1900s 0.8571 0 0.8571 Paraguay
1910s 0 0 0
1920s 0 0 0
1930s 0.3 0 0.3 Paraguay
1940s 0.7778 0 0.7778 Paraguay
1950s 0.5 0 0.5 Paraguay
1960s 0.7 0 0.7 Paraguay
1970s 1 0.8 0.2 Paraguay
1980s 1 0.7 0.3 Paraguay
1990s 1.7 1 0.7 Paraguay
2000s 2 1 1 Paraguay
2010s 2 1.5 0.5 Paraguay
2020s 2 2 0

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher electoral democracy, Paraguay or Seychelles?
Paraguay, at 2 against 2 in Seychelles as of 2025.
What is the difference in electoral democracy between Paraguay and Seychelles?
0, with Paraguay ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Paraguay and Seychelles?
122 years are reported by both, from 1903 to 2025.
How do Paraguay and Seychelles rank globally for electoral democracy?
Paraguay ranks 1st and Seychelles 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

Indicator
Electoral democracy
Source
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
176 places, 29,594 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed

Identifies the political regime of a country using the Regimes of the World classification by political scientists Anna Lührmann, Marcus Tannenberg and Staffan Lindberg.