Which has higher key features of liberal democracy, Papua New Guinea or Paraguay?

Papua New Guinea, at 0.384 against 0.376 in Paraguay as of 2025.

What is the difference in key features of liberal democracy between Papua New Guinea and Paraguay?

0.008, with Papua New Guinea ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Paraguay?

126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Key features of liberal democracy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Papua New Guinea vs Paraguay: Key features of liberal democracy

Papua New Guinea

0.384

in 2025

Paraguay

0.376

in 2025

Papua New Guinea rank

79th

Paraguay rank

82nd

Key features of liberal democracy over time

Papua New Guinea
Paraguay

How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 0.384 against 0.376 in Paraguay, a difference of 0.008.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Paraguay ahead.

Papua New Guinea ranks 79th and Paraguay ranks 82nd of 176 countries.

Across the 13 decades both report, Papua New Guinea averaged higher in 6 and Paraguay in 7.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Papua New Guinea	Paraguay	Difference	Ahead
1900s	0.052	0.0778	0.0258	Paraguay
1910s	0.0515	0.0822	0.0307	Paraguay
1920s	0.051	0.0896	0.0386	Paraguay
1930s	0.051	0.0817	0.0307	Paraguay
1940s	0.0773	0.0407	0.0366	Papua New Guinea
1950s	0.1841	0.0447	0.1394	Papua New Guinea
1960s	0.2244	0.0381	0.1863	Papua New Guinea
1970s	0.3688	0.042	0.3268	Papua New Guinea
1980s	0.4344	0.0493	0.3851	Papua New Guinea
1990s	0.4164	0.3425	0.0739	Papua New Guinea
2000s	0.4052	0.4311	0.0259	Paraguay
2010s	0.3522	0.4398	0.0876	Paraguay
2020s	0.3698	0.4105	0.0407	Paraguay

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher key features of liberal democracy, Papua New Guinea or Paraguay?: Papua New Guinea, at 0.384 against 0.376 in Paraguay as of 2025.
What is the difference in key features of liberal democracy between Papua New Guinea and Paraguay?: 0.008, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Paraguay?: 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do Papua New Guinea and Paraguay rank globally for key features of liberal democracy?: Papua New Guinea ranks 79th and Paraguay ranks 82nd of 176 countries.
Where does this data come from?: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Key features of liberal democracy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Key features of liberal democracy
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 176 places, 28,671 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Central estimate of the extent of suffrage, the freedom and fairness of elections, freedoms of association and expression, individual and minority rights, equality before the law, and executive constraints.