Paraguay vs Portugal: Liberal democracy
Paraguay
2
in 2025
Portugal
2
in 2025
Paraguay rank
32nd
Portugal rank
32nd
Liberal democracy over time
- Paraguay
- Portugal
How they compare
Paraguay currently reports 2 against 2 in Portugal, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 215 shared years of data; in 1811 it was Portugal ahead.
Paraguay ranks 32nd and Portugal ranks 32nd of 176 countries.
Across the 22 decades both report, Paraguay averaged higher in 6 and Portugal in 10.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Paraguay | Portugal | 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 | 0.3 | 0 | 0.3 | Paraguay |
| 1880s | 0.3 | 0 | 0.3 | Paraguay |
| 1890s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Paraguay |
| 1900s | 0.9 | 0 | 0.9 | Paraguay |
| 1910s | 0 | 0.8 | 0.8 | Portugal |
| 1920s | 0 | 0.6 | 0.6 | Portugal |
| 1930s | 0.3 | 0 | 0.3 | Paraguay |
| 1940s | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.1 | Portugal |
| 1950s | 0.5 | 0.7 | 0.2 | Portugal |
| 1960s | 0.7 | 0.1 | 0.6 | Paraguay |
| 1970s | 1 | 1.1 | 0.1 | Portugal |
| 1980s | 1 | 3 | 2 | Portugal |
| 1990s | 1.7 | 3 | 1.3 | Portugal |
| 2000s | 2 | 3 | 1 | Portugal |
| 2010s | 2 | 3 | 1 | Portugal |
| 2020s | 2 | 2.5 | 0.5 | Portugal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher liberal democracy, Paraguay or Portugal?
- Paraguay, at 2 against 2 in Portugal as of 2025.
- What is the difference in liberal democracy between Paraguay and Portugal?
- 0, with Paraguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Paraguay and Portugal?
- 215 years are reported by both, from 1811 to 2025.
- How do Paraguay and Portugal rank globally for liberal democracy?
- Paraguay ranks 32nd and Portugal ranks 32nd of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Liberal 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 by distinguishing between closed autocracies, electoral autocracies, electoral democracies, and liberal democracies.