Citizen support for democracy in Paraguay
Paraguay: Citizen support for democracy was -0.8079 in 2020. ▲ Rising
Citizen support for democracy in Paraguay, 1995–2020
Source: Claassen (2022) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Paraguay recorded -0.8079 for citizen support for democracy in 2020.
That represents a change of down 5.1% on the previous year and down 110.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, citizen support for democracy in Paraguay peaked at -0.3028 in 2013 and was at its lowest, -1.33, in 2005.
Paraguay ranks 100th of 144 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -0.535 | -0.7363 | -0.3833 | 5 |
| 2000s | -1.08 | -1.33 | -0.6751 | 10 |
| 2010s | -0.4746 | -0.7686 | -0.3028 | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.8079 | -0.8079 | -0.8079 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Paraguay
More social development data for Paraguay
- Political Rights Rating 3 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asy 4,621 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 162 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
- Key features of democracy 0.581 (2025)
- Freedom of Expression Index 0.751 (2025)
- Freedom of Association Index 0.8 (2025)
- Electoral Democracy Index 0.581 (2025)
- Participatory Democracy Index 0.342 (2025)
- Liberal Democracy Index 0.376 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is citizen support for democracy in Paraguay?
- Citizen support for democracy in Paraguay was -0.8079 in 2020, according to Claassen (2022) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest citizen support for democracy recorded in Paraguay?
- The highest recorded value was -0.3028 in 2013.
- What is the lowest citizen support for democracy recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.33 in 2005.
- How does Paraguay rank for citizen support for democracy?
- Paraguay ranks 100th out of 144 countries with data for 2020.
- Is citizen support for democracy rising or falling in Paraguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 110.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Paraguay data come from?
- The figures come from Claassen (2022) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Citizen support for democracy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Central estimate of the average extent to which citizens support a democratic political system and reject autocratic alternatives. It combines responses across more than one thousand nationally-representative surveys on how desirable citizens find democracy, how they evaluate undemocratic alternatives (such as a strong unelected leader, the army, or religious authorities), and how they assess democratic and autocratic political systems relative to another.