Civil Rights Score in Paraguay
Paraguay: Civil Rights Score was 6 in 2025. βΌ Falling
Civil Rights Score in Paraguay, 2005β2025
Source: Bertelsmann Transformation Index (2026) β processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, civil rights score in Paraguay stood at 6. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is down 14.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, civil rights score in Paraguay peaked at 7 in 2009 and was at its lowest, 6, in 2005.
That places Paraguay 31st out of 128 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.33 | 6 | 7 | 3 |
| 2010s | 6.6 | 6 | 7 | 5 |
| 2020s | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 |
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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)
- Liberal democracy 2 (2025)
- Liberal Democracy Index 0.376 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 2 (2025)
- Human Rights Index 0.805 (2025)
- Participatory Democracy Index 0.342 (2025)
- Key features of human rights 0.805 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is civil rights score in Paraguay?
- Civil rights score in Paraguay was 6 in 2025, according to Bertelsmann Transformation Index (2026) β processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest civil rights score recorded in Paraguay?
- The highest recorded value was 7 in 2009.
- What is the lowest civil rights score recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 6 in 2005.
- How does Paraguay rank for civil rights score?
- Paraguay ranks 31st out of 128 countries with data for 2025.
- Is civil rights score rising or falling in Paraguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Paraguay data come from?
- The figures come from Bertelsmann Transformation Index (2026) β processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Civil Rights Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Indicates the extent to which civil rights are codified in law, and the state prosecutes any violations and works to prevent discrimination.