Civil Rights Score in Paraguay
Paraguay: Civil Rights Score was 6 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Civil Rights Score in Paraguay, 2005–2025
Source: Bertelsmann Transformation Index (2026) – 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.
Civil Rights Score in Paraguay, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 6 | — |
| 2007 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 7 | +16.7% |
| 2011 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 6 | -14.3% |
| 2019 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 6 | +0.0% |
Paraguay compared with similar countries
- Paraguay's 6 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 5, 1.2× the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Paraguay's 6 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 5, 1.2× the median. (21 countries reporting)
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
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 4,621 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 162 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 3 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 3 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 162 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0007 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per US$ of GDP (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) – 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) – 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.