Political rights score fh in Paraguay
Paraguay: Political rights score fh was 26 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
26
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
99th
of 197 countries
All-time high
28
in 2008
All-time low
20
in 2002
Years of data
24
2002–2025
Political rights score fh in Paraguay, 2002–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Paraguay recorded 26 for political rights score fh in 2025.
The figure is down 3.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, political rights score fh in Paraguay peaked at 28 in 2008 and was at its lowest, 20, in 2002.
Paraguay ranks 99th of 197 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Political rights score fh in Paraguay, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 20 | — |
| 2003 | 26 | +30.0% |
| 2004 | 25 | -3.8% |
| 2005 | 25 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 26 | +4.0% |
| 2007 | 26 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 28 | +7.7% |
| 2009 | 28 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 28 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 28 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 27 | -3.6% |
| 2013 | 26 | -3.7% |
| 2014 | 27 | +3.8% |
| 2015 | 27 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 27 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 27 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 28 | +3.7% |
| 2019 | 28 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 28 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 28 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 28 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 26 | -7.1% |
| 2024 | 26 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 26 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 25.5 | 20 | 28 | 8 |
| 2010s | 27.3 | 26 | 28 | 10 |
| 2020s | 27 | 26 | 28 | 6 |
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More social development data for Paraguay
- 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)
- Political rights rating fh 3 (2025)
- Democracy lexical 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 political rights score fh in Paraguay?
- Political rights score fh in Paraguay was 26 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest political rights score fh recorded in Paraguay?
- The highest recorded value was 28 in 2008.
- What is the lowest political rights score fh recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 20 in 2002.
- How does Paraguay rank for political rights score fh?
- Paraguay ranks 99th out of 197 countries with data for 2025.
- Is political rights score fh rising or falling in Paraguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Paraguay data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Political rights score fh. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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