Paraguay is a unitary presidential republic of seventeen departments, governed for most of its modern history by the Colorado Party. It has a low-tax, agriculture-led economy, a socially conservative legal order and Spanish and Guarani as official languages.
In the 12 Axes register, Paraguay leans hardest on Collectivize – Privatize: Privatize 83%; the register median is balanced 50%.
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Where Paraguay sits on each of the twelve axes, in four categories. The label is our estimate; the line under it says why.
Unitary
Unitary state with seventeen departments
Centrist
Colorado Party in power since 1940s, except 2008–2013
Liberal
Constitution protects liberties, weak enforcement
Anti-Interventionist
Taiwan recognition, Mercosur member
Neutral
Small army, conscription
Centrist
Spanish and Guarani official languages
Capitalist
Low taxes, agribusiness economy
Free Market
Low flat tax, light regulation
Free Trade
Mercosur member, soy exports
Religious
Catholicism prominent in public life
Traditionalist
Constitution bans same-sex marriage
Neutral
No distinct state stance
Set against the median of all 195 countries in the register.
Collectivize – Privatize
On Collectivize – Privatize, Paraguay is at Privatize 83%. The register median is balanced 50%.
Federal – Unitary
On Federal – Unitary, Paraguay is at Unitary 68%, almost the register median of Unitary 68%.
Closeness is 100 minus the root-mean-square distance on all twelve axes.
Sources: en.wikipedia.org · freedomhouse.org
Map: Ssolbergj (source map), Connormah, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons, cropped and resized.
Last updated: 2026-10-15
The tiers on this page are our estimates from public positions and policies. They are not an official statement by the person or the government concerned. Two independent passes scored every axis and a third settled the differences. How the register works. Found a mistake? Write to [email protected].
