Governance at a glance
- Government
- Unitary presidential republic
- UN member
- Yes
- Independent
- Yes
- CPI score (2026)
- 24/100
- Press freedom (2025)
- 56.8/100 #84
- Electoral democracy (2025)
- 0.581
- HDI
- 0.756
- Regional blocs
- USAN
Government and leaders
- Government type
- Unitary presidential republic
| Title | Name |
|---|---|
| President of Paraguay | Santiago Peña |
| Vice President of Paraguay | Pedro Alliana |
Safety and security
- Homicide rate (2023)
- 6.8/100k
- Traffic deaths (2019)
- 22.0/100k
- Military spending (2024)
- 0.9% of GDP
World governance indicators
Percentile rank among all countries
Political stability (2023)
49th pct
Rule of law (2023)
29th pct
Corruption control (2023)
16th pct
Government effectiveness (2023)
34th pct
Regulatory quality (2023)
50th pct
Voice and accountability (2023)
49th pct
Corruption perceptions index
- CPI score (2026)
- 24 / 100
- Interpretation
- High corruption
Democracy index
- Electoral (2025)
- 0.581
- Liberal
- 0.376
- Participatory
- 0.342
- Deliberative
- 0.315
- Egalitarian
- 0.241
Press freedom index
- Overall score (2025)
- 56.8 / 100
- Global rank
- #84 / 180
- Rank change
- +31 vs previous year
- RSF zone
- Amériques
- Political #98
- 43.3
- Economic #100
- 40.1
- Legal #70
- 66.9
- Social #107
- 55.2
- Safety #88
- 78.8
Press freedom historical data
| Year | Score | Rank | Political | Economic | Legal | Social | Safety |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 56.8 | 84 | 43.3 | 40.1 | 66.9 | 55.2 | 78.8 |
| 2024 | 50.5 | 115 | 40.9 | 35.0 | 64.4 | 56.9 | 55.3 |
| 2023 | 56.0 | 103 | 57.1 | 42.2 | 70.9 | 61.3 | 48.5 |
| 2022 | 58.4 | 96 | 54.2 | 31.1 | 75.4 | 65.0 | 66.0 |
| 2021 | 66.5 | 100 | - | - | - | - | 55.0 |
| 2020 | 67.0 | 100 | - | - | - | - | 83.9 |
| 2019 | 67.6 | 99 | - | - | - | - | 44.0 |
| 2018 | 67.7 | 107 | - | - | - | - | 89.0 |
| 2017 | 64.4 | 110 | - | - | - | - | 66.7 |
| 2016 | 66.4 | 111 | - | - | - | - | 83.9 |
| 2015 | 66.3 | 109 | - | - | - | - | 47.7 |
| 2014 | 68.2 | 105 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2013 | 71.2 | 91 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2012 | 29.0 | 83 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2010 | 16.3 | 54 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2009 | 14.3 | 54 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2008 | 20.5 | 91 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2007 | 26.1 | 90 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2006 | 18.3 | 82 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2005 | 15.5 | 69 | - | - | - | - | - |