Which has higher women's civil liberties index, Papua New Guinea or Paraguay?

Papua New Guinea, at 0.546 against 0.533 in Paraguay as of 2025.

What is the difference in women's civil liberties index between Papua New Guinea and Paraguay?

0.013, with Papua New Guinea ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Paraguay?

126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Women's Civil Liberties Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Papua New Guinea vs Paraguay: Women's Civil Liberties Index

Papua New Guinea

0.546

in 2025

Paraguay

0.533

in 2025

Papua New Guinea rank

119th

Paraguay rank

121st

Women's Civil Liberties Index over time

Papua New Guinea
Paraguay

How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 0.546 against 0.533 in Paraguay, a difference of 0.013.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.

Papua New Guinea ranks 119th and Paraguay ranks 121st of 176 countries.

Across the 13 decades both report, Papua New Guinea averaged higher in 8 and Paraguay in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Papua New Guinea	Paraguay	Difference	Ahead
1900s	0.235	0.1918	0.0432	Papua New Guinea
1910s	0.235	0.193	0.042	Papua New Guinea
1920s	0.235	0.2026	0.0324	Papua New Guinea
1930s	0.235	0.2239	0.0111	Papua New Guinea
1940s	0.2542	0.2639	0.0097	Paraguay
1950s	0.283	0.2258	0.0572	Papua New Guinea
1960s	0.283	0.225	0.058	Papua New Guinea
1970s	0.4225	0.225	0.1975	Papua New Guinea
1980s	0.562	0.2917	0.2703	Papua New Guinea
1990s	0.562	0.7567	0.1947	Paraguay
2000s	0.562	0.7769	0.2149	Paraguay
2010s	0.5653	0.722	0.1567	Paraguay
2020s	0.552	0.6173	0.0653	Paraguay

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher women's civil liberties index, Papua New Guinea or Paraguay?: Papua New Guinea, at 0.546 against 0.533 in Paraguay as of 2025.
What is the difference in women's civil liberties index between Papua New Guinea and Paraguay?: 0.013, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Paraguay?: 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do Papua New Guinea and Paraguay rank globally for women's civil liberties index?: Papua New Guinea ranks 119th and Paraguay ranks 121st of 176 countries.
Where does this data come from?: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Women's Civil Liberties Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Women's Civil Liberties Index
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 176 places, 30,494 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Central estimate of the extent to which women are free from forced labor, have property rights and access to the justice system, and enjoy freedom of movement.