Presidential republic

Paraguay

A unitary presidential republic governed for decades by the Colorado Party, with low taxation, a soy- and beef-exporting economy, major hydroelectric output at Itaipú, and a conservative, largely Catholic society bilingual in Guaraní.

Flag: Paraguay

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This profile represents the catalog’s interpretation of a political system, rather than the opinions of all its residents.

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01 / The profile

Twelve axes, one perspective

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Federal 25%75% Unitary
Democracy 50%50% Autocracy
Security 63.7%36.3% Liberty
Assimilation 51.2%48.8% Multiculturalism
Militarist 33.8%66.2% Pacifist
Non-interventionist 52.5%47.5% Nationalist
Public 36.2%63.8% Private
Planning 28.7%71.3% Free market
Protectionism 36.2%63.8% Globalism
Irreligious 30%70% Religious
Progressive 32.5%67.5% Traditionalist
Technology 48.8%51.2% Biology

02 / What stands out

Three distinctive positions

33.8pt

Control

28.7% Planning, compared with the ideology catalog’s 62.5% median.

How should economic activity be coordinated?

28.2pt

Religion

30% Irreligious, compared with the ideology catalog’s 58.2% median.

What place should religion have in individual and public life?

25.5pt

Trade

36.2% Protectionism, compared with the ideology catalog’s 61.7% median.

How open should the economy be to international exchange?

The profile in detail

Government and accountability. Structure: 25% Federal, 75% Unitary (Strong Unitary); Representation: 50% Democracy, 50% Autocracy (Balanced). This combination separates where authority is located from how leaders are selected and constrained. It preserves those two choices even when a broad political label does not distinguish them. On Representation, the 877-profile catalog median is 57.5% Democracy; Paraguay sits 7.5 points below it. 80 reference profiles share this band.

Civil power and culture. Power: 63.7% Security, 36.3% Liberty (Leaning Security); Immigration: 51.2% Assimilation, 48.8% Multiculturalism (Balanced). The first contrast concerns limits on civil life; the second concerns cultural adaptation and plural identities. Reading them together avoids inferring an immigration position solely from a preference about security. On Power, the 877-profile catalog median is 58.8% Security; Paraguay sits 4.9 points above it. 175 reference profiles share this band.

Force and foreign policy. Diplomacy: 33.8% Militarist, 66.2% Pacifist (Leaning Pacifist); Intervention: 52.5% Non-interventionist, 47.5% Nationalist (Balanced). Military capacity and projection of national interests are distinct choices in this model. These coordinates show how the profile combines military means and external objectives, without assuming that they always move together. On Intervention, the 877-profile catalog median is 48.8% Non-interventionist; Paraguay sits 3.7 points above it. 167 reference profiles share this band.

Ownership, coordination and trade. Economy: 36.2% Public, 63.8% Private (Leaning Private); Control: 28.7% Planning, 71.3% Free market (Leaning Free market); Trade: 36.2% Protectionism, 63.8% Globalism (Leaning Globalism). These ask three different questions: who owns, how activity is coordinated and how the economy engages abroad. The economic profile of Paraguay depends on that combination, rather than a single left or right classification. On Economy, the 877-profile catalog median is 53.2% Public; Paraguay sits 17.0 points below it. 179 reference profiles share this band.

Belief and social norms. Religion: 30% Irreligious, 70% Religious (Leaning Religious); Morality: 32.5% Progressive, 67.5% Traditionalist (Leaning Traditionalist). The model keeps religious influence separate from continuity in social norms. These values describe the reference profile; they do not assign a religion to someone who receives this match in the quiz. On Morality, the 877-profile catalog median is 38.8% Progressive; Paraguay sits 6.3 points below it. 197 reference profiles share this band.

Technology and limits. Technology: 48.8% Technology, 51.2% Biology (Balanced). This adds a perspective on innovation and biological continuity that cannot be inferred directly from the economic coordinates. For Paraguay, the 1.2-point distance from the center indicates the intensity of this particular position. On Technology, the 877-profile catalog median is 57.5% Technology; Paraguay sits 8.7 points below it. 225 reference profiles share this band.

03 / Connections

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Frequently asked questions

What does getting Paraguay on the test mean?

Your twelve scores are relatively close to this reference profile. A match describes similarity inside the model; it does not imply agreement with every action, policy or belief associated with Paraguay.

Which ideology is closest to Paraguay?

Conservative Centrism has 96.4% compatibility in the catalog. This score combines axis proximity, overall direction, intensity and the largest difference between the profiles.

Which axis stands out for Paraguay?

Structure is among the furthest from the center: 25% Federal and 75% Unitary. Read all twelve axes to understand the full combination.

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