Brazil vs Colombia: Meaningful democratic electoral institutions
Brazil
1
in 2025
Colombia
1
in 2025
Brazil rank
1st
Colombia rank
1st
Meaningful democratic electoral institutions over time
- Brazil
- Colombia
How they compare
Brazil currently reports 1 against 1 in Colombia, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 214 shared years of data; in 1810 it was Colombia ahead.
Brazil ranks 1st and Colombia ranks 1st of 176 countries.
Brazil has averaged higher in every one of the 22 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Colombia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1810s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1820s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1830s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1840s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1850s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1860s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1870s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1880s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1890s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1900s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1950s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1960s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1970s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1980s | 0.3 | 0 | 0.3 | Brazil |
| 1990s | 1 | 0.9 | 0.1 | Brazil |
| 2000s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2020s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher meaningful democratic electoral institutions, Brazil or Colombia?
- Brazil, at 1 against 1 in Colombia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in meaningful democratic electoral institutions between Brazil and Colombia?
- 0, with Brazil ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Colombia?
- 214 years are reported by both, from 1810 to 2025.
- How do Brazil and Colombia rank globally for meaningful democratic electoral institutions?
- Brazil ranks 1st and Colombia ranks 1st of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Meaningful democratic electoral institutions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Central estimate of whether the country is meaningfully an electoral democracy. This includes the extent to which political leaders are elected under comprehensive suffrage in free and fair elections, and freedoms of association and expression are guaranteed.