Brazil vs Colombia: Liberal political institutions
Brazil
1
in 2025
Colombia
1
in 2025
Brazil rank
1st
Colombia rank
1st
Liberal political 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 6 times across 236 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Colombia ahead.
Brazil ranks 1st and Colombia ranks 1st of 176 countries.
Brazil has averaged higher in every one of the 25 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Colombia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1790s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1800s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 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 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1990s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Brazil |
| 2000s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Brazil |
| 2010s | 0.9 | 0.2 | 0.7 | Brazil |
| 2020s | 0.5 | 0.1667 | 0.3333 | Brazil |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher liberal political institutions, Brazil or Colombia?
- Brazil, at 1 against 1 in Colombia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in liberal political institutions between Brazil and Colombia?
- 0, with Brazil ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Colombia?
- 236 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
- How do Brazil and Colombia rank globally for liberal political 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 Liberal political 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 has meaningfully liberal political institutions