Brazil vs Iceland: Political civil liberties index
Brazil
0.932
in 2025
Iceland
0.93
in 2025
Brazil rank
16th
Iceland rank
18th
Political civil liberties index over time
- Brazil
- Iceland
How they compare
Brazil currently reports 0.932 against 0.93 in Iceland, a difference of 0.002.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Iceland ahead.
Brazil ranks 16th and Iceland ranks 18th of 176 countries.
Iceland has averaged higher in every one of the 13 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Iceland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.443 | 0.909 | 0.466 | Iceland |
| 1910s | 0.461 | 0.909 | 0.448 | Iceland |
| 1920s | 0.456 | 0.904 | 0.448 | Iceland |
| 1930s | 0.2493 | 0.904 | 0.6547 | Iceland |
| 1940s | 0.3321 | 0.893 | 0.5609 | Iceland |
| 1950s | 0.63 | 0.905 | 0.275 | Iceland |
| 1960s | 0.3561 | 0.9058 | 0.5497 | Iceland |
| 1970s | 0.1306 | 0.912 | 0.7814 | Iceland |
| 1980s | 0.5839 | 0.9331 | 0.3492 | Iceland |
| 1990s | 0.9482 | 0.9512 | 0.003 | Iceland |
| 2000s | 0.9546 | 0.9554 | 0.0008 | Iceland |
| 2010s | 0.9156 | 0.949 | 0.0334 | Iceland |
| 2020s | 0.8705 | 0.9358 | 0.0653 | Iceland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher political civil liberties index, Brazil or Iceland?
- Brazil, at 0.932 against 0.93 in Iceland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in political civil liberties index between Brazil and Iceland?
- 0.002, with Brazil ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Iceland?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Brazil and Iceland rank globally for political civil liberties index?
- Brazil ranks 16th and Iceland ranks 18th of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Political civil liberties index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.