Argentina vs Brazil: Political liberties
Argentina
1
in 2025
Brazil
1
in 2025
Argentina rank
1st
Brazil rank
1st
Political liberties over time
- Argentina
- Brazil
How they compare
Argentina currently reports 1 against 1 in Brazil, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 237 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Brazil ahead.
Argentina ranks 1st and Brazil ranks 1st of 197 countries.
Argentina has averaged higher in every one of the 25 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Argentina | Brazil | 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 | 0.4 | 0 | 0.4 | Argentina |
| 1990s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2000s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 1 | 0.8 | 0.2 | Argentina |
| 2020s | 1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | Argentina |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher political liberties, Argentina or Brazil?
- Argentina, at 1 against 1 in Brazil as of 2025.
- What is the difference in political liberties between Argentina and Brazil?
- 0, with Argentina ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Brazil?
- 237 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
- How do Argentina and Brazil rank globally for political liberties?
- Argentina ranks 1st and Brazil ranks 1st of 197 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Political liberties. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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