Brazil vs Latvia: Democracy

Brazil
7
in 2025
Latvia
7
in 2025
Brazil rank
1st
Latvia rank
1st

Democracy over time

  • Brazil
  • Latvia
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How they compare

Brazil currently reports 7 against 7 in Latvia, a difference of 0.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1918 it was Brazil ahead.

Brazil ranks 1st and Latvia ranks 1st of 197 countries.

Across the 12 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 7 and Latvia in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Brazil Latvia Difference Ahead
1910s 3 0 3 Brazil
1920s 3 6 3 Latvia
1930s 1 2.4 1.4 Latvia
1940s 2 1 1 Brazil
1950s 4 1 3 Brazil
1960s 2.8 1 1.8 Brazil
1970s 3 1 2 Brazil
1980s 4.5 1 3.5 Brazil
1990s 7 6.4 0.6 Brazil
2000s 7 7 0
2010s 6.8 7 0.2 Latvia
2020s 6.5 7 0.5 Latvia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher democracy, Brazil or Latvia?
Brazil, at 7 against 7 in Latvia as of 2025.
What is the difference in democracy between Brazil and Latvia?
0, with Brazil ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Latvia?
108 years are reported by both, from 1918 to 2025.
How do Brazil and Latvia rank globally for democracy?
Brazil ranks 1st and Latvia ranks 1st of 197 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Democracy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Democracy
Source
Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
198 places, 32,485 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed

Identifies the political regime of a country. It distinguishes between non-electoral autocracies (score 0), one-party autocracies (score 1), multi-party autocracies without elected executive (score 2), multi-party autocracies (score 3), exclusive democracies (score 4), male democracies (score 5), electoral democracies (score 6), and full democracies (score 7).