Bolivia vs Brazil: Democracy
Bolivia
2
in 2018
Brazil
2
in 2018
Bolivia rank
1st
Brazil rank
1st
Democracy over time
- Bolivia
- Brazil
How they compare
Bolivia currently reports 2 against 2 in Brazil, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 193 shared years of data; in 1825 it was Bolivia ahead.
Bolivia ranks 1st and Brazil ranks 1st of 168 countries.
Across the 20 decades both report, Bolivia averaged higher in 11 and Brazil in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bolivia | Brazil | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1820s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Bolivia |
| 1830s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Bolivia |
| 1840s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Bolivia |
| 1850s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Bolivia |
| 1860s | 0.4 | 0 | 0.4 | Bolivia |
| 1870s | 0.4 | 0 | 0.4 | Bolivia |
| 1880s | 1 | 0.1 | 0.9 | Bolivia |
| 1890s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1900s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 1 | 0.2 | 0.8 | Bolivia |
| 1940s | 1 | 0.6 | 0.4 | Bolivia |
| 1950s | 1 | 1.2 | 0.2 | Brazil |
| 1960s | 1 | 0.6 | 0.4 | Bolivia |
| 1970s | 0.3 | 0.6 | 0.3 | Brazil |
| 1980s | 1.6 | 1.5 | 0.1 | Bolivia |
| 1990s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 2000s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher democracy, Bolivia or Brazil?
- Bolivia, at 2 against 2 in Brazil as of 2018.
- What is the difference in democracy between Bolivia and Brazil?
- 0, with Bolivia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bolivia and Brazil?
- 193 years are reported by both, from 1825 to 2018.
- How do Bolivia and Brazil rank globally for democracy?
- Bolivia ranks 1st and Brazil ranks 1st of 168 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Polity 5 (2020) – 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
Identifies the political regime of a country using the Polity 5 data by the Center for Systemic Peace. It distinguishes between autocracies (score 0), anocracies (score 1), and democracies (score 2).