Brazil vs Colombia: Democracy
Brazil
2
in 2018
Colombia
2
in 2018
Brazil rank
1st
Colombia rank
1st
Democracy over time
- Brazil
- Colombia
How they compare
Brazil currently reports 2 against 2 in Colombia, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 187 shared years of data; in 1832 it was Colombia ahead.
Brazil ranks 1st and Colombia ranks 1st of 167 countries.
Colombia has averaged higher in every one of the 19 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Colombia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1830s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Colombia |
| 1840s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Colombia |
| 1850s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Colombia |
| 1860s | 0 | 1.3 | 1.3 | Colombia |
| 1870s | 0 | 2 | 2 | Colombia |
| 1880s | 0.1 | 1.6 | 1.5 | Colombia |
| 1890s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1900s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 0.2 | 1 | 0.8 | Colombia |
| 1940s | 0.6 | 1 | 0.4 | Colombia |
| 1950s | 1.2 | 1.3 | 0.1 | Colombia |
| 1960s | 0.6 | 2 | 1.4 | Colombia |
| 1970s | 0.6 | 2 | 1.4 | Colombia |
| 1980s | 1.5 | 2 | 0.5 | Colombia |
| 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, Brazil or Colombia?
- Brazil, at 2 against 2 in Colombia as of 2018.
- What is the difference in democracy between Brazil and Colombia?
- 0, with Brazil ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Colombia?
- 187 years are reported by both, from 1832 to 2018.
- How do Brazil and Colombia rank globally for democracy?
- Brazil ranks 1st and Colombia ranks 1st of 167 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).