Brazil vs Germany: Democracy
Brazil
2
in 2018
Germany
2
in 2018
Brazil rank
1st
Germany rank
1st
Democracy over time
- Brazil
- Germany
How they compare
Brazil currently reports 2 against 2 in Germany, a difference of 0.
Across all 106 years both countries report, Germany has been ahead every year.
Brazil ranks 1st and Germany ranks 1st of 168 countries.
Germany has averaged higher in every one of the 12 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Germany | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1860s | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | Germany |
| 1870s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Germany |
| 1880s | 0.1 | 1 | 0.9 | Germany |
| 1890s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1900s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 1 | 1.1 | 0.1 | Germany |
| 1920s | 1 | 2 | 1 | Germany |
| 1930s | 0.2 | 0.6 | 0.4 | Germany |
| 1940s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 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 Germany?
- Brazil, at 2 against 2 in Germany as of 2018.
- What is the difference in democracy between Brazil and Germany?
- 0, with Brazil ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Germany?
- 106 years are reported by both, from 1868 to 2018.
- How do Brazil and Germany rank globally for democracy?
- Brazil ranks 1st and Germany 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).