Brazil vs Italy: Democracy
Brazil
2
in 2018
Italy
2
in 2018
Brazil rank
1st
Italy rank
1st
Democracy over time
- Brazil
- Italy
How they compare
Brazil currently reports 2 against 2 in Italy, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 158 shared years of data; in 1861 it was Italy ahead.
Brazil ranks 1st and Italy ranks 1st of 167 countries.
Across the 16 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 2 and Italy in 8.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Italy | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1860s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Italy |
| 1870s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Italy |
| 1880s | 0.1 | 1 | 0.9 | Italy |
| 1890s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1900s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | Brazil |
| 1930s | 0.2 | 0 | 0.2 | Brazil |
| 1940s | 0.6 | 1 | 0.4 | Italy |
| 1950s | 1.2 | 2 | 0.8 | Italy |
| 1960s | 0.6 | 2 | 1.4 | Italy |
| 1970s | 0.6 | 2 | 1.4 | Italy |
| 1980s | 1.5 | 2 | 0.5 | Italy |
| 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 Italy?
- Brazil, at 2 against 2 in Italy as of 2018.
- What is the difference in democracy between Brazil and Italy?
- 0, with Brazil ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Italy?
- 158 years are reported by both, from 1861 to 2018.
- How do Brazil and Italy rank globally for democracy?
- Brazil ranks 1st and Italy 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).