Brazil vs Liberia: Democracy

Brazil
2
in 2018
Liberia
2
in 2018
Brazil rank
1st
Liberia rank
1st

Democracy over time

  • Brazil
  • Liberia
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How they compare

Brazil currently reports 2 against 2 in Liberia, a difference of 0.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 172 shared years of data; in 1847 it was Liberia ahead.

Brazil ranks 1st and Liberia ranks 1st of 167 countries.

Across the 18 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 11 and Liberia in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Brazil Liberia Difference Ahead
1840s 0 1 1 Liberia
1850s 0 1 1 Liberia
1860s 0 1 1 Liberia
1870s 0 1 1 Liberia
1880s 0.1 1 0.9 Liberia
1890s 1 1 0
1900s 1 0.9 0.1 Brazil
1910s 1 0 1 Brazil
1920s 1 0 1 Brazil
1930s 0.2 0 0.2 Brazil
1940s 0.6 0 0.6 Brazil
1950s 1.2 0 1.2 Brazil
1960s 0.6 0 0.6 Brazil
1970s 0.6 0 0.6 Brazil
1980s 1.5 0 1.5 Brazil
1990s 2 1 1 Brazil
2000s 2 1.4 0.6 Brazil
2010s 2 2 0

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher democracy, Brazil or Liberia?
Brazil, at 2 against 2 in Liberia as of 2018.
What is the difference in democracy between Brazil and Liberia?
0, with Brazil ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Liberia?
172 years are reported by both, from 1847 to 2018.
How do Brazil and Liberia rank globally for democracy?
Brazil ranks 1st and Liberia 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

Indicator
Democracy
Source
Polity 5 (2020) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
168 places, 18,392 data points, 1776–2020
Last refreshed

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).