Brazil vs Mexico: Democracy
Brazil
2
in 2018
Mexico
2
in 2018
Brazil rank
1st
Mexico rank
1st
Democracy over time
- Brazil
- Mexico
How they compare
Brazil currently reports 2 against 2 in Mexico, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 192 shared years of data; in 1824 it was Mexico ahead.
Brazil ranks 1st and Mexico ranks 1st of 167 countries.
Across the 20 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 11 and Mexico in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Mexico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1820s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Mexico |
| 1830s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Mexico |
| 1840s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Mexico |
| 1850s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Mexico |
| 1860s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Mexico |
| 1870s | 0 | 0.6 | 0.6 | Mexico |
| 1880s | 0.1 | 0 | 0.1 | Brazil |
| 1890s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Brazil |
| 1900s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Brazil |
| 1910s | 1 | 0.9 | 0.1 | Brazil |
| 1920s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 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 | 0.3 | 0.3 | Brazil |
| 1980s | 1.5 | 1 | 0.5 | Brazil |
| 1990s | 2 | 1.3 | 0.7 | Brazil |
| 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 Mexico?
- Brazil, at 2 against 2 in Mexico as of 2018.
- What is the difference in democracy between Brazil and Mexico?
- 0, with Brazil ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Mexico?
- 192 years are reported by both, from 1824 to 2018.
- How do Brazil and Mexico rank globally for democracy?
- Brazil ranks 1st and Mexico 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).