Brazil vs Peru: Democracy

Brazil
2
in 2018
Peru
2
in 2018
Brazil rank
1st
Peru rank
1st

Democracy over time

  • Brazil
  • Peru
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How they compare

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

The two have swapped places 14 times across 193 shared years of data; in 1824 it was Peru ahead.

Brazil ranks 1st and Peru ranks 1st of 168 countries.

Across the 20 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 5 and Peru in 11.

Head to head by decade

Decade Brazil Peru Difference Ahead
1820s 0 1 1 Peru
1830s 0 1 1 Peru
1840s 0 1 1 Peru
1850s 0 1 1 Peru
1860s 0 1 1 Peru
1870s 0 1 1 Peru
1880s 0.125 1 0.875 Peru
1890s 1 1 0
1900s 1 1 0
1910s 1 1 0
1920s 1 0 1 Brazil
1930s 0.2 0.9 0.7 Peru
1940s 0.6 0.8 0.2 Peru
1950s 1.2 1 0.2 Brazil
1960s 0.6 0.7 0.1 Peru
1970s 0.6 0.2 0.4 Brazil
1980s 1.5 2 0.5 Peru
1990s 2 1.2 0.8 Brazil
2000s 2 1.9 0.1 Brazil
2010s 2 2 0

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher democracy, Brazil or Peru?
Brazil, at 2 against 2 in Peru as of 2018.
What is the difference in democracy between Brazil and Peru?
0, with Brazil ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Peru?
193 years are reported by both, from 1824 to 2018.
How do Brazil and Peru rank globally for democracy?
Brazil ranks 1st and Peru 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

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).