Brazil vs Serbia: Democracy

Brazil
2
in 2018
Serbia
2
in 2018
Brazil rank
1st
Serbia rank
1st

Democracy over time

  • Brazil
  • Serbia
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How they compare

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

The two have swapped places 8 times across 187 shared years of data; in 1830 it was Serbia ahead.

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

Across the 19 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 6 and Serbia in 8.

Head to head by decade

Decade Brazil Serbia Difference Ahead
1830s 0 0.2 0.2 Serbia
1840s 0 1 1 Serbia
1850s 0 0.8 0.8 Serbia
1860s 0 1 1 Serbia
1870s 0 1 1 Serbia
1880s 0.1 1 0.9 Serbia
1890s 1 1 0
1900s 1 1 0
1910s 1 1.12 0.125 Serbia
1920s 1 1 0
1930s 0.2 0.3 0.1 Serbia
1940s 0.6 0.5 0.1 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 1 0.5 Brazil
1990s 2 0.3 1.7 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 Serbia?
Brazil, at 2 against 2 in Serbia as of 2018.
What is the difference in democracy between Brazil and Serbia?
0, with Brazil ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Serbia?
187 years are reported by both, from 1830 to 2018.
How do Brazil and Serbia rank globally for democracy?
Brazil ranks 1st and Serbia 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).