Brazil vs Netherlands: Private civil liberties index
Brazil
0.882
in 2025
Netherlands
0.878
in 2025
Brazil rank
42nd
Netherlands rank
43rd
Private civil liberties index over time
- Brazil
- Netherlands
How they compare
Brazil currently reports 0.882 against 0.878 in Netherlands, a difference of 0.004.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 237 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Netherlands ahead.
Brazil ranks 42nd and Netherlands ranks 43rd of 176 countries.
Across the 25 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 1 and Netherlands in 24.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Netherlands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 0.148 | 0.478 | 0.33 | Netherlands |
| 1790s | 0.148 | 0.4912 | 0.3432 | Netherlands |
| 1800s | 0.148 | 0.5494 | 0.4014 | Netherlands |
| 1810s | 0.148 | 0.6642 | 0.5162 | Netherlands |
| 1820s | 0.2088 | 0.812 | 0.6032 | Netherlands |
| 1830s | 0.228 | 0.812 | 0.584 | Netherlands |
| 1840s | 0.228 | 0.8147 | 0.5867 | Netherlands |
| 1850s | 0.228 | 0.839 | 0.611 | Netherlands |
| 1860s | 0.228 | 0.839 | 0.611 | Netherlands |
| 1870s | 0.228 | 0.839 | 0.611 | Netherlands |
| 1880s | 0.2752 | 0.839 | 0.5638 | Netherlands |
| 1890s | 0.5337 | 0.839 | 0.3053 | Netherlands |
| 1900s | 0.538 | 0.839 | 0.301 | Netherlands |
| 1910s | 0.538 | 0.8398 | 0.3018 | Netherlands |
| 1920s | 0.538 | 0.843 | 0.305 | Netherlands |
| 1930s | 0.5976 | 0.843 | 0.2454 | Netherlands |
| 1940s | 0.6231 | 0.556 | 0.0671 | Brazil |
| 1950s | 0.6975 | 0.9186 | 0.2211 | Netherlands |
| 1960s | 0.5737 | 0.9286 | 0.3549 | Netherlands |
| 1970s | 0.4968 | 0.935 | 0.4382 | Netherlands |
| 1980s | 0.692 | 0.935 | 0.243 | Netherlands |
| 1990s | 0.9118 | 0.935 | 0.0232 | Netherlands |
| 2000s | 0.9202 | 0.9344 | 0.0142 | Netherlands |
| 2010s | 0.8977 | 0.9176 | 0.0199 | Netherlands |
| 2020s | 0.8237 | 0.8845 | 0.0608 | Netherlands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher private civil liberties index, Brazil or Netherlands?
- Brazil, at 0.882 against 0.878 in Netherlands as of 2025.
- What is the difference in private civil liberties index between Brazil and Netherlands?
- 0.004, with Brazil ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Netherlands?
- 237 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
- How do Brazil and Netherlands rank globally for private civil liberties index?
- Brazil ranks 42nd and Netherlands ranks 43rd of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Private civil liberties index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.