Brazil vs United States: Regulation of Political Participation Score

Brazil
2
in 2018
United States
2
in 2020
Brazil rank
110th
United States rank
110th

Regulation of Political Participation Score over time

  • Brazil
  • United States
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How they compare

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

The two have swapped places 9 times across 184 shared years of data; in 1824 it was Brazil ahead.

Brazil ranks 110th and United States ranks 110th of 167 countries.

Across the 20 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 13 and United States in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Brazil United States Difference Ahead
1820s 3 2.5 0.5 Brazil
1830s 3 5 2 United States
1840s 3 5 2 United States
1850s 3 2 1 Brazil
1860s 3 3 0
1870s 3 2.7 0.3 Brazil
1880s 3 2 1 Brazil
1890s 3 2 1 Brazil
1900s 3 2 1 Brazil
1910s 3 2 1 Brazil
1920s 3 2 1 Brazil
1930s 4 2 2 Brazil
1940s 3.33 2 1.33 Brazil
1950s 2.8 2 0.8 Brazil
1960s 3.11 2 1.11 Brazil
1970s 4 3.8 0.2 Brazil
1980s 3 5 2 United States
1990s 2 5 3 United States
2000s 2 5 3 United States
2010s 2 4 2 United States

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher regulation of political participation score, Brazil or United States?
Brazil, at 2 against 2 in United States as of 2018.
What is the difference in regulation of political participation score between Brazil and United States?
0, with Brazil ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and United States?
184 years are reported by both, from 1824 to 2018.
How do Brazil and United States rank globally for regulation of political participation score?
Brazil ranks 110th and United States ranks 110th of 167 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Polity 5 (2020) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Regulation of Political Participation Score. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Regulation of Political Participation Score
Source
Polity 5 (2020) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
167 places, 17,813 data points, 1789–2020
Last refreshed

Indicates the extent to which political participation is regulated, ranging from highly unstable political participation (score of 1), over political participation with multiple identities (score of 2), sectarian political participation (score of 3), and restricted political participation (score of 4), to unrestricted and stable political participation (score of 5).