Effective Power to Govern Score in Brazil
Brazil: Effective Power to Govern Score was 9 in 2025. ▬ Flat
Effective Power to Govern Score in Brazil, 2005–2025
Source: Bertelsmann Transformation Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Brazil recorded 9 for effective power to govern score in 2025. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 12.5% on the previous year and unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, effective power to govern score in Brazil peaked at 9 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 8, in 2023.
That places Brazil 15th out of 128 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
Effective Power to Govern Score in Brazil, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 9 | — |
| 2007 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 8 | -11.1% |
| 2025 | 9 | +12.5% |
Brazil compared with similar countries
- Brazil's 9 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 6, 1.5× the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Brazil's 9 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 7, 1.3× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9 | 9 | 9 | 3 |
| 2010s | 9 | 9 | 9 | 5 |
| 2020s | 8.67 | 8 | 9 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Brazil
More reference data data for Brazil
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 13.82 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 72.83 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 139.27 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 9.01 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 139.27 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 46.34 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 18.99 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 405.35 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 699.19 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 49.04 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is effective power to govern score in Brazil?
- Effective power to govern score in Brazil was 9 in 2025, according to Bertelsmann Transformation Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest effective power to govern score recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 9 in 2005.
- What is the lowest effective power to govern score recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 8 in 2023.
- How does Brazil rank for effective power to govern score?
- Brazil ranks 15th out of 128 countries with data for 2025.
- Is effective power to govern score rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Brazil data come from?
- The figures come from Bertelsmann Transformation Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Effective Power to Govern Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Indicates the extent to which no individual or group holds de facto veto power over democratically elected political leaders.