What is egalitarian political institutions index in Brazil?

Egalitarian political institutions index in Brazil was 0.637 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest egalitarian political institutions index recorded in Brazil?

The highest recorded value was 0.669 in 2011.

What is the lowest egalitarian political institutions index recorded in Brazil?

The lowest recorded value was 0.107 in 1900.

How does Brazil rank for egalitarian political institutions index?

Brazil ranks 80th out of 175 countries with data for 2025.

Is egalitarian political institutions index rising or falling in Brazil?

Over the last ten years it is down 1.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Where does this Brazil data come from?

The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Egalitarian Political Institutions Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Egalitarian Political Institutions Index in Brazil

Name: Egalitarian Political Institutions Index in Brazil
Creator: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Brazil: Egalitarian Political Institutions Index was 0.637 in 2025. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2025)

0.637

Change on year

down 3.6%

World rank

80th

of 175 countries

All-time high

0.669

in 2011

All-time low

0.107

in 1900

Years of data

126

1900–2025

Egalitarian Political Institutions Index in Brazil, 1900–2025

Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2025, egalitarian political institutions index in Brazil stood at 0.637.

That represents a change of down 3.6% on the previous year and down 1.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, egalitarian political institutions index in Brazil peaked at 0.669 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.107, in 1900.

Brazil ranks 80th of 175 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Egalitarian Political Institutions Index in Brazil, year by year

Annual values for Egalitarian Political Institutions Index in Brazil, 1900 to 2025.
Year	Value	Change
1900	0.107	—
1901	0.107	+0.0%
1902	0.107	+0.0%
1903	0.107	+0.0%
1904	0.107	+0.0%
1905	0.107	+0.0%
1906	0.107	+0.0%
1907	0.107	+0.0%
1908	0.107	+0.0%
1909	0.107	+0.0%
1910	0.107	+0.0%
1911	0.107	+0.0%
1912	0.107	+0.0%
1913	0.107	+0.0%
1914	0.107	+0.0%
1915	0.107	+0.0%
1916	0.107	+0.0%
1917	0.107	+0.0%
1918	0.107	+0.0%
1919	0.107	+0.0%
1920	0.107	+0.0%
1921	0.107	+0.0%
1922	0.107	+0.0%
1923	0.107	+0.0%
1924	0.107	+0.0%
1925	0.107	+0.0%
1926	0.107	+0.0%
1927	0.107	+0.0%
1928	0.107	+0.0%
1929	0.107	+0.0%
1930	0.195	+82.2%
1931	0.197	+1.0%
1932	0.249	+26.4%
1933	0.249	+0.0%
1934	0.277	+11.2%
1935	0.285	+2.9%
1936	0.285	+0.0%
1937	0.294	+3.2%
1938	0.294	+0.0%
1939	0.294	+0.0%
1940	0.294	+0.0%
1941	0.294	+0.0%
1942	0.294	+0.0%
1943	0.294	+0.0%
1944	0.294	+0.0%
1945	0.294	+0.0%
1946	0.3	+2.0%
1947	0.3	+0.0%
1948	0.3	+0.0%
1949	0.3	+0.0%
1950	0.3	+0.0%
1951	0.3	+0.0%
1952	0.3	+0.0%
1953	0.3	+0.0%
1954	0.3	+0.0%
1955	0.311	+3.7%
1956	0.311	+0.0%
1957	0.311	+0.0%
1958	0.311	+0.0%
1959	0.311	+0.0%
1960	0.311	+0.0%
1961	0.317	+1.9%
1962	0.317	+0.0%
1963	0.317	+0.0%
1964	0.306	-3.5%
1965	0.309	+1.0%
1966	0.309	+0.0%
1967	0.309	+0.0%
1968	0.309	+0.0%
1969	0.309	+0.0%
1970	0.309	+0.0%
1971	0.307	-0.6%
1972	0.307	+0.0%
1973	0.307	+0.0%
1974	0.307	+0.0%
1975	0.316	+2.9%
1976	0.322	+1.9%
1977	0.322	+0.0%
1978	0.322	+0.0%
1979	0.322	+0.0%
1980	0.322	+0.0%
1981	0.322	+0.0%
1982	0.322	+0.0%
1983	0.322	+0.0%
1984	0.322	+0.0%
1985	0.384	+19.3%
1986	0.425	+10.7%
1987	0.425	+0.0%
1988	0.573	+34.8%
1989	0.567	-1.0%
1990	0.575	+1.4%
1991	0.575	+0.0%
1992	0.581	+1.0%
1993	0.581	+0.0%
1994	0.58	-0.2%
1995	0.601	+3.6%
1996	0.601	+0.0%
1997	0.601	+0.0%
1998	0.608	+1.2%
1999	0.612	+0.7%
2000	0.607	-0.8%
2001	0.607	+0.0%
2002	0.65	+7.1%
2003	0.653	+0.5%
2004	0.658	+0.8%
2005	0.655	-0.5%
2006	0.655	+0.0%
2007	0.655	+0.0%
2008	0.655	+0.0%
2009	0.654	-0.2%
2010	0.666	+1.8%
2011	0.669	+0.5%
2012	0.661	-1.2%
2013	0.654	-1.1%
2014	0.65	-0.6%
2015	0.647	-0.5%
2016	0.561	-13.3%
2017	0.544	-3.0%
2018	0.51	-6.3%
2019	0.486	-4.7%
2020	0.482	-0.8%
2021	0.489	+1.5%
2022	0.487	-0.4%
2023	0.658	+35.1%
2024	0.661	+0.5%
2025	0.637	-3.6%

Brazil compared with similar countries

Brazil's 0.637 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.6095, 1.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Brazil's 0.637 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.554, 1.1× the median. (25 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1900s	0.107	0.107	0.107	10
1910s	0.107	0.107	0.107	10
1920s	0.107	0.107	0.107	10
1930s	0.2619	0.195	0.294	10
1940s	0.2964	0.294	0.3	10
1950s	0.3055	0.3	0.311	10
1960s	0.3113	0.306	0.317	10
1970s	0.3141	0.307	0.322	10
1980s	0.3984	0.322	0.573	10
1990s	0.5915	0.575	0.612	10
2000s	0.6449	0.607	0.658	10
2010s	0.6048	0.486	0.669	10
2020s	0.569	0.482	0.661	6

Countries ranked near Brazil

77 Sierra Leone 0.647 compare
78 Ghana 0.644 compare
79 Gabon 0.639 compare
80 Niger 0.637 compare
82 Hungary 0.617 compare
83 Maldives 0.613 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is egalitarian political institutions index in Brazil?: Egalitarian political institutions index in Brazil was 0.637 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest egalitarian political institutions index recorded in Brazil?: The highest recorded value was 0.669 in 2011.
What is the lowest egalitarian political institutions index recorded in Brazil?: The lowest recorded value was 0.107 in 1900.
How does Brazil rank for egalitarian political institutions index?: Brazil ranks 80th out of 175 countries with data for 2025.
Is egalitarian political institutions index rising or falling in Brazil?: Over the last ten years it is down 1.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Brazil data come from?: The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Egalitarian Political Institutions Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Egalitarian Political Institutions Index
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 175 places, 20,802 data points, 1900–2025
Last refreshed: 18 September 2026

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