Elite Consultations Score in Brazil
Brazil: Elite Consultations Score was 2.66 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2025)
2.66
Change on year
down 7.8%
World rank
8th
of 176 countries
All-time high
2.88
in 2023
All-time low
-2.14
in 1890
Years of data
237
1789–2025
Elite Consultations Score in Brazil, 1789–2025
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for elite consultations score in Brazil is 2.66, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.8% on the previous year and up 11.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, elite consultations score in Brazil peaked at 2.88 in 2023 and was at its lowest, -2.14, in 1890.
Brazil ranks 8th of 176 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Elite Consultations Score in Brazil, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1789 | -2.12 | — |
| 1790 | -2.12 | -0.0% |
| 1791 | -2.12 | -0.0% |
| 1792 | -2.12 | -0.0% |
| 1793 | -2.12 | -0.0% |
| 1794 | -2.12 | -0.0% |
| 1795 | -2.12 | -0.0% |
| 1796 | -2.12 | -0.0% |
| 1797 | -2.12 | -0.0% |
| 1798 | -2.12 | -0.0% |
| 1799 | -2.12 | -0.0% |
| 1800 | -2.12 | -0.0% |
| 1801 | -2.12 | -0.0% |
| 1802 | -2.12 | -0.0% |
| 1803 | -2.12 | -0.0% |
| 1804 | -2.12 | -0.0% |
| 1805 | -2.12 | -0.0% |
| 1806 | -2.12 | -0.0% |
| 1807 | -2.12 | -0.0% |
| 1808 | -2.12 | -0.0% |
| 1809 | -2.12 | -0.0% |
| 1810 | -2.12 | -0.0% |
| 1811 | -2.12 | -0.0% |
| 1812 | -2.12 | -0.0% |
| 1813 | -2.12 | -0.0% |
| 1814 | -2.12 | -0.0% |
| 1815 | -2.12 | -0.0% |
| 1816 | -2.12 | -0.0% |
| 1817 | -2.12 | -0.0% |
| 1818 | -2.12 | -0.0% |
| 1819 | -2.12 | -0.0% |
| 1820 | -2.12 | -0.0% |
| 1821 | -2.12 | -0.0% |
| 1822 | -2.12 | -0.0% |
| 1823 | -2.12 | -0.0% |
| 1824 | -2.12 | -0.0% |
| 1825 | -2.12 | -0.0% |
| 1826 | -2.12 | -0.0% |
| 1827 | -2.12 | -0.0% |
| 1828 | -2.12 | -0.0% |
| 1829 | -2.12 | -0.0% |
| 1830 | -2.12 | -0.0% |
| 1831 | -2.12 | -0.0% |
| 1832 | -0.7 | -67.0% |
| 1833 | -0.7 | -0.0% |
| 1834 | -0.7 | -0.0% |
| 1835 | -0.7 | -0.0% |
| 1836 | -0.7 | -0.0% |
| 1837 | -0.7 | -0.0% |
| 1838 | -0.7 | -0.0% |
| 1839 | -0.7 | -0.0% |
| 1840 | -0.7 | -0.0% |
| 1841 | -0.7 | -0.0% |
| 1842 | -0.7 | -0.0% |
| 1843 | -0.7 | -0.0% |
| 1844 | -0.7 | -0.0% |
| 1845 | -0.7 | -0.0% |
| 1846 | -0.7 | -0.0% |
| 1847 | -0.7 | -0.0% |
| 1848 | -0.7 | -0.0% |
| 1849 | -0.7 | -0.0% |
| 1850 | -0.7 | -0.0% |
| 1851 | -0.7 | -0.0% |
| 1852 | -0.7 | -0.0% |
| 1853 | -0.7 | -0.0% |
| 1854 | -0.7 | -0.0% |
| 1855 | -0.7 | -0.0% |
| 1856 | -0.7 | -0.0% |
| 1857 | -0.7 | -0.0% |
| 1858 | -0.7 | -0.0% |
| 1859 | -0.7 | -0.0% |
| 1860 | -0.7 | -0.0% |
| 1861 | -0.7 | -0.0% |
| 1862 | -0.7 | -0.0% |
| 1863 | -0.7 | -0.0% |
| 1864 | -0.7 | -0.0% |
| 1865 | -0.7 | -0.0% |
| 1866 | -0.7 | -0.0% |
| 1867 | -0.7 | -0.0% |
| 1868 | -0.7 | -0.0% |
| 1869 | -0.7 | -0.0% |
| 1870 | -0.7 | -0.0% |
| 1871 | -0.7 | -0.0% |
| 1872 | -0.7 | -0.0% |
| 1873 | -0.7 | -0.0% |
| 1874 | -0.7 | -0.0% |
| 1875 | -0.7 | -0.0% |
| 1876 | -0.7 | -0.0% |
| 1877 | -0.7 | -0.0% |
| 1878 | -0.7 | -0.0% |
| 1879 | -0.7 | -0.0% |
| 1880 | -0.7 | -0.0% |
| 1881 | -0.7 | -0.0% |
| 1882 | -0.7 | -0.0% |
| 1883 | -0.7 | -0.0% |
| 1884 | -0.7 | -0.0% |
| 1885 | -0.7 | -0.0% |
| 1886 | -0.7 | -0.0% |
| 1887 | -0.7 | -0.0% |
| 1888 | -0.7 | -0.0% |
| 1889 | -0.7 | -0.0% |
| 1890 | -2.14 | +206.1% |
| 1891 | -2.14 | -0.0% |
| 1892 | -2.14 | -0.0% |
| 1893 | -2.14 | -0.0% |
| 1894 | -2.14 | -0.0% |
| 1895 | -0.283 | -86.8% |
| 1896 | -0.283 | -0.0% |
| 1897 | -0.283 | -0.0% |
| 1898 | -0.283 | -0.0% |
| 1899 | -0.283 | -0.0% |
| 1900 | -0.283 | -0.0% |
| 1901 | -0.283 | -0.0% |
| 1902 | -0.283 | -0.0% |
| 1903 | -0.283 | -0.0% |
| 1904 | -0.283 | -0.0% |
| 1905 | -0.283 | -0.0% |
| 1906 | -0.283 | -0.0% |
| 1907 | -0.283 | -0.0% |
| 1908 | -0.283 | -0.0% |
| 1909 | -0.283 | -0.0% |
| 1910 | -0.283 | -0.0% |
| 1911 | -0.283 | -0.0% |
| 1912 | -0.283 | -0.0% |
| 1913 | -0.283 | -0.0% |
| 1914 | -0.283 | -0.0% |
| 1915 | -0.283 | -0.0% |
| 1916 | -0.283 | -0.0% |
| 1917 | -0.283 | -0.0% |
| 1918 | -0.283 | -0.0% |
| 1919 | -0.283 | -0.0% |
| 1920 | -0.283 | -0.0% |
| 1921 | -0.283 | -0.0% |
| 1922 | -0.283 | -0.0% |
| 1923 | -0.283 | -0.0% |
| 1924 | -0.283 | -0.0% |
| 1925 | -0.283 | -0.0% |
| 1926 | -0.283 | -0.0% |
| 1927 | -0.283 | -0.0% |
| 1928 | -0.283 | -0.0% |
| 1929 | -0.283 | -0.0% |
| 1930 | 0.555 | -296.1% |
| 1931 | 0.555 | +0.0% |
| 1932 | 0.555 | +0.0% |
| 1933 | 0.555 | +0.0% |
| 1934 | 0.555 | +0.0% |
| 1935 | 0.555 | +0.0% |
| 1936 | 0.555 | +0.0% |
| 1937 | -0.116 | -120.9% |
| 1938 | -0.116 | -0.0% |
| 1939 | -0.116 | -0.0% |
| 1940 | -0.116 | -0.0% |
| 1941 | -0.116 | -0.0% |
| 1942 | -0.116 | -0.0% |
| 1943 | -0.116 | -0.0% |
| 1944 | -0.116 | -0.0% |
| 1945 | -0.116 | -0.0% |
| 1946 | 0.831 | -816.4% |
| 1947 | 0.831 | +0.0% |
| 1948 | 0.831 | +0.0% |
| 1949 | 0.831 | +0.0% |
| 1950 | 0.831 | +0.0% |
| 1951 | 0.831 | +0.0% |
| 1952 | 0.831 | +0.0% |
| 1953 | 0.831 | +0.0% |
| 1954 | 0.831 | +0.0% |
| 1955 | 0.831 | +0.0% |
| 1956 | 0.831 | +0.0% |
| 1957 | 0.831 | +0.0% |
| 1958 | 0.831 | +0.0% |
| 1959 | 0.831 | +0.0% |
| 1960 | 0.831 | +0.0% |
| 1961 | 0.831 | +0.0% |
| 1962 | 1.1 | +31.9% |
| 1963 | 1.1 | +0.0% |
| 1964 | -0.381 | -134.8% |
| 1965 | -0.104 | -72.7% |
| 1966 | -0.104 | -0.0% |
| 1967 | -0.462 | +344.2% |
| 1968 | -0.462 | -0.0% |
| 1969 | -0.462 | -0.0% |
| 1970 | -0.462 | -0.0% |
| 1971 | -0.462 | -0.0% |
| 1972 | -0.462 | -0.0% |
| 1973 | -0.462 | -0.0% |
| 1974 | -0.462 | -0.0% |
| 1975 | -0.104 | -77.5% |
| 1976 | -0.104 | -0.0% |
| 1977 | -0.104 | -0.0% |
| 1978 | -0.104 | -0.0% |
| 1979 | -0.104 | -0.0% |
| 1980 | -0.104 | -0.0% |
| 1981 | -0.104 | -0.0% |
| 1982 | -0.104 | -0.0% |
| 1983 | -0.104 | -0.0% |
| 1984 | -0.104 | -0.0% |
| 1985 | -0.104 | -0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.825 | -893.3% |
| 1987 | 0.825 | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.825 | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.825 | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.825 | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.825 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 1.16 | +40.5% |
| 1993 | 1.16 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 1.34 | +16.0% |
| 1995 | 1.34 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 1.34 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 1.34 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 1.34 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 1.34 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 1.34 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 1.34 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 2.05 | +52.3% |
| 2003 | 2.05 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 2.05 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 2.7 | +31.8% |
| 2006 | 2.7 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 2.7 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 2.7 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 2.7 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 2.77 | +2.6% |
| 2011 | 2.6 | -6.1% |
| 2012 | 2.6 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 2.6 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 2.6 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 2.38 | -8.6% |
| 2016 | 1.22 | -48.9% |
| 2017 | 1.48 | +21.4% |
| 2018 | 1.11 | -24.9% |
| 2019 | 1.04 | -6.3% |
| 2020 | 0.967 | -6.8% |
| 2021 | 1.07 | +11.1% |
| 2022 | 1.44 | +34.0% |
| 2023 | 2.88 | +100.4% |
| 2024 | 2.88 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 2.66 | -7.8% |
Brazil compared with similar countries
- Brazil's 2.66 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.478, 5.6× the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Brazil's 2.66 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1, 2.7× the median. (25 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | -2.12 | -2.12 | -2.12 | 1 |
| 1790s | -2.12 | -2.12 | -2.12 | 10 |
| 1800s | -2.12 | -2.12 | -2.12 | 10 |
| 1810s | -2.12 | -2.12 | -2.12 | 10 |
| 1820s | -2.12 | -2.12 | -2.12 | 10 |
| 1830s | -0.9842 | -2.12 | -0.7 | 10 |
| 1840s | -0.7 | -0.7 | -0.7 | 10 |
| 1850s | -0.7 | -0.7 | -0.7 | 10 |
| 1860s | -0.7 | -0.7 | -0.7 | 10 |
| 1870s | -0.7 | -0.7 | -0.7 | 10 |
| 1880s | -0.7 | -0.7 | -0.7 | 10 |
| 1890s | -1.21 | -2.14 | -0.283 | 10 |
| 1900s | -0.283 | -0.283 | -0.283 | 10 |
| 1910s | -0.283 | -0.283 | -0.283 | 10 |
| 1920s | -0.283 | -0.283 | -0.283 | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.3537 | -0.116 | 0.555 | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.2628 | -0.116 | 0.831 | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.831 | 0.831 | 0.831 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.1879 | -0.462 | 1.1 | 10 |
| 1970s | -0.283 | -0.462 | -0.104 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2676 | -0.104 | 0.825 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.2 | 0.825 | 1.34 | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.23 | 1.34 | 2.7 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.04 | 1.04 | 2.77 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.98 | 0.967 | 2.88 | 6 |
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 elite consultations score in Brazil?
- Elite consultations score in Brazil was 2.66 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest elite consultations score recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 2.88 in 2023.
- What is the lowest elite consultations score recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was -2.14 in 1890.
- How does Brazil rank for elite consultations score?
- Brazil ranks 8th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
- Is elite consultations score rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.9%. 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 Elite Consultations Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Central estimate of the extent to which political elites consult other elites across the political spectrum and from relevant sectors of society and business when considering important policy changes.