Equal Access to Power Index in Brazil
Brazil: Equal Access to Power Index was 0.779 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2025)
0.779
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
56th
of 176 countries
All-time high
0.829
in 2011
All-time low
0.098
in 1789
Years of data
237
1789–2025
Equal Access to Power Index in Brazil, 1789–2025
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for equal access to power index in Brazil is 0.779, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, equal access to power index in Brazil peaked at 0.829 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.098, in 1789.
That places Brazil 56th out of 176 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Equal Access to Power Index in Brazil, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1789 | 0.098 | — |
| 1790 | 0.098 | +0.0% |
| 1791 | 0.098 | +0.0% |
| 1792 | 0.098 | +0.0% |
| 1793 | 0.098 | +0.0% |
| 1794 | 0.098 | +0.0% |
| 1795 | 0.098 | +0.0% |
| 1796 | 0.098 | +0.0% |
| 1797 | 0.098 | +0.0% |
| 1798 | 0.098 | +0.0% |
| 1799 | 0.098 | +0.0% |
| 1800 | 0.098 | +0.0% |
| 1801 | 0.098 | +0.0% |
| 1802 | 0.098 | +0.0% |
| 1803 | 0.098 | +0.0% |
| 1804 | 0.098 | +0.0% |
| 1805 | 0.098 | +0.0% |
| 1806 | 0.098 | +0.0% |
| 1807 | 0.098 | +0.0% |
| 1808 | 0.098 | +0.0% |
| 1809 | 0.098 | +0.0% |
| 1810 | 0.098 | +0.0% |
| 1811 | 0.098 | +0.0% |
| 1812 | 0.098 | +0.0% |
| 1813 | 0.098 | +0.0% |
| 1814 | 0.098 | +0.0% |
| 1815 | 0.098 | +0.0% |
| 1816 | 0.098 | +0.0% |
| 1817 | 0.098 | +0.0% |
| 1818 | 0.098 | +0.0% |
| 1819 | 0.098 | +0.0% |
| 1820 | 0.152 | +55.1% |
| 1821 | 0.152 | +0.0% |
| 1822 | 0.152 | +0.0% |
| 1823 | 0.152 | +0.0% |
| 1824 | 0.152 | +0.0% |
| 1825 | 0.152 | +0.0% |
| 1826 | 0.152 | +0.0% |
| 1827 | 0.152 | +0.0% |
| 1828 | 0.152 | +0.0% |
| 1829 | 0.152 | +0.0% |
| 1830 | 0.152 | +0.0% |
| 1831 | 0.152 | +0.0% |
| 1832 | 0.152 | +0.0% |
| 1833 | 0.152 | +0.0% |
| 1834 | 0.152 | +0.0% |
| 1835 | 0.152 | +0.0% |
| 1836 | 0.152 | +0.0% |
| 1837 | 0.152 | +0.0% |
| 1838 | 0.152 | +0.0% |
| 1839 | 0.152 | +0.0% |
| 1840 | 0.152 | +0.0% |
| 1841 | 0.099 | -34.9% |
| 1842 | 0.099 | +0.0% |
| 1843 | 0.099 | +0.0% |
| 1844 | 0.099 | +0.0% |
| 1845 | 0.099 | +0.0% |
| 1846 | 0.099 | +0.0% |
| 1847 | 0.099 | +0.0% |
| 1848 | 0.099 | +0.0% |
| 1849 | 0.099 | +0.0% |
| 1850 | 0.148 | +49.5% |
| 1851 | 0.148 | +0.0% |
| 1852 | 0.148 | +0.0% |
| 1853 | 0.148 | +0.0% |
| 1854 | 0.148 | +0.0% |
| 1855 | 0.148 | +0.0% |
| 1856 | 0.148 | +0.0% |
| 1857 | 0.148 | +0.0% |
| 1858 | 0.148 | +0.0% |
| 1859 | 0.148 | +0.0% |
| 1860 | 0.148 | +0.0% |
| 1861 | 0.148 | +0.0% |
| 1862 | 0.148 | +0.0% |
| 1863 | 0.148 | +0.0% |
| 1864 | 0.148 | +0.0% |
| 1865 | 0.148 | +0.0% |
| 1866 | 0.148 | +0.0% |
| 1867 | 0.148 | +0.0% |
| 1868 | 0.148 | +0.0% |
| 1869 | 0.148 | +0.0% |
| 1870 | 0.148 | +0.0% |
| 1871 | 0.148 | +0.0% |
| 1872 | 0.148 | +0.0% |
| 1873 | 0.148 | +0.0% |
| 1874 | 0.148 | +0.0% |
| 1875 | 0.148 | +0.0% |
| 1876 | 0.148 | +0.0% |
| 1877 | 0.148 | +0.0% |
| 1878 | 0.148 | +0.0% |
| 1879 | 0.148 | +0.0% |
| 1880 | 0.323 | +118.2% |
| 1881 | 0.323 | +0.0% |
| 1882 | 0.323 | +0.0% |
| 1883 | 0.323 | +0.0% |
| 1884 | 0.323 | +0.0% |
| 1885 | 0.323 | +0.0% |
| 1886 | 0.323 | +0.0% |
| 1887 | 0.323 | +0.0% |
| 1888 | 0.323 | +0.0% |
| 1889 | 0.323 | +0.0% |
| 1890 | 0.323 | +0.0% |
| 1891 | 0.323 | +0.0% |
| 1892 | 0.323 | +0.0% |
| 1893 | 0.323 | +0.0% |
| 1894 | 0.323 | +0.0% |
| 1895 | 0.323 | +0.0% |
| 1896 | 0.323 | +0.0% |
| 1897 | 0.323 | +0.0% |
| 1898 | 0.18 | -44.3% |
| 1899 | 0.18 | +0.0% |
| 1900 | 0.18 | +0.0% |
| 1901 | 0.18 | +0.0% |
| 1902 | 0.18 | +0.0% |
| 1903 | 0.18 | +0.0% |
| 1904 | 0.18 | +0.0% |
| 1905 | 0.18 | +0.0% |
| 1906 | 0.18 | +0.0% |
| 1907 | 0.18 | +0.0% |
| 1908 | 0.18 | +0.0% |
| 1909 | 0.18 | +0.0% |
| 1910 | 0.18 | +0.0% |
| 1911 | 0.18 | +0.0% |
| 1912 | 0.18 | +0.0% |
| 1913 | 0.18 | +0.0% |
| 1914 | 0.18 | +0.0% |
| 1915 | 0.18 | +0.0% |
| 1916 | 0.18 | +0.0% |
| 1917 | 0.18 | +0.0% |
| 1918 | 0.18 | +0.0% |
| 1919 | 0.18 | +0.0% |
| 1920 | 0.18 | +0.0% |
| 1921 | 0.18 | +0.0% |
| 1922 | 0.18 | +0.0% |
| 1923 | 0.18 | +0.0% |
| 1924 | 0.18 | +0.0% |
| 1925 | 0.18 | +0.0% |
| 1926 | 0.18 | +0.0% |
| 1927 | 0.18 | +0.0% |
| 1928 | 0.18 | +0.0% |
| 1929 | 0.18 | +0.0% |
| 1930 | 0.242 | +34.4% |
| 1931 | 0.242 | +0.0% |
| 1932 | 0.384 | +58.7% |
| 1933 | 0.384 | +0.0% |
| 1934 | 0.407 | +6.0% |
| 1935 | 0.407 | +0.0% |
| 1936 | 0.407 | +0.0% |
| 1937 | 0.407 | +0.0% |
| 1938 | 0.407 | +0.0% |
| 1939 | 0.407 | +0.0% |
| 1940 | 0.407 | +0.0% |
| 1941 | 0.407 | +0.0% |
| 1942 | 0.407 | +0.0% |
| 1943 | 0.407 | +0.0% |
| 1944 | 0.407 | +0.0% |
| 1945 | 0.407 | +0.0% |
| 1946 | 0.474 | +16.5% |
| 1947 | 0.474 | +0.0% |
| 1948 | 0.474 | +0.0% |
| 1949 | 0.474 | +0.0% |
| 1950 | 0.474 | +0.0% |
| 1951 | 0.474 | +0.0% |
| 1952 | 0.474 | +0.0% |
| 1953 | 0.474 | +0.0% |
| 1954 | 0.474 | +0.0% |
| 1955 | 0.474 | +0.0% |
| 1956 | 0.474 | +0.0% |
| 1957 | 0.474 | +0.0% |
| 1958 | 0.474 | +0.0% |
| 1959 | 0.474 | +0.0% |
| 1960 | 0.474 | +0.0% |
| 1961 | 0.474 | +0.0% |
| 1962 | 0.474 | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.474 | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.417 | -12.0% |
| 1965 | 0.417 | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.417 | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.417 | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.417 | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.417 | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.417 | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 0.417 | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.417 | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.417 | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.417 | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.417 | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.417 | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.417 | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.417 | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.417 | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.417 | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.417 | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.417 | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.417 | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.417 | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.551 | +32.1% |
| 1986 | 0.653 | +18.5% |
| 1987 | 0.653 | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.727 | +11.3% |
| 1989 | 0.727 | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.727 | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.727 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.727 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.727 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.727 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.749 | +3.0% |
| 1996 | 0.749 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.749 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.774 | +3.3% |
| 1999 | 0.774 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.774 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.774 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.774 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.79 | +2.1% |
| 2004 | 0.8 | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 0.8 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.8 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.8 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.8 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.8 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.809 | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 0.829 | +2.5% |
| 2012 | 0.829 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.815 | -1.7% |
| 2014 | 0.815 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.804 | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 0.64 | -20.4% |
| 2017 | 0.607 | -5.2% |
| 2018 | 0.59 | -2.8% |
| 2019 | 0.507 | -14.1% |
| 2020 | 0.531 | +4.7% |
| 2021 | 0.533 | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 0.551 | +3.4% |
| 2023 | 0.779 | +41.4% |
| 2024 | 0.779 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 0.779 | +0.0% |
Brazil compared with similar countries
- Brazil's 0.779 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.628, 1.2× the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Brazil's 0.779 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.752, 1.0× the median. (25 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 0.098 | 0.098 | 0.098 | 1 |
| 1790s | 0.098 | 0.098 | 0.098 | 10 |
| 1800s | 0.098 | 0.098 | 0.098 | 10 |
| 1810s | 0.098 | 0.098 | 0.098 | 10 |
| 1820s | 0.152 | 0.152 | 0.152 | 10 |
| 1830s | 0.152 | 0.152 | 0.152 | 10 |
| 1840s | 0.1043 | 0.099 | 0.152 | 10 |
| 1850s | 0.148 | 0.148 | 0.148 | 10 |
| 1860s | 0.148 | 0.148 | 0.148 | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.148 | 0.148 | 0.148 | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.323 | 0.323 | 0.323 | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.2944 | 0.18 | 0.323 | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.18 | 0.18 | 0.18 | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.18 | 0.18 | 0.18 | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.18 | 0.18 | 0.18 | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.3694 | 0.242 | 0.407 | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.4338 | 0.407 | 0.474 | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.474 | 0.474 | 0.474 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.4398 | 0.417 | 0.474 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.417 | 0.417 | 0.417 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.5396 | 0.417 | 0.727 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.743 | 0.727 | 0.774 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.7912 | 0.774 | 0.8 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7245 | 0.507 | 0.829 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6587 | 0.531 | 0.779 | 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 equal access to power index in Brazil?
- Equal access to power index in Brazil was 0.779 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest equal access to power index recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 0.829 in 2011.
- What is the lowest equal access to power index recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.098 in 1789.
- How does Brazil rank for equal access to power index?
- Brazil ranks 56th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
- Is equal access to power index rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.1%. 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 Equal Access to Power Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Central estimate of the extent to which access to power is equal across socioeconomic position, social group, and gender.