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Judicial Checks on Government Index in Brazil

Brazil: Judicial Checks on Government Index was 0.954 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
0.954
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
13th
of 176 countries
All-time high
0.954
in 2024
All-time low
0.214
in 1974
Years of data
237
1789–2025

Judicial Checks on Government Index in Brazil, 1789–2025

0.20.40.60.81178919072025

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for judicial checks on government index in Brazil is 0.954, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 237 years on record.

The figure is up 3.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, judicial checks on government index in Brazil peaked at 0.954 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.214, in 1974.

That places Brazil 13th out of 176 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 237 years of available data.

Judicial Checks on Government Index in Brazil, year by year

Year Value Change
1789 0.52 —
1790 0.52 +0.0%
1791 0.52 +0.0%
1792 0.52 +0.0%
1793 0.52 +0.0%
1794 0.52 +0.0%
1795 0.52 +0.0%
1796 0.52 +0.0%
1797 0.52 +0.0%
1798 0.52 +0.0%
1799 0.52 +0.0%
1800 0.52 +0.0%
1801 0.52 +0.0%
1802 0.52 +0.0%
1803 0.52 +0.0%
1804 0.52 +0.0%
1805 0.52 +0.0%
1806 0.52 +0.0%
1807 0.52 +0.0%
1808 0.52 +0.0%
1809 0.52 +0.0%
1810 0.52 +0.0%
1811 0.52 +0.0%
1812 0.52 +0.0%
1813 0.52 +0.0%
1814 0.52 +0.0%
1815 0.52 +0.0%
1816 0.52 +0.0%
1817 0.52 +0.0%
1818 0.52 +0.0%
1819 0.52 +0.0%
1820 0.52 +0.0%
1821 0.52 +0.0%
1822 0.52 +0.0%
1823 0.52 +0.0%
1824 0.52 +0.0%
1825 0.52 +0.0%
1826 0.52 +0.0%
1827 0.52 +0.0%
1828 0.52 +0.0%
1829 0.52 +0.0%
1830 0.52 +0.0%
1831 0.52 +0.0%
1832 0.52 +0.0%
1833 0.52 +0.0%
1834 0.52 +0.0%
1835 0.52 +0.0%
1836 0.52 +0.0%
1837 0.52 +0.0%
1838 0.52 +0.0%
1839 0.52 +0.0%
1840 0.52 +0.0%
1841 0.52 +0.0%
1842 0.52 +0.0%
1843 0.52 +0.0%
1844 0.52 +0.0%
1845 0.52 +0.0%
1846 0.52 +0.0%
1847 0.52 +0.0%
1848 0.52 +0.0%
1849 0.52 +0.0%
1850 0.52 +0.0%
1851 0.52 +0.0%
1852 0.52 +0.0%
1853 0.52 +0.0%
1854 0.52 +0.0%
1855 0.52 +0.0%
1856 0.52 +0.0%
1857 0.52 +0.0%
1858 0.52 +0.0%
1859 0.52 +0.0%
1860 0.52 +0.0%
1861 0.52 +0.0%
1862 0.52 +0.0%
1863 0.52 +0.0%
1864 0.52 +0.0%
1865 0.52 +0.0%
1866 0.52 +0.0%
1867 0.52 +0.0%
1868 0.52 +0.0%
1869 0.52 +0.0%
1870 0.52 +0.0%
1871 0.52 +0.0%
1872 0.52 +0.0%
1873 0.52 +0.0%
1874 0.52 +0.0%
1875 0.52 +0.0%
1876 0.52 +0.0%
1877 0.52 +0.0%
1878 0.52 +0.0%
1879 0.52 +0.0%
1880 0.52 +0.0%
1881 0.52 +0.0%
1882 0.52 +0.0%
1883 0.52 +0.0%
1884 0.52 +0.0%
1885 0.52 +0.0%
1886 0.52 +0.0%
1887 0.52 +0.0%
1888 0.52 +0.0%
1889 0.52 +0.0%
1890 0.364 -30.0%
1891 0.45 +23.6%
1892 0.45 +0.0%
1893 0.45 +0.0%
1894 0.468 +4.0%
1895 0.468 +0.0%
1896 0.468 +0.0%
1897 0.468 +0.0%
1898 0.468 +0.0%
1899 0.468 +0.0%
1900 0.468 +0.0%
1901 0.468 +0.0%
1902 0.468 +0.0%
1903 0.468 +0.0%
1904 0.468 +0.0%
1905 0.468 +0.0%
1906 0.468 +0.0%
1907 0.468 +0.0%
1908 0.468 +0.0%
1909 0.468 +0.0%
1910 0.468 +0.0%
1911 0.468 +0.0%
1912 0.468 +0.0%
1913 0.468 +0.0%
1914 0.468 +0.0%
1915 0.468 +0.0%
1916 0.468 +0.0%
1917 0.468 +0.0%
1918 0.468 +0.0%
1919 0.468 +0.0%
1920 0.468 +0.0%
1921 0.468 +0.0%
1922 0.468 +0.0%
1923 0.468 +0.0%
1924 0.468 +0.0%
1925 0.468 +0.0%
1926 0.468 +0.0%
1927 0.468 +0.0%
1928 0.468 +0.0%
1929 0.468 +0.0%
1930 0.368 -21.4%
1931 0.368 +0.0%
1932 0.368 +0.0%
1933 0.368 +0.0%
1934 0.368 +0.0%
1935 0.368 +0.0%
1936 0.368 +0.0%
1937 0.322 -12.5%
1938 0.322 +0.0%
1939 0.322 +0.0%
1940 0.322 +0.0%
1941 0.322 +0.0%
1942 0.322 +0.0%
1943 0.322 +0.0%
1944 0.322 +0.0%
1945 0.481 +49.4%
1946 0.536 +11.4%
1947 0.536 +0.0%
1948 0.536 +0.0%
1949 0.536 +0.0%
1950 0.536 +0.0%
1951 0.536 +0.0%
1952 0.536 +0.0%
1953 0.536 +0.0%
1954 0.536 +0.0%
1955 0.536 +0.0%
1956 0.536 +0.0%
1957 0.536 +0.0%
1958 0.536 +0.0%
1959 0.536 +0.0%
1960 0.536 +0.0%
1961 0.536 +0.0%
1962 0.536 +0.0%
1963 0.536 +0.0%
1964 0.396 -26.1%
1965 0.312 -21.2%
1966 0.312 +0.0%
1967 0.276 -11.5%
1968 0.247 -10.5%
1969 0.233 -5.7%
1970 0.233 +0.0%
1971 0.233 +0.0%
1972 0.233 +0.0%
1973 0.233 +0.0%
1974 0.214 -8.2%
1975 0.214 +0.0%
1976 0.214 +0.0%
1977 0.214 +0.0%
1978 0.214 +0.0%
1979 0.214 +0.0%
1980 0.346 +61.7%
1981 0.346 +0.0%
1982 0.346 +0.0%
1983 0.346 +0.0%
1984 0.346 +0.0%
1985 0.394 +13.9%
1986 0.515 +30.7%
1987 0.515 +0.0%
1988 0.822 +59.6%
1989 0.819 -0.4%
1990 0.819 +0.0%
1991 0.819 +0.0%
1992 0.819 +0.0%
1993 0.825 +0.7%
1994 0.825 +0.0%
1995 0.825 +0.0%
1996 0.825 +0.0%
1997 0.825 +0.0%
1998 0.825 +0.0%
1999 0.825 +0.0%
2000 0.825 +0.0%
2001 0.825 +0.0%
2002 0.825 +0.0%
2003 0.825 +0.0%
2004 0.825 +0.0%
2005 0.925 +12.1%
2006 0.925 +0.0%
2007 0.925 +0.0%
2008 0.925 +0.0%
2009 0.925 +0.0%
2010 0.93 +0.5%
2011 0.93 +0.0%
2012 0.927 -0.3%
2013 0.931 +0.4%
2014 0.927 -0.4%
2015 0.921 -0.6%
2016 0.872 -5.3%
2017 0.881 +1.0%
2018 0.859 -2.5%
2019 0.806 -6.2%
2020 0.806 +0.0%
2021 0.827 +2.6%
2022 0.827 +0.0%
2023 0.914 +10.5%
2024 0.954 +4.4%
2025 0.954 +0.0%

Brazil compared with similar countries

  • Brazil's 0.954 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.624, 1.5× the median. (48 countries reporting)
  • Brazil's 0.954 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.694, 1.4× the median. (25 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1780s 0.52 0.52 0.52 1
1790s 0.52 0.52 0.52 10
1800s 0.52 0.52 0.52 10
1810s 0.52 0.52 0.52 10
1820s 0.52 0.52 0.52 10
1830s 0.52 0.52 0.52 10
1840s 0.52 0.52 0.52 10
1850s 0.52 0.52 0.52 10
1860s 0.52 0.52 0.52 10
1870s 0.52 0.52 0.52 10
1880s 0.52 0.52 0.52 10
1890s 0.4522 0.364 0.468 10
1900s 0.468 0.468 0.468 10
1910s 0.468 0.468 0.468 10
1920s 0.468 0.468 0.468 10
1930s 0.3542 0.322 0.368 10
1940s 0.4235 0.322 0.536 10
1950s 0.536 0.536 0.536 10
1960s 0.392 0.233 0.536 10
1970s 0.2216 0.214 0.233 10
1980s 0.4795 0.346 0.822 10
1990s 0.8232 0.819 0.825 10
2000s 0.875 0.825 0.925 10
2010s 0.8984 0.806 0.931 10
2020s 0.8803 0.806 0.954 6

Countries ranked near Brazil

  1. 10 Ireland 0.957 compare
  2. 11 Iceland 0.955 compare
  3. 11 Norway 0.955 compare
  4. 13 Guatemala 0.954 compare
  5. 15 Netherlands 0.951 compare
  6. 15 Uruguay 0.951 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is judicial checks on government index in Brazil?
Judicial checks on government index in Brazil was 0.954 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest judicial checks on government index recorded in Brazil?
The highest recorded value was 0.954 in 2024.
What is the lowest judicial checks on government index recorded in Brazil?
The lowest recorded value was 0.214 in 1974.
How does Brazil rank for judicial checks on government index?
Brazil ranks 13th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is judicial checks on government index rising or falling in Brazil?
Over the last ten years it is up 3.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Brazil data come from?
The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Judicial Checks on Government Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Judicial Checks on Government Index
Source
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
176 places, 29,297 data points, 1789–2025
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Central estimate of the extent to which the executive respects the constitution, complies with the judiciary and high courts, and higher and lower courts are independent.