What is political centralization index in Brazil?

Political centralization index in Brazil was 0.034 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.

What is the highest political centralization index recorded in Brazil?

The highest recorded value was 0.79 in 1938.

What is the lowest political centralization index recorded in Brazil?

The lowest recorded value was 0.034 in 2024.

How does Brazil rank for political centralization index?

Brazil ranks 165th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.

Is political centralization index rising or falling in Brazil?

Over the last ten years it is down 42.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

Where does this Brazil data come from?

The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Political centralization index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Political centralization index in Brazil

Name: Political centralization index in Brazil
Creator: Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Brazil: Political centralization index was 0.034 in 2025. ▼ Falling

Latest (2025)

0.034

Change on year

unchanged

World rank

165th

of 176 countries

All-time high

0.79

in 1938

All-time low

0.034

in 2024

Years of data

237

1789–2025

Political centralization index in Brazil, 1789–2025

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

The most recent figure for political centralization index in Brazil is 0.034, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 237 years on record.

The figure is down 42.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, political centralization index in Brazil peaked at 0.79 in 1938 and was at its lowest, 0.034, in 2024.

That places Brazil 165th out of 176 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.

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

Political centralization index in Brazil, year by year

Annual values for Political centralization index in Brazil, 1789 to 2025.
Year	Value	Change
1789	0.618	—
1790	0.618	+0.0%
1791	0.618	+0.0%
1792	0.618	+0.0%
1793	0.618	+0.0%
1794	0.618	+0.0%
1795	0.618	+0.0%
1796	0.618	+0.0%
1797	0.618	+0.0%
1798	0.618	+0.0%
1799	0.618	+0.0%
1800	0.618	+0.0%
1801	0.618	+0.0%
1802	0.618	+0.0%
1803	0.618	+0.0%
1804	0.618	+0.0%
1805	0.618	+0.0%
1806	0.618	+0.0%
1807	0.618	+0.0%
1808	0.618	+0.0%
1809	0.618	+0.0%
1810	0.618	+0.0%
1811	0.618	+0.0%
1812	0.618	+0.0%
1813	0.618	+0.0%
1814	0.618	+0.0%
1815	0.618	+0.0%
1816	0.618	+0.0%
1817	0.618	+0.0%
1818	0.618	+0.0%
1819	0.618	+0.0%
1820	0.618	+0.0%
1821	0.618	+0.0%
1822	0.618	+0.0%
1823	0.659	+6.6%
1824	0.545	-17.3%
1825	0.545	+0.0%
1826	0.545	+0.0%
1827	0.545	+0.0%
1828	0.545	+0.0%
1829	0.545	+0.0%
1830	0.545	+0.0%
1831	0.545	+0.0%
1832	0.545	+0.0%
1833	0.545	+0.0%
1834	0.545	+0.0%
1835	0.545	+0.0%
1836	0.545	+0.0%
1837	0.545	+0.0%
1838	0.545	+0.0%
1839	0.545	+0.0%
1840	0.545	+0.0%
1841	0.545	+0.0%
1842	0.545	+0.0%
1843	0.545	+0.0%
1844	0.545	+0.0%
1845	0.545	+0.0%
1846	0.545	+0.0%
1847	0.545	+0.0%
1848	0.545	+0.0%
1849	0.545	+0.0%
1850	0.545	+0.0%
1851	0.545	+0.0%
1852	0.545	+0.0%
1853	0.545	+0.0%
1854	0.545	+0.0%
1855	0.545	+0.0%
1856	0.545	+0.0%
1857	0.545	+0.0%
1858	0.545	+0.0%
1859	0.545	+0.0%
1860	0.545	+0.0%
1861	0.545	+0.0%
1862	0.545	+0.0%
1863	0.545	+0.0%
1864	0.545	+0.0%
1865	0.545	+0.0%
1866	0.545	+0.0%
1867	0.545	+0.0%
1868	0.545	+0.0%
1869	0.545	+0.0%
1870	0.545	+0.0%
1871	0.545	+0.0%
1872	0.545	+0.0%
1873	0.545	+0.0%
1874	0.545	+0.0%
1875	0.545	+0.0%
1876	0.545	+0.0%
1877	0.545	+0.0%
1878	0.545	+0.0%
1879	0.545	+0.0%
1880	0.545	+0.0%
1881	0.545	+0.0%
1882	0.545	+0.0%
1883	0.545	+0.0%
1884	0.545	+0.0%
1885	0.545	+0.0%
1886	0.545	+0.0%
1887	0.545	+0.0%
1888	0.545	+0.0%
1889	0.545	+0.0%
1890	0.684	+25.5%
1891	0.61	-10.8%
1892	0.61	+0.0%
1893	0.61	+0.0%
1894	0.587	-3.8%
1895	0.587	+0.0%
1896	0.587	+0.0%
1897	0.587	+0.0%
1898	0.587	+0.0%
1899	0.587	+0.0%
1900	0.587	+0.0%
1901	0.587	+0.0%
1902	0.587	+0.0%
1903	0.587	+0.0%
1904	0.587	+0.0%
1905	0.587	+0.0%
1906	0.587	+0.0%
1907	0.587	+0.0%
1908	0.587	+0.0%
1909	0.587	+0.0%
1910	0.611	+4.1%
1911	0.583	-4.6%
1912	0.583	+0.0%
1913	0.583	+0.0%
1914	0.583	+0.0%
1915	0.583	+0.0%
1916	0.583	+0.0%
1917	0.583	+0.0%
1918	0.583	+0.0%
1919	0.583	+0.0%
1920	0.583	+0.0%
1921	0.583	+0.0%
1922	0.583	+0.0%
1923	0.583	+0.0%
1924	0.583	+0.0%
1925	0.583	+0.0%
1926	0.583	+0.0%
1927	0.583	+0.0%
1928	0.583	+0.0%
1929	0.583	+0.0%
1930	0.709	+21.6%
1931	0.709	+0.0%
1932	0.77	+8.6%
1933	0.744	-3.4%
1934	0.744	+0.0%
1935	0.65	-12.6%
1936	0.65	+0.0%
1937	0.784	+20.6%
1938	0.79	+0.8%
1939	0.79	+0.0%
1940	0.79	+0.0%
1941	0.79	+0.0%
1942	0.79	+0.0%
1943	0.79	+0.0%
1944	0.79	+0.0%
1945	0.677	-14.3%
1946	0.527	-22.2%
1947	0.382	-27.5%
1948	0.382	+0.0%
1949	0.382	+0.0%
1950	0.377	-1.3%
1951	0.377	+0.0%
1952	0.377	+0.0%
1953	0.377	+0.0%
1954	0.377	+0.0%
1955	0.377	+0.0%
1956	0.389	+3.2%
1957	0.389	+0.0%
1958	0.389	+0.0%
1959	0.389	+0.0%
1960	0.389	+0.0%
1961	0.375	-3.6%
1962	0.375	+0.0%
1963	0.375	+0.0%
1964	0.545	+45.3%
1965	0.673	+23.5%
1966	0.673	+0.0%
1967	0.693	+3.0%
1968	0.719	+3.8%
1969	0.725	+0.8%
1970	0.725	+0.0%
1971	0.725	+0.0%
1972	0.725	+0.0%
1973	0.725	+0.0%
1974	0.741	+2.2%
1975	0.741	+0.0%
1976	0.741	+0.0%
1977	0.741	+0.0%
1978	0.732	-1.2%
1979	0.719	-1.8%
1980	0.625	-13.1%
1981	0.625	+0.0%
1982	0.625	+0.0%
1983	0.615	-1.6%
1984	0.606	-1.5%
1985	0.498	-17.8%
1986	0.399	-19.9%
1987	0.394	-1.3%
1988	0.169	-57.1%
1989	0.16	-5.3%
1990	0.138	-13.7%
1991	0.138	+0.0%
1992	0.138	+0.0%
1993	0.135	-2.2%
1994	0.139	+3.0%
1995	0.139	+0.0%
1996	0.139	+0.0%
1997	0.139	+0.0%
1998	0.139	+0.0%
1999	0.139	+0.0%
2000	0.139	+0.0%
2001	0.139	+0.0%
2002	0.139	+0.0%
2003	0.122	-12.2%
2004	0.122	+0.0%
2005	0.061	-50.0%
2006	0.061	+0.0%
2007	0.061	+0.0%
2008	0.061	+0.0%
2009	0.061	+0.0%
2010	0.054	-11.5%
2011	0.056	+3.7%
2012	0.055	-1.8%
2013	0.053	-3.6%
2014	0.054	+1.9%
2015	0.059	+9.3%
2016	0.106	+79.7%
2017	0.115	+8.5%
2018	0.131	+13.9%
2019	0.176	+34.4%
2020	0.157	-10.8%
2021	0.135	-14.0%
2022	0.121	-10.4%
2023	0.053	-56.2%
2024	0.034	-35.8%
2025	0.034	+0.0%

Brazil compared with similar countries

Brazil's 0.034 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.3495, 10% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Brazil's 0.034 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.236, 14% of the median. (25 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1780s	0.618	0.618	0.618	1
1790s	0.618	0.618	0.618	10
1800s	0.618	0.618	0.618	10
1810s	0.618	0.618	0.618	10
1820s	0.5783	0.545	0.659	10
1830s	0.545	0.545	0.545	10
1840s	0.545	0.545	0.545	10
1850s	0.545	0.545	0.545	10
1860s	0.545	0.545	0.545	10
1870s	0.545	0.545	0.545	10
1880s	0.545	0.545	0.545	10
1890s	0.6036	0.587	0.684	10
1900s	0.587	0.587	0.587	10
1910s	0.5858	0.583	0.611	10
1920s	0.583	0.583	0.583	10
1930s	0.734	0.65	0.79	10
1940s	0.63	0.382	0.79	10
1950s	0.3818	0.377	0.389	10
1960s	0.5542	0.375	0.725	10
1970s	0.7315	0.719	0.741	10
1980s	0.4716	0.16	0.625	10
1990s	0.1383	0.135	0.139	10
2000s	0.0966	0.061	0.139	10
2010s	0.0859	0.053	0.176	10
2020s	0.089	0.034	0.157	6

Countries ranked near Brazil

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Frequently asked questions

What is political centralization index in Brazil?: Political centralization index in Brazil was 0.034 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest political centralization index recorded in Brazil?: The highest recorded value was 0.79 in 1938.
What is the lowest political centralization index recorded in Brazil?: The lowest recorded value was 0.034 in 2024.
How does Brazil rank for political centralization index?: Brazil ranks 165th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is political centralization index rising or falling in Brazil?: Over the last ten years it is down 42.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Brazil data come from?: The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Political centralization index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Political centralization index
Source: Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 176 places, 29,802 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed: 30 October 2026