What is political civil liberties index in Brazil?

Political civil liberties index in Brazil was 0.932 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest political civil liberties index recorded in Brazil?

The highest recorded value was 0.958 in 2010.

What is the lowest political civil liberties index recorded in Brazil?

The lowest recorded value was 0.054 in 1789.

How does Brazil rank for political civil liberties index?

Brazil ranks 16th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.

Is political civil liberties 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 Political Civil Liberties Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Political Civil Liberties Index in Brazil

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

Brazil: Political Civil Liberties Index was 0.932 in 2025. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2025)

0.932

Change on year

down 1.5%

World rank

16th

of 176 countries

All-time high

0.958

in 2010

All-time low

0.054

in 1789

Years of data

237

1789–2025

Political Civil Liberties Index in Brazil, 1789–2025

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for political civil liberties index in Brazil is 0.932, measured in 2025.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.5% on the previous year and down 1.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, political civil liberties index in Brazil peaked at 0.958 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.054, in 1789.

That places Brazil 16th out of 176 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.

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

Political Civil Liberties Index in Brazil, year by year

Annual values for Political Civil Liberties Index in Brazil, 1789 to 2025.
Year	Value	Change
1789	0.054	—
1790	0.054	+0.0%
1791	0.054	+0.0%
1792	0.054	+0.0%
1793	0.054	+0.0%
1794	0.054	+0.0%
1795	0.054	+0.0%
1796	0.054	+0.0%
1797	0.054	+0.0%
1798	0.054	+0.0%
1799	0.054	+0.0%
1800	0.054	+0.0%
1801	0.054	+0.0%
1802	0.054	+0.0%
1803	0.054	+0.0%
1804	0.054	+0.0%
1805	0.054	+0.0%
1806	0.054	+0.0%
1807	0.054	+0.0%
1808	0.12	+122.2%
1809	0.12	+0.0%
1810	0.12	+0.0%
1811	0.12	+0.0%
1812	0.12	+0.0%
1813	0.12	+0.0%
1814	0.12	+0.0%
1815	0.12	+0.0%
1816	0.12	+0.0%
1817	0.12	+0.0%
1818	0.12	+0.0%
1819	0.12	+0.0%
1820	0.167	+39.2%
1821	0.167	+0.0%
1822	0.276	+65.3%
1823	0.677	+145.3%
1824	0.677	+0.0%
1825	0.705	+4.1%
1826	0.705	+0.0%
1827	0.705	+0.0%
1828	0.705	+0.0%
1829	0.705	+0.0%
1830	0.705	+0.0%
1831	0.705	+0.0%
1832	0.705	+0.0%
1833	0.705	+0.0%
1834	0.705	+0.0%
1835	0.705	+0.0%
1836	0.705	+0.0%
1837	0.705	+0.0%
1838	0.705	+0.0%
1839	0.705	+0.0%
1840	0.705	+0.0%
1841	0.705	+0.0%
1842	0.705	+0.0%
1843	0.705	+0.0%
1844	0.705	+0.0%
1845	0.705	+0.0%
1846	0.705	+0.0%
1847	0.705	+0.0%
1848	0.705	+0.0%
1849	0.705	+0.0%
1850	0.705	+0.0%
1851	0.705	+0.0%
1852	0.705	+0.0%
1853	0.705	+0.0%
1854	0.705	+0.0%
1855	0.705	+0.0%
1856	0.705	+0.0%
1857	0.705	+0.0%
1858	0.705	+0.0%
1859	0.705	+0.0%
1860	0.705	+0.0%
1861	0.705	+0.0%
1862	0.705	+0.0%
1863	0.705	+0.0%
1864	0.705	+0.0%
1865	0.705	+0.0%
1866	0.705	+0.0%
1867	0.705	+0.0%
1868	0.705	+0.0%
1869	0.705	+0.0%
1870	0.705	+0.0%
1871	0.705	+0.0%
1872	0.705	+0.0%
1873	0.705	+0.0%
1874	0.705	+0.0%
1875	0.705	+0.0%
1876	0.705	+0.0%
1877	0.705	+0.0%
1878	0.705	+0.0%
1879	0.705	+0.0%
1880	0.705	+0.0%
1881	0.705	+0.0%
1882	0.705	+0.0%
1883	0.705	+0.0%
1884	0.705	+0.0%
1885	0.627	-11.1%
1886	0.627	+0.0%
1887	0.627	+0.0%
1888	0.702	+12.0%
1889	0.702	+0.0%
1890	0.508	-27.6%
1891	0.473	-6.9%
1892	0.378	-20.1%
1893	0.378	+0.0%
1894	0.41	+8.5%
1895	0.507	+23.7%
1896	0.565	+11.4%
1897	0.565	+0.0%
1898	0.481	-14.9%
1899	0.481	+0.0%
1900	0.435	-9.6%
1901	0.425	-2.3%
1902	0.426	+0.2%
1903	0.426	+0.0%
1904	0.438	+2.8%
1905	0.456	+4.1%
1906	0.456	+0.0%
1907	0.456	+0.0%
1908	0.456	+0.0%
1909	0.456	+0.0%
1910	0.461	+1.1%
1911	0.461	+0.0%
1912	0.461	+0.0%
1913	0.461	+0.0%
1914	0.461	+0.0%
1915	0.461	+0.0%
1916	0.461	+0.0%
1917	0.461	+0.0%
1918	0.461	+0.0%
1919	0.461	+0.0%
1920	0.461	+0.0%
1921	0.461	+0.0%
1922	0.455	-1.3%
1923	0.456	+0.2%
1924	0.456	+0.0%
1925	0.456	+0.0%
1926	0.456	+0.0%
1927	0.453	-0.7%
1928	0.453	+0.0%
1929	0.453	+0.0%
1930	0.379	-16.3%
1931	0.304	-19.8%
1932	0.303	-0.3%
1933	0.303	+0.0%
1934	0.304	+0.3%
1935	0.281	-7.6%
1936	0.281	+0.0%
1937	0.136	-51.6%
1938	0.101	-25.7%
1939	0.101	+0.0%
1940	0.101	+0.0%
1941	0.101	+0.0%
1942	0.101	+0.0%
1943	0.101	+0.0%
1944	0.101	+0.0%
1945	0.312	+208.9%
1946	0.618	+98.1%
1947	0.628	+1.6%
1948	0.625	-0.5%
1949	0.633	+1.3%
1950	0.631	-0.3%
1951	0.627	-0.6%
1952	0.627	+0.0%
1953	0.63	+0.5%
1954	0.623	-1.1%
1955	0.621	-0.3%
1956	0.63	+1.4%
1957	0.637	+1.1%
1958	0.637	+0.0%
1959	0.637	+0.0%
1960	0.637	+0.0%
1961	0.637	+0.0%
1962	0.637	+0.0%
1963	0.642	+0.8%
1964	0.308	-52.0%
1965	0.172	-44.2%
1966	0.15	-12.8%
1967	0.143	-4.7%
1968	0.134	-6.3%
1969	0.101	-24.6%
1970	0.104	+3.0%
1971	0.104	+0.0%
1972	0.104	+0.0%
1973	0.104	+0.0%
1974	0.111	+6.7%
1975	0.124	+11.7%
1976	0.138	+11.3%
1977	0.142	+2.9%
1978	0.142	+0.0%
1979	0.233	+64.1%
1980	0.357	+53.2%
1981	0.357	+0.0%
1982	0.366	+2.5%
1983	0.373	+1.9%
1984	0.401	+7.5%
1985	0.603	+50.4%
1986	0.757	+25.5%
1987	0.794	+4.9%
1988	0.907	+14.2%
1989	0.924	+1.9%
1990	0.942	+1.9%
1991	0.942	+0.0%
1992	0.947	+0.5%
1993	0.947	+0.0%
1994	0.949	+0.2%
1995	0.951	+0.2%
1996	0.951	+0.0%
1997	0.951	+0.0%
1998	0.951	+0.0%
1999	0.951	+0.0%
2000	0.954	+0.3%
2001	0.954	+0.0%
2002	0.952	-0.2%
2003	0.952	+0.0%
2004	0.952	+0.0%
2005	0.957	+0.5%
2006	0.957	+0.0%
2007	0.956	-0.1%
2008	0.956	+0.0%
2009	0.956	+0.0%
2010	0.958	+0.2%
2011	0.958	+0.0%
2012	0.953	-0.5%
2013	0.957	+0.4%
2014	0.955	-0.2%
2015	0.946	-0.9%
2016	0.885	-6.4%
2017	0.876	-1.0%
2018	0.857	-2.2%
2019	0.811	-5.4%
2020	0.81	-0.1%
2021	0.795	-1.9%
2022	0.806	+1.4%
2023	0.934	+15.9%
2024	0.946	+1.3%
2025	0.932	-1.5%

Brazil compared with similar countries

Brazil's 0.932 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.709, 1.3× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Brazil's 0.932 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.855, 1.1× the median. (25 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1780s	0.054	0.054	0.054	1
1790s	0.054	0.054	0.054	10
1800s	0.0672	0.054	0.12	10
1810s	0.12	0.12	0.12	10
1820s	0.5489	0.167	0.705	10
1830s	0.705	0.705	0.705	10
1840s	0.705	0.705	0.705	10
1850s	0.705	0.705	0.705	10
1860s	0.705	0.705	0.705	10
1870s	0.705	0.705	0.705	10
1880s	0.681	0.627	0.705	10
1890s	0.4746	0.378	0.565	10
1900s	0.443	0.425	0.456	10
1910s	0.461	0.461	0.461	10
1920s	0.456	0.453	0.461	10
1930s	0.2493	0.101	0.379	10
1940s	0.3321	0.101	0.633	10
1950s	0.63	0.621	0.637	10
1960s	0.3561	0.101	0.642	10
1970s	0.1306	0.104	0.233	10
1980s	0.5839	0.357	0.924	10
1990s	0.9482	0.942	0.951	10
2000s	0.9546	0.952	0.957	10
2010s	0.9156	0.811	0.958	10
2020s	0.8705	0.795	0.946	6

Countries ranked near Brazil

13 Finland 0.936 compare
13 Jamaica 0.936 compare
15 Czechia 0.934 compare
17 Costa Rica 0.931 compare
18 Iceland 0.93 compare
18 Poland 0.93 compare

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Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 9.01 (2050)
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Frequently asked questions

What is political civil liberties index in Brazil?: Political civil liberties index in Brazil was 0.932 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest political civil liberties index recorded in Brazil?: The highest recorded value was 0.958 in 2010.
What is the lowest political civil liberties index recorded in Brazil?: The lowest recorded value was 0.054 in 1789.
How does Brazil rank for political civil liberties index?: Brazil ranks 16th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is political civil liberties 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 Political Civil Liberties Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Political Civil Liberties Index
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 176 places, 30,211 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed: 18 September 2026

Central estimate of the extent to which people enjoy the freedoms of expression and association.