Democracy in Brazil
Brazil: Democracy was 4 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Democracy in Brazil, 2005–2025
Source: Bertelsmann Transformation Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Brazil recorded 4 for democracy in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is down 20.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, democracy in Brazil peaked at 5 in 2009 and was at its lowest, 4, in 2005.
That places Brazil 16th out of 128 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.33 | 4 | 5 | 3 |
| 2010s | 4.6 | 4 | 5 | 5 |
| 2020s | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 |
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- 16 Senegal 4 compare
- 16 South Africa 4 compare
- 16 Sri Lanka 4 compare
- 16 Ukraine 4 compare
- 16 Zambia 4 compare
More reference data data for Brazil
- Spring temperature anomalies 0.2659 °C (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies -0.0006 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month 0.0351 °C (2026)
- Universal right to vote in practice 2 (2025)
- Autumn temperature anomalies 0.3721 °C (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies 0.1099 °C (2025)
- Consumer price index 234.41 2010 = 100 (2025)
- Universal right to vote 2 (2025)
- Competitive elections 1 (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote 1 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is democracy in Brazil?
- Democracy in Brazil was 4 in 2025, according to Bertelsmann Transformation Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest democracy recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 5 in 2009.
- What is the lowest democracy recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 4 in 2005.
- How does Brazil rank for democracy?
- Brazil ranks 16th out of 128 countries with data for 2025.
- Is democracy rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Brazil data come from?
- The figures come from Bertelsmann Transformation Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Democracy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Identifies the political regime of a country. It distinguishes between hard-line autocracies (score 1), moderate autocracies (score 2), highly defective democracies (score 3), defective democracies (score 4), and consolidating democracies (score 5).