Democracy in Brazil
Brazil: Democracy was 5 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Democracy in Brazil, 1900–2025
Source: Episodes of Regime Transformation (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for democracy in Brazil is 5, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 126 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 66.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, democracy in Brazil peaked at 5 in 1987 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1930.
That places Brazil 1st out of 172 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| 1910s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| 1920s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.8 | 0 | 1 | 10 |
| 1940s | 1.3 | 1 | 2 | 10 |
| 1950s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.8 | 0 | 1 | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.1 | 1 | 2 | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.9 | 2 | 5 | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.2 | 4 | 5 | 10 |
| 2000s | 4 | 4 | 4 | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.5 | 3 | 4 | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.5 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Brazil
- 1 Bolivia 5 compare
- 1 Botswana 5 compare
- 1 Dominican Republic 5 compare
- 1 East Timor 5 compare
- 1 Gambia 5 compare
- 1 Guatemala 5 compare
- 1 Honduras 5 compare
- 1 Ireland 4 compare
- 1 Lesotho 5 compare
- 1 Luxembourg 4 compare
- 1 Maldives 5 compare
- 1 Malta 4 compare
- 1 Montenegro 5 compare
- 1 Nepal 5 compare
- 1 Poland 5 compare
- 1 Seychelles 5 compare
- 1 Solomon Islands 5 compare
- 1 Sri Lanka 5 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 5 in 2025, according to Episodes of Regime Transformation (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest democracy recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 5 in 1987.
- What is the lowest democracy recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1930.
- How does Brazil rank for democracy?
- Brazil ranks 1st out of 172 countries with data for 2025.
- Is democracy rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is up 66.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Brazil data come from?
- The figures come from Episodes of Regime Transformation (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Democracy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 126 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).
About this data
Political regime of a country using the classification by the Episodes of Regime Transformation-project. It distinguishes between hardening autocracies (score 0), stable autocracies (score 1), liberalizing autocracies (score 2), eroding democracies (score 3), stable democracies (score 4), and deepening democracies (score 5).