Democratic change in Brazil
Brazil: Democratic change was 2 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Democratic change in Brazil, 1900–2025
Source: Episodes of Regime Transformation (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Brazil recorded 2 for democratic change in 2025. That is the highest value across all 126 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 100.0% over five years.
Over the whole period, democratic change in Brazil peaked at 2 in 1945 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1930.
That places Brazil 1st out of 175 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 126 years of available data.
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 | 2 | 2 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.2 | 1 | 2 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5 | 0 | 1 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.5 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
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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 democratic change in Brazil?
- Democratic change in Brazil was 2 in 2025, according to Episodes of Regime Transformation (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest democratic change recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 2 in 1945.
- What is the lowest democratic change recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1930.
- How does Brazil rank for democratic change?
- Brazil ranks 1st out of 175 countries with data for 2025.
- 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 Democratic change. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Data by Episodes of Regime Transformation and V-Dem.