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Private Civil Liberties Index in Brazil

Brazil: Private Civil Liberties Index was 0.882 in 2025. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2025)
0.882
Change on year
up 2.1%
World rank
42nd
of 176 countries
All-time high
0.922
in 2002
All-time low
0.148
in 1789
Years of data
237
1789–2025

Private Civil Liberties Index in Brazil, 1789–2025

0.20.40.60.81178919072025

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

Analysis

Brazil recorded 0.882 for private civil liberties index in 2025.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.1% on the previous year and down 3.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, private civil liberties index in Brazil peaked at 0.922 in 2002 and was at its lowest, 0.148, in 1789.

Brazil ranks 42nd of 176 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

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

Private Civil Liberties Index in Brazil, year by year

Year Value Change
1789 0.148 —
1790 0.148 +0.0%
1791 0.148 +0.0%
1792 0.148 +0.0%
1793 0.148 +0.0%
1794 0.148 +0.0%
1795 0.148 +0.0%
1796 0.148 +0.0%
1797 0.148 +0.0%
1798 0.148 +0.0%
1799 0.148 +0.0%
1800 0.148 +0.0%
1801 0.148 +0.0%
1802 0.148 +0.0%
1803 0.148 +0.0%
1804 0.148 +0.0%
1805 0.148 +0.0%
1806 0.148 +0.0%
1807 0.148 +0.0%
1808 0.148 +0.0%
1809 0.148 +0.0%
1810 0.148 +0.0%
1811 0.148 +0.0%
1812 0.148 +0.0%
1813 0.148 +0.0%
1814 0.148 +0.0%
1815 0.148 +0.0%
1816 0.148 +0.0%
1817 0.148 +0.0%
1818 0.148 +0.0%
1819 0.148 +0.0%
1820 0.148 +0.0%
1821 0.148 +0.0%
1822 0.196 +32.4%
1823 0.228 +16.3%
1824 0.228 +0.0%
1825 0.228 +0.0%
1826 0.228 +0.0%
1827 0.228 +0.0%
1828 0.228 +0.0%
1829 0.228 +0.0%
1830 0.228 +0.0%
1831 0.228 +0.0%
1832 0.228 +0.0%
1833 0.228 +0.0%
1834 0.228 +0.0%
1835 0.228 +0.0%
1836 0.228 +0.0%
1837 0.228 +0.0%
1838 0.228 +0.0%
1839 0.228 +0.0%
1840 0.228 +0.0%
1841 0.228 +0.0%
1842 0.228 +0.0%
1843 0.228 +0.0%
1844 0.228 +0.0%
1845 0.228 +0.0%
1846 0.228 +0.0%
1847 0.228 +0.0%
1848 0.228 +0.0%
1849 0.228 +0.0%
1850 0.228 +0.0%
1851 0.228 +0.0%
1852 0.228 +0.0%
1853 0.228 +0.0%
1854 0.228 +0.0%
1855 0.228 +0.0%
1856 0.228 +0.0%
1857 0.228 +0.0%
1858 0.228 +0.0%
1859 0.228 +0.0%
1860 0.228 +0.0%
1861 0.228 +0.0%
1862 0.228 +0.0%
1863 0.228 +0.0%
1864 0.228 +0.0%
1865 0.228 +0.0%
1866 0.228 +0.0%
1867 0.228 +0.0%
1868 0.228 +0.0%
1869 0.228 +0.0%
1870 0.228 +0.0%
1871 0.228 +0.0%
1872 0.228 +0.0%
1873 0.228 +0.0%
1874 0.228 +0.0%
1875 0.228 +0.0%
1876 0.228 +0.0%
1877 0.228 +0.0%
1878 0.228 +0.0%
1879 0.228 +0.0%
1880 0.228 +0.0%
1881 0.228 +0.0%
1882 0.228 +0.0%
1883 0.228 +0.0%
1884 0.228 +0.0%
1885 0.228 +0.0%
1886 0.228 +0.0%
1887 0.228 +0.0%
1888 0.433 +89.9%
1889 0.495 +14.3%
1890 0.495 +0.0%
1891 0.538 +8.7%
1892 0.538 +0.0%
1893 0.538 +0.0%
1894 0.538 +0.0%
1895 0.538 +0.0%
1896 0.538 +0.0%
1897 0.538 +0.0%
1898 0.538 +0.0%
1899 0.538 +0.0%
1900 0.538 +0.0%
1901 0.538 +0.0%
1902 0.538 +0.0%
1903 0.538 +0.0%
1904 0.538 +0.0%
1905 0.538 +0.0%
1906 0.538 +0.0%
1907 0.538 +0.0%
1908 0.538 +0.0%
1909 0.538 +0.0%
1910 0.538 +0.0%
1911 0.538 +0.0%
1912 0.538 +0.0%
1913 0.538 +0.0%
1914 0.538 +0.0%
1915 0.538 +0.0%
1916 0.538 +0.0%
1917 0.538 +0.0%
1918 0.538 +0.0%
1919 0.538 +0.0%
1920 0.538 +0.0%
1921 0.538 +0.0%
1922 0.538 +0.0%
1923 0.538 +0.0%
1924 0.538 +0.0%
1925 0.538 +0.0%
1926 0.538 +0.0%
1927 0.538 +0.0%
1928 0.538 +0.0%
1929 0.538 +0.0%
1930 0.596 +10.8%
1931 0.616 +3.4%
1932 0.618 +0.3%
1933 0.618 +0.0%
1934 0.618 +0.0%
1935 0.618 +0.0%
1936 0.618 +0.0%
1937 0.553 -10.5%
1938 0.553 +0.0%
1939 0.568 +2.7%
1940 0.568 +0.0%
1941 0.568 +0.0%
1942 0.568 +0.0%
1943 0.568 +0.0%
1944 0.568 +0.0%
1945 0.65 +14.4%
1946 0.683 +5.1%
1947 0.686 +0.4%
1948 0.686 +0.0%
1949 0.686 +0.0%
1950 0.699 +1.9%
1951 0.699 +0.0%
1952 0.699 +0.0%
1953 0.699 +0.0%
1954 0.699 +0.0%
1955 0.699 +0.0%
1956 0.699 +0.0%
1957 0.699 +0.0%
1958 0.699 +0.0%
1959 0.684 -2.1%
1960 0.697 +1.9%
1961 0.689 -1.1%
1962 0.699 +1.5%
1963 0.699 +0.0%
1964 0.534 -23.6%
1965 0.487 -8.8%
1966 0.487 +0.0%
1967 0.487 +0.0%
1968 0.479 -1.6%
1969 0.479 +0.0%
1970 0.479 +0.0%
1971 0.491 +2.5%
1972 0.491 +0.0%
1973 0.491 +0.0%
1974 0.491 +0.0%
1975 0.491 +0.0%
1976 0.491 +0.0%
1977 0.489 -0.4%
1978 0.489 +0.0%
1979 0.565 +15.5%
1980 0.568 +0.5%
1981 0.568 +0.0%
1982 0.568 +0.0%
1983 0.568 +0.0%
1984 0.568 +0.0%
1985 0.727 +28.0%
1986 0.778 +7.0%
1987 0.789 +1.4%
1988 0.893 +13.2%
1989 0.893 +0.0%
1990 0.907 +1.6%
1991 0.907 +0.0%
1992 0.907 +0.0%
1993 0.907 +0.0%
1994 0.915 +0.9%
1995 0.915 +0.0%
1996 0.915 +0.0%
1997 0.915 +0.0%
1998 0.915 +0.0%
1999 0.915 +0.0%
2000 0.915 +0.0%
2001 0.915 +0.0%
2002 0.922 +0.8%
2003 0.922 +0.0%
2004 0.922 +0.0%
2005 0.922 +0.0%
2006 0.921 -0.1%
2007 0.921 +0.0%
2008 0.921 +0.0%
2009 0.921 +0.0%
2010 0.921 +0.0%
2011 0.921 +0.0%
2012 0.921 +0.0%
2013 0.917 -0.4%
2014 0.917 +0.0%
2015 0.917 +0.0%
2016 0.906 -1.2%
2017 0.895 -1.2%
2018 0.868 -3.0%
2019 0.794 -8.5%
2020 0.794 +0.0%
2021 0.772 -2.8%
2022 0.772 +0.0%
2023 0.858 +11.1%
2024 0.864 +0.7%
2025 0.882 +2.1%

Brazil compared with similar countries

  • Brazil's 0.882 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.7585, 1.2× the median. (48 countries reporting)
  • Brazil's 0.882 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.829, 1.1× the median. (25 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1780s 0.148 0.148 0.148 1
1790s 0.148 0.148 0.148 10
1800s 0.148 0.148 0.148 10
1810s 0.148 0.148 0.148 10
1820s 0.2088 0.148 0.228 10
1830s 0.228 0.228 0.228 10
1840s 0.228 0.228 0.228 10
1850s 0.228 0.228 0.228 10
1860s 0.228 0.228 0.228 10
1870s 0.228 0.228 0.228 10
1880s 0.2752 0.228 0.495 10
1890s 0.5337 0.495 0.538 10
1900s 0.538 0.538 0.538 10
1910s 0.538 0.538 0.538 10
1920s 0.538 0.538 0.538 10
1930s 0.5976 0.553 0.618 10
1940s 0.6231 0.568 0.686 10
1950s 0.6975 0.684 0.699 10
1960s 0.5737 0.479 0.699 10
1970s 0.4968 0.479 0.565 10
1980s 0.692 0.568 0.893 10
1990s 0.9118 0.907 0.915 10
2000s 0.9202 0.915 0.922 10
2010s 0.8977 0.794 0.921 10
2020s 0.8237 0.772 0.882 6

Countries ranked near Brazil

  1. 39 Namibia 0.885 compare
  2. 40 Austria 0.884 compare
  3. 40 Uruguay 0.884 compare
  4. 43 Netherlands 0.878 compare
  5. 44 Australia 0.873 compare
  6. 45 Greece 0.872 compare
  7. 45 Honduras 0.872 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is private civil liberties index in Brazil?
Private civil liberties index in Brazil was 0.882 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest private civil liberties index recorded in Brazil?
The highest recorded value was 0.922 in 2002.
What is the lowest private civil liberties index recorded in Brazil?
The lowest recorded value was 0.148 in 1789.
How does Brazil rank for private civil liberties index?
Brazil ranks 42nd out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is private civil liberties index rising or falling in Brazil?
Over the last ten years it is down 3.8%. 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 Private Civil Liberties Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Private 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, 30,494 data points, 1789–2025
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Central estimate the extent to which people are free from forced labor, have property rights, and enjoy freedom of movement and religion.