What is rule of law index in Brazil?

Rule of law index in Brazil was 0.862 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest rule of law index recorded in Brazil?

The highest recorded value was 0.862 in 2025.

What is the lowest rule of law index recorded in Brazil?

The lowest recorded value was 0.2 in 1938.

How does Brazil rank for rule of law index?

Brazil ranks 41st out of 176 countries with data for 2025.

Is rule of law index rising or falling in Brazil?

Over the last ten years it is up 8.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this Brazil data come from?

The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Rule of Law Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Rule of Law Index in Brazil

Name: Rule of Law Index in Brazil
Creator: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Brazil: Rule of Law Index was 0.862 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)

0.862

Change on year

up 2.9%

World rank

41st

of 176 countries

All-time high

0.862

in 2025

All-time low

0.2

in 1938

Years of data

237

1789–2025

Rule of Law Index in Brazil, 1789–2025

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for rule of law index in Brazil is 0.862, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 237 years on record.

The figure is up 2.9% on the previous year and up 8.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, rule of law index in Brazil peaked at 0.862 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.2, in 1938.

Brazil ranks 41st of 176 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 237 years of available data.

Rule of Law Index in Brazil, year by year

Annual values for Rule of Law Index in Brazil, 1789 to 2025.
Year	Value	Change
1789	0.269	—
1790	0.269	+0.0%
1791	0.269	+0.0%
1792	0.269	+0.0%
1793	0.269	+0.0%
1794	0.269	+0.0%
1795	0.269	+0.0%
1796	0.269	+0.0%
1797	0.269	+0.0%
1798	0.269	+0.0%
1799	0.269	+0.0%
1800	0.269	+0.0%
1801	0.269	+0.0%
1802	0.269	+0.0%
1803	0.269	+0.0%
1804	0.269	+0.0%
1805	0.269	+0.0%
1806	0.269	+0.0%
1807	0.269	+0.0%
1808	0.269	+0.0%
1809	0.269	+0.0%
1810	0.269	+0.0%
1811	0.269	+0.0%
1812	0.269	+0.0%
1813	0.269	+0.0%
1814	0.269	+0.0%
1815	0.269	+0.0%
1816	0.269	+0.0%
1817	0.269	+0.0%
1818	0.269	+0.0%
1819	0.269	+0.0%
1820	0.269	+0.0%
1821	0.269	+0.0%
1822	0.269	+0.0%
1823	0.294	+9.3%
1824	0.318	+8.2%
1825	0.318	+0.0%
1826	0.318	+0.0%
1827	0.318	+0.0%
1828	0.318	+0.0%
1829	0.318	+0.0%
1830	0.318	+0.0%
1831	0.318	+0.0%
1832	0.318	+0.0%
1833	0.318	+0.0%
1834	0.318	+0.0%
1835	0.318	+0.0%
1836	0.318	+0.0%
1837	0.318	+0.0%
1838	0.318	+0.0%
1839	0.318	+0.0%
1840	0.318	+0.0%
1841	0.318	+0.0%
1842	0.318	+0.0%
1843	0.318	+0.0%
1844	0.318	+0.0%
1845	0.318	+0.0%
1846	0.318	+0.0%
1847	0.318	+0.0%
1848	0.318	+0.0%
1849	0.318	+0.0%
1850	0.318	+0.0%
1851	0.318	+0.0%
1852	0.318	+0.0%
1853	0.318	+0.0%
1854	0.318	+0.0%
1855	0.318	+0.0%
1856	0.318	+0.0%
1857	0.318	+0.0%
1858	0.318	+0.0%
1859	0.318	+0.0%
1860	0.318	+0.0%
1861	0.318	+0.0%
1862	0.318	+0.0%
1863	0.318	+0.0%
1864	0.318	+0.0%
1865	0.318	+0.0%
1866	0.318	+0.0%
1867	0.318	+0.0%
1868	0.318	+0.0%
1869	0.318	+0.0%
1870	0.318	+0.0%
1871	0.318	+0.0%
1872	0.318	+0.0%
1873	0.318	+0.0%
1874	0.318	+0.0%
1875	0.318	+0.0%
1876	0.318	+0.0%
1877	0.318	+0.0%
1878	0.318	+0.0%
1879	0.318	+0.0%
1880	0.318	+0.0%
1881	0.318	+0.0%
1882	0.318	+0.0%
1883	0.318	+0.0%
1884	0.318	+0.0%
1885	0.318	+0.0%
1886	0.318	+0.0%
1887	0.318	+0.0%
1888	0.318	+0.0%
1889	0.318	+0.0%
1890	0.236	-25.8%
1891	0.272	+15.3%
1892	0.272	+0.0%
1893	0.272	+0.0%
1894	0.296	+8.8%
1895	0.296	+0.0%
1896	0.296	+0.0%
1897	0.296	+0.0%
1898	0.296	+0.0%
1899	0.296	+0.0%
1900	0.296	+0.0%
1901	0.296	+0.0%
1902	0.296	+0.0%
1903	0.296	+0.0%
1904	0.296	+0.0%
1905	0.296	+0.0%
1906	0.296	+0.0%
1907	0.296	+0.0%
1908	0.296	+0.0%
1909	0.296	+0.0%
1910	0.296	+0.0%
1911	0.296	+0.0%
1912	0.296	+0.0%
1913	0.296	+0.0%
1914	0.296	+0.0%
1915	0.296	+0.0%
1916	0.296	+0.0%
1917	0.296	+0.0%
1918	0.296	+0.0%
1919	0.296	+0.0%
1920	0.296	+0.0%
1921	0.296	+0.0%
1922	0.296	+0.0%
1923	0.296	+0.0%
1924	0.296	+0.0%
1925	0.296	+0.0%
1926	0.296	+0.0%
1927	0.285	-3.7%
1928	0.285	+0.0%
1929	0.285	+0.0%
1930	0.248	-13.0%
1931	0.248	+0.0%
1932	0.241	-2.8%
1933	0.241	+0.0%
1934	0.245	+1.7%
1935	0.245	+0.0%
1936	0.245	+0.0%
1937	0.207	-15.5%
1938	0.2	-3.4%
1939	0.213	+6.5%
1940	0.213	+0.0%
1941	0.213	+0.0%
1942	0.213	+0.0%
1943	0.213	+0.0%
1944	0.213	+0.0%
1945	0.292	+37.1%
1946	0.405	+38.7%
1947	0.405	+0.0%
1948	0.405	+0.0%
1949	0.405	+0.0%
1950	0.414	+2.2%
1951	0.414	+0.0%
1952	0.414	+0.0%
1953	0.414	+0.0%
1954	0.414	+0.0%
1955	0.414	+0.0%
1956	0.414	+0.0%
1957	0.414	+0.0%
1958	0.414	+0.0%
1959	0.414	+0.0%
1960	0.414	+0.0%
1961	0.414	+0.0%
1962	0.414	+0.0%
1963	0.414	+0.0%
1964	0.294	-29.0%
1965	0.231	-21.4%
1966	0.231	+0.0%
1967	0.218	-5.6%
1968	0.21	-3.7%
1969	0.209	-0.5%
1970	0.209	+0.0%
1971	0.209	+0.0%
1972	0.209	+0.0%
1973	0.209	+0.0%
1974	0.202	-3.3%
1975	0.202	+0.0%
1976	0.202	+0.0%
1977	0.202	+0.0%
1978	0.202	+0.0%
1979	0.214	+5.9%
1980	0.252	+17.8%
1981	0.252	+0.0%
1982	0.252	+0.0%
1983	0.252	+0.0%
1984	0.252	+0.0%
1985	0.329	+30.6%
1986	0.431	+31.0%
1987	0.431	+0.0%
1988	0.604	+40.1%
1989	0.624	+3.3%
1990	0.653	+4.6%
1991	0.652	-0.2%
1992	0.652	+0.0%
1993	0.684	+4.9%
1994	0.707	+3.4%
1995	0.713	+0.8%
1996	0.716	+0.4%
1997	0.718	+0.3%
1998	0.718	+0.0%
1999	0.718	+0.0%
2000	0.73	+1.7%
2001	0.73	+0.0%
2002	0.722	-1.1%
2003	0.722	+0.0%
2004	0.722	+0.0%
2005	0.795	+10.1%
2006	0.793	-0.3%
2007	0.793	+0.0%
2008	0.793	+0.0%
2009	0.793	+0.0%
2010	0.799	+0.8%
2011	0.799	+0.0%
2012	0.799	+0.0%
2013	0.796	-0.4%
2014	0.794	-0.3%
2015	0.794	+0.0%
2016	0.73	-8.1%
2017	0.728	-0.3%
2018	0.708	-2.7%
2019	0.633	-10.6%
2020	0.635	+0.3%
2021	0.639	+0.6%
2022	0.635	-0.6%
2023	0.799	+25.8%
2024	0.838	+4.9%
2025	0.862	+2.9%

Brazil compared with similar countries

Brazil's 0.862 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.4345, 2.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Brazil's 0.862 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.577, 1.5× the median. (25 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1780s	0.269	0.269	0.269	1
1790s	0.269	0.269	0.269	10
1800s	0.269	0.269	0.269	10
1810s	0.269	0.269	0.269	10
1820s	0.3009	0.269	0.318	10
1830s	0.318	0.318	0.318	10
1840s	0.318	0.318	0.318	10
1850s	0.318	0.318	0.318	10
1860s	0.318	0.318	0.318	10
1870s	0.318	0.318	0.318	10
1880s	0.318	0.318	0.318	10
1890s	0.2828	0.236	0.296	10
1900s	0.296	0.296	0.296	10
1910s	0.296	0.296	0.296	10
1920s	0.2927	0.285	0.296	10
1930s	0.2333	0.2	0.248	10
1940s	0.2977	0.213	0.405	10
1950s	0.414	0.414	0.414	10
1960s	0.3049	0.209	0.414	10
1970s	0.206	0.202	0.214	10
1980s	0.3679	0.252	0.624	10
1990s	0.6931	0.652	0.718	10
2000s	0.7593	0.722	0.795	10
2010s	0.758	0.633	0.799	10
2020s	0.7347	0.635	0.862	6

Countries ranked near Brazil

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43 Malta 0.83 compare
44 Sri Lanka 0.829 compare

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

What is rule of law index in Brazil?: Rule of law index in Brazil was 0.862 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest rule of law index recorded in Brazil?: The highest recorded value was 0.862 in 2025.
What is the lowest rule of law index recorded in Brazil?: The lowest recorded value was 0.2 in 1938.
How does Brazil rank for rule of law index?: Brazil ranks 41st out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is rule of law index rising or falling in Brazil?: Over the last ten years it is up 8.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Brazil data come from?: The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Rule of Law Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Rule of Law Index
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 176 places, 30,303 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed: 18 September 2026

Central estimate of the extent to which the government complies with the law, courts are independent, laws transparent, justice accessible, corruption absent, and the bureaucracy is impartial.