What is strong civil society index in Brazil?

Strong civil society index in Brazil was 0.878 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest strong civil society index recorded in Brazil?

The highest recorded value was 0.95 in 2010.

What is the lowest strong civil society index recorded in Brazil?

The lowest recorded value was 0.041 in 1789.

How does Brazil rank for strong civil society index?

Brazil ranks 43rd out of 176 countries with data for 2025.

Is strong civil society index rising or falling in Brazil?

Over the last ten years it is down 6.5%. 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 Strong Civil Society Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Strong Civil Society Index in Brazil

Name: Strong Civil Society Index in Brazil
Creator: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Brazil: Strong Civil Society Index was 0.878 in 2025. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2025)

0.878

Change on year

down 6.8%

World rank

43rd

of 176 countries

All-time high

0.95

in 2010

All-time low

0.041

in 1789

Years of data

237

1789–2025

Strong Civil Society Index in Brazil, 1789–2025

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

Analysis

Brazil recorded 0.878 for strong civil society index in 2025.

The figure is down 6.8% on the previous year and down 6.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, strong civil society index in Brazil peaked at 0.95 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.041, in 1789.

Brazil ranks 43rd 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.

Strong Civil Society Index in Brazil, year by year

Annual values for Strong Civil Society Index in Brazil, 1789 to 2025.
Year	Value	Change
1789	0.041	—
1790	0.041	+0.0%
1791	0.041	+0.0%
1792	0.041	+0.0%
1793	0.041	+0.0%
1794	0.041	+0.0%
1795	0.041	+0.0%
1796	0.041	+0.0%
1797	0.041	+0.0%
1798	0.041	+0.0%
1799	0.041	+0.0%
1800	0.041	+0.0%
1801	0.041	+0.0%
1802	0.041	+0.0%
1803	0.041	+0.0%
1804	0.041	+0.0%
1805	0.041	+0.0%
1806	0.041	+0.0%
1807	0.041	+0.0%
1808	0.041	+0.0%
1809	0.041	+0.0%
1810	0.041	+0.0%
1811	0.041	+0.0%
1812	0.041	+0.0%
1813	0.041	+0.0%
1814	0.041	+0.0%
1815	0.041	+0.0%
1816	0.041	+0.0%
1817	0.041	+0.0%
1818	0.041	+0.0%
1819	0.041	+0.0%
1820	0.041	+0.0%
1821	0.041	+0.0%
1822	0.041	+0.0%
1823	0.824	+1909.8%
1824	0.824	+0.0%
1825	0.824	+0.0%
1826	0.824	+0.0%
1827	0.824	+0.0%
1828	0.824	+0.0%
1829	0.824	+0.0%
1830	0.824	+0.0%
1831	0.824	+0.0%
1832	0.824	+0.0%
1833	0.824	+0.0%
1834	0.824	+0.0%
1835	0.824	+0.0%
1836	0.824	+0.0%
1837	0.824	+0.0%
1838	0.824	+0.0%
1839	0.824	+0.0%
1840	0.824	+0.0%
1841	0.824	+0.0%
1842	0.824	+0.0%
1843	0.824	+0.0%
1844	0.824	+0.0%
1845	0.824	+0.0%
1846	0.824	+0.0%
1847	0.824	+0.0%
1848	0.824	+0.0%
1849	0.824	+0.0%
1850	0.824	+0.0%
1851	0.824	+0.0%
1852	0.824	+0.0%
1853	0.824	+0.0%
1854	0.824	+0.0%
1855	0.824	+0.0%
1856	0.824	+0.0%
1857	0.824	+0.0%
1858	0.824	+0.0%
1859	0.824	+0.0%
1860	0.824	+0.0%
1861	0.824	+0.0%
1862	0.824	+0.0%
1863	0.824	+0.0%
1864	0.824	+0.0%
1865	0.824	+0.0%
1866	0.824	+0.0%
1867	0.824	+0.0%
1868	0.824	+0.0%
1869	0.824	+0.0%
1870	0.824	+0.0%
1871	0.824	+0.0%
1872	0.824	+0.0%
1873	0.824	+0.0%
1874	0.824	+0.0%
1875	0.824	+0.0%
1876	0.824	+0.0%
1877	0.824	+0.0%
1878	0.824	+0.0%
1879	0.824	+0.0%
1880	0.824	+0.0%
1881	0.824	+0.0%
1882	0.824	+0.0%
1883	0.824	+0.0%
1884	0.824	+0.0%
1885	0.664	-19.4%
1886	0.664	+0.0%
1887	0.664	+0.0%
1888	0.829	+24.8%
1889	0.829	+0.0%
1890	0.585	-29.4%
1891	0.662	+13.2%
1892	0.662	+0.0%
1893	0.662	+0.0%
1894	0.662	+0.0%
1895	0.662	+0.0%
1896	0.776	+17.2%
1897	0.776	+0.0%
1898	0.43	-44.6%
1899	0.43	+0.0%
1900	0.39	-9.3%
1901	0.39	+0.0%
1902	0.39	+0.0%
1903	0.39	+0.0%
1904	0.418	+7.2%
1905	0.418	+0.0%
1906	0.418	+0.0%
1907	0.418	+0.0%
1908	0.418	+0.0%
1909	0.418	+0.0%
1910	0.418	+0.0%
1911	0.418	+0.0%
1912	0.418	+0.0%
1913	0.418	+0.0%
1914	0.418	+0.0%
1915	0.418	+0.0%
1916	0.418	+0.0%
1917	0.418	+0.0%
1918	0.418	+0.0%
1919	0.418	+0.0%
1920	0.418	+0.0%
1921	0.418	+0.0%
1922	0.418	+0.0%
1923	0.418	+0.0%
1924	0.418	+0.0%
1925	0.418	+0.0%
1926	0.418	+0.0%
1927	0.418	+0.0%
1928	0.418	+0.0%
1929	0.418	+0.0%
1930	0.407	-2.6%
1931	0.37	-9.1%
1932	0.37	+0.0%
1933	0.37	+0.0%
1934	0.344	-7.0%
1935	0.32	-7.0%
1936	0.32	+0.0%
1937	0.15	-53.1%
1938	0.15	+0.0%
1939	0.15	+0.0%
1940	0.15	+0.0%
1941	0.15	+0.0%
1942	0.15	+0.0%
1943	0.15	+0.0%
1944	0.15	+0.0%
1945	0.205	+36.7%
1946	0.556	+171.2%
1947	0.556	+0.0%
1948	0.556	+0.0%
1949	0.556	+0.0%
1950	0.556	+0.0%
1951	0.586	+5.4%
1952	0.586	+0.0%
1953	0.586	+0.0%
1954	0.586	+0.0%
1955	0.606	+3.4%
1956	0.606	+0.0%
1957	0.606	+0.0%
1958	0.606	+0.0%
1959	0.606	+0.0%
1960	0.606	+0.0%
1961	0.606	+0.0%
1962	0.606	+0.0%
1963	0.603	-0.5%
1964	0.252	-58.2%
1965	0.198	-21.4%
1966	0.198	+0.0%
1967	0.198	+0.0%
1968	0.19	-4.0%
1969	0.19	+0.0%
1970	0.19	+0.0%
1971	0.19	+0.0%
1972	0.19	+0.0%
1973	0.19	+0.0%
1974	0.256	+34.7%
1975	0.286	+11.7%
1976	0.286	+0.0%
1977	0.287	+0.3%
1978	0.302	+5.2%
1979	0.302	+0.0%
1980	0.333	+10.3%
1981	0.333	+0.0%
1982	0.336	+0.9%
1983	0.371	+10.4%
1984	0.426	+14.8%
1985	0.569	+33.6%
1986	0.729	+28.1%
1987	0.755	+3.6%
1988	0.864	+14.4%
1989	0.912	+5.6%
1990	0.942	+3.3%
1991	0.942	+0.0%
1992	0.942	+0.0%
1993	0.942	+0.0%
1994	0.942	+0.0%
1995	0.942	+0.0%
1996	0.942	+0.0%
1997	0.942	+0.0%
1998	0.949	+0.7%
1999	0.949	+0.0%
2000	0.949	+0.0%
2001	0.949	+0.0%
2002	0.949	+0.0%
2003	0.949	+0.0%
2004	0.949	+0.0%
2005	0.949	+0.0%
2006	0.949	+0.0%
2007	0.949	+0.0%
2008	0.949	+0.0%
2009	0.949	+0.0%
2010	0.95	+0.1%
2011	0.948	-0.2%
2012	0.939	-0.9%
2013	0.939	+0.0%
2014	0.939	+0.0%
2015	0.939	+0.0%
2016	0.858	-8.6%
2017	0.85	-0.9%
2018	0.82	-3.5%
2019	0.811	-1.1%
2020	0.85	+4.8%
2021	0.842	-0.9%
2022	0.84	-0.2%
2023	0.942	+12.1%
2024	0.942	+0.0%
2025	0.878	-6.8%

Brazil compared with similar countries

Brazil's 0.878 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.6945, 1.3× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Brazil's 0.878 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.837, 1.0× the median. (25 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1780s	0.041	0.041	0.041	1
1790s	0.041	0.041	0.041	10
1800s	0.041	0.041	0.041	10
1810s	0.041	0.041	0.041	10
1820s	0.5891	0.041	0.824	10
1830s	0.824	0.824	0.824	10
1840s	0.824	0.824	0.824	10
1850s	0.824	0.824	0.824	10
1860s	0.824	0.824	0.824	10
1870s	0.824	0.824	0.824	10
1880s	0.777	0.664	0.829	10
1890s	0.6307	0.43	0.776	10
1900s	0.4068	0.39	0.418	10
1910s	0.418	0.418	0.418	10
1920s	0.418	0.418	0.418	10
1930s	0.2951	0.15	0.407	10
1940s	0.3179	0.15	0.556	10
1950s	0.593	0.556	0.606	10
1960s	0.3647	0.19	0.606	10
1970s	0.2479	0.19	0.302	10
1980s	0.5628	0.333	0.912	10
1990s	0.9434	0.942	0.949	10
2000s	0.949	0.949	0.949	10
2010s	0.8993	0.811	0.95	10
2020s	0.8823	0.84	0.942	6

Countries ranked near Brazil

40 Montenegro 0.882 compare
41 Cyprus 0.881 compare
41 Uruguay 0.881 compare
43 Canada 0.878 compare
45 Australia 0.875 compare
46 Italy 0.872 compare

See the full ranking of 176 places →

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Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 72.83 (2050)
Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 139.27 (2050)
Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 9.01 (2050)
Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 139.27 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 46.34 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 18.99 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 405.35 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 699.19 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 49.04 (2050)

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Frequently asked questions

What is strong civil society index in Brazil?: Strong civil society index in Brazil was 0.878 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest strong civil society index recorded in Brazil?: The highest recorded value was 0.95 in 2010.
What is the lowest strong civil society index recorded in Brazil?: The lowest recorded value was 0.041 in 1789.
How does Brazil rank for strong civil society index?: Brazil ranks 43rd out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is strong civil society index rising or falling in Brazil?: Over the last ten years it is down 6.5%. 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 Strong Civil Society Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Strong Civil Society Index
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 176 places, 30,138 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed: 18 September 2026

Data by V-Dem. Expert estimates of the extent to which interest groups, labor unions, charities, and other civil society organizations are autonomous from the state and can freely pursue their goals. The index ranges from 0 to 1 (strongest).