Brazil vs Japan: Deliberative democracy index vdem
Brazil
0.707
in 2025
Japan
0.729
in 2025
Brazil rank
21st
Japan rank
18th
Deliberative democracy index vdem over time
- Brazil
- Japan
How they compare
Japan currently reports 0.729 against 0.707 in Brazil, a difference of 0.022.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Japan ahead.
Brazil ranks 21st and Japan ranks 18th of 175 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 1 and Japan in 12.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.0905 | 0.148 | 0.0575 | Japan |
| 1910s | 0.0931 | 0.1489 | 0.0558 | Japan |
| 1920s | 0.0912 | 0.1563 | 0.0651 | Japan |
| 1930s | 0.1008 | 0.1153 | 0.0145 | Japan |
| 1940s | 0.1427 | 0.1579 | 0.0152 | Japan |
| 1950s | 0.2796 | 0.5616 | 0.282 | Japan |
| 1960s | 0.1515 | 0.711 | 0.5595 | Japan |
| 1970s | 0.0683 | 0.7237 | 0.6554 | Japan |
| 1980s | 0.2567 | 0.7299 | 0.4732 | Japan |
| 1990s | 0.6924 | 0.7372 | 0.0448 | Japan |
| 2000s | 0.7823 | 0.7468 | 0.0355 | Brazil |
| 2010s | 0.703 | 0.7352 | 0.0322 | Japan |
| 2020s | 0.6143 | 0.7323 | 0.118 | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher deliberative democracy index vdem, Brazil or Japan?
- Japan, at 0.729 against 0.707 in Brazil as of 2025.
- What is the difference in deliberative democracy index vdem between Brazil and Japan?
- 0.022, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Japan?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Brazil and Japan rank globally for deliberative democracy index vdem?
- Brazil ranks 21st and Japan ranks 18th of 175 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Deliberative democracy index vdem. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.