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
00.20.40.60.8190019622025

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.

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About this data

Indicator
Deliberative democracy index vdem
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
175 places, 20,734 data points, 1900–2025
Last refreshed