Brazil vs Malaysia: Electoral democracy
Brazil
1
in 2025
Malaysia
1
in 2025
Brazil rank
1st
Malaysia rank
1st
Electoral democracy over time
- Brazil
- Malaysia
How they compare
Brazil currently reports 1 against 1 in Malaysia, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 152 shared years of data; in 1874 it was Malaysia ahead.
Brazil ranks 1st and Malaysia ranks 1st of 198 countries.
Brazil has averaged higher in every one of the 16 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Malaysia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1880s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1890s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1900s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1950s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1960s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1970s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1980s | 0.5 | 0 | 0.5 | Brazil |
| 1990s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Brazil |
| 2000s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Brazil |
| 2010s | 1 | 0.2 | 0.8 | Brazil |
| 2020s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electoral democracy, Brazil or Malaysia?
- Brazil, at 1 against 1 in Malaysia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in electoral democracy between Brazil and Malaysia?
- 0, with Brazil ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Malaysia?
- 152 years are reported by both, from 1874 to 2025.
- How do Brazil and Malaysia rank globally for electoral democracy?
- Brazil ranks 1st and Malaysia ranks 1st of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Electoral democracy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Identifies the political regime of a country using the reduced Lexical Index of Electoral Democracy. It distinguishes between non-electoral autocracies, one-party autocracies, multi-party autocracies without elected executive, multi-party autocracies, exclusive democracies, male democracies, and electoral democracies (including full democracies or polyarchies).