Which has higher egalitarian democracy index, Brazil or Israel?

Israel, at 0.549 against 0.54 in Brazil as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Israel?

98 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Egalitarian Democracy Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Brazil vs Israel: Egalitarian Democracy Index

Brazil

0.54

in 2025

Israel

0.549

in 2025

Brazil rank

48th

Israel rank

46th

Egalitarian Democracy Index over time

Brazil
Israel

How they compare

Israel currently reports 0.549 against 0.54 in Brazil, a difference of 0.009.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 98 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Israel ahead.

Brazil ranks 48th and Israel ranks 46th of 175 countries.

Israel has averaged higher in every one of the 11 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Brazil	Israel	Difference	Ahead
1900s	0.0496	0.0566	0.007	Israel
1910s	0.0504	0.0672	0.0168	Israel
1940s	0.1605	0.3345	0.174	Israel
1950s	0.1667	0.4338	0.2671	Israel
1960s	0.1321	0.4713	0.3392	Israel
1970s	0.1065	0.5566	0.4501	Israel
1980s	0.2288	0.602	0.3732	Israel
1990s	0.5578	0.6245	0.0667	Israel
2000s	0.6083	0.6282	0.0199	Israel
2010s	0.5573	0.5933	0.036	Israel
2020s	0.4762	0.5658	0.0897	Israel

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher egalitarian democracy index, Brazil or Israel?: Israel, at 0.549 against 0.54 in Brazil as of 2025.
What is the difference in egalitarian democracy index between Brazil and Israel?: 0.009, with Israel ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Israel?: 98 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do Brazil and Israel rank globally for egalitarian democracy index?: Brazil ranks 48th and Israel ranks 46th of 175 countries.
Where does this data come from?: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Egalitarian Democracy Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Egalitarian Democracy Index
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 175 places, 20,734 data points, 1900–2025
Last refreshed: 30 October 2026

Central estimate of the extent of suffrage, the freedom and fairness of elections, freedoms of association and expression, as well as the extent to which the protection of rights, access to power, and distribution of resources is equal.