Which has higher egalitarian democracy index, Brazil or South Africa?

Brazil, at 0.54 against 0.518 in South Africa as of 2025.

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

126 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 South Africa: Egalitarian Democracy Index

Brazil

0.54

in 2025

South Africa

0.518

in 2025

Brazil rank

48th

South Africa rank

49th

Egalitarian Democracy Index over time

Brazil
South Africa

How they compare

Brazil currently reports 0.54 against 0.518 in South Africa, a difference of 0.022.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Brazil ahead.

Brazil ranks 48th and South Africa ranks 49th of 175 countries.

Across the 13 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 12 and South Africa in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Brazil	South Africa	Difference	Ahead
1900s	0.0496	0.031	0.0186	Brazil
1910s	0.0504	0.0423	0.0081	Brazil
1920s	0.0504	0.0438	0.0066	Brazil
1930s	0.0749	0.0487	0.0262	Brazil
1940s	0.1106	0.0469	0.0637	Brazil
1950s	0.1667	0.0376	0.1291	Brazil
1960s	0.1321	0.0327	0.0994	Brazil
1970s	0.1065	0.0322	0.0743	Brazil
1980s	0.2288	0.0355	0.1933	Brazil
1990s	0.5578	0.2735	0.2843	Brazil
2000s	0.6083	0.5168	0.0915	Brazil
2010s	0.5573	0.5155	0.0418	Brazil
2020s	0.4762	0.5068	0.0307	South Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher egalitarian democracy index, Brazil or South Africa?: Brazil, at 0.54 against 0.518 in South Africa as of 2025.
What is the difference in egalitarian democracy index between Brazil and South Africa?: 0.022, with Brazil ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and South Africa?: 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do Brazil and South Africa rank globally for egalitarian democracy index?: Brazil ranks 48th and South Africa ranks 49th 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: 28 August 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.