Brazil vs Portugal: Equal rights protection index
Brazil
0.624
in 2025
Portugal
0.614
in 2025
Brazil rank
98th
Portugal rank
100th
Equal rights protection index over time
- Brazil
- Portugal
How they compare
Brazil currently reports 0.624 against 0.614 in Portugal, a difference of 0.01.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 237 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Brazil ahead.
Brazil ranks 98th and Portugal ranks 100th of 176 countries.
Across the 25 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 6 and Portugal in 19.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 0.072 | 0.014 | 0.058 | Brazil |
| 1790s | 0.072 | 0.014 | 0.058 | Brazil |
| 1800s | 0.072 | 0.014 | 0.058 | Brazil |
| 1810s | 0.072 | 0.014 | 0.058 | Brazil |
| 1820s | 0.072 | 0.0298 | 0.0422 | Brazil |
| 1830s | 0.072 | 0.1558 | 0.0838 | Portugal |
| 1840s | 0.072 | 0.251 | 0.179 | Portugal |
| 1850s | 0.072 | 0.251 | 0.179 | Portugal |
| 1860s | 0.072 | 0.251 | 0.179 | Portugal |
| 1870s | 0.072 | 0.251 | 0.179 | Portugal |
| 1880s | 0.072 | 0.251 | 0.179 | Portugal |
| 1890s | 0.072 | 0.251 | 0.179 | Portugal |
| 1900s | 0.068 | 0.284 | 0.216 | Portugal |
| 1910s | 0.068 | 0.334 | 0.266 | Portugal |
| 1920s | 0.068 | 0.2825 | 0.2145 | Portugal |
| 1930s | 0.245 | 0.2752 | 0.0302 | Portugal |
| 1940s | 0.2854 | 0.2785 | 0.0069 | Brazil |
| 1950s | 0.256 | 0.283 | 0.027 | Portugal |
| 1960s | 0.284 | 0.2897 | 0.0057 | Portugal |
| 1970s | 0.3022 | 0.682 | 0.3798 | Portugal |
| 1980s | 0.38 | 0.93 | 0.55 | Portugal |
| 1990s | 0.5822 | 0.93 | 0.3478 | Portugal |
| 2000s | 0.6363 | 0.93 | 0.2937 | Portugal |
| 2010s | 0.5953 | 0.9185 | 0.3232 | Portugal |
| 2020s | 0.5563 | 0.814 | 0.2577 | Portugal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher equal rights protection index, Brazil or Portugal?
- Brazil, at 0.624 against 0.614 in Portugal as of 2025.
- What is the difference in equal rights protection index between Brazil and Portugal?
- 0.01, with Brazil ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Portugal?
- 237 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
- How do Brazil and Portugal rank globally for equal rights protection index?
- Brazil ranks 98th and Portugal ranks 100th of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Equal rights protection index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.