Which has higher liberal democracy index, Brazil or Portugal?

Portugal, at 0.717 against 0.704 in Brazil as of 2025.

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

193 years are reported by both, from 1833 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

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

Brazil vs Portugal: Liberal Democracy Index

Brazil

0.704

in 2025

Portugal

0.717

in 2025

Brazil rank

28th

Portugal rank

26th

Liberal Democracy Index over time

Brazil
Portugal

How they compare

Portugal currently reports 0.717 against 0.704 in Brazil, a difference of 0.013.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 193 shared years of data; in 1833 it was Brazil ahead.

Brazil ranks 28th and Portugal ranks 26th of 176 countries.

Across the 20 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 5 and Portugal in 15.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Brazil	Portugal	Difference	Ahead
1830s	0.1434	0.0861	0.0573	Brazil
1840s	0.1225	0.095	0.0275	Brazil
1850s	0.1243	0.1321	0.0078	Portugal
1860s	0.1266	0.1433	0.0167	Portugal
1870s	0.1192	0.1443	0.0251	Portugal
1880s	0.1224	0.1473	0.0249	Portugal
1890s	0.1191	0.145	0.0259	Portugal
1900s	0.1232	0.1394	0.0162	Portugal
1910s	0.1243	0.1698	0.0455	Portugal
1920s	0.1242	0.1381	0.0139	Portugal
1930s	0.0668	0.0733	0.0065	Portugal
1940s	0.1255	0.072	0.0535	Brazil
1950s	0.2611	0.073	0.1881	Brazil
1960s	0.156	0.0742	0.0818	Brazil
1970s	0.0707	0.3273	0.2566	Portugal
1980s	0.2683	0.7992	0.5309	Portugal
1990s	0.7038	0.8096	0.1058	Portugal
2000s	0.7448	0.8282	0.0834	Portugal
2010s	0.7097	0.8331	0.1234	Portugal
2020s	0.6193	0.767	0.1477	Portugal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher liberal democracy index, Brazil or Portugal?: Portugal, at 0.717 against 0.704 in Brazil as of 2025.
What is the difference in liberal democracy index between Brazil and Portugal?: 0.013, with Portugal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Portugal?: 193 years are reported by both, from 1833 to 2025.
How do Brazil and Portugal rank globally for liberal democracy index?: Brazil ranks 28th and Portugal ranks 26th of 176 countries.
Where does this data come from?: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Liberal Democracy Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Liberal Democracy Index
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 176 places, 28,671 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed: 30 October 2026

Central estimate of the extent of suffrage, the freedom and fairness of elections, freedoms of association and expression, individual and minority rights, equality before the law, and executive constraints.