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?
- Our World in Data, published as Liberal democracy index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.