Brazil vs Malaysia: Liberal democracy
Brazil
2
in 2025
Malaysia
2
in 2025
Brazil rank
32nd
Malaysia rank
32nd
Liberal democracy over time
- Brazil
- Malaysia
How they compare
Brazil currently reports 2 against 2 in Malaysia, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Brazil ahead.
Brazil ranks 32nd and Malaysia ranks 32nd of 176 countries.
Brazil has averaged higher in every one of the 13 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Malaysia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Brazil |
| 1910s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Brazil |
| 1920s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Brazil |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1950s | 1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | Brazil |
| 1960s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1970s | 1 | 0.6 | 0.4 | Brazil |
| 1980s | 1.3 | 1 | 0.3 | Brazil |
| 1990s | 2 | 1 | 1 | Brazil |
| 2000s | 2 | 1 | 1 | Brazil |
| 2010s | 2 | 1 | 1 | Brazil |
| 2020s | 2 | 1.5 | 0.5 | Brazil |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher liberal democracy, Brazil or Malaysia?
- Brazil, at 2 against 2 in Malaysia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in liberal democracy between Brazil and Malaysia?
- 0, with Brazil ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Malaysia?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Brazil and Malaysia rank globally for liberal democracy?
- Brazil ranks 32nd and Malaysia ranks 32nd of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Liberal democracy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Identifies the political regime of a country by distinguishing between closed autocracies, electoral autocracies, electoral democracies, and liberal democracies.