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Brazil vs United Kingdom: Participatory Democracy Index

Brazil
0.528
in 2025
United Kingdom
0.533
in 2025
Brazil rank
31st
United Kingdom rank
28th

Participatory Democracy Index over time

  • Brazil
  • United Kingdom
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How they compare

United Kingdom currently reports 0.533 against 0.528 in Brazil, a difference of 0.005.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 235 shared years of data; in 1789 it was United Kingdom ahead.

Brazil ranks 31st and United Kingdom ranks 28th of 176 countries.

Across the 25 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 2 and United Kingdom in 23.

Head to head by decade

Decade Brazil United Kingdom Difference Ahead
1780s 0.061 0.088 0.027 United Kingdom
1790s 0.061 0.0961 0.0351 United Kingdom
1800s 0.0614 0.1 0.0386 United Kingdom
1810s 0.063 0.1142 0.0512 United Kingdom
1820s 0.0993 0.1151 0.0159 United Kingdom
1830s 0.1335 0.145 0.0115 United Kingdom
1840s 0.1136 0.1583 0.0447 United Kingdom
1850s 0.1158 0.1595 0.0437 United Kingdom
1860s 0.1192 0.164 0.0448 United Kingdom
1870s 0.1146 0.1763 0.0617 United Kingdom
1880s 0.1355 0.2081 0.0726 United Kingdom
1890s 0.1274 0.2859 0.1585 United Kingdom
1900s 0.1369 0.2962 0.1593 United Kingdom
1910s 0.1376 0.3081 0.1705 United Kingdom
1920s 0.1385 0.4432 0.3047 United Kingdom
1930s 0.072 0.4541 0.3821 United Kingdom
1940s 0.1201 0.4794 0.3593 United Kingdom
1950s 0.2306 0.5381 0.3075 United Kingdom
1960s 0.1687 0.5395 0.3708 United Kingdom
1970s 0.1317 0.5641 0.4324 United Kingdom
1980s 0.2721 0.5632 0.2911 United Kingdom
1990s 0.5724 0.5664 0.006 Brazil
2000s 0.6261 0.6083 0.0178 Brazil
2010s 0.5758 0.6331 0.0573 United Kingdom
2020s 0.493 0.5987 0.1057 United Kingdom

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher participatory democracy index, Brazil or United Kingdom?
United Kingdom, at 0.533 against 0.528 in Brazil as of 2025.
What is the difference in participatory democracy index between Brazil and United Kingdom?
0.005, with United Kingdom ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and United Kingdom?
235 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
How do Brazil and United Kingdom rank globally for participatory democracy index?
Brazil ranks 31st and United Kingdom ranks 28th of 176 countries.
Where does this data come from?
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Participatory Democracy Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Participatory Democracy Index
Source
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
176 places, 29,363 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed

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 citizens can engage in regional and local government, civil society organizations, and direct democracy.