Age of full democracy in Brazil
Brazil: Age of full democracy was 3 years in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Age of full democracy in Brazil, 1990–2025
Source: Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
Brazil recorded 3 years for age of full democracy in 2025.
That represents a change of up 50.0% on the previous year and down 88.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, age of full democracy in Brazil peaked at 28 years in 2017 and was at its lowest, 1 years, in 1990.
Brazil ranks 87th of 89 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Age of full democracy in Brazil, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1 years | — |
| 1991 | 2 years | +100.0% |
| 1992 | 3 years | +50.0% |
| 1993 | 4 years | +33.3% |
| 1994 | 5 years | +25.0% |
| 1995 | 6 years | +20.0% |
| 1996 | 7 years | +16.7% |
| 1997 | 8 years | +14.3% |
| 1998 | 9 years | +12.5% |
| 1999 | 10 years | +11.1% |
| 2000 | 11 years | +10.0% |
| 2001 | 12 years | +9.1% |
| 2002 | 13 years | +8.3% |
| 2003 | 14 years | +7.7% |
| 2004 | 15 years | +7.1% |
| 2005 | 16 years | +6.7% |
| 2006 | 17 years | +6.2% |
| 2007 | 18 years | +5.9% |
| 2008 | 19 years | +5.6% |
| 2009 | 20 years | +5.3% |
| 2010 | 21 years | +5.0% |
| 2011 | 22 years | +4.8% |
| 2012 | 23 years | +4.5% |
| 2013 | 24 years | +4.3% |
| 2014 | 25 years | +4.2% |
| 2015 | 26 years | +4.0% |
| 2016 | 27 years | +3.8% |
| 2017 | 28 years | +3.7% |
| 2023 | 1 years | -96.4% |
| 2024 | 2 years | +100.0% |
| 2025 | 3 years | +50.0% |
Brazil compared with similar countries
- Brazil's 3 years is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 34.5 years, 9% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Brazil's 3 years is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 40 years, 8% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Age of full democracy in Brazil changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | -96.4% | 28 years | 1 years |
| 1991 | +100.0% | 1 years | 2 years |
| 2024 | +100.0% | 1 years | 2 years |
| 1992 | +50.0% | 2 years | 3 years |
| 2025 | +50.0% | 2 years | 3 years |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.5 years | 1 years | 10 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 15.5 years | 11 years | 20 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 24.5 years | 21 years | 28 years | 8 |
| 2020s | 2 years | 1 years | 3 years | 3 |
Countries ranked near Brazil
More social development data for Brazil
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 278,966 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 6,306 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 2 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 2 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 6,306 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0013 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is age of full democracy in Brazil?
- Age of full democracy in Brazil was 3 years in 2025, according to Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest age of full democracy recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 28 years in 2017.
- What is the lowest age of full democracy recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 years in 1990.
- How does Brazil rank for age of full democracy?
- Brazil ranks 87th out of 89 countries with data for 2025.
- Is age of full democracy rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is down 88.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Brazil data come from?
- The figures come from Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Age of full democracy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of consecutive years in a full democracy.