Citizen support for democracy in Brazil
Brazil: Citizen support for democracy was -0.8999 in 2020. ▼ Falling
Citizen support for democracy in Brazil, 1995–2020
Source: Claassen (2022) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Brazil recorded -0.8999 for citizen support for democracy in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.6% on the previous year and down 289.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, citizen support for democracy in Brazil peaked at -0.231 in 2010 and was at its lowest, -1.07, in 2018.
Brazil ranks 106th of 144 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -0.5437 | -0.6987 | -0.4574 | 5 |
| 2000s | -0.6825 | -0.9716 | -0.2411 | 10 |
| 2010s | -0.6453 | -1.07 | -0.231 | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.8999 | -0.8999 | -0.8999 | 1 |
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- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 6,306 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
- Key features of democracy 0.784 (2025)
- Freedom of Expression Index 0.91 (2025)
- Freedom of Association Index 0.882 (2025)
- Electoral Democracy Index 0.784 (2025)
- Participatory Democracy Index 0.528 (2025)
- Liberal Democracy Index 0.704 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is citizen support for democracy in Brazil?
- Citizen support for democracy in Brazil was -0.8999 in 2020, according to Claassen (2022) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest citizen support for democracy recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was -0.231 in 2010.
- What is the lowest citizen support for democracy recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.07 in 2018.
- How does Brazil rank for citizen support for democracy?
- Brazil ranks 106th out of 144 countries with data for 2020.
- Is citizen support for democracy rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is down 289.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Brazil data come from?
- The figures come from Claassen (2022) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Citizen support for democracy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Central estimate of the average extent to which citizens support a democratic political system and reject autocratic alternatives. It combines responses across more than one thousand nationally-representative surveys on how desirable citizens find democracy, how they evaluate undemocratic alternatives (such as a strong unelected leader, the army, or religious authorities), and how they assess democratic and autocratic political systems relative to another.