Deliberative Democracy Index in Brazil
Brazil: Deliberative Democracy Index was 0.707 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Deliberative Democracy Index in Brazil, 1900–2025
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for deliberative democracy index in Brazil is 0.707, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 3.8% on the previous year and down 10.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, deliberative democracy index in Brazil peaked at 0.814 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.049, in 1969.
That places Brazil 21st out of 175 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Deliberative Democracy Index in Brazil, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1900 | 0.092 | — |
| 1901 | 0.092 | +0.0% |
| 1902 | 0.089 | -3.3% |
| 1903 | 0.089 | +0.0% |
| 1904 | 0.09 | +1.1% |
| 1905 | 0.09 | +0.0% |
| 1906 | 0.091 | +1.1% |
| 1907 | 0.091 | +0.0% |
| 1908 | 0.091 | +0.0% |
| 1909 | 0.09 | -1.1% |
| 1910 | 0.099 | +10.0% |
| 1911 | 0.092 | -7.1% |
| 1912 | 0.092 | +0.0% |
| 1913 | 0.092 | +0.0% |
| 1914 | 0.092 | +0.0% |
| 1915 | 0.092 | +0.0% |
| 1916 | 0.092 | +0.0% |
| 1917 | 0.091 | -1.1% |
| 1918 | 0.092 | +1.1% |
| 1919 | 0.097 | +5.4% |
| 1920 | 0.092 | -5.2% |
| 1921 | 0.092 | +0.0% |
| 1922 | 0.091 | -1.1% |
| 1923 | 0.091 | +0.0% |
| 1924 | 0.089 | -2.2% |
| 1925 | 0.09 | +1.1% |
| 1926 | 0.091 | +1.1% |
| 1927 | 0.092 | +1.1% |
| 1928 | 0.092 | +0.0% |
| 1929 | 0.092 | +0.0% |
| 1930 | 0.134 | +45.7% |
| 1931 | 0.113 | -15.7% |
| 1932 | 0.113 | +0.0% |
| 1933 | 0.124 | +9.7% |
| 1934 | 0.118 | -4.8% |
| 1935 | 0.118 | +0.0% |
| 1936 | 0.118 | +0.0% |
| 1937 | 0.06 | -49.2% |
| 1938 | 0.055 | -8.3% |
| 1939 | 0.055 | +0.0% |
| 1940 | 0.055 | +0.0% |
| 1941 | 0.055 | +0.0% |
| 1942 | 0.055 | +0.0% |
| 1943 | 0.055 | +0.0% |
| 1944 | 0.055 | +0.0% |
| 1945 | 0.083 | +50.9% |
| 1946 | 0.246 | +196.4% |
| 1947 | 0.274 | +11.4% |
| 1948 | 0.273 | -0.4% |
| 1949 | 0.276 | +1.1% |
| 1950 | 0.279 | +1.1% |
| 1951 | 0.276 | -1.1% |
| 1952 | 0.276 | +0.0% |
| 1953 | 0.277 | +0.4% |
| 1954 | 0.275 | -0.7% |
| 1955 | 0.28 | +1.8% |
| 1956 | 0.283 | +1.1% |
| 1957 | 0.283 | +0.0% |
| 1958 | 0.283 | +0.0% |
| 1959 | 0.284 | +0.4% |
| 1960 | 0.29 | +2.1% |
| 1961 | 0.29 | +0.0% |
| 1962 | 0.295 | +1.7% |
| 1963 | 0.295 | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.074 | -74.9% |
| 1965 | 0.061 | -17.6% |
| 1966 | 0.058 | -4.9% |
| 1967 | 0.052 | -10.3% |
| 1968 | 0.051 | -1.9% |
| 1969 | 0.049 | -3.9% |
| 1970 | 0.056 | +14.3% |
| 1971 | 0.055 | -1.8% |
| 1972 | 0.055 | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.055 | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.056 | +1.8% |
| 1975 | 0.078 | +39.3% |
| 1976 | 0.079 | +1.3% |
| 1977 | 0.078 | -1.3% |
| 1978 | 0.079 | +1.3% |
| 1979 | 0.092 | +16.5% |
| 1980 | 0.111 | +20.7% |
| 1981 | 0.111 | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.114 | +2.7% |
| 1983 | 0.119 | +4.4% |
| 1984 | 0.122 | +2.5% |
| 1985 | 0.222 | +82.0% |
| 1986 | 0.343 | +54.5% |
| 1987 | 0.4 | +16.6% |
| 1988 | 0.494 | +23.5% |
| 1989 | 0.531 | +7.5% |
| 1990 | 0.604 | +13.7% |
| 1991 | 0.616 | +2.0% |
| 1992 | 0.684 | +11.0% |
| 1993 | 0.687 | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 0.704 | +2.5% |
| 1995 | 0.724 | +2.8% |
| 1996 | 0.725 | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 0.725 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.726 | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 0.729 | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 0.731 | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 0.731 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.783 | +7.1% |
| 2003 | 0.782 | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 0.782 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.804 | +2.8% |
| 2006 | 0.804 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.802 | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 0.802 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.802 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.808 | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 0.81 | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 0.806 | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 0.814 | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 0.81 | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 0.792 | -2.2% |
| 2016 | 0.586 | -26.0% |
| 2017 | 0.581 | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 0.536 | -7.7% |
| 2019 | 0.487 | -9.1% |
| 2020 | 0.484 | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 0.512 | +5.8% |
| 2022 | 0.522 | +2.0% |
| 2023 | 0.726 | +39.1% |
| 2024 | 0.735 | +1.2% |
| 2025 | 0.707 | -3.8% |
Brazil compared with similar countries
- Brazil's 0.707 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.3275, 2.2× the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Brazil's 0.707 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.41, 1.7× the median. (25 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Deliberative Democracy Index 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1946 | +196.4% | 0.083 | 0.246 |
| 1985 | +82.0% | 0.122 | 0.222 |
| 1964 | -74.9% | 0.295 | 0.074 |
| 1986 | +54.5% | 0.222 | 0.343 |
| 1945 | +50.9% | 0.055 | 0.083 |
| 1937 | -49.2% | 0.118 | 0.06 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.0905 | 0.089 | 0.092 | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.0931 | 0.091 | 0.099 | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.0912 | 0.089 | 0.092 | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.1008 | 0.055 | 0.134 | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.1427 | 0.055 | 0.276 | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.2796 | 0.275 | 0.284 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.1515 | 0.049 | 0.295 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0683 | 0.055 | 0.092 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2567 | 0.111 | 0.531 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.6924 | 0.604 | 0.729 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.7823 | 0.731 | 0.804 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.703 | 0.487 | 0.814 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6143 | 0.484 | 0.735 | 6 |
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 deliberative democracy index in Brazil?
- Deliberative democracy index in Brazil was 0.707 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest deliberative democracy index recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 0.814 in 2013.
- What is the lowest deliberative democracy index recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.049 in 1969.
- How does Brazil rank for deliberative democracy index?
- Brazil ranks 21st out of 175 countries with data for 2025.
- Is deliberative democracy index rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Brazil data come from?
- The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Deliberative Democracy Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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 political elites justify their positions, justify them with the common good, acknowledge counterarguments, consult elites in policy changes, and society deliberates policy changes.