What is human rights index in Brazil?

Human rights index in Brazil was 0.871 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest human rights index recorded in Brazil?

The highest recorded value was 0.871 in 2025.

What is the lowest human rights index recorded in Brazil?

The lowest recorded value was 0.136 in 1789.

How does Brazil rank for human rights index?

Brazil ranks 53rd out of 176 countries with data for 2025.

Is human rights index rising or falling in Brazil?

Over the last ten years it is up 1.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this Brazil data come from?

The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Human Rights Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Human Rights Index in Brazil

Name: Human Rights Index in Brazil
Creator: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Brazil: Human Rights Index was 0.871 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)

0.871

Change on year

up 2.1%

World rank

53rd

of 176 countries

All-time high

0.871

in 2025

All-time low

0.136

in 1789

Years of data

237

1789–2025

Human Rights Index in Brazil, 1789–2025

Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

Analysis

Brazil recorded 0.871 for human rights index in 2025. That is the highest value across all 237 years on record.

The figure is up 2.1% on the previous year and up 1.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, human rights index in Brazil peaked at 0.871 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.136, in 1789.

Brazil ranks 53rd of 176 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 237 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1780s	0.136	0.136	0.136	1
1790s	0.136	0.136	0.136	10
1800s	0.1406	0.136	0.159	10
1810s	0.159	0.159	0.159	10
1820s	0.3183	0.174	0.375	10
1830s	0.375	0.375	0.375	10
1840s	0.375	0.375	0.375	10
1850s	0.375	0.375	0.375	10
1860s	0.375	0.375	0.375	10
1870s	0.375	0.375	0.375	10
1880s	0.3946	0.349	0.501	10
1890s	0.4385	0.407	0.47	10
1900s	0.429	0.42	0.435	10
1910s	0.435	0.435	0.435	10
1920s	0.4346	0.434	0.435	10
1930s	0.3484	0.246	0.406	10
1940s	0.3888	0.255	0.566	10
1950s	0.5867	0.568	0.605	10
1960s	0.3838	0.204	0.605	10
1970s	0.2294	0.206	0.34	10
1980s	0.553	0.385	0.805	10
1990s	0.8207	0.819	0.822	10
2000s	0.8473	0.823	0.865	10
2010s	0.8316	0.693	0.865	10
2020s	0.7645	0.665	0.871	6

Countries ranked near Brazil

50 East Timor 0.873 compare
50 Mauritius 0.873 compare
52 Albania 0.872 compare
54 Slovakia 0.857 compare
54 Solomon Islands 0.857 compare
54 South Africa 0.857 compare

See the full ranking of 176 places →

More social development data for Brazil

Political Rights Rating 2 (2025)
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asy 278,966 (2025)
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)

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Frequently asked questions

What is human rights index in Brazil?: Human rights index in Brazil was 0.871 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest human rights index recorded in Brazil?: The highest recorded value was 0.871 in 2025.
What is the lowest human rights index recorded in Brazil?: The lowest recorded value was 0.136 in 1789.
How does Brazil rank for human rights index?: Brazil ranks 53rd out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is human rights index rising or falling in Brazil?: Over the last ten years it is up 1.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Brazil data come from?: The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Human Rights Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Human Rights Index
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 176 places, 30,202 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Central estimate of the extent to which people are free from government torture, political killings, and forced labor, they have property rights, and enjoy the freedoms of movement, religion, expression, and association.