Human rights index vs electoral democracy index in Brazil
Brazil: Human rights index vs electoral democracy index was 0.871 in 2025. β² Rising
Human rights index vs electoral democracy index in Brazil, 1789β2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, human rights index vs electoral democracy index in Brazil stood at 0.871. That is the highest value across all 237 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.1% on the previous year and up 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, human rights index vs electoral democracy index in Brazil peaked at 0.871 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.136, in 1789.
That places Brazil 53rd out of 176 countries with data for 2025, putting it 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 Timor-Leste, Democratic Republic of 0.873 compare
- 50 Mauritius 0.873 compare
- 52 Albania 0.872 compare
- 54 Slovak Republic 0.857 compare
- 54 Solomon Islands 0.857 compare
- 54 South Africa 0.857 compare
More social development data for Brazil
- 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)
- Political rights rating fh 2 (2025)
- Democracy lexical 1 (2025)
- Liberal democracy index 0.704 (2025)
- Electoral democracy index 0.784 (2025)
- Freedom of association index 0.882 (2025)
- Freedom of expression index 0.91 (2025)
- Participatory democracy index 0.528 (2025)
- Varieties democracy vdem 0.784 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is human rights index vs electoral democracy index in Brazil?
- Human rights index vs electoral democracy index in Brazil was 0.871 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest human rights index vs electoral democracy index recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 0.871 in 2025.
- What is the lowest human rights index vs electoral democracy index recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.136 in 1789.
- How does Brazil rank for human rights index vs electoral democracy index?
- Brazil ranks 53rd out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
- Is human rights index vs electoral democracy 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Human rights index vs electoral democracy index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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