Key features of liberal democracy in Brazil
Brazil: Key features of liberal democracy was 0.704 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2025)
0.704
Change on year
down 1.1%
World rank
28th
of 176 countries
All-time high
0.783
in 2014
All-time low
0.048
in 1938
Years of data
235
1789–2025
Key features of liberal democracy in Brazil, 1789–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Brazil recorded 0.704 for key features of liberal democracy in 2025.
That represents a change of down 1.1% on the previous year and down 8.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, key features of liberal democracy in Brazil peaked at 0.783 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.048, in 1938.
Brazil ranks 28th of 176 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 0.053 | 0.053 | 0.053 | 1 |
| 1790s | 0.053 | 0.053 | 0.053 | 10 |
| 1800s | 0.0534 | 0.053 | 0.055 | 10 |
| 1810s | 0.055 | 0.055 | 0.055 | 10 |
| 1820s | 0.0993 | 0.056 | 0.137 | 8 |
| 1830s | 0.1439 | 0.138 | 0.152 | 10 |
| 1840s | 0.1225 | 0.112 | 0.136 | 10 |
| 1850s | 0.1243 | 0.124 | 0.125 | 10 |
| 1860s | 0.1266 | 0.12 | 0.14 | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.1192 | 0.11 | 0.122 | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.1224 | 0.118 | 0.132 | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.1191 | 0.103 | 0.13 | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.1232 | 0.122 | 0.125 | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.1243 | 0.124 | 0.125 | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.1242 | 0.123 | 0.125 | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.0668 | 0.048 | 0.096 | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.1255 | 0.05 | 0.251 | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.2611 | 0.258 | 0.265 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.156 | 0.067 | 0.273 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0707 | 0.066 | 0.089 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2683 | 0.119 | 0.579 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.7038 | 0.678 | 0.713 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.7448 | 0.717 | 0.772 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7097 | 0.528 | 0.783 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6193 | 0.531 | 0.712 | 6 |
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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)
- Human rights index vs electoral democracy index 0.871 (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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is key features of liberal democracy in Brazil?
- Key features of liberal democracy in Brazil was 0.704 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest key features of liberal democracy recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 0.783 in 2014.
- What is the lowest key features of liberal democracy recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.048 in 1938.
- How does Brazil rank for key features of liberal democracy?
- Brazil ranks 28th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
- Is key features of liberal democracy rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Brazil data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Key features of liberal democracy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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