What is liberal democracy index in Brazil?

Liberal democracy index in Brazil was 0.704 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest liberal democracy index recorded in Brazil?

The highest recorded value was 0.783 in 2014.

What is the lowest liberal democracy index recorded in Brazil?

The lowest recorded value was 0.048 in 1938.

How does Brazil rank for liberal democracy index?

Brazil ranks 28th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.

Is liberal democracy index 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 V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Liberal Democracy Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Liberal Democracy Index in Brazil

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

Brazil: Liberal Democracy Index 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

Liberal Democracy Index in Brazil, 1789–2025

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

Analysis

Brazil recorded 0.704 for liberal democracy index in 2025.

The figure is down 1.1% on the previous year and down 8.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, liberal democracy index 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.

Liberal Democracy Index in Brazil, year by year

Annual values for Liberal Democracy Index in Brazil, 1789 to 2025.
Year	Value	Change
1789	0.053	—
1790	0.053	+0.0%
1791	0.053	+0.0%
1792	0.053	+0.0%
1793	0.053	+0.0%
1794	0.053	+0.0%
1795	0.053	+0.0%
1796	0.053	+0.0%
1797	0.053	+0.0%
1798	0.053	+0.0%
1799	0.053	+0.0%
1800	0.053	+0.0%
1801	0.053	+0.0%
1802	0.053	+0.0%
1803	0.053	+0.0%
1804	0.053	+0.0%
1805	0.053	+0.0%
1806	0.053	+0.0%
1807	0.053	+0.0%
1808	0.055	+3.8%
1809	0.055	+0.0%
1810	0.055	+0.0%
1811	0.055	+0.0%
1812	0.055	+0.0%
1813	0.055	+0.0%
1814	0.055	+0.0%
1815	0.055	+0.0%
1816	0.055	+0.0%
1817	0.055	+0.0%
1818	0.055	+0.0%
1819	0.055	+0.0%
1820	0.056	+1.8%
1821	0.056	+0.0%
1822	0.06	+7.1%
1823	0.074	+23.3%
1826	0.137	+85.1%
1827	0.137	+0.0%
1828	0.137	+0.0%
1829	0.137	+0.0%
1830	0.138	+0.7%
1831	0.145	+5.1%
1832	0.152	+4.8%
1833	0.152	+0.0%
1834	0.142	-6.6%
1835	0.142	+0.0%
1836	0.142	+0.0%
1837	0.142	+0.0%
1838	0.142	+0.0%
1839	0.142	+0.0%
1840	0.136	-4.2%
1841	0.132	-2.9%
1842	0.122	-7.6%
1843	0.122	+0.0%
1844	0.122	+0.0%
1845	0.118	-3.3%
1846	0.119	+0.8%
1847	0.119	+0.0%
1848	0.123	+3.4%
1849	0.112	-8.9%
1850	0.124	+10.7%
1851	0.124	+0.0%
1852	0.124	+0.0%
1853	0.124	+0.0%
1854	0.124	+0.0%
1855	0.124	+0.0%
1856	0.124	+0.0%
1857	0.125	+0.8%
1858	0.125	+0.0%
1859	0.125	+0.0%
1860	0.125	+0.0%
1861	0.14	+12.0%
1862	0.14	+0.0%
1863	0.14	+0.0%
1864	0.12	-14.3%
1865	0.12	+0.0%
1866	0.12	+0.0%
1867	0.12	+0.0%
1868	0.12	+0.0%
1869	0.121	+0.8%
1870	0.122	+0.8%
1871	0.122	+0.0%
1872	0.122	+0.0%
1873	0.122	+0.0%
1874	0.122	+0.0%
1875	0.122	+0.0%
1876	0.11	-9.8%
1877	0.11	+0.0%
1878	0.12	+9.1%
1879	0.12	+0.0%
1880	0.12	+0.0%
1881	0.124	+3.3%
1882	0.121	-2.4%
1883	0.121	+0.0%
1884	0.121	+0.0%
1885	0.118	-2.5%
1886	0.118	+0.0%
1887	0.12	+1.7%
1888	0.129	+7.5%
1889	0.132	+2.3%
1890	0.103	-22.0%
1891	0.113	+9.7%
1892	0.109	-3.5%
1893	0.109	+0.0%
1894	0.113	+3.7%
1895	0.13	+15.0%
1896	0.129	-0.8%
1897	0.129	+0.0%
1898	0.128	-0.8%
1899	0.128	+0.0%
1900	0.124	-3.1%
1901	0.125	+0.8%
1902	0.122	-2.4%
1903	0.122	+0.0%
1904	0.123	+0.8%
1905	0.124	+0.8%
1906	0.123	-0.8%
1907	0.123	+0.0%
1908	0.123	+0.0%
1909	0.123	+0.0%
1910	0.124	+0.8%
1911	0.125	+0.8%
1912	0.124	-0.8%
1913	0.124	+0.0%
1914	0.124	+0.0%
1915	0.125	+0.8%
1916	0.125	+0.0%
1917	0.124	-0.8%
1918	0.124	+0.0%
1919	0.124	+0.0%
1920	0.124	+0.0%
1921	0.124	+0.0%
1922	0.124	+0.0%
1923	0.124	+0.0%
1924	0.123	-0.8%
1925	0.124	+0.8%
1926	0.124	+0.0%
1927	0.125	+0.8%
1928	0.125	+0.0%
1929	0.125	+0.0%
1930	0.096	-23.2%
1931	0.066	-31.2%
1932	0.066	+0.0%
1933	0.075	+13.6%
1934	0.068	-9.3%
1935	0.075	+10.3%
1936	0.075	+0.0%
1937	0.05	-33.3%
1938	0.048	-4.0%
1939	0.049	+2.1%
1940	0.05	+2.0%
1941	0.05	+0.0%
1942	0.05	+0.0%
1943	0.05	+0.0%
1944	0.05	+0.0%
1945	0.077	+54.0%
1946	0.178	+131.2%
1947	0.25	+40.4%
1948	0.249	-0.4%
1949	0.251	+0.8%
1950	0.262	+4.4%
1951	0.258	-1.5%
1952	0.258	+0.0%
1953	0.259	+0.4%
1954	0.258	-0.4%
1955	0.262	+1.6%
1956	0.263	+0.4%
1957	0.263	+0.0%
1958	0.263	+0.0%
1959	0.265	+0.8%
1960	0.27	+1.9%
1961	0.273	+1.1%
1962	0.272	-0.4%
1963	0.269	-1.1%
1964	0.129	-52.0%
1965	0.067	-48.1%
1966	0.067	+0.0%
1967	0.074	+10.4%
1968	0.071	-4.1%
1969	0.068	-4.2%
1970	0.068	+0.0%
1971	0.068	+0.0%
1972	0.068	+0.0%
1973	0.068	+0.0%
1974	0.066	-2.9%
1975	0.068	+3.0%
1976	0.07	+2.9%
1977	0.07	+0.0%
1978	0.072	+2.9%
1979	0.089	+23.6%
1980	0.119	+33.7%
1981	0.119	+0.0%
1982	0.134	+12.6%
1983	0.146	+9.0%
1984	0.149	+2.1%
1985	0.226	+51.7%
1986	0.313	+38.5%
1987	0.37	+18.2%
1988	0.528	+42.7%
1989	0.579	+9.7%
1990	0.678	+17.1%
1991	0.692	+2.1%
1992	0.699	+1.0%
1993	0.704	+0.7%
1994	0.707	+0.4%
1995	0.712	+0.7%
1996	0.711	-0.1%
1997	0.711	+0.0%
1998	0.711	+0.0%
1999	0.713	+0.3%
2000	0.717	+0.6%
2001	0.717	+0.0%
2002	0.721	+0.6%
2003	0.722	+0.1%
2004	0.722	+0.0%
2005	0.772	+6.9%
2006	0.77	-0.3%
2007	0.769	-0.1%
2008	0.769	+0.0%
2009	0.769	+0.0%
2010	0.776	+0.9%
2011	0.781	+0.6%
2012	0.777	-0.5%
2013	0.781	+0.5%
2014	0.783	+0.3%
2015	0.769	-1.8%
2016	0.653	-15.1%
2017	0.641	-1.8%
2018	0.608	-5.1%
2019	0.528	-13.2%
2020	0.534	+1.1%
2021	0.531	-0.6%
2022	0.54	+1.7%
2023	0.695	+28.7%
2024	0.712	+2.4%
2025	0.704	-1.1%

Brazil compared with similar countries

Brazil's 0.704 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.347, 2.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Brazil's 0.704 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.506, 1.4× the median. (25 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Liberal 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	+131.2%	0.077	0.178
1826	+85.1%	0.074	0.137
1945	+54.0%	0.05	0.077
1964	-52.0%	0.269	0.129
1985	+51.7%	0.149	0.226
1965	-48.1%	0.129	0.067

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

Countries ranked near Brazil

25 Iceland 0.72 compare
26 Portugal 0.717 compare
27 Lithuania 0.712 compare
28 Taiwan 0.704 compare
30 United Kingdom 0.689 compare
31 Seychelles 0.68 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is liberal democracy index in Brazil?: Liberal democracy index in Brazil was 0.704 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest liberal democracy index recorded in Brazil?: The highest recorded value was 0.783 in 2014.
What is the lowest liberal democracy index recorded in Brazil?: The lowest recorded value was 0.048 in 1938.
How does Brazil rank for liberal democracy index?: Brazil ranks 28th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is liberal democracy index 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 V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Liberal Democracy Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Liberal Democracy Index
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 176 places, 28,671 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed: 18 September 2026

Central estimate of the extent of suffrage, the freedom and fairness of elections, freedoms of association and expression, individual and minority rights, equality before the law, and executive constraints.