What is participatory democracy index in Brazil?

Participatory democracy index in Brazil was 0.528 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest participatory democracy index recorded in Brazil?

The highest recorded value was 0.653 in 2005.

What is the lowest participatory democracy index recorded in Brazil?

The lowest recorded value was 0.041 in 1822.

How does Brazil rank for participatory democracy index?

Brazil ranks 31st out of 176 countries with data for 2025.

Is participatory democracy index rising or falling in Brazil?

Over the last ten years it is down 14.1%. 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 Participatory Democracy Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Participatory Democracy Index in Brazil

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

Brazil: Participatory Democracy Index was 0.528 in 2025. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2025)

0.528

Change on year

down 4.0%

World rank

31st

of 176 countries

All-time high

0.653

in 2005

All-time low

0.041

in 1822

Years of data

235

1789–2025

Participatory Democracy Index in Brazil, 1789–2025

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

Analysis

In 2025, participatory democracy index in Brazil stood at 0.528.

That represents a change of down 4.0% on the previous year and down 14.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, participatory democracy index in Brazil peaked at 0.653 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.041, in 1822.

Brazil ranks 31st 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.

Participatory Democracy Index in Brazil, year by year

Annual values for Participatory Democracy Index in Brazil, 1789 to 2025.
Year	Value	Change
1789	0.061	—
1790	0.061	+0.0%
1791	0.061	+0.0%
1792	0.061	+0.0%
1793	0.061	+0.0%
1794	0.061	+0.0%
1795	0.061	+0.0%
1796	0.061	+0.0%
1797	0.061	+0.0%
1798	0.061	+0.0%
1799	0.061	+0.0%
1800	0.061	+0.0%
1801	0.061	+0.0%
1802	0.061	+0.0%
1803	0.061	+0.0%
1804	0.061	+0.0%
1805	0.061	+0.0%
1806	0.061	+0.0%
1807	0.061	+0.0%
1808	0.063	+3.3%
1809	0.063	+0.0%
1810	0.063	+0.0%
1811	0.063	+0.0%
1812	0.063	+0.0%
1813	0.063	+0.0%
1814	0.063	+0.0%
1815	0.063	+0.0%
1816	0.063	+0.0%
1817	0.063	+0.0%
1818	0.063	+0.0%
1819	0.063	+0.0%
1820	0.064	+1.6%
1821	0.065	+1.6%
1822	0.041	-36.9%
1823	0.116	+182.9%
1826	0.127	+9.5%
1827	0.127	+0.0%
1828	0.127	+0.0%
1829	0.127	+0.0%
1830	0.128	+0.8%
1831	0.135	+5.5%
1832	0.141	+4.4%
1833	0.141	+0.0%
1834	0.132	-6.4%
1835	0.132	+0.0%
1836	0.132	+0.0%
1837	0.132	+0.0%
1838	0.131	-0.8%
1839	0.131	+0.0%
1840	0.126	-3.8%
1841	0.122	-3.2%
1842	0.112	-8.2%
1843	0.112	+0.0%
1844	0.112	+0.0%
1845	0.108	-3.6%
1846	0.109	+0.9%
1847	0.109	+0.0%
1848	0.113	+3.7%
1849	0.113	+0.0%
1850	0.113	+0.0%
1851	0.113	+0.0%
1852	0.113	+0.0%
1853	0.117	+3.5%
1854	0.117	+0.0%
1855	0.117	+0.0%
1856	0.117	+0.0%
1857	0.117	+0.0%
1858	0.117	+0.0%
1859	0.117	+0.0%
1860	0.117	+0.0%
1861	0.132	+12.8%
1862	0.132	+0.0%
1863	0.132	+0.0%
1864	0.113	-14.4%
1865	0.113	+0.0%
1866	0.113	+0.0%
1867	0.113	+0.0%
1868	0.113	+0.0%
1869	0.114	+0.9%
1870	0.115	+0.9%
1871	0.115	+0.0%
1872	0.115	+0.0%
1873	0.115	+0.0%
1874	0.115	+0.0%
1875	0.115	+0.0%
1876	0.114	-0.9%
1877	0.114	+0.0%
1878	0.114	+0.0%
1879	0.114	+0.0%
1880	0.114	+0.0%
1881	0.117	+2.6%
1882	0.122	+4.3%
1883	0.163	+33.6%
1884	0.163	+0.0%
1885	0.159	-2.5%
1886	0.119	-25.2%
1887	0.119	+0.0%
1888	0.144	+21.0%
1889	0.135	-6.2%
1890	0.107	-20.7%
1891	0.12	+12.1%
1892	0.116	-3.3%
1893	0.116	+0.0%
1894	0.121	+4.3%
1895	0.138	+14.0%
1896	0.137	-0.7%
1897	0.137	+0.0%
1898	0.141	+2.9%
1899	0.141	+0.0%
1900	0.137	-2.8%
1901	0.138	+0.7%
1902	0.136	-1.4%
1903	0.136	+0.0%
1904	0.137	+0.7%
1905	0.137	+0.0%
1906	0.137	+0.0%
1907	0.137	+0.0%
1908	0.137	+0.0%
1909	0.137	+0.0%
1910	0.137	+0.0%
1911	0.137	+0.0%
1912	0.138	+0.7%
1913	0.138	+0.0%
1914	0.137	-0.7%
1915	0.138	+0.7%
1916	0.138	+0.0%
1917	0.137	-0.7%
1918	0.138	+0.7%
1919	0.138	+0.0%
1920	0.138	+0.0%
1921	0.138	+0.0%
1922	0.137	-0.7%
1923	0.137	+0.0%
1924	0.137	+0.0%
1925	0.139	+1.5%
1926	0.139	+0.0%
1927	0.14	+0.7%
1928	0.14	+0.0%
1929	0.14	+0.0%
1930	0.134	-4.3%
1931	0.069	-48.5%
1932	0.069	+0.0%
1933	0.078	+13.0%
1934	0.071	-9.0%
1935	0.071	+0.0%
1936	0.071	+0.0%
1937	0.053	-25.4%
1938	0.052	-1.9%
1939	0.052	+0.0%
1940	0.053	+1.9%
1941	0.053	+0.0%
1942	0.053	+0.0%
1943	0.053	+0.0%
1944	0.053	+0.0%
1945	0.062	+17.0%
1946	0.202	+225.8%
1947	0.224	+10.9%
1948	0.223	-0.4%
1949	0.225	+0.9%
1950	0.228	+1.3%
1951	0.228	+0.0%
1952	0.228	+0.0%
1953	0.229	+0.4%
1954	0.227	-0.9%
1955	0.231	+1.8%
1956	0.233	+0.9%
1957	0.234	+0.4%
1958	0.234	+0.0%
1959	0.234	+0.0%
1960	0.239	+2.1%
1961	0.24	+0.4%
1962	0.24	+0.0%
1963	0.253	+5.4%
1964	0.13	-48.6%
1965	0.113	-13.1%
1966	0.111	-1.8%
1967	0.121	+9.0%
1968	0.121	+0.0%
1969	0.119	-1.7%
1970	0.121	+1.7%
1971	0.12	-0.8%
1972	0.12	+0.0%
1973	0.12	+0.0%
1974	0.133	+10.8%
1975	0.139	+4.5%
1976	0.139	+0.0%
1977	0.139	+0.0%
1978	0.14	+0.7%
1979	0.146	+4.3%
1980	0.17	+16.4%
1981	0.17	+0.0%
1982	0.176	+3.5%
1983	0.183	+4.0%
1984	0.189	+3.3%
1985	0.255	+34.9%
1986	0.302	+18.4%
1987	0.352	+16.6%
1988	0.445	+26.4%
1989	0.479	+7.6%
1990	0.545	+13.8%
1991	0.556	+2.0%
1992	0.562	+1.1%
1993	0.566	+0.7%
1994	0.57	+0.7%
1995	0.57	+0.0%
1996	0.585	+2.6%
1997	0.585	+0.0%
1998	0.591	+1.0%
1999	0.594	+0.5%
2000	0.595	+0.2%
2001	0.595	+0.0%
2002	0.597	+0.3%
2003	0.607	+1.7%
2004	0.607	+0.0%
2005	0.653	+7.6%
2006	0.653	+0.0%
2007	0.652	-0.2%
2008	0.651	-0.2%
2009	0.651	+0.0%
2010	0.65	-0.2%
2011	0.649	-0.2%
2012	0.636	-2.0%
2013	0.633	-0.5%
2014	0.629	-0.6%
2015	0.615	-2.2%
2016	0.519	-15.6%
2017	0.507	-2.3%
2018	0.484	-4.5%
2019	0.436	-9.9%
2020	0.445	+2.1%
2021	0.437	-1.8%
2022	0.449	+2.7%
2023	0.549	+22.3%
2024	0.55	+0.2%
2025	0.528	-4.0%

Brazil compared with similar countries

Brazil's 0.528 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.294, 1.8× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Brazil's 0.528 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.429, 1.2× the median. (25 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Participatory 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	+225.8%	0.062	0.202
1823	+182.9%	0.041	0.116
1964	-48.6%	0.253	0.13
1931	-48.5%	0.134	0.069
1822	-36.9%	0.065	0.041
1985	+34.9%	0.189	0.255

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1780s	0.061	0.061	0.061	1
1790s	0.061	0.061	0.061	10
1800s	0.0614	0.061	0.063	10
1810s	0.063	0.063	0.063	10
1820s	0.0993	0.041	0.127	8
1830s	0.1335	0.128	0.141	10
1840s	0.1136	0.108	0.126	10
1850s	0.1158	0.113	0.117	10
1860s	0.1192	0.113	0.132	10
1870s	0.1146	0.114	0.115	10
1880s	0.1355	0.114	0.163	10
1890s	0.1274	0.107	0.141	10
1900s	0.1369	0.136	0.138	10
1910s	0.1376	0.137	0.138	10
1920s	0.1385	0.137	0.14	10
1930s	0.072	0.052	0.134	10
1940s	0.1201	0.053	0.225	10
1950s	0.2306	0.227	0.234	10
1960s	0.1687	0.111	0.253	10
1970s	0.1317	0.12	0.146	10
1980s	0.2721	0.17	0.479	10
1990s	0.5724	0.545	0.594	10
2000s	0.6261	0.595	0.653	10
2010s	0.5758	0.436	0.65	10
2020s	0.493	0.437	0.55	6

Countries ranked near Brazil

28 United Kingdom 0.533 compare
29 Malta 0.529 compare
29 Portugal 0.529 compare
32 Japan 0.526 compare
33 Jamaica 0.524 compare
34 Sri Lanka 0.52 compare

See the full ranking of 176 places →

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)

All data for Brazil →

Frequently asked questions

What is participatory democracy index in Brazil?: Participatory democracy index in Brazil was 0.528 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest participatory democracy index recorded in Brazil?: The highest recorded value was 0.653 in 2005.
What is the lowest participatory democracy index recorded in Brazil?: The lowest recorded value was 0.041 in 1822.
How does Brazil rank for participatory democracy index?: Brazil ranks 31st out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is participatory democracy index rising or falling in Brazil?: Over the last ten years it is down 14.1%. 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 Participatory Democracy Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 235 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Participatory Democracy Index in Brazil. Statizoid, drawing on V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Retrieved 22 September 2026, from https://social-development.statizoid.com/stat/participatory-democracy-index/brazil/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://social-development.statizoid.com/stat/participatory-democracy-index/brazil/">Participatory Democracy Index in Brazil</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator: Participatory Democracy Index
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 176 places, 29,363 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, as well as the extent to which citizens can engage in regional and local government, civil society organizations, and direct democracy.