Political corruption index vs electoral democracy index in Brazil
Brazil: Political corruption index vs electoral democracy index was 0.423 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
0.423
Change on year
down 3.4%
World rank
97th
of 176 countries
All-time high
0.781
in 1824
All-time low
0.423
in 2025
Years of data
237
1789–2025
Political corruption index vs electoral democracy index in Brazil, 1789–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Brazil recorded 0.423 for political corruption index vs electoral democracy index in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 237 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.4% on the previous year and down 16.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, political corruption index vs electoral democracy index in Brazil peaked at 0.781 in 1824 and was at its lowest, 0.423, in 2025.
That places Brazil 97th out of 176 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 237 years of available data.
Political corruption index vs electoral democracy index in Brazil, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1789 | 0.721 | — |
| 1790 | 0.721 | +0.0% |
| 1791 | 0.721 | +0.0% |
| 1792 | 0.721 | +0.0% |
| 1793 | 0.721 | +0.0% |
| 1794 | 0.721 | +0.0% |
| 1795 | 0.721 | +0.0% |
| 1796 | 0.721 | +0.0% |
| 1797 | 0.721 | +0.0% |
| 1798 | 0.721 | +0.0% |
| 1799 | 0.721 | +0.0% |
| 1800 | 0.721 | +0.0% |
| 1801 | 0.721 | +0.0% |
| 1802 | 0.721 | +0.0% |
| 1803 | 0.721 | +0.0% |
| 1804 | 0.721 | +0.0% |
| 1805 | 0.721 | +0.0% |
| 1806 | 0.721 | +0.0% |
| 1807 | 0.721 | +0.0% |
| 1808 | 0.721 | +0.0% |
| 1809 | 0.721 | +0.0% |
| 1810 | 0.721 | +0.0% |
| 1811 | 0.721 | +0.0% |
| 1812 | 0.721 | +0.0% |
| 1813 | 0.721 | +0.0% |
| 1814 | 0.721 | +0.0% |
| 1815 | 0.721 | +0.0% |
| 1816 | 0.721 | +0.0% |
| 1817 | 0.721 | +0.0% |
| 1818 | 0.721 | +0.0% |
| 1819 | 0.721 | +0.0% |
| 1820 | 0.721 | +0.0% |
| 1821 | 0.721 | +0.0% |
| 1822 | 0.721 | +0.0% |
| 1823 | 0.721 | +0.0% |
| 1824 | 0.781 | +8.3% |
| 1825 | 0.781 | +0.0% |
| 1826 | 0.781 | +0.0% |
| 1827 | 0.781 | +0.0% |
| 1828 | 0.781 | +0.0% |
| 1829 | 0.781 | +0.0% |
| 1830 | 0.781 | +0.0% |
| 1831 | 0.781 | +0.0% |
| 1832 | 0.781 | +0.0% |
| 1833 | 0.781 | +0.0% |
| 1834 | 0.781 | +0.0% |
| 1835 | 0.781 | +0.0% |
| 1836 | 0.781 | +0.0% |
| 1837 | 0.781 | +0.0% |
| 1838 | 0.781 | +0.0% |
| 1839 | 0.781 | +0.0% |
| 1840 | 0.781 | +0.0% |
| 1841 | 0.781 | +0.0% |
| 1842 | 0.781 | +0.0% |
| 1843 | 0.781 | +0.0% |
| 1844 | 0.781 | +0.0% |
| 1845 | 0.781 | +0.0% |
| 1846 | 0.781 | +0.0% |
| 1847 | 0.781 | +0.0% |
| 1848 | 0.781 | +0.0% |
| 1849 | 0.781 | +0.0% |
| 1850 | 0.781 | +0.0% |
| 1851 | 0.781 | +0.0% |
| 1852 | 0.781 | +0.0% |
| 1853 | 0.781 | +0.0% |
| 1854 | 0.781 | +0.0% |
| 1855 | 0.781 | +0.0% |
| 1856 | 0.781 | +0.0% |
| 1857 | 0.781 | +0.0% |
| 1858 | 0.781 | +0.0% |
| 1859 | 0.781 | +0.0% |
| 1860 | 0.781 | +0.0% |
| 1861 | 0.781 | +0.0% |
| 1862 | 0.781 | +0.0% |
| 1863 | 0.781 | +0.0% |
| 1864 | 0.781 | +0.0% |
| 1865 | 0.781 | +0.0% |
| 1866 | 0.781 | +0.0% |
| 1867 | 0.781 | +0.0% |
| 1868 | 0.781 | +0.0% |
| 1869 | 0.781 | +0.0% |
| 1870 | 0.781 | +0.0% |
| 1871 | 0.781 | +0.0% |
| 1872 | 0.781 | +0.0% |
| 1873 | 0.781 | +0.0% |
| 1874 | 0.781 | +0.0% |
| 1875 | 0.781 | +0.0% |
| 1876 | 0.781 | +0.0% |
| 1877 | 0.781 | +0.0% |
| 1878 | 0.781 | +0.0% |
| 1879 | 0.781 | +0.0% |
| 1880 | 0.781 | +0.0% |
| 1881 | 0.781 | +0.0% |
| 1882 | 0.781 | +0.0% |
| 1883 | 0.781 | +0.0% |
| 1884 | 0.781 | +0.0% |
| 1885 | 0.781 | +0.0% |
| 1886 | 0.781 | +0.0% |
| 1887 | 0.781 | +0.0% |
| 1888 | 0.781 | +0.0% |
| 1889 | 0.781 | +0.0% |
| 1890 | 0.781 | +0.0% |
| 1891 | 0.781 | +0.0% |
| 1892 | 0.781 | +0.0% |
| 1893 | 0.781 | +0.0% |
| 1894 | 0.781 | +0.0% |
| 1895 | 0.781 | +0.0% |
| 1896 | 0.781 | +0.0% |
| 1897 | 0.781 | +0.0% |
| 1898 | 0.781 | +0.0% |
| 1899 | 0.781 | +0.0% |
| 1900 | 0.781 | +0.0% |
| 1901 | 0.781 | +0.0% |
| 1902 | 0.781 | +0.0% |
| 1903 | 0.781 | +0.0% |
| 1904 | 0.781 | +0.0% |
| 1905 | 0.781 | +0.0% |
| 1906 | 0.781 | +0.0% |
| 1907 | 0.781 | +0.0% |
| 1908 | 0.781 | +0.0% |
| 1909 | 0.781 | +0.0% |
| 1910 | 0.781 | +0.0% |
| 1911 | 0.781 | +0.0% |
| 1912 | 0.781 | +0.0% |
| 1913 | 0.781 | +0.0% |
| 1914 | 0.781 | +0.0% |
| 1915 | 0.781 | +0.0% |
| 1916 | 0.781 | +0.0% |
| 1917 | 0.781 | +0.0% |
| 1918 | 0.781 | +0.0% |
| 1919 | 0.781 | +0.0% |
| 1920 | 0.781 | +0.0% |
| 1921 | 0.781 | +0.0% |
| 1922 | 0.781 | +0.0% |
| 1923 | 0.781 | +0.0% |
| 1924 | 0.781 | +0.0% |
| 1925 | 0.781 | +0.0% |
| 1926 | 0.781 | +0.0% |
| 1927 | 0.781 | +0.0% |
| 1928 | 0.781 | +0.0% |
| 1929 | 0.781 | +0.0% |
| 1930 | 0.704 | -9.9% |
| 1931 | 0.704 | +0.0% |
| 1932 | 0.704 | +0.0% |
| 1933 | 0.704 | +0.0% |
| 1934 | 0.704 | +0.0% |
| 1935 | 0.739 | +5.0% |
| 1936 | 0.739 | +0.0% |
| 1937 | 0.704 | -4.7% |
| 1938 | 0.704 | +0.0% |
| 1939 | 0.704 | +0.0% |
| 1940 | 0.704 | +0.0% |
| 1941 | 0.704 | +0.0% |
| 1942 | 0.704 | +0.0% |
| 1943 | 0.704 | +0.0% |
| 1944 | 0.704 | +0.0% |
| 1945 | 0.704 | +0.0% |
| 1946 | 0.668 | -5.1% |
| 1947 | 0.72 | +7.8% |
| 1948 | 0.72 | +0.0% |
| 1949 | 0.72 | +0.0% |
| 1950 | 0.72 | +0.0% |
| 1951 | 0.72 | +0.0% |
| 1952 | 0.72 | +0.0% |
| 1953 | 0.72 | +0.0% |
| 1954 | 0.72 | +0.0% |
| 1955 | 0.72 | +0.0% |
| 1956 | 0.72 | +0.0% |
| 1957 | 0.72 | +0.0% |
| 1958 | 0.72 | +0.0% |
| 1959 | 0.72 | +0.0% |
| 1960 | 0.72 | +0.0% |
| 1961 | 0.72 | +0.0% |
| 1962 | 0.72 | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.72 | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.692 | -3.9% |
| 1965 | 0.696 | +0.6% |
| 1966 | 0.696 | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.696 | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.696 | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.696 | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.696 | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 0.696 | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.696 | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.696 | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.696 | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.696 | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.696 | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.696 | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.696 | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.696 | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.696 | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.696 | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.696 | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.696 | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.696 | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.686 | -1.4% |
| 1986 | 0.675 | -1.6% |
| 1987 | 0.675 | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.661 | -2.1% |
| 1989 | 0.671 | +1.5% |
| 1990 | 0.605 | -9.8% |
| 1991 | 0.605 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.605 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.563 | -6.9% |
| 1994 | 0.511 | -9.2% |
| 1995 | 0.514 | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 0.507 | -1.4% |
| 1997 | 0.506 | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 0.506 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.506 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.506 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.506 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.545 | +7.7% |
| 2003 | 0.545 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.545 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.495 | -9.2% |
| 2006 | 0.494 | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 0.494 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.494 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.494 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.494 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.493 | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 0.493 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.493 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.506 | +2.6% |
| 2015 | 0.506 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.535 | +5.7% |
| 2017 | 0.535 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.535 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.546 | +2.1% |
| 2020 | 0.537 | -1.6% |
| 2021 | 0.541 | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 0.545 | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 0.461 | -15.4% |
| 2024 | 0.438 | -5.0% |
| 2025 | 0.423 | -3.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 0.721 | 0.721 | 0.721 | 1 |
| 1790s | 0.721 | 0.721 | 0.721 | 10 |
| 1800s | 0.721 | 0.721 | 0.721 | 10 |
| 1810s | 0.721 | 0.721 | 0.721 | 10 |
| 1820s | 0.757 | 0.721 | 0.781 | 10 |
| 1830s | 0.781 | 0.781 | 0.781 | 10 |
| 1840s | 0.781 | 0.781 | 0.781 | 10 |
| 1850s | 0.781 | 0.781 | 0.781 | 10 |
| 1860s | 0.781 | 0.781 | 0.781 | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.781 | 0.781 | 0.781 | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.781 | 0.781 | 0.781 | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.781 | 0.781 | 0.781 | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.781 | 0.781 | 0.781 | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.781 | 0.781 | 0.781 | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.781 | 0.781 | 0.781 | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.711 | 0.704 | 0.739 | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.7052 | 0.668 | 0.72 | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.72 | 0.72 | 0.72 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.7052 | 0.692 | 0.72 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.696 | 0.696 | 0.696 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.6848 | 0.661 | 0.696 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.5428 | 0.506 | 0.605 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.5118 | 0.494 | 0.545 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5136 | 0.493 | 0.546 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4908 | 0.423 | 0.545 | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is political corruption index vs electoral democracy index in Brazil?
- Political corruption index vs electoral democracy index in Brazil was 0.423 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest political corruption index vs electoral democracy index recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 0.781 in 1824.
- What is the lowest political corruption index vs electoral democracy index recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.423 in 2025.
- How does Brazil rank for political corruption index vs electoral democracy index?
- Brazil ranks 97th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
- Is political corruption index vs electoral democracy index rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Brazil data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Political corruption index vs electoral democracy index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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