Brazil vs China

Brazil vs China: Electoral democracy

Electoral democracy in 2025: 0.78 of 1 in Brazil and 0.07 of 1 in China, by V-Dem estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Brazil, by 0.71 of 1, or 11 times that in China.

index, 0 to 1 · V-Dem

Brazil vs China: Electoral democracyElectoral democracy in 2025: 0.78 of 1 in Brazil and 0.07 of 1 in China, by V-Dem estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Brazil, by 0.71 of 1, or 11 times that in China.
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What the numbers say

  • Brazil has been higher since 1945, when it overtook China.
  • In 2025, Brazil ranked 32 and China ranked 171 of 175 countries, counting from the highest.
  • The world as a whole: 0.48 of 1 in 2025.

Every year

index, 0 to 1 · V-Dem

YearBrazilChinaWorld
20250.780.070.48
20240.80.070.49
20230.790.070.49
20220.70.080.5
20210.690.080.5
20200.70.080.51
20190.690.080.52
20180.750.080.52
20170.770.080.52
20160.780.080.52
20150.860.080.52
20140.870.080.52
20130.870.090.52
20120.870.090.53
20110.880.090.53
20100.870.090.52
20090.870.090.52
20080.870.10.52
20070.870.10.52
20060.870.090.52
20050.870.090.52
20040.860.10.51
20030.860.10.51
20020.860.10.5
20010.850.10.49
20000.850.10.49
19990.850.10.49
19980.850.10.49
19970.850.10.49
19960.850.10.48
19950.850.10.47
19940.850.10.47
19930.840.10.46
19920.840.10.44
19910.830.090.42
19900.810.090.41
19890.720.10.36
19880.680.10.36
19870.560.10.35
19860.470.10.34
19850.390.10.34
19840.290.10.33
19830.280.10.32
19820.260.10.32
19810.250.10.32
19800.250.10.32
19790.210.090.31
19780.190.080.3
19770.190.070.3
19760.190.070.29
19750.180.070.29
19740.180.070.29
19730.180.070.29
19720.170.070.29
19710.170.070.29
19700.180.070.29
19690.170.070.29
19680.180.070.3
19670.180.070.29
19660.140.070.29
19650.150.070.3
19640.210.070.3
19630.410.070.3
19620.410.070.29
19610.410.070.29
19600.410.070.28
19590.40.070.27
19580.390.070.27
19570.390.070.27
19560.390.070.26
19550.390.070.25
19540.380.070.25
19530.380.080.24
19520.380.080.24
19510.380.080.24
19500.390.080.23
19490.380.120.22
19480.370.160.22
19470.380.140.21
19460.330.090.19
19450.110.090.16
19440.060.090.14
19430.060.090.14
19420.060.090.14
19410.060.090.15
19400.060.090.15
19390.060.090.17
19380.060.090.17
19370.070.090.17
19360.090.090.17
19350.090.090.17
19340.090.090.18
19330.130.090.18
19320.080.090.19
19310.080.090.18
19300.180.090.18
19290.20.090.19
19280.20.090.19
19270.20.10.19
19260.20.110.19
19250.20.110.19
19240.190.110.19
19230.20.110.19
19220.20.110.19
19210.20.120.19
19200.20.120.18
19190.20.130.16
19180.20.120.15
19170.190.110.15
19160.20.110.15
19150.20.110.15
19140.20.110.15
19130.20.130.15
19120.20.10.15
19110.20.060.15
19100.20.060.15
19090.190.060.15
19080.190.060.15
19070.190.060.15
19060.190.060.15
19050.190.060.15
19040.190.060.14
19030.190.060.14
19020.190.060.15
19010.20.060.14
19000.20.060.14
18990.210.050.22
18980.210.050.22
18970.210.060.22
18960.210.060.22
18950.210.050.22
18940.150.040.21
18930.140.040.21
18920.140.040.21
18910.160.040.2
18900.160.040.2
18890.180.040.2
18880.180.040.2
18870.170.040.2
18860.170.040.19
18850.170.040.19
18840.190.040.2
18830.190.040.19
18820.190.040.19
18810.20.040.19
18800.190.040.19
18790.190.040.19
18780.190.040.18
18770.190.040.18
18760.190.040.19
18750.190.040.18
18740.190.040.18
18730.190.040.18
18720.190.040.18
18710.190.040.18
18700.190.040.18
18690.190.040.17
18680.180.040.17
18670.180.040.17
18660.180.040.16
18650.180.040.16
18640.180.040.16
18630.250.040.16
18620.250.030.16
18610.250.030.15
18600.20.030.15
18590.20.030.14
18580.20.030.14
18570.20.030.14
18560.20.030.13
18550.20.030.13
18540.20.030.13
18530.20.030.13
18520.20.030.13
18510.20.030.13
18500.20.040.13
18490.20.040.15
18480.20.040.13
18470.180.040.11
18460.180.040.11
18450.180.040.11
18440.190.040.11
18430.190.040.1
18420.190.040.1
18410.230.040.1
18400.240.040.1
18390.260.040.1
18380.260.040.09
18370.260.040.09
18360.260.040.1
18350.260.040.09
18340.260.040.09
18330.290.040.09
18320.290.040.09
18310.270.040.09
18300.250.040.09
18290.250.040.08
18280.250.040.08
18270.250.040.09
18260.250.040.08
1825–0.040.08
1824–0.040.08
18230.150.040.08
18220.090.040.08
18210.050.040.07
18200.050.040.07
18190.040.040.06
18180.040.040.06
18170.040.040.06
18160.040.040.06
18150.040.040.06
18140.040.040.05
18130.040.040.05
18120.040.040.06
18110.040.040.06
18100.040.040.06
18090.040.040.05
18080.040.040.05
18070.010.040.05
18060.010.040.05
18050.010.040.05
18040.010.040.05
18030.010.040.05
18020.010.040.05
18010.010.040.05
18000.010.040.05
17990.010.040.05
17980.010.040.06
17970.010.040.05
17960.010.040.05
17950.010.040.05
17940.010.040.05
17930.010.040.05
17920.010.040.05
17910.010.040.05
17900.010.040.05
17890.010.040.05

Each country on its own

Good to know

  • V-Dem’s electoral democracy index: how far rulers answer to voters through free and fair elections, with free speech and association, from 0 to 1.
  • Source: V-Dem (2026), via Our World in Data.
  • Ranks count the 175 countries with a value in 2025, highest first.
  • The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.

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