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Brazil - Constraints on Government Powers 0.66

WJP Rule of Law Index · updated 2026-10-03 · 143 economies tracked

Latest value

0.66 (2025)

Global rank

##62 of 143 economies

Share of global total

0.8%

Growth since 2013

0.81×

Ranking Race — Constraints on Government Powers

1 = global #1 · higher value ranks higher

#1#12#23#34#45#56#672013201820232025#27#622022 overtook Ukraine2024 overtook Peru
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Real annual global ranks, 2013 - 2025. Brazil climbed from #27 to #62 (overtook Ukraine). Gaps in a lane = missing data that year.

Key events for Brazil ↓

Key Events — Brazil

Auto-detected from rank data + curated milestones

2015
Deep recession curated

GDP contracts for two consecutive years amid political turmoil.

2018
Fell 17 places in global rank auto
2020
COVID-19 recession curated

Pandemic and commodity shock hit output hard.

2022
Overtook Ukraine in global rank auto
2024
Overtook Peru in global rank auto

Constraints on Government Powers, 2013-2025

WJP Rule of Law Index · 0-1 scale · linear scale · ranking in the race above
20132018202320250.60.680.750.83

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