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Brazil - EIU Democracy Index 6.49

via World Bank DATA360 (Democracy Index) · updated 2026-10-15 · 171 economies tracked

Latest value

6.49 (2024)

Global rank

##58 of 171 economies

vs global median

1.2×

Growth since 2006

0.88×

Ranking Race — EIU Democracy Index

1 = global #1 · higher value ranks higher

#1#10#19#28#37#46#5520062011201620212024#43#582017 overtook Argentina2020 overtook Suriname
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Real annual global ranks, 2006 - 2024. Brazil climbed from #43 to #58 (overtook Argentina). 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.

2017
Overtook Argentina in global rank auto
2020
Overtook Suriname in global rank auto
2020
COVID-19 recession curated

Pandemic and commodity shock hit output hard.

EIU Democracy Index, 2006-2024

via World Bank DATA360 (Democracy Index) · 0-10 scale · linear scale · ranking in the race above
200620112016202120246.496.797.087.38

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