Brazil vs Fiji: Democracy
Brazil
7
in 2025
Fiji
7
in 2025
Brazil rank
1st
Fiji rank
1st
Democracy over time
- Brazil
- Fiji
How they compare
Brazil currently reports 7 against 7 in Fiji, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 152 shared years of data; in 1874 it was Brazil ahead.
Brazil ranks 1st and Fiji ranks 1st of 198 countries.
Across the 16 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 11 and Fiji in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Fiji | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 2 | 0 | 2 | Brazil |
| 1880s | 1.7 | 0 | 1.7 | Brazil |
| 1890s | 2.5 | 0 | 2.5 | Brazil |
| 1900s | 3 | 1 | 2 | Brazil |
| 1910s | 3 | 2 | 1 | Brazil |
| 1920s | 3 | 2 | 1 | Brazil |
| 1930s | 1 | 2 | 1 | Fiji |
| 1940s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 1950s | 4 | 2 | 2 | Brazil |
| 1960s | 2.8 | 2 | 0.8 | Brazil |
| 1970s | 3 | 6 | 3 | Fiji |
| 1980s | 4.5 | 4.5 | 0 | — |
| 1990s | 7 | 5 | 2 | Brazil |
| 2000s | 7 | 2.1 | 4.9 | Brazil |
| 2010s | 6.8 | 3.6 | 3.2 | Brazil |
| 2020s | 6.5 | 6.5 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher democracy, Brazil or Fiji?
- Brazil, at 7 against 7 in Fiji as of 2025.
- What is the difference in democracy between Brazil and Fiji?
- 0, with Brazil ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Fiji?
- 152 years are reported by both, from 1874 to 2025.
- How do Brazil and Fiji rank globally for democracy?
- Brazil ranks 1st and Fiji ranks 1st of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Democracy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Identifies the political regime of a country. It distinguishes between non-electoral autocracies (score 0), one-party autocracies (score 1), multi-party autocracies without elected executive (score 2), multi-party autocracies (score 3), exclusive democracies (score 4), male democracies (score 5), electoral democracies (score 6), and full democracies (score 7).