Brazil (Federative Republic of Brazil)

Brazil Federative Republic of Brazil
Status	Independent State
Social and Moral Index	51st best
Capital	Brasilia
Land Area	8 459 420km21
Location	South America, The Americas
Population	209.5m2
Life Expectancy	72.75yrs (2017)3
GNI	$14 370 (2017)4
ISO3166-1 Codes	BR, BRA, 765
Internet Domain	.br6
Currency	Real (BRL)7
Telephone	+558

1. Overview
2. Brazil National and Social Development
3. Brazil's Demographics and Migration
4. Human Rights, Equality & Tolerance
5. Brazil's Health
   1. Health Datasets
   2. Children's Health Datasets
6. Responsibility Towards The Environment
7. Brazil's Modernity and Learning
   1. Modernity Datasets
   2. Education Datasets
   3. Technology and Information Datasets
8. Brazil's Culture, Peace and Inequality
   1. National Culture Datasets
   2. Peace Versus Instability Datasets
   3. Economic Inequality and Poverty Datasets
9. Religion and Beliefs
   1. Freedom of Belief and Religious Tolerance
10. Links

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1. Overview

#brazil #portugal

“Following more than three centuries under Portuguese rule, Brazil gained its independence in 1822, maintaining a monarchical system of government until the abolition of slavery in 1888 and the subsequent proclamation of a republic by the military in 1889. Brazilian coffee exporters politically dominated the country until populist leader Getulio VARGAS rose to power in 1930. By far the largest and most populous country in South America, Brazil underwent more than a half century of populist and military government until 1985, when the military regime peacefully ceded power to civilian rulers. Brazil continues to pursue industrial and agricultural growth and development of its interior. Exploiting vast natural resources and a large labor pool, it is today South America's leading economic power and a regional leader, one of the first in the area to begin an economic recovery. Highly unequal income distribution and crime remain pressing problems.”

CIA's The World Factbook (2013)₉

“Tropical islands, lush rainforests, marvelous cities and picture-perfect beaches set the scene for the great Brazilian adventure. One of the world´s most captivating places, Brazil is a country of powdery white-sand beaches, verdant rainforests and wild, rhythm-filled metropolises. Brazil´s attractions extend from frozen-in-time colonial towns to otherworldly landscapes of red-rock canyons, thundering waterfalls and coral-fringed tropical islands. Add to that Brazil´s biodiversity: legendary in scope, its diverse ecosystems boast the greatest collection of plant and animal species found on earth. There are countless places where you can spot iconic species in Brazil, including toucans, scarlet macaws, howler monkeys, capybara, pink dolphins and sea turtles.

Brazil offers big adventures for travel. There's horseback riding and wildlife watching in the Pantanal, kayaking flooded forests in the Amazon, ascending rocky cliff tops to panoramic views, whale watching off the coast, surfing stellar waves.”

"The World" by Lonely Planet (2014)₁₀

2. Brazil National and Social Development

#economics #human_development #wealth

UN HDI (2021)11
Pos.		Higher is better Value11
1	Switzerland	0.962
2	Norway	0.961
3	Iceland	0.959
	...
84	Peru	0.762
85	Armenia	0.759
86	Mexico	0.758
87	Brazil	0.754
88	Colombia	0.752
89	St Vincent & Grenadines	0.751
90	Maldives	0.747
91=	Tonga	0.745
	The Americas Avg	0.75
	World Avg	0.72
q=191.

Gross National Income Per-Capita (2021)11
Pos.		Higher is better PPP $11
1	Liechtenstein	$146 830
2	Singapore	$90 919
3	Qatar	$87 134
	...
80	Moldova	$14 875
81	Georgia	$14 664
82	Colombia	$14 384
83	Brazil	$14 370
84	Azerbaijan	$14 257
85	Albania	$14 131
86	Palau	$13 819
87	Grenada	$13 484
	The Americas Avg	$16 628
	World Avg	$20 136
q=193.

Social & Moral Development Index12
Pos.		Lower is better Avg Rank12
1	Denmark	26.9
2	Norway	29.1
3	Sweden	29.9
	...
48	Argentina	67.9
49	Romania	69.2
50	Montenegro	69.4
51	Brazil	69.7
52	Thailand	69.8
53	Serbia	73.1
54	Sri Lanka	74.0
55	Malaysia	74.1
	The Americas Avg	81.5
	World Avg	89.0
q=200.

The United Nations produces an annual Human Development Report which includes the Human Development Index. The factors taken into account include life expectancy, education and schooling and Gross National Income (GNI) amongst many others..

The Social and Moral Development Index concentrates on moral issues and human rights, violence, public health, equality, tolerance, freedom and effectiveness in climate change mitigation and environmentalism, and on some technological issues. A country scores higher for achieving well in those areas, and for sustaining that achievement in the long term. Those countries towards the top of this index can truly said to be setting good examples and leading humankind onwards into a bright, humane, and free future. See: Which are the Best Countries in the World? The Social and Moral Development Index.

3. Brazil's Demographics and Migration

#birth_control #demographics #fertility #health #immigration #life_expectancy #longevity #migration #overpopulation #population #yemen

Population Datasets:

Brazil's population is predicted to rise to 220.49 million by 2030. This rise is despite a low fertility rate, meaning, that this country is helping to alleviate problems with growing population in neighbouring countries by accepting immigrants, very likely as a requirement of maintaining an active workforce. This country has a fertility rate of 1.63. The fertility rate is, in simple terms, the average amount of children that each woman has. The higher the figure, the quicker the population will grow, although, to calculate the rate you also need to take into account morbidity - the rate at which people die. If people live healthy and long lives and morbidity is low, then, 2.0 approximates to the replacement rate (two new children for each set of parents who die), which would keep the population stable. If all countries had such a fertility rate, population growth would end. The actual replacement rate in most developed countries is around 2.1, once you take mortality into account₁₃. The highest fertility rate ever detected in a single year was in Yemen in 1985, at 8.86.₁₄

Population2
Pos.		2018 Population2
1	China	1.4b
2	India	1.4b
3	USA	327.1m
4	Indonesia	267.7m
5	Pakistan	212.2m
6	Brazil	209.5m
7	Nigeria	195.9m
8	Bangladesh	161.4m
9	Russia	145.7m
10	Japan	127.2m
11	Mexico	126.2m
12	Ethiopia	109.2m
	World Avg	39.0m
q=195.

Life Expectancy Higher is better11
Pos.		2021 Years11
1	Monaco	85.9
2	Hong Kong	85.5
3	Japan	84.8
	...
84	Colombia	72.8
85	Dominica	72.8
86	Samoa	72.8
87	Brazil	72.8
88	Dominican Rep.	72.6
89	Oman	72.5
90	Belarus	72.4
91	Bangladesh	72.4
	World Avg	71.28
q=195. Also scored for 1990s-2010s.

Fertility Rate 2.0 is best15
Pos.		202215
1	US Virgin Islands	2.00
2	Ecuador	2.00
3	Nepal	2.01
	...
58	Guyana	2.37
59=	Serbia	1.63
59=	Australia	1.63
61	Brazil	1.63
62	Czechia	1.62
63	St Martin	2.39
64	Trinidad & Tobago	1.61
65	Saudi Arabia	2.39
	World Avg	2.47
q=208. Also scored for 1960s-2010s.

Old-Age Dependency Ratio Lower is better16
Pos.		2016 Per 10016
1	Uganda	04.3
2	Mali	04.5
3=	Chad	04.7
	...
117	St Vincent & Grenadines	19.7
118	Seychelles	19.8
119=	St Lucia	19.9
119=	Brazil	19.9
121	Argentina	20.3
122	Jamaica	21.0
123	Lebanon	21.1
124	Trinidad & Tobago	21.9
	World Avg	18.3
q=185.

• The Population of the Earth
• Abortion, Birth Control and Contraception

Migration Datasets:

Immigrants17
Pos.		2017 %17
1	UAE	88.4%
2	Kuwait	75.5%
3	Qatar	65.2%
	...
177	India	0.4%
178	Afghanistan	0.4%
179	Haiti	0.4%
180	Brazil	0.4%
181	Eritrea	0.3%
182	Somalia	0.3%
183	Lesotho	0.3%
184	Peru	0.3%
	World Avg	9.4%
q=195.

Emigrants18
Pos.		2010 %18
1	Dominica	104.8%
2	Palestine	68.4%
3	Samoa	67.3%
	...
180	Namibia	0.7%
181	Ethiopia	0.7%
182	Tanzania	0.7%
183	Brazil	0.7%
184	Saudi Arabia	0.7%
185	Qatar	0.7%
186	Nigeria	0.6%
187	Maldives	0.6%
	World Avg	11.5%
q=192.

4. Human Rights, Equality & Tolerance

#Brazil #brazil_homosexuality #equality #freedom #gender_equality #homosexuality #human_rights #morals #politics #prejudice #tolerance

Human Rights, Equality & Tolerance (2025)19
Pos.		Lower is better Avg Rank19
1	Sweden	7.8
2	Netherlands	8.7
3	Denmark	8.8
	...
37	Greece	51.3
38	San Marino	52.9
39	Latvia	54.0
40	Brazil	54.1
41	Croatia	55.3
42	Liechtenstein	55.3
	The Americas Avg	71.80
	World Avg	89.80
q=199.

Brazil does relatively well in ensuring human rights and freedom, compared to many other countries. Brazil comes in the best 20 in LGBT equality in the 2020s₂₀, its nominal commitment to Human Rights₂₁ and in its success in fighting anti-semitic prejudice₂₂ (one of the best in The Americas). It does better than average when it comes to the rate of gender bias (from 7 indicators)₂₃, commentary in Human Rights Watch reports₂₄ (but bad for The Americas), supporting press freedom₂₅, combatting modern slavery₂₆ and in its average Freedom in the World rating (but high for The Americas). Brazil doesn't do so well in other areas. Brazil does worse than average in supporting personal, civil & economic freedoms₂₇, opposing gender inequality₂₈ and in freethought₂₉.

Brazil was on the right track regarding religious freedom - persecution was rare_30,31. But the election of illiberal Jair Bolsonaro in 2018 meant "Brazil is [now] governed by a Christian-extreme-right authoritarian [with Bolsonaro's] speeches filled with openly and harsh misogynistic, racist, anti-LGBTI+ and anti-democratic views"₃₂. The police are involved in far too many unlawful killings and the mistreatment of detainees also seems to be increasing₃₃.

Women were already poorly protected and abortion is far too heavily restricted; as a result, many women and girls seek out illegal and unregulated abortion clinics - of the estimated 416,000 abortions in 2015, fewer than 1,700 were legal. In 2016 a congressional committee moved to prohibit abortion under any circumstances₃₃.

Progress is always going to be difficult in a country where the rich and the poor experience utterly different lives: the richest 1% hold 28% of the country's entire income₃₄.

For tables, charts and commentary, see:

• Human Rights and Freedom in Brazil

5. Brazil's Health

#alcohol #birth_control #brazil #demographics #health #life_expectancy #longevity #mental_health #obesity #overpopulation #parenting #population #smoking #suicide #vaccines

Compared to The Americas (2025)35
Pos.		Lower is better Avg Rank35
1	Canada	62.0
2	Cuba	62.5
3	Antigua & Barbuda	63.9
	...
16	St Vincent & Grenadines	85.8
17	Jamaica	87.5
18	St Kitts & Nevis	89.9
19	Brazil	89.9
20	Colombia	90.2
21	Trinidad & Tobago	90.9
22	St Lucia	91.2
23	Panama	93.0
24	Argentina	96.1
	The Americas Avg	92.66
q=41.

Health (2025)35
Pos.		Lower is better Avg Rank35
1	Monaco	10.3
2	Liechtenstein	30.1
3	Japan	37.3
	...
87	Turkmenistan	89.3
88	Bosnia & Herzegovina	89.8
89	St Kitts & Nevis	89.9
90	Brazil	89.9
91	Colombia	90.2
92	Saudi Arabia	90.6
93	Uzbekistan	90.9
94	Trinidad & Tobago	90.9
	World Avg	97.57
q=207.

The countries with the best overall approach to public health, in terms of both public policy and individual lifestyle choices, are Monaco, Liechtenstein and Japan₃₆. These countries are worth emulating. And, although often through no fault of the average citizen, the worst countries are Angola, Somalia and S. Sudan₃₆.

42 datasets are used to calculate points for each country, including multiple decades of data on its average life expectancy, its alcohol consumption rate, its fertility rate, its smoking rate, its suicide rate, its food aid and health contributions and WHO compliance, the prevalence of overweight adults, obesity rate, its adolescent birth rate, delivery rate of infant DTP immunizations, delivery rate of 7x Infant Immunizations 2011-2015 and childhood mortality. The regions with the best average results per country are Scandinavia, Europe and The Mediterranean₃₆, whereas the worst are Africa, Micronesia and Melanesia₃₆.

For more, see:

• "Countries With the Healthiest Cultures and Health Policies" by Vexen Crabtree (2025).

5.1. Health Datasets

#alcohol #birth_control #brazil #demographics #health #life_expectancy #longevity #mental_health #obesity #overpopulation #smoking #suicide

Brazil does relatively well in encouraging good health, compared to many other countries. Brazil does better than average in terms of its suicide rate₃₇, delivery rate of 7x Infant Immunizations 2011-2015₃₈, its food aid and health contributions and WHO compliance₃₉, its smoking rate₄₀, its fertility rate₁₅, its average life expectancy₁₁, childhood mortality in the 2020s₄₁ and in the prevalence of overweight adults₄₂. But, things still need to improve in Brazil. Brazil does worse than average in terms of its adolescent birth rate₄₃, its alcohol consumption rate₄₄ and in delivery rate of infant DTP immunizations in the 2020s₄₅. The prevalence of overweight adults has increased by 14% over the last 40 years. Life expectancy in Brazil improved by +9.4yrs in the 30 years from 1990, better than the global average of +7.9yrs. Brazil's peak fertility rate was 6.06 in 1960.

Life Expectancy Higher is better11
Pos.		2021 Years11
1	Monaco	85.9
2	Hong Kong	85.5
3	Japan	84.8
	...
84	Colombia	72.8
85	Dominica	72.8
86	Samoa	72.8
87	Brazil	72.8
88	Dominican Rep.	72.6
89	Oman	72.5
90	Belarus	72.4
91	Bangladesh	72.4
	The Americas Avg	72.58
	World Avg	71.28
q=195. Also scored for 1990s-2010s.

Alcohol Consumption Lower is better44
Pos.		2016 Per Capita44
1	Bangladesh	0.0
2	Kuwait	0.0
3	Libya	0.0
	...
113=	Norway	7.5
114	Kazakhstan	7.7
115=	Congo, (Brazzaville)	7.8
115=	Brazil	7.8
117	Panama	7.9
118=	Japan	8.0
118=	Montenegro	8.0
120=	Malta	8.1
	The Americas Avg	6.9
	World Avg	6.2
q=189.

Fertility Rate 2.0 is best15
Pos.		202215
1	US Virgin Islands	2.00
2	Ecuador	2.00
3	Nepal	2.01
	...
58	Guyana	2.37
59=	Serbia	1.63
59=	Australia	1.63
61	Brazil	1.63
62	Czechia	1.62
63	St Martin	2.39
64	Trinidad & Tobago	1.61
65	Saudi Arabia	2.39
	The Americas Avg	1.80
	World Avg	2.47
q=208. Also scored for 1960s-2010s.

Smoking in the 2020s Lower is better40
Pos.		Total %40
1	Nigeria	3.3%
2	Ghana	3.4%
3	Panama	5.2%
	...
42=	Bahamas	11.3%
43	Guatemala	12.0%
44	Canada	12.1%
45	Brazil	12.2%
46	Congo, DR	12.2%
47	New Zealand	12.3%
48	Honduras	12.4%
49	Bolivia	12.4%
	The Americas Avg	12.7%
	World Avg	20.0%
q=165. Also scored for 2000s-2020s.

Suicide Rate37
Pos.		2013 Per 100k37
1	Haiti	0
2	Grenada	0
3	Egypt	0.1
	...
28	Seychelles	8.9
29	Cyprus	9.1
30	Uzbekistan	9.3
31	Brazil	9.7
32	Colombia	9.9
33	Panama	10.9
34	Nicaragua	11.6
35	Costa Rica	12.1
	The Americas Avg	13.57
	World Avg	20.93
q=91.

Food Aid, Health Contributions & WHO Compliance Lower is better39
Pos.		2017 Rank39
1	Sweden	1
2	Ireland	2
3	Denmark	3
	...
37	Thailand	37
38	Pakistan	38
39	Portugal	39
40	Brazil	40
41	Iceland	41
42	El Salvador	42
43	Russia	43
44	Turkey	44
	The Americas Avg	94.3
	World Avg	82.0
q=163.

Overweight Adults Lower is better42
Pos.		1976 %42
1	Bangladesh	4.7
2	Vietnam	5.1
3	Nepal	5.4
	...
92	Bolivia	28.1
93=	S. Africa	28.2
93=	Guatemala	28.2
93=	Brazil	28.2
96	Costa Rica	28.6
97=	Mongolia	29.0
97=	Ecuador	29.0
99	Barbados	29.5
	The Americas Avg	30.7
	World Avg	27.1
q=191.

Adult Obesity Lower is better46
Pos.		2022 %46
1	Vietnam	2.1%
2	Timor-Leste (E. Timor)	2.2%
3	Ethiopia	2.4%
	...
124	Uzbekistan	28.5%
125	Honduras	28.5%
126	UK	28.7%
127	Brazil	28.8%
128	Suriname	29.0%
129	Dominican Rep.	29.1%
130	Trinidad & Tobago	29.2%
131	Ukraine	29.2%
	The Americas Avg	32.0%
	World Avg	24.7%
q=199. Also scored for 1990s-2010s.

5.2. Children's Health Datasets

#children's_health #health #parenting #population #vaccines

Adolescent Birth Rate Lower is better43
Pos.		2022 Per 100043
1	Hong Kong	1.6
2	Denmark	1.8
3	S. Korea	2.1
	...
111	Barbados	41.9
112	Palau	42.1
113	Palestine	42.9
114	Brazil	43.6
115	Egypt	43.6
116	Samoa	43.8
117	Tajikistan	44.9
118	Cambodia	45.7
	The Americas Avg	48.1
	World Avg	43.8
q=195. Also scored for 1990s-2010s.

Infant DTP Immunizations (2020s) Higher is better45
Pos.		Total Avg %45
1=	Luxembourg	99.0
1=	Oman	99.0
1=	Niue	99.0
	...
161	Grenada	83.2
162=	S. Africa	83.1
162=	Gambia	83.1
164	Brazil	83.0
165	Mexico	82.1
166	Liberia	81.6
167	Bosnia & Herzegovina	81.4
168=	Philippines	81.3
	The Americas Avg	87.5
	World Avg	88.5
q=211. Also scored for 1980s-2020s.

7x Infant Immunizations (2011-2015) Higher is better38
Pos.		2015 Avg %38
1=	Hungary	99.0
1=	China	99.0
3	Uzbekistan	98.9
	...
35	Guyana	97.0
36	Slovakia	97.0
37	Kyrgyzstan	96.7
38	Brazil	96.7
39=	Jordan	96.6
39=	Brunei	96.6
41	Spain	96.5
42	Poland	96.5
	The Americas Avg	91.3
	World Avg	88.3
q=194.

Infant Mortality (2020s) Lower is better41
Pos.		Total Per 100041
1	San Marino	2.11
2	Finland	2.59
3	Luxembourg	2.60
	...
86	Ecuador	15.98
87=	Belize	16.05
87=	Iran	16.05
89	Brazil	16.51
90	Mexico	16.56
91	Jordan	16.74
92	Grenada	17.24
93	Panama	17.26
	The Americas Avg	18.99
	World Avg	32.19
q=195. Also scored for 1960s-2020s.

6. Responsibility Towards The Environment

#brazil #brazil_environment #climate_change #the_environment

Responsibility Towards The Environment (2025)47
Pos.		Lower is better Avg Rank47
1	Sri Lanka	34.9
2	Uruguay	43.2
3	Switzerland	45.0
	...
52	Guinea	67.1
53	El Salvador	67.4
54	Bangladesh	69.7
55	Brazil	70.2
56	Maldives	70.5
57	Ivory Coast	70.8
	The Americas Avg	92.66
	World Avg	84.93
q=199.

Regarding its responsibility towards the environment, Brazil comes 55th in the world. This rank is computed from 21 data sets. Brazil comes in the best 20 when it comes to the rate of rational beliefs on the environment in the population₄₈ (one of the highest in The Americas). It does better than average when it comes to its sign-up rate to major international accords on protecting the environment, its score on the Green Future Index₄₉ and in its environmental performance₅₀. Brazil still has work to do. Brazil does worse than average in energy to GDP efficiency₅₁ and in its forested percent change 2000-2020₅₂. And finally, it falls into the worst 20 when it comes to reducing annual meat consumption per person₅₃. Former climate-change-denying President Jair Bolsonaro ran a long-term campaign to remove environmental protections and increase corporate freedom, resulting in deforestation rising to a 15-year high₅₄ and doing severe damage to the country (and the world's) health. Since he lost power in 2022 to President Lula da Silva, Brazil's behaviour has improved substantially.

For tables, charts and commentary, see:

• Brazil and the Environment

7. Brazil's Modernity and Learning

#brazil #education #english #intelligence #it_security #maths #metric #modernity #politics #religion #religiosity #research #science #secularisation #technology #the_internet

Compared to The Americas (2025)55
Pos.		Lower is better Avg Rank55
1	Canada	30.9
2	Argentina	34.3
3	Chile	41.0
4	Brazil	44.0
5	Uruguay	46.1
6	Mexico	53.2
7	Cuba	54.3
8	Peru	55.0
9	Costa Rica	55.8
10	Ecuador	57.6
11	Bolivia	60.5
12	Colombia	61.0
13=	Dominican Rep.	65.7
	The Americas Avg	77.96
q=36.

Modernity & Learning (2025)55
Pos.		Lower is better Avg Rank55
1	Vatican City	1.0
2	Finland	4.8
3	Belgium	8.5
	...
45	Chile	41.0
46	Malta	41.3
47	Belarus	42.7
48	Brazil	44.0
49	Serbia	45.2
50	Turkey	46.0
51	Uruguay	46.1
52	Cyprus	46.4
	World Avg	80.33
q=194.

The most modern countries, with the best results from education, the highest levels of research, and with the easiest access to information on the Internet, are The Vatican City, Finland and Belgium₅₆. The worst countries are S. Sudan, Eritrea and Somalia₅₆. Despite improves in global education, access to tertiary (adult) education is becoming increasingly unequal between the rich haves and the poor have-nots₅₇.

“Education, at all levels and ages, is the single most vital support for equality as well as being a country's most vital economic and social resource. [...] Every successful aspirant to modernisation and economic development, from Japan to South Korea, China to Chile, has got there with a big emphasis on education.”

Bill Emmott (2017)₅₈

23 datasets are used to calculate points for each country, including multiple decades of data on Research and Development, Intellectual Endeavours, metric system adoption rate, Religiosity, IQ, Secondary Education, Length of Schooling, Maths, Science & Reading, the percent of citizens with access to the internet, Freedom On The Internet, IT Security, IPv6 Uptake and digital quality of life. The regions with the best average results per country are Scandinavia, Baltic States and Europe₅₆, whereas the worst are Melanesia, Africa and Micronesia₅₆.

For more, see:

• " Which Countries are Most Modern, With the Best Education and Internet Access?" by Vexen Crabtree (2025).

7.1. Modernity Datasets

#intelligence #metric #religion #religiosity #research #science #secularisation

Research & Development Higher is better
Pos.		2016 % RDP PPP
1	S. Korea	4.2959
2	Israel	4.1159
3	Japan	3.5859
	...
29	Spain	1.2259
30	Russia	1.1959
31	New Zealand	1.1760
32	Brazil	1.1561
33	Malaysia	1.1361
34	Turkey	1.0159
35	Lithuania	0.9562
36	Poland	0.9459
	The Americas Avg	0.47
	World Avg	0.84
q=126.

Intellectual Endeavours Lower is better39
Pos.		2017 Rank39
1	Ukraine	1
2	Czechia	2
3	Hungary	3
	...
106	Madagascar	106
107	Thailand	107
108	Yemen	108
109	Brazil	109
110	Nicaragua	110
111	Togo	111
112	Belize	112
113	Algeria	113
	The Americas Avg	99.8
	World Avg	82.0
q=163.

Metric System Adoption Rate Higher is better63
Pos.		2025 %63
1=	Slovakia	100
1=	Poland	100
1=	Portugal	100
	...
46=	El Salvador	95
46=	Bulgaria	95
46=	Estonia	95
46=	Brazil	95
46=	Canada	95
46=	Bosnia & Herzegovina	95
46=	Bolivia	95
46=	Djibouti	95
	The Americas Avg	90
	World Avg	92
q=187. Also scored for 1960s-2020s.

Brazil officially adopted metric in 1862₆₄. Progression:

• 1960 (90%): Metric longstanding; rural/traditional pockets remain.
• 1970 (95%): Consolidation in commerce/industry.
• 1980 (95%).
• 2000 (95%).
• 2025 (95%).

Religiosity Lower is better65
Pos.		2018 %65
1	China	3
2	Estonia	6
3	Czechia	7
	...
58	Turkey	68
59=	Bolivia	71
59=	Botswana	71
61=	Brazil	72
61=	Egypt	72
63=	Algeria	73
63=	Peru	73
65	S. Africa	75
	The Americas Avg	65.4
	World Avg	54.3
q=106.

IQ Higher is better66
Pos.		200666
1=	Hong Kong	108
1=	Singapore	108
3	S. Korea	106
	...
60=	Laos	89
61=	Ecuador	88
61=	Mexico	88
63=	Brazil	87
63=	Bolivia	87
63=	Iraq	87
63=	Azerbaijan	87
63=	Indonesia	87
	The Americas Avg	85.3
	World Avg	85.6
q=138.

7.2. Education Datasets

#brazil #education #english #maths #science

In the 2000s, the expected duration of education in Brazil fell by half a year, one of only 12 countries to see a reduction in that decade.₆₇

Secondary Education Higher is better68
Pos.		201868
1=	Luxembourg	100.0%
1=	Estonia	100.0%
1=	Austria	100.0%
	...
92	Suriname	60.5%
93	Mexico	59.7%
94	Bahrain	59.6%
95	Brazil	59.5%
96	Bolivia	58.8%
97	Zimbabwe	58.7%
98	Gabon	57.6%
99	Libya	57.4%
	The Americas Avg	63.0%
	World Avg	63.0%
q=169.

Length of Schooling Higher is better69
Pos.		2021 Years69
1	Australia	21.1
2	New Zealand	20.3
3	Greece	20.0
	...
46	UAE	15.7
47	Barbados	15.7
48	Cyprus	15.6
49	Brazil	15.6
50	Georgia	15.6
51	St Kitts & Nevis	15.4
52	Tunisia	15.4
53	Peru	15.4
	The Americas Avg	14.2
	World Avg	13.5
q=193. Also scored for 1990s-2010s.

Maths, Science & Reading Higher is better70
Pos.		2015 Score70
1	Singapore	1655
2	Hong Kong	1598
3	Japan	1586
	...
60	Georgia	1216
61	Jordan	1197
62	Indonesia	1186
63	Brazil	1185
64	Peru	1182
65	Lebanon	1129
66	Tunisia	1114
67	Macedonia	1107
	The Americas Avg	1287
	World Avg	1389
q=70.

7.3. Technology and Information Datasets

#it_security #modernity #politics #technology #the_internet

Internet Users Higher is better71
Pos.		201671
1	Iceland	100%
2	Faroe Islands	99%
3	Norway	98%
	...
61	Malaysia	69%
62	Greenland	67%
63	Portugal	67%
64	Brazil	66%
65	St Kitts & Nevis	66%
66	Dominica	66%
67	Italy	66%
68=	Uruguay	65%
	The Americas Avg	56.4%
	World Avg	48.1%
q=201.

Freedom On The Internet Lower is better72
Pos.		201272
1	Estonia	10
2	USA	12
3	Germany	15
	...
9=	S. Africa	26
9=	Argentina	26
11=	Ukraine	27
11=	Brazil	27
13	Kenya	29
14	Georgia	30
15	Nigeria	33
16=	S. Korea	34
	The Americas Avg	39.3
	World Avg	46.7
q=47.

IT Security Lower is better73
Pos.		201373
1=	Ireland	0.11
1=	Luxembourg	0.11
1=	Belize	0.11
	...
42	Malaysia	0.96
43	Canada	0.96
44	Tajikistan	1.01
45	Brazil	1.02
46	Indonesia	1.05
47	British Virgin Islands	1.08
48	Mali	1.12
49	France	1.13
	The Americas Avg	0.84
	World Avg	0.98

IPv6 Uptake Higher is better74
Pos.		2017 Ratio74
1	Belgium	55.4
2	Germany	41.8
3	Switzerland	35.1
	...
19	Australia	14.6
20	Trinidad & Tobago	14.5
21	Finland	14.1
22	Brazil	13.9
23	Netherlands	10.5
24	Czechia	10.1
25	New Zealand	9.7
26	Romania	8.7
	The Americas Avg	3.36
	World Avg	3.82
q=176.

Digital Quality of Life Higher is better75
Pos.		202475
1	Germany	77.9%
2	Finland	76.9%
3	France	73.9%
	...
50	Russia	52.1%
51	Thailand	51.4%
52	Bahrain	51.1%
53	Brazil	50.9%
54	Peru	49.9%
55	Colombia	49.8%
56	Oman	47.9%
57	Philippines	47.9%
	The Americas Avg	44.7%
	World Avg	48.4%
q=121.

8. Brazil's Culture, Peace and Inequality

#brazil #capitalism #charity #corruption #economics #extremism #happiness #health #human_development #inequality #internationalism #life_expectancy #morals #peace #politics #poverty #religious_violence #social_development #terrorism

8.1. National Culture Datasets

#brazil #charity #corruption #happiness #internationalism #morals #politics

World Giving Index Higher is better76
Pos.		2022 %76
1	Indonesia	68.0
2	Kenya	61.0
3	USA	59.0
	...
14=	Thailand	48.0
15=	Guinea	47.0
15=	UK	47.0
15=	Brazil	47.0
15=	UAE	47.0
15=	Philippines	47.0
15=	Argentina	47.0
15=	Poland	47.0
	The Americas Avg	43.7
	World Avg	39.6
q=125. Also scored for 2010s.

Corruption Higher is better77
Pos.		2022 Points77
1	Denmark	90.0
2=	Finland	87.0
2=	New Zealand	87.0
	...
92=	Moldova	39.0
92=	Colombia	39.0
94=	Ethiopia	38.0
94=	Brazil	38.0
94=	Argentina	38.0
94=	Tanzania	38.0
94=	Morocco	38.0
99=	Ivory Coast	37.0
	The Americas Avg	42.97
	World Avg	42.98
q=180. Also scored for 1990s-2010s.

When the Corruption Perception Index was launched in 1995, Brazil had the 5th-worst score of the 50-or-so countries for which they initially gathered data.

Happiness Higher is better78
Pos.		2024 Score78
1	Finland	7.7
2	Denmark	7.5
3	Iceland	7.5
	...
33	France	6.6
34	Singapore	6.6
35	Romania	6.6
36	Brazil	6.5
37	El Salvador	6.5
38	Spain	6.5
39	Estonia	6.4
40	Italy	6.4
	The Americas Avg	6.31
	World Avg	5.58
q=147. Also scored for 2010s.

Creativity & Culture Lower is better39
Pos.		2017 Rank39
1	Belgium	1
2	Netherlands	2
3	Estonia	3
	...
116	Ivory Coast	116
117	Panama	117
118	Colombia	118
119	Brazil	119
120	Honduras	120
121	Tanzania	121
122	Zimbabwe	122
123	Egypt	123
	The Americas Avg	80.2
	World Avg	82.0
q=163.

Passport Reach (2020s) Higher is better79
Pos.		Total Q79
1	Singapore	192.2
2	Japan	192.0
3	S. Korea	190.7
	...
42	Bulgaria	174.5
43	Hong Kong	170.7
44	Argentina	170.5
45	Brazil	170.2
46	San Marino	169.5
47	Andorra	169.0
48	Brunei	166.0
49	Israel	162.7
	The Americas Avg	132.4
	World Avg	108.8
q=195. Also scored for 2000s-2020s.

Open Trading, Aid & Development Lower is better39
Pos.		2017 Rank39
1	Ireland	1
2	Denmark	2
3	Sweden	3
	...
156	Venezuela	156
157	Bahrain	157
158	Mauritania	158
159	Brunei	159
160	Algeria	160
161	Papua New Guinea	161
162	Brazil	162
163	Equatorial Guinea	163
	The Americas Avg	100.5
	World Avg	82.0
q=163.

8.2. Peace Versus Instability Datasets

#extremism #human_development #peace #politics #religious_violence #terrorism

Global Peace Index Lower is better80
Pos.		2023 Score80
1	Iceland	1.12
2	Denmark	1.31
3	Ireland	1.31
	...
129	Haiti	2.40
130	S. Africa	2.41
131	USA	2.45
132	Brazil	2.46
133	Eritrea	2.51
134	Palestine	2.54
135	Lebanon	2.58
136	Mexico	2.60
	The Americas Avg	2.13
	World Avg	2.07
q=163. Also scored for 2010s.

Peacekeeping & Security Lower is better39
Pos.		2017 Rank39
1	Samoa	1
2	S. Africa	2
3	Tunisia	3
	...
58	Romania	58
59	Vietnam	59
60	Malawi	60
61	Brazil	61
62	Grenada	62
63	Kenya	63
64	Denmark	64
65	Austria	65
	The Americas Avg	82.3
	World Avg	82.0
q=163.

Refugees & UN Treaties Lower is better39
Pos.		2017 Rank39
1	Austria	1
2	Germany	2
3	Netherlands	3
	...
47	Japan	47
48	Czechia	48
49	Argentina	49
50	Brazil	50
51	Dominican Rep.	51
52	Slovakia	52
53	UAE	53
54	Macedonia	54
	The Americas Avg	91.5
	World Avg	82.0
q=163.

Impact of Terrorism Lower is better81
Pos.		2019 Score81
1	Togo	0.00
2	Mongolia	0.00
3	Swaziland	0.00
	...
75	Ecuador	2.46
76	Kuwait	2.49
77	Malaysia	2.50
78	Brazil	2.53
79	Ivory Coast	2.60
80	Australia	2.65
81	Congo, (Brazzaville)	2.69
82	Ireland	2.69
	The Americas Avg	2.16
	World Avg	2.78
q=150.

8.3. Economic Inequality and Poverty Datasets

#brazil #capitalism #economics #health #inequality #life_expectancy #poverty #social_development

Poverty (2020s) Lower is better82
Pos.		Total %82
1	Malaysia	0.01%
2	Bhutan	0.01%
3	Cyprus	0.02%
	...
65	Panama	3.39%
66	Iran	3.41%
67	Uzbekistan	3.89%
68	Brazil	4.73%
69	El Salvador	4.99%
70	India	5.25%
71	Kyrgyzstan	5.58%
72	Lebanon	5.89%
	The Americas Avg	4.07%
	World Avg	11.40%
q=106. Also scored for 1980s-2020s.

Inequality in Life Expectancy Lower is better83
Pos.		201983
1	Iceland	2.40
2=	Singapore	2.50
2=	Hong Kong	2.50
	...
84=	Jordan	10.60
85	Colombia	10.70
86	Peru	10.80
87	Brazil	10.90
88	Belize	11.10
89	Grenada	11.20
90=	Kyrgyzstan	11.30
90=	St Vincent & Grenadines	11.30
	The Americas Avg	12.03
	World Avg	14.59
q=184.

Income Inequality (Gini Coefficient) Lower is better84
Pos.		2023 %84
1	Slovakia	24.1%85
2	Slovenia	24.3%85
3	Belarus	24.4%86
	...
158=	Zimbabwe	50.3%87
159	Angola	51.3%88
160	Zambia	51.5%89
161	Brazil	52.0%89
162	Botswana	53.3%90
163	Swaziland	54.6%91
164	Colombia	54.8%89
165	Belize	57.7%92
	The Americas Avg	44.0%
	World Avg	36.5%
q=167. Also scored for 1980s-2010s.

Of the 63 countries measured in the 1980s, Brazil's income inequality was on average the worst throughout that decade, compared to 63 countries. In the 1990s, more data was available, but it still scored very poorly, coming 7th-worse of 117.

Multidimensional Poverty Lower is better93
Pos.		2018 Severity93
1	Armenia	.001
2	Ukraine	.001
3	Serbia	.001
	...
22	Guyana	.014
23	Dominican Rep.	.015
24	China	.016
25	Brazil	.01694
26	Belize	.017
27	Ecuador	.018
28	Jamaica	.018
29	Paraguay	.019
	The Americas Avg	.045
	World Avg	.154
q=101.

9. Religion and Beliefs

#afterlife #belief #buddhism #christianity #god #heaven #hell #hinduism #islam #judaism #pentecostalism #religion #religiosity #secularisation #universalism

Religiosity (2018)65
Pos.		Lower is better %65
1	China	3
2	Estonia	6
3	Czechia	7
	...
58	Turkey	68
59=	Bolivia	71
59=	Botswana	71
61=	Brazil	72
61=	Egypt	72
63=	Algeria	73
63=	Peru	73
65	S. Africa	75
66=	Ecuador	76
66=	Costa Rica	76
68=	Puerto Rico	77
68=	Malaysia	77
68=	Colombia	77
71=	Dominican Rep.	78
71=	Iran	78
71=	Tunisia	78
	World Avg	54.3
q=106.

Disbelief In God (2007)95
Pos.		Higher is better %95
1	Vietnam	81
2	Japan	65
3	Sweden	64
	...
76=	Colombia	1
76=	Costa Rica	1
76=	Honduras	1
76=	Brazil	1
76=	Ecuador	1
76=	S. Africa	1
76=	Venezuela	1
76=	Peru	1
76=	Guatemala	1
76=	El Salvador	1
76=	Panama	1
87=	Somalia	0
87=	Sri Lanka	0
87=	Burundi	0
87=	Burkina Faso	0
87=	Brunei	0
	World Avg	9.9
q=137.

Pew Forum polling over the decades has found the following adherency rates:₉₆:

	2010	2020
Christian	89.2%	80.7%
Unaffiliated	8.12%	13.5%
Other	2.52%	5.71%
Buddhist	0.127%	0.103%
Jewish	<0.1%	<0.1%
Muslim	<0.1%	<0.1%
Hindu	<0.1%	<0.1%

The CIA World Factbook has slightly different data, and states: Roman Catholic (nominal) 73.6%, Protestant 15.4%, Spiritualist 1.3%, Bantu/voodoo 0.3%, other 1.8%, unspecified 0.2%, none 7.4% (2000 census)₉₇.

The Afterlife: Ipsos-NA in 2011 gathered some statistics on Brazil₉₈. Despite the large numbers of Christians, not many have traditional beliefs in the afterlife - just 28%. Some people don't know what to believe (19%). Some believe that upon death, you simply cease to exist (6%). Also, 2% specifically believe in heaven but not in hell (which is nice - making them possible "universalists"). 12% believe in reincarnation.

A Pew Forum poll in 2006 found that nearly half or more of all Protestants in several countries, including Brazil, identified themselves as Pentecostal Christians₉₉. Due to its large population, there are more Catholics here than in any other country.

9.1. Freedom of Belief and Religious Tolerance₁₀₀

#brazil #freethought #religious_tolerance

Until 2018, Brazil was clearly on the right track when it comes to religious tolerance and freethought. In 2011, academics Grim & Finke stated that "religious freedoms are assured [and] violent religious persecution is rare and no single religion can lay claim to the authority or power of the state"₃₀. Likewise, this is what the Freedom of Thought Report said in 2012:

“The constitution and other laws and policies protect freedom of conscience, religion or belief, which is guaranteed under Article 5 of the constitution. The law provides penalties of up to five years in prison for crimes of religious intolerance and enables courts to fine or imprison for two to five years anyone who displays, distributes, or broadcasts religiously intolerant material. It is illegal to write, edit, publish, or sell literature that promotes religious intolerance.”

"Freedom of Thought" by IHEU (2012)₃₁

But Brazil wasn't destined to have steady progress into modern civility, and election of Jair Bolsonaro in October 2018 meant that a staunch conservative popularist was now in power - i.e., someone who will happily oppress any group whose beliefs don't match his own:

“Throughout his election campaign, Bolsonaro presented himself as the defender of traditional Christian moral values [and] his election has ensured that Brazil is governed by a Christian-extreme-right authoritarian agenda [with Bolsonaro's] speeches filled with openly and harsh misogynistic, racist, anti-LGBTI+ and anti-democratic views.”

"The Freedom of Thought Report" by Humanists International (2021)₃₂

For more, see:

• "Human Rights and Freedom in Brazil" by Vexen Crabtree (2022).

Links:

• A List of All Religions and Belief Systems
• Secularisation Theory: Will Modern Society Reject Religion? What is Secularism?