Level of national compliance with labor rights in Brazil

Brazil: Level of national compliance with labor rights was 3.25 in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
3.25
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
52nd
of 187 countries
All-time high
3.25
in 2023
All-time low
1.97
in 2015
Years of data
10
2015–2024

Level of national compliance with labor rights in Brazil, 2015–2024

01232015201920242015: 22016: 22017: 2.12018: 2.12019: 2.12020: 2.12021: 2.32022: 3.12023: 3.22024: 3.2

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Brazil recorded 3.25 for level of national compliance with labor rights in 2024. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.

The figure is up 65.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, level of national compliance with labor rights in Brazil peaked at 3.25 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1.97, in 2015.

Brazil ranks 52nd of 187 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Level of national compliance with labor rights in Brazil, year by year

Annual values for Level of national compliance with labor rights in Brazil, 2015 to 2024.
Year Value Change
2015 1.97 —
2016 1.97 +0.0%
2017 2.13 +8.1%
2018 2.12 -0.5%
2019 2.12 +0.0%
2020 2.12 +0.0%
2021 2.31 +9.0%
2022 3.09 +33.8%
2023 3.25 +5.2%
2024 3.25 +0.0%

Brazil compared with similar countries

  • Brazil's 3.25 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.8, 1.8× the median. (57 countries reporting)
  • Brazil's 3.25 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 2, 1.6× the median. (33 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 2.06 1.97 2.13 5
2020s 2.8 2.12 3.25 5

Countries ranked near Brazil

  1. 49 Oman 3.7 compare
  2. 50 Jordan 3.48 compare
  3. 51 Bolivia 3.3 compare
  4. 53 Mexico 3.2 compare
  5. 54 Democratic Republic of Congo 3.16 compare
  6. 55 Sri Lanka 3.13 compare

See the full ranking of 187 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is level of national compliance with labor rights in Brazil?
Level of national compliance with labor rights in Brazil was 3.25 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest level of national compliance with labor rights recorded in Brazil?
The highest recorded value was 3.25 in 2023.
What is the lowest level of national compliance with labor rights recorded in Brazil?
The lowest recorded value was 1.97 in 2015.
How does Brazil rank for level of national compliance with labor rights?
Brazil ranks 52nd out of 187 countries with data for 2024.
Is level of national compliance with labor rights rising or falling in Brazil?
Over the last ten years it is up 65.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Brazil data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Level of national compliance with labor rights. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Level of national compliance with labor rights
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
187 places, 1,870 data points, 2015–2024
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