Brazil vs India: Gender of the head of government
Brazil
0
in 2025
India
0
in 2025
Brazil rank
20th
India rank
20th
Gender of the head of government over time
- Brazil
- India
How they compare
Brazil currently reports 0 against 0 in India, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 237 shared years of data; in 1789 it was India ahead.
Brazil ranks 20th and India ranks 20th of 176 countries.
Across the 25 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 3 and India in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | India | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1790s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1800s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1810s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1820s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1830s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1840s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1850s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1860s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1870s | 0.2 | 0 | 0.2 | Brazil |
| 1880s | 0.1 | 0 | 0.1 | Brazil |
| 1890s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1900s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1950s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1960s | 0 | 0.4 | 0.4 | India |
| 1970s | 0 | 0.7 | 0.7 | India |
| 1980s | 0 | 0.4 | 0.4 | India |
| 1990s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2000s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 0.5 | 0 | 0.5 | Brazil |
| 2020s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gender of the head of government, Brazil or India?
- Brazil, at 0 against 0 in India as of 2025.
- What is the difference in gender of the head of government between Brazil and India?
- 0, with Brazil ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and India?
- 237 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
- How do Brazil and India rank globally for gender of the head of government?
- Brazil ranks 20th and India ranks 20th of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Gender of the head of government. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Denotes whether the head of government in office on December 31 is a woman.