The Brazil Social Progress Index covers 5,570 municipalities across Brazil's 26 states and the Federal District. It is one of the most ambitious efforts worldwide to measure social progress on a subnational scale.
The Brazil Social Progress Index provides a unique view into the state of social progress across Brazil, offering both decisionmakers and citizens a powerful tool to identify and advocate for priority areas of intervention. By following the proven methodology of the Social Progress Index, the Brazilian index measures 57 indicators sourced from reputable public data and leading research institutions. You can explore the results for 5,570 municipalities, 26 states and the Federal District for areas such as environmental quality, housing, education, rights and voice and more.
The 2026 Index is the third edition and has been updated annually since 2024 becoming the leading data insights tool for tracking social and environmental progress in Brazil.
The Brazil Social Progress Index provides a unique view into the state of social progress across Brazil, offering both decisionmakers and citizens a powerful tool to identify and advocate for priority areas of intervention. By following the proven methodology of the Social Progress Index, the Brazilian index measures 57 indicators sourced from reputable public data and leading research institutions. You can explore the results for 5,570 municipalities, 26 states and the Federal District for areas such as environmental quality, housing, education, rights and voice and more.
The 2026 Index is the third edition and has been updated annually since 2024 becoming the leading data insights tool for tracking social and environmental progress in Brazil.
While Brazil shows improvement across all social progress dimensions from 2024 to 2026, there is still a disparity. The Opportunity dimension lags at 46.82 points, a difference of 27.76 points compared to the country's performance in meeting Basic Needs.
Explore the full rankings, report, and interactive map to better understand where Brazil is making progress and where urgent action is needed.
Group 1 displayed in darker blue are the municipalities with the highest scores in social progress. They occupy 3.5% of Brazilian territory, but are home to about 38% of the population and account for approximately 52.3% of the country's GDP.
Click here to see the results in detail.
The top-performing Brazilian states in the ranking of quality of life are: Federal District (#1), São Paulo (#2), Santa Catarina (#3), Paraná (#4) and Minas Gerais (#5). Rondônia (#23), Amapá (#24), Acre (#25), Maranhão (#26) and Pará (#27) are the worst performing states in the country.
See the full list and scores.
The ranking demonstrates a huge disparity between the North region and the Southeast of Brazil where the municipalities with the highest scores are located.
For insights on each municipality, explore the full results.
The Brazil Social Progress Index presents a detailed "social diagnostic report" for each municipality, called a scorecard. By using an intuitive, color-coded benchmark system highlighting areas as relatively strong, neutral, or weak, the scorecard evaluates a territory’s performance relative to its economic peers with similar levels of GDP per capita. The scorecards have proven to be incredibly useful because they move beyond rankings, allowing local policymakers and community leaders to pinpoint exactly where a municipality is successfully converting its wealth into quality of life and where critical gaps remain.
According to the Global Social Progress Index, since 2011, the European Union has improved on social progress while the US has declined. However, this is largely due to the US backslide as opposed to the EU making great strides. As we see, social progress has stalled across Europe with the most significant decreases in Austria (-0.77), Lithuania (-0.62), Spain (-0.49), Slovakia (-0.47) and Croatia (-0.41).
In the UK the social progress has declined by 0.39 points since 2011 and it has fallen 8 places in the ranks since 2011 to 21st in 2023. As in the US, the UK decline is largely driven by declining rights and inclusiveness.
The Brazil Social Progress Index presents a detailed "social diagnostic report" for each municipality, called a scorecard. By using an intuitive, color-coded benchmark system highlighting areas as relatively strong, neutral, or weak, the scorecard evaluates a territory’s performance relative to its economic peers with similar levels of GDP per capita. The scorecards have proven to be incredibly useful because they move beyond rankings, allowing local policymakers and community leaders to pinpoint exactly where a municipality is successfully converting its wealth into quality of life and where critical gaps remain.
While Brazil shows improvement across all social progress dimensions from 2024 to 2026, there is still a disparity. The Opportunity dimension lags at 46.82 points, a difference of 27.76 points compared to the country's performance in meeting Basic Needs.
Explore the full rankings, report, and interactive map to better understand where Brazil is making progress and where urgent action is needed.
Group 1 displayed in darker blue are the municipalities with the highest scores in social progress. They occupy 3.5% of Brazilian territory, but are home to about 38% of the population and account for approximately 52.3% of the country's GDP.
Click here to see the results in detail.
The top-performing Brazilian states in the ranking of quality of life are: Federal District (#1), São Paulo (#2), Santa Catarina (#3), Paraná (#4) and Minas Gerais (#5). Rondônia (#23), Amapá (#24), Acre (#25), Maranhão (#26) and Pará (#27) are the worst performing states in the country.
See the full list and scores.
The ranking demonstrates a huge disparity between the North region and the Southeast of Brazil where the municipalities with the highest scores are located.
For insights on each municipality, explore the full results.
The Brazil Social Progress Index presents a detailed "social diagnostic report" for each municipality, called a scorecard. By using an intuitive, color-coded benchmark system highlighting areas as relatively strong, neutral, or weak, the scorecard evaluates a territory’s performance relative to its economic peers with similar levels of GDP per capita. The scorecards have proven to be incredibly useful because they move beyond rankings, allowing local policymakers and community leaders to pinpoint exactly where a municipality is successfully converting its wealth into quality of life and where critical gaps remain.
While Brazil shows improvement across all social progress dimensions from 2024 to 2026, there is still a disparity. The Opportunity dimension lags at 46.82 points, a difference of 27.76 points compared to the country's performance in meeting Basic Needs.
Explore the full rankings, report, and interactive map to better understand where Brazil is making progress and where urgent action is needed.
Group 1 displayed in darker blue are the municipalities with the highest scores in social progress. They occupy 3.5% of Brazilian territory, but are home to about 38% of the population and account for approximately 52.3% of the country's GDP.
Click here to see the results in detail.
The top-performing Brazilian states in the ranking of quality of life are: Federal District (#1), São Paulo (#2), Santa Catarina (#3), Paraná (#4) and Minas Gerais (#5). Rondônia (#23), Amapá (#24), Acre (#25), Maranhão (#26) and Pará (#27) are the worst performing states in the country.
See the full list and scores.
The ranking demonstrates a huge disparity between the North region and the Southeast of Brazil where the municipalities with the highest scores are located.
For insights on each municipality, explore the full results.
The Brazil Social Progress Index presents a detailed "social diagnostic report" for each municipality, called a scorecard. By using an intuitive, color-coded benchmark system highlighting areas as relatively strong, neutral, or weak, the scorecard evaluates a territory’s performance relative to its economic peers with similar levels of GDP per capita. The scorecards have proven to be incredibly useful because they move beyond rankings, allowing local policymakers and community leaders to pinpoint exactly where a municipality is successfully converting its wealth into quality of life and where critical gaps remain.
While Brazil shows improvement across all social progress dimensions from 2024 to 2026, there is still a disparity. The Opportunity dimension lags at 46.82 points, a difference of 27.76 points compared to the country's performance in meeting Basic Needs.
Explore the full rankings, report, and interactive map to better understand where Brazil is making progress and where urgent action is needed.
The Brazil Social Progress Index presents a detailed "social diagnostic report" for each municipality, called a scorecard. By using an intuitive, color-coded benchmark system highlighting areas as relatively strong, neutral, or weak, the scorecard evaluates a territory’s performance relative to its economic peers with similar levels of GDP per capita. The scorecards have proven to be incredibly useful because they move beyond rankings, allowing local policymakers and community leaders to pinpoint exactly where a municipality is successfully converting its wealth into quality of life and where critical gaps remain.
Group 1 displayed in darker blue are the municipalities with the highest scores in social progress. They occupy 3.5% of Brazilian territory, but are home to about 38% of the population and account for approximately 52.3% of the country's GDP.
Click here to see the results in detail.
The top-performing Brazilian states in the ranking of quality of life are: Federal District (#1), São Paulo (#2), Santa Catarina (#3), Paraná (#4) and Minas Gerais (#5). Rondônia (#23), Amapá (#24), Acre (#25), Maranhão (#26) and Pará (#27) are the worst performing states in the country.
See the full list and scores.
The ranking demonstrates a huge disparity between the North region and the Southeast of Brazil where the municipalities with the highest scores are located.
For insights on each municipality, explore the full results.
While Brazil shows improvement across all social progress dimensions from 2024 to 2026, there is still a disparity. The Opportunity dimension lags at 46.82 points, a difference of 27.76 points compared to the country's performance in meeting Basic Needs.
Explore the full rankings, report, and interactive map to better understand where Brazil is making progress and where urgent action is needed.
Group 1 displayed in darker blue are the municipalities with the highest scores in social progress. They occupy 3.5% of Brazilian territory, but are home to about 38% of the population and account for approximately 52.3% of the country's GDP.
Click here to see the results in detail.
The top-performing Brazilian states in the ranking of quality of life are: Federal District (#1), São Paulo (#2), Santa Catarina (#3), Paraná (#4) and Minas Gerais (#5). Rondônia (#23), Amapá (#24), Acre (#25), Maranhão (#26) and Pará (#27) are the worst performing states in the country.
See the full list and scores.
The ranking demonstrates a huge disparity between the North region and the Southeast of Brazil where the municipalities with the highest scores are located.
For insights on each municipality, explore the full results.
The Brazil Social Progress Index presents a detailed "social diagnostic report" for each municipality, called a scorecard. By using an intuitive, color-coded benchmark system highlighting areas as relatively strong, neutral, or weak, the scorecard evaluates a territory’s performance relative to its economic peers with similar levels of GDP per capita. The scorecards have proven to be incredibly useful because they move beyond rankings, allowing local policymakers and community leaders to pinpoint exactly where a municipality is successfully converting its wealth into quality of life and where critical gaps remain.
While Brazil shows improvement across all social progress dimensions from 2024 to 2026, there is still a disparity. The Opportunity dimension lags at 46.82 points, a difference of 27.76 points compared to the country's performance in meeting Basic Needs.
Explore the full rankings, report, and interactive map to better understand where Brazil is making progress and where urgent action is needed.
Group 1 displayed in darker blue are the municipalities with the highest scores in social progress. They occupy 3.5% of Brazilian territory, but are home to about 38% of the population and account for approximately 52.3% of the country's GDP.
Click here to see the results in detail.
The top-performing Brazilian states in the ranking of quality of life are: Federal District (#1), São Paulo (#2), Santa Catarina (#3), Paraná (#4) and Minas Gerais (#5). Rondônia (#23), Amapá (#24), Acre (#25), Maranhão (#26) and Pará (#27) are the worst performing states in the country.
See the full list and scores.
While Brazil shows improvement across all social progress dimensions from 2024 to 2026, there is still a disparity. The Opportunity dimension lags at 46.82 points, a difference of 27.76 points compared to the country's performance in meeting Basic Needs.
Explore the full rankings, report, and interactive map to better understand where Brazil is making progress and where urgent action is needed.
Group 1 displayed in darker blue are the municipalities with the highest scores in social progress. They occupy 3.5% of Brazilian territory, but are home to about 38% of the population and account for approximately 52.3% of the country's GDP.
Click here to see the results in detail.
While Brazil shows improvement across all social progress dimensions from 2024 to 2026, there is still a disparity. The Opportunity dimension lags at 46.82 points, a difference of 27.76 points compared to the country's performance in meeting Basic Needs.
Explore the full rankings, report, and interactive map to better understand where Brazil is making progress and where urgent action is needed.
Group 1 displayed in darker blue are the municipalities with the highest scores in social progress. They occupy 3.5% of Brazilian territory, but are home to about 38% of the population and account for approximately 52.3% of the country's GDP.
Click here to see the results in detail.
Group 1 displayed in darker blue are the municipalities with the highest scores in social progress. They occupy 3.5% of Brazilian territory, but are home to about 38% of the population and account for approximately 52.3% of the country's GDP.
Click here to see the results in detail.
Group 1 displayed in darker blue are the municipalities with the highest scores in social progress. They occupy 3.5% of Brazilian territory, but are home to about 38% of the population and account for approximately 52.3% of the country's GDP.
Click here to see the results in detail.
While Brazil shows improvement across all social progress dimensions from 2024 to 2026, there is still a disparity. The Opportunity dimension lags at 46.82 points, a difference of 27.76 points compared to the country's performance in meeting Basic Needs.
Explore the full rankings, report, and interactive map to better understand where Brazil is making progress and where urgent action is needed.
While Brazil shows improvement across all social progress dimensions from 2024 to 2026, there is still a disparity. The Opportunity dimension lags at 46.82 points, a difference of 27.76 points compared to the country's performance in meeting Basic Needs.
Explore the full rankings, report, and interactive map to better understand where Brazil is making progress and where urgent action is needed.
While Brazil shows improvement across all social progress dimensions from 2024 to 2026, there is still a disparity. The Opportunity dimension lags at 46.82 points, a difference of 27.76 points compared to the country's performance in meeting Basic Needs.
Explore the full rankings, report, and interactive map to better understand where Brazil is making progress and where urgent action is needed.
Group 1 displayed in darker blue are the municipalities with the highest scores in social progress. They occupy 3.5% of Brazilian territory, but are home to about 38% of the population and account for approximately 52.3% of the country's GDP.
Click here to see the results in detail.
The top-performing Brazilian states in the ranking of quality of life are: Federal District (#1), São Paulo (#2), Santa Catarina (#3), Paraná (#4) and Minas Gerais (#5). Rondônia (#23), Amapá (#24), Acre (#25), Maranhão (#26) and Pará (#27) are the worst performing states in the country.
See the full list and scores.
The ranking demonstrates a huge disparity between the North region and the Southeast of Brazil where the municipalities with the highest scores are located.
For insights on each municipality, explore the full results.
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While Brazil shows improvement across all social progress dimensions from 2024 to 2026, there is still a disparity. The Opportunity dimension lags at 46.82 points, a difference of 27.76 points compared to the country's performance in meeting Basic Needs.
Explore the full rankings, report, and interactive map to better understand where Brazil is making progress and where urgent action is needed.
Group 1 displayed in darker blue are the municipalities with the highest scores in social progress. They occupy 3.5% of Brazilian territory, but are home to about 38% of the population and account for approximately 52.3% of the country's GDP.
Click here to see the results in detail.
The top-performing Brazilian states in the ranking of quality of life are: Federal District (#1), São Paulo (#2), Santa Catarina (#3), Paraná (#4) and Minas Gerais (#5). Rondônia (#23), Amapá (#24), Acre (#25), Maranhão (#26) and Pará (#27) are the worst performing states in the country.
See the full list and scores.
The ranking demonstrates a huge disparity between the North region and the Southeast of Brazil where the municipalities with the highest scores are located.
For insights on each municipality, explore the full results.
The Brazil Social Progress Index presents a detailed "social diagnostic report" for each municipality, called a scorecard. By using an intuitive, color-coded benchmark system highlighting areas as relatively strong, neutral, or weak, the scorecard evaluates a territory’s performance relative to its economic peers with similar levels of GDP per capita. The scorecards have proven to be incredibly useful because they move beyond rankings, allowing local policymakers and community leaders to pinpoint exactly where a municipality is successfully converting its wealth into quality of life and where critical gaps remain.
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