Brazil
Brazil ranks 50 of 193 on the UN’s index of digital government, ahead of 74% of member states, and 6 of 35 in the Americas. Its strongest area is online services (0.906); its weakest is telecoms (0.807).
UN rank, 2024
50
of 193 · Americas #6 of 35
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Where it stands
The scores
Each score runs from 0 to 1. The index averages the first three parts; e-participation is reported alongside it.
E-Government Index
+0.170 vs Americas
0.840
World 0.638 Americas 0.670
Online services
+0.327 vs Americas
0.906
World 0.575 Americas 0.580
What the government offers online, from information to full transactions.
Human capital
+0.111 vs Americas
0.808
World 0.650 Americas 0.696
Literacy and schooling: whether people can use what is offered.
Telecoms
+0.072 vs Americas
0.807
World 0.690 Americas 0.734
Internet, mobile and broadband: whether people can reach it.
E-participation
+0.389 vs Americas
0.863
World 0.489 Americas 0.474
How far citizens are informed, consulted and involved online.
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LivePix
2020 to now
An instant payment system designed and run by the central bank, free for individuals and mandatory for large institutions.
- Cost
- Not published
- Time to launch
- Not published
- Team
- Not published
- Result
- 79.8bn transactions in 2025; used by more than 170m people
What went wrong. Fraud and coerced transfers followed its growth, leading to night-time limits and a special refund mechanism.
The lesson. Mandatory participation made it universal; consumer protection has to be designed in from the start.
Sources: Clearing Post: Pix breaks all records in 2025; Agência Brasil: Pix
Source: UN E-Government Survey 2024, United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs. Precedent figures are illustrative in this preview edition.