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Brazil

At a glance

  • Brazil has a population of about 212.8M; its total GDP of $2.3T ranks #11 of 168 countries with data.
  • Its surface area of 8,510,420 km² is about 43× the world median of 198,330 km².
  • Surface area stands out most against the median: 8,510,420 km² — rank #6 of 176 countries with data.

Where Brazil stands

Population log axis

Population across 169 countries with data: Brazil at 212.8M, rank #7, world median 11.5M, logarithmic axis. Median 11.5M Brazil · 212.8M

GDP (total) log axis

GDP (total) across 168 countries with data: Brazil at $2.3T, rank #11, world median $80.7B, logarithmic axis. Median $80.7B Brazil · $2.3T

GDP per capita log axis

GDP per capita across 168 countries with data: Brazil at $10,713, rank #65, world median $6,834, logarithmic axis. Median $6,834 Brazil · $10,713

Life expectancy

Life expectancy across 169 countries with data: Brazil at 76.0 years, rank #68, world median 73.8 years. Median 73.8 years Brazil · 76.0 years

Every dot is one country with data — the highlighted dot is this country; the dashed line marks the world median. Wide-range metrics use a logarithmic axis (tagged) so the whole field stays readable.

Brazil: all 46 metrics vs the world median

Metric Value Trend Rank vs median
Population & land
Population 212.8M (2025) +19% #7 / 169 median 11.5M · 18×
Population growth 0.4% (2025) −69% #127 / 169 median 1.1% · 35%
Urban population share 88.2% (2025) +8% #20 / 169 median 63.8% · 1.4×
Population aged 65+ 11.5% (2025) +114% #63 / 169 median 7.4% · 1.6×
Fertility rate 1.6 (2024) −22% #112 / 169 median 2.1 · 77%
Birth rate 12.1‰ (2024) −34% #104 / 169 median 16.0‰ · 76%
Death rate 7.1‰ (2024) +15% #86 / 169 median 7.1‰ · 99%
Net migration -217.3K (2025) #159 / 169 N/A
Surface area 8,510,420 km² (2023) #6 / 176 median 198,330 km² · 43×
Population density derived 25.0/km² (2025) +19% #133 / 169 median 75.5/km² · 33%
Economy
GDP (total) $2.3T (2025) +347% #11 / 168 median $80.7B · 28×
GDP per capita $10,713 (2025) +275% #65 / 168 median $6,834 · 1.6×
GNI per capita $10,550 (2025) +238% #65 / 168 median $6,350 · 1.7×
GDP growth (annual) 2.3% (2025) −25% #106 / 168 median 3.1% · 74%
Inflation rate 5.0% (2025) −41% #45 / 162 median 3.3% · 1.5×
Unemployment rate 6.0% (2025) −44% #71 / 168 median 5.1% · 1.2×
Gini index 50.3 (2024) −13% #8 / 153 median 35.3 · 1.4×
Poverty rate ($2.15/day) 3.0% (2024) −81% #75 / 153 median 2.5% · 1.2×
Trade & industry
Exports share of GDP 17.8% (2025) +25% #136 / 163 median 35.0% · 51%
Imports share of GDP 17.5% (2025) +30% #150 / 163 median 40.2% · 43%
Agriculture share of GDP 6.1% (2025) +11% #93 / 168 median 7.2% · 85%
Manufacturing share of GDP 11.8% (2025) −5% #78 / 165 median 11.2% · 1.1×
International tourist arrivals 6.4M (2019) +68% #31 / 162 median 1.1M · 5.6×
Tourism receipts $3.1B (2020) +45% #42 / 165 median $705M · 4.4×
Health & education
Life expectancy 76.0 years (2024) +8% #68 / 169 median 73.8 years · 1.0×
Infant mortality 12.3‰ (2024) −52% #87 / 166 median 13.1‰ · 94%
Under-five mortality 14.2‰ (2024) −53% #88 / 166 median 15.8‰ · 90%
DPT immunization 91.0% (2024) −8% #73 / 166 median 90.5% · 1.0×
Hospital beds 2.5 per 1,000 (2021) −3% #66 / 167 median 2.0 per 1,000 · 1.2×
Health spending share of GDP 9.7% (2023) +12% #25 / 165 median 6.5% · 1.5×
Secondary school enrollment 104.1% (2024) +10% #36 / 167 median 90.5% · 1.2×
Education spending share of GDP 5.6% (2022) +50% #28 / 165 median 4.1% · 1.4×
Society & living
Human Development Index 0.786 (2023) +12% #70 / 165 median 0.754 · 1.0×
Internet users 84.5% (2024) +823% #72 / 169 median 81.5% · 1.0×
Mobile subscriptions 101.9 per 100 (2024) +422% #111 / 169 median 116.4 per 100 · 88%
Fixed broadband 24.1 per 100 (2024) +5780% #57 / 168 median 12.1 per 100 · 2.0×
Electricity access 99.8% (2024) +3% #87 / 169 median 99.9% · 100%
Environment & security
CO₂ emissions per capita 2.3 t (2024) +18% #90 / 165 median 2.6 t · 88%
CO₂ emissions (total) derived 491 Mt (2024) +40% #12 / 165 median 21.3 Mt · 23×
Renewable electricity share 77.4% (2021) −10% #36 / 169 median 34.1% · 2.3×
Renewable energy consumption 46.5% (2021) +8% #52 / 169 median 26.9% · 1.7×
Forest area 59.0% (2023) −9% #23 / 169 median 32.4% · 1.8×
Agricultural land 28.3% (2023) +4% #115 / 169 median 41.7% · 68%
Arable land 6.7% (2023) +19% #107 / 168 median 11.0% · 60%
PM2.5 exposure 13.4 µg/m³ (2023) −48% #128 / 168 median 19.8 µg/m³ · 68%
Military spending 1.0% (2024) −49% #121 / 157 median 1.8% · 54%

Ranks are value-descending and count only the countries that have data for that metric (#1 = highest value); N/A rows occupy no rank.

The median is the unweighted middle value across the countries with data (gold tick) — not a world average. Bars grow with the value: reaching the tick means matching the median, and a full bar means twice the median or more. The median value and this country's multiple are noted under each bar.

Brazil's true-shape outline

Brazil's border outline from Natural Earth 1:110m boundaries — total surface area 8,510,420 km².

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Data & method

Indicators: World Bank Open Data, 43 indicators — CC BY 4.0 © World Bank — https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/; Surface area (sq. km) — CC BY 4.0 © World Bank — https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/; Human Development Index — CC BY 3.0 IGO © United Nations Development Programme — https://hdr.undp.org/terms-use

Boundaries: Natural Earth 1:110m (public domain); surface areas are computed with an equal-area spherical formula (Chamberlin–Duquette).

Reference facts (capital, languages, currencies, subregion): mledoze/countries (ODbL).