Brazil vs Canada: Compare Statistics

Side-by-side comparison of 112 key metrics across economy, population, geography, and more — latest data through 2026.

Summary

Comparing Brazil and Canada: Brazil leads on Oil Imports (720,000) against Canada (1.09); Brazil leads on Oil Exports (699,000) against Canada (1.93); Brazil leads on Refined Petroleum Products Exports (279,000) against Canada (1.11). Across 112 compared metrics, Brazil wins on 56 and Canada wins on 47.

  • Communications: 6 metrics compared
  • Economy: 45 metrics compared
  • Environment: 6 metrics compared
  • Geography: 6 metrics compared
  • Government: 4 metrics compared
  • Health: 9 metrics compared
  • Military and Security: 1 metric compared
  • People and Society: 30 metrics compared
  • Transportation: 5 metrics compared

Communications

6 metrics
Metric🇧🇷 Brazil🇨🇦 CanadaShare
Internet Usage Rate by Country (% of Population)84.15 %93.96 %
Internet Userspercent of population: 84% (2023 est.)percent of population: 94% (2023 est.)
Press Freedom Index Score63.8 points78.75 points
Radios7132.3
Televisions36.521.5
Waterways50,000636

Economy

45 metrics
Metric🇧🇷 Brazil🇨🇦 CanadaShare
Agriculture Value Added as a Share of GDP by Country183.08B $47.01B $
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Country in Current US Dollars2.67T $2.59T $
Central Bank Discount Rate (%)7 %1 %
Coal Revenue0.010.08
Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate (%)46.92 %3.2 %
Current Health Expenditure (% of GDP)9.5 % of GDP10.8 % of GDP
Ease of Doing Business Index59.179.6
Electricity Consumption509.1522.2
Electricity Exports21973.35
Electricity from Fossil Fuels1723
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants6456
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels19
Electricity from Other Renewables1812
Electricity Imports41.312.68
Electricity Installed Capacity150.8143.5
Electricity Production567.9649.6
Energy Consumption per Capita (USD)48.89 USD per capita311.6 USD per capita
Gini Index Coefficient51.629.9
Gross Fixed Investment18.923.7
Gross National Saving1520.8
Industrial Production Growth Rate (%)3.3 %0 %
Inflation Rate (Consumer Prices)4.4 %2.4 %
Military Expenditures (% of GDP)1.1 % of GDP2 % of GDP
Natural Gas Consumption34.35124.4
Natural Gas Exports134.583.96
Natural Gas Imports10.5126.36
Natural Gas Production23.96159.1
Natural Gas Proved Reserves377.42.06
Oil Consumption2.652.21
Oil Exports699,0001.93
Oil Imports720,0001.09
Oil Production2.753.48
Oil Proved Reserves12.86175.2
Population Below Poverty Line4.2 people9.4 people
Public Debt8361.3
Real GDP Growth Rate (USD)3.4 USD1.5 USD
Refined Petroleum Products Consumption2.962.45
Refined Petroleum Products Exports279,0001.12
Refined Petroleum Products Imports490,400405,700
Refined Petroleum Products Production2.812.01
Remittances0.20
Revenue from Forest Resources0.620.08
Share of population in poverty ($3 a day)7.460.25
Taxes and Other Revenues1413.8
Unemployment Rate7.7 %6.5 %

Environment

6 metrics
Metric🇧🇷 Brazil🇨🇦 CanadaShare
Annual CO₂ Emissions Growth (abs)-980,384-12.14M
Carbon Dioxide Emissions437.77585.85
Continental Shelf200200
Population Distributionthe vast majority of people live along or near the Atlantic coast in the east; the population core is in the southeast, anchored by the cities of S o Paolo, Bras lia, and Rio de Janeirovast majority of the population lives in a discontinuous band within approximately 300 km (186 mi) of the southern border with the United States; the most populated province is Ontario, followed by Quebec and British Columbia
Total Renewable Groundwater Resources by Country645.6 Cubic meters per year370 Cubic meters per year
Total Renewable Water Resources8.652.9

Geography

6 metrics
Metric🇧🇷 Brazil🇨🇦 CanadaShare
Percentage of land area by degree of urbanization0.64 %0.16 %
Above-Ground Biomass in Forest (tonnes/ha)171.9290.43
Agricultural land2.37M sq. km559,597.6 sq. km
Coastline Length (km)7,491 km202,080 km
Dam capacity per capita3,259.26 cubic meters per inhabitant20,790.38 cubic meters per inhabitant
Irrigated Land91,8339,045

Government

4 metrics
Metric🇧🇷 Brazil🇨🇦 CanadaShare
Rule of Law Index by Country37.95 %87.73 %
Administrative Divisions2610
Independence71
Suffrage Participation Ratevoluntary between 16 to 18 years of age, over 70, and if illiterate; compulsory between 18 to 70 years of age note: military conscripts by law cannot vote18

Health

9 metrics
Metric🇧🇷 Brazil🇨🇦 CanadaShare
Diabetes Deaths Per 100,000 (Age-Std)39.1313.58
Diabetes Prevalence (% of Population)10.67.7
Health Expenditure (% of GDP)9.9 % of GDP11.2 % of GDP
HIV/AIDS Adult Prevalence Rate0.6 %NA
Hospital Bed Density2.5 people/sq km2.6 people/sq km
Maternal Mortality Ratio (%)67 %12 %
Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate (%)22.1 %29.4 %
People Living With HIV/AIDS930,000NA
Underweight Children Under 5NANA

Military and Security

1 metric
Metric🇧🇷 Brazil🇨🇦 CanadaShare
Total Armed Forces Personnel (PPP)762,00072,000

People and Society

30 metrics
Metric🇧🇷 Brazil🇨🇦 CanadaShare
Currently married (Percent)55.24 %50.95 %
Human Capital Index0.560.82
Life expectancy at birth80.44 years85.29 years
Median age of population35.25 years40.75 years
Population Change856,607.6 persons437,571 persons
Population density25.56 per sq. km4.46 per sq. km
Total population213.63M persons40.51M persons
Academic Freedom Index0.850.85
Average Female Breast Size by Country: Worldwide Data & RankingsA-BB-C
Birth Rate (%)13.04 %9.12 %
Contraceptive Prevalence Rate80.5 %NA
Death Rate (%)7.07 %7.75 %
Education Expenditure (% of GDP)5.6 % of GDP4.9 % of GDP
Female population of reproductive age55.29M persons9.19M persons
Labor Force Participation Rate106.7922.87
Learning-adjusted years of school7.91 years12.01 years
Length of paid parental leave for mother0 days94.5 days
Major Urban Areas Population22.62 people6.37 people
Mean Male Height (cm)173.55178.09
Military Manpower at Military Age1816
Military Service Age and Obligation1817
Percentage of population by degree of urbanization79.8 %76.27 %
Physician Density2.36 people/sq km2.82 people/sq km
Population Growth Rate0.58 %0.73 %
Population living in slums13.19 %1.2 %
Total deaths1.41M persons326,297.8 persons
Total demand for family planning (Percent)72.6 %75.87 %
Total fertility rate1.59 per woman1.3 per woman
Total net-migration-225,796.9 persons406,485.5 persons
Under-five mortality rate13.14 per live births4.43 per live births

Transportation

5 metrics
Metric🇧🇷 Brazil🇨🇦 CanadaShare
Air Travel Trips Per Capita (PPP)0.461.96
Airports5,2971,459
Annual Human Space Visits (Total)00
Civil Air Travel198636
Heliports1,871506

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