Brazil vs Congo: Compare Statistics

Side-by-side comparison of 107 key metrics across economy, population, geography, and more — latest data through 2026.

Summary

Comparing Brazil and Congo: Congo leads on Oil Production (302,200) against Brazil (2.75); Congo leads on Refined Petroleum Products Consumption (17,000) against Brazil (2.96); Congo leads on Refined Petroleum Products Production (15,760) against Brazil (2.81). Across 107 compared metrics, Brazil wins on 69 and Congo wins on 31.

  • Communications: 6 metrics compared
  • Economy: 45 metrics compared
  • Environment: 5 metrics compared
  • Geography: 6 metrics compared
  • Government: 4 metrics compared
  • Health: 8 metrics compared
  • Military and Security: 1 metric compared
  • People and Society: 29 metrics compared
  • Transportation: 3 metrics compared

Communications

6 metrics
Metric🇧🇷 Brazil🇨🇬 CongoShare
Internet Usage Rate by Country (% of Population)84.15 %38.38 %
Internet Userspercent of population: 84% (2023 est.)percent of population: 38% (2023 est.)
Press Freedom Index Score63.8 points60.58 points
Radios71341,000
Televisions36.533,000
Waterways50,0001,120

Economy

45 metrics
Metric🇧🇷 Brazil🇨🇬 CongoShare
Agriculture Value Added as a Share of GDP by Country183.08B $1.40B $
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Country in Current US Dollars2.67T $18.23B $
Central Bank Discount Rate (%)7 %4.25 %
Coal Revenue0.010
Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate (%)46.92 %14.6 %
Current Health Expenditure (% of GDP)9.5 % of GDP2.1 % of GDP
Ease of Doing Business Index59.139.5
Electricity Consumption509.1912
Electricity Exports21922
Electricity from Fossil Fuels1764
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants6436
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels10
Electricity from Other Renewables180
Electricity Imports41.3118
Electricity Installed Capacity150.8591,500
Electricity Production567.91.7
Energy Consumption per Capita (USD)48.89 USD per capita7.35 USD per capita
Gini Index Coefficient48.948.9
Gross Fixed Investment18.945.2
Gross National Saving1519.5
Industrial Production Growth Rate (%)3.3 %0.3 %
Inflation Rate (Consumer Prices)4.4 %3.1 %
Military Expenditures (% of GDP)1.1 % of GDP1.2 % of GDP
Natural Gas Consumption34.351.39
Natural Gas Exports134.50
Natural Gas Imports10.510
Natural Gas Production23.961.39
Natural Gas Proved Reserves377.490.61
Oil Consumption2.6511,000
Oil Exports699,000211,800
Oil Imports720,0002,832
Oil Production2.75302,200
Oil Proved Reserves12.861.6
Population Below Poverty Line4.2 people40.9 people
Public Debt83128.7
Real GDP Growth Rate (USD)3.4 USD2.6 USD
Refined Petroleum Products Consumption2.9617,000
Refined Petroleum Products Exports279,0005,766
Refined Petroleum Products Imports490,4007,162
Refined Petroleum Products Production2.8115,760
Remittances0.20.3
Revenue from Forest Resources0.623.17
Share of population in poverty ($3 a day)7.1239.22
Taxes and Other Revenues146.5
Unemployment Rate7.7 %19.7 %

Environment

5 metrics
Metric🇧🇷 Brazil🇨🇬 CongoShare
Annual CO₂ Emissions Growth (abs)-980,384565,497
Carbon Dioxide Emissions437.772.66
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 Janeirothe population is primarily located in the south, in and around the capital of Brazzaville, as shown in this population distribution map
Total Renewable Groundwater Resources by Country645.6 Cubic meters per year122 Cubic meters per year
Total Renewable Water Resources8.65832

Geography

6 metrics
Metric🇧🇷 Brazil🇨🇬 CongoShare
Percentage of land area by degree of urbanization0.64 %0.26 %
Above-Ground Biomass in Forest (tonnes/ha)171.92198.8
Agricultural land2.37M sq. km106,838.2 sq. km
Coastline Length (km)7,491 km169 km
Dam capacity per capita3,259.26 cubic meters per inhabitant1.34 cubic meters per inhabitant
Irrigated Land91,83320

Government

4 metrics
Metric🇧🇷 Brazil🇨🇬 CongoShare
Rule of Law Index by Country37.95 %21.22 %
Administrative Divisions2615
Independence715
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

8 metrics
Metric🇧🇷 Brazil🇨🇬 CongoShare
Diabetes Prevalence (% of Population)10.68.1
Health Expenditure (% of GDP)9.9 % of GDP3.9 % of GDP
HIV/AIDS Adult Prevalence Rate0.6 %3.8 %
Hospital Bed Density2.3 people/sq km1.6 people/sq km
Maternal Mortality Ratio (%)67 %241 %
Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate (%)22.1 %9.6 %
People Living With HIV/AIDS930,000110,000
Underweight Children Under 5NA12.3

Military and Security

1 metric
Metric🇧🇷 Brazil🇨🇬 CongoShare
Total Armed Forces Personnel (PPP)762,00012,000

People and Society

29 metrics
Metric🇧🇷 Brazil🇨🇬 CongoShare
Currently married (Percent)55.24 %50.14 %
Human Capital Index0.560.43
Life expectancy at birth80.44 years68.74 years
Median age of population35.25 years18.67 years
Population Change856,607.6 persons156,545 persons
Population density25.56 per sq. km19.42 per sq. km
Total population213.63M persons6.64M persons
Academic Freedom Index0.850.26
Birth Rate (%)13.04 %28.34 %
Contraceptive Prevalence Rate80.5 %30.1 %
Death Rate (%)7.07 %4.64 %
Education Expenditure (% of GDP)5.6 % of GDP3.3 % of GDP
Female population of reproductive age55.29M persons1.61M persons
Labor Force Participation Rate106.792.56
Learning-adjusted years of school7.91 years5 years
Length of paid parental leave for mother0 days0 days
Major Urban Areas Population22.62 people2.64 people
Mean Male Height (cm)173.55167.45
Military Manpower at Military Age1820
Military Service Age and Obligation1818
Percentage of population by degree of urbanization79.8 %91.92 %
Physician Density2.36 people/sq km0.17 people/sq km
Population Growth Rate0.58 %2.36 %
Population living in slums13.19 %67.37 %
Total deaths1.41M persons39,514.9 persons
Total demand for family planning (Percent)72.6 %56.57 %
Total fertility rate1.59 per woman3.99 per woman
Total net-migration-225,796.9 persons-1,953.8 persons
Under-five mortality rate13.14 per live births36.62 per live births

Transportation

3 metrics
Metric🇧🇷 Brazil🇨🇬 CongoShare
Air Travel Trips Per Capita (PPP)0.460.1
Airports5,29756
Civil Air Travel1984

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