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Brazil vs Denmark: Compare Statistics

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

Brazil
bra
Leads on 54 of 112 metrics
Denmark
dnk
Leads on 45 of 112 metrics

Summary

Comparing Brazil and Denmark: Denmark leads on Oil Production (247,500) against Brazil (2.75); Denmark leads on Refined Petroleum Products Production (183,900) against Brazil (2.81); Denmark leads on Oil Consumption (167,500) against Brazil (2.65). Across 112 compared metrics, Brazil wins on 54 and Denmark wins on 45.

  • 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🇩🇰 DenmarkShare
Internet Usage Rate by Country (% of Population)84.46 %99.77 %★
Internet Userspercent of population: 84% (2023 est.)percent of population: 100% (2024 est.)
Press Freedom Index Score63.8 points86.93 points★
Radios71★6.02
Televisions36.5★3.12
Waterways50,000★400

Economy

45 metrics
Metric🇧🇷 Brazil🇩🇰 DenmarkShare
Agriculture Value Added as a Share of GDP by Country183.08B $★5.67B $
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Country in Current US Dollars2.67T $★452.74B $
Central Bank Discount Rate (%)7 %★0 %
Coal Revenue0.01★0
Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate (%)46.92 %★2.84 %
Current Health Expenditure (% of GDP)9.5 % of GDP10.1 % of GDP★
Ease of Doing Business Index59.185.3★
Electricity Consumption509.1★33.02
Electricity Exports219★9.92
Electricity from Fossil Fuels1746★
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants64★0
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels1★0
Electricity from Other Renewables1854★
Electricity Imports41.31★14.98
Electricity Installed Capacity150.8★14.34
Electricity Production567.9★29.84
Energy Consumption per Capita (USD)48.89 USD per capita98.51 USD per capita★
Gini Index Coefficient51.6★29.3
Gross Fixed Investment18.9★17.2
Gross National Saving1528.8★
Industrial Production Growth Rate (%)3.3 %12 %★
Inflation Rate (Consumer Prices)4.4 %1.4 %★
Military Expenditures (% of GDP)1.1 % of GDP3.2 % of GDP★
Natural Gas Consumption34.35★3.12
Natural Gas Exports134.5★2.24
Natural Gas Imports10.51509.7★
Natural Gas Production23.96★4.84
Natural Gas Proved Reserves377.4★12.86
Oil Consumption2.65167,500★
Oil Exports699,000★266,700
Oil Imports720,000★173,900
Oil Production2.75247,500★
Oil Proved Reserves12.86812★
Population Below Poverty Line4.2 people★12.4 people
Public Debt8335.3★
Real GDP Growth Rate (USD)3.4 USD3.7 USD★
Refined Petroleum Products Consumption2.96158,500★
Refined Petroleum Products Exports279,000★133,700
Refined Petroleum Products Imports490,400★109,700
Refined Petroleum Products Production2.81183,900★
Remittances0.20.4★
Revenue from Forest Resources0.62★0.02
Share of population in poverty ($3 a day)3.820.36★
Taxes and Other Revenues1431.4★
Unemployment Rate7.7 %5.6 %★

Environment

6 metrics
Metric🇧🇷 Brazil🇩🇰 DenmarkShare
Annual CO₂ Emissions Growth (abs)-980,384★-462,022
Carbon Dioxide Emissions437.7729.92★
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 Janeiropopulation centers tend to be along coastal areas, particularly in Copenhagen and the eastern side of the country's mainland
Total Renewable Groundwater Resources by Country645.6 Cubic meters per year★4.3 Cubic meters per year
Total Renewable Water Resources8.65★6

Geography

6 metrics
Metric🇧🇷 Brazil🇩🇰 DenmarkShare
Percentage of land area by degree of urbanization0.64 %5.34 %★
Above-Ground Biomass in Forest (tonnes/ha)171.92★113.1
Agricultural land2.37M sq. km★26,091.1 sq. km
Coastline Length (km)7,491 km★7,314 km
Dam capacity per capita3,259.26 cubic meters per inhabitant★3.33 cubic meters per inhabitant
Irrigated Land91,833★2,420

Government

4 metrics
Metric🇧🇷 Brazil🇩🇰 DenmarkShare
Rule of Law Index by Country37.95 %101.77 %★
Administrative Divisions26metropolitan Denmark - 5 regions ( regioner , singular - region ); Hovedstaden (Capital), Midtjylland (Central Jutland), Nordjylland (North Jutland), Sjaelland (Zealand), Syddanmark (Southern Denmark)
Independence7ca. 965 (unified and Christianized under Harald I GORMSSON); 5 June 1849 (became a parliamentary constitutional monarchy)
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🇩🇰 DenmarkShare
Diabetes Deaths Per 100,000 (Age-Std)39.1312.63★
Diabetes Prevalence (% of Population)10.6★6.4
Health Expenditure (% of GDP)9.9 % of GDP★9.5 % of GDP
HIV/AIDS Adult Prevalence Rate0.6 %0.1 %★
Hospital Bed Density2.5 people/sq km2.5 people/sq km
Maternal Mortality Ratio (%)67 %4 %★
Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate (%)22.1 %19.7 %★
People Living With HIV/AIDS930,0006,700★
Underweight Children Under 5NANA

Military and Security

1 metric
Metric🇧🇷 Brazil🇩🇰 DenmarkShare
Total Armed Forces Personnel (PPP)762,000★15,000

People and Society

30 metrics
Metric🇧🇷 Brazil🇩🇰 DenmarkShare
Currently married (Percent)55.24 %★53.84 %
Human Capital Index0.560.77★
Life expectancy at birth80.44 years84.4 years★
Median age of population35.25 years41.35 years★
Population Change856,607.6 persons★19,131.5 persons
Population density25.56 per sq. km★142.65 per sq. km
Total population213.63M persons★6.03M persons
Academic Freedom Index0.850.88★
Average Female Breast Size by Country: Worldwide Data & RankingsA-BB-C★
Birth Rate (%)13.04 %★9.81 %
Contraceptive Prevalence Rate80.5 %NA
Death Rate (%)7.07 %★10.56 %
Education Expenditure (% of GDP)5.6 % of GDP6.4 % of GDP★
Female population of reproductive age55.29M persons★1.29M persons
Labor Force Participation Rate106.79★3.21
Learning-adjusted years of school7.91 years11.38 years★
Length of paid parental leave for mother0 days0 days
Major Urban Areas Population22.62 people★1.38 people
Mean Male Height (cm)173.55181.39★
Military Manpower at Military Age1818
Military Service Age and Obligation1818
Percentage of population by degree of urbanization79.8 %★65.38 %
Physician Density2.36 people/sq km7.24 people/sq km★
Population Growth Rate0.58 %0.64 %★
Population living in slums13.19 %★0 %
Total deaths1.41M persons57,855.8 persons★
Total demand for family planning (Percent)72.6 %★67.41 %
Total fertility rate1.59 per woman★1.43 per woman
Total net-migration-225,796.9 persons19,926.4 persons★
Under-five mortality rate13.14 per live births3.13 per live births★

Transportation

5 metrics
Metric🇧🇷 Brazil🇩🇰 DenmarkShare
Air Travel Trips Per Capita (PPP)0.462.96★
Airports5,297★102
Annual Human Space Visits (Total)00
Civil Air Travel198★69
Heliports1,871★29

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