Brazil vs Finland: Compare Statistics

Side-by-side comparison of 111 key metrics across economy, population, geography, and more — latest data through 2026.

Summary

Comparing Brazil and Finland: Finland leads on Refined Petroleum Products Production (310,600) against Brazil (2.81); Finland leads on Oil Consumption (217,400) against Brazil (2.65); Finland leads on Refined Petroleum Products Consumption (217,100) against Brazil (2.96). Across 111 compared metrics, Brazil wins on 55 and Finland 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: 4 metrics compared

Communications

6 metrics
Metric🇧🇷 Brazil🇫🇮 FinlandShare
Internet Usage Rate by Country (% of Population)84.15 %93.51 %
Internet Userspercent of population: 84% (2023 est.)percent of population: 94% (2023 est.)
Press Freedom Index Score63.8 points87.18 points
Radios717.7
Televisions36.53.2
Waterways50,0008,000

Economy

45 metrics
Metric🇧🇷 Brazil🇫🇮 FinlandShare
Agriculture Value Added as a Share of GDP by Country183.08B $7.08B $
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Country in Current US Dollars2.67T $310.92B $
Central Bank Discount Rate (%)7 %1.25 %
Coal Revenue0.010
Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate (%)46.92 %1.61 %
Current Health Expenditure (% of GDP)9.5 % of GDP9 % of GDP
Ease of Doing Business Index59.180.2
Electricity Consumption509.182.79
Electricity Exports2193.16
Electricity from Fossil Fuels1741
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants6420
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels117
Electricity from Other Renewables1823
Electricity Imports41.3122.11
Electricity Installed Capacity150.816.27
Electricity Production567.966.54
Energy Consumption per Capita (USD)48.89 USD per capita183.54 USD per capita
Gini Index Coefficient51.627.9
Gross Fixed Investment18.920
Gross National Saving1523.3
Industrial Production Growth Rate (%)3.3 %-2.2 %
Inflation Rate (Consumer Prices)4.4 %1.6 %
Military Expenditures (% of GDP)1.1 % of GDP2.8 % of GDP
Natural Gas Consumption34.352.35
Natural Gas Exports134.54
Natural Gas Imports10.512.32
Natural Gas Production23.960
Natural Gas Proved Reserves377.4NA cu m (1 January 2016 est.)
Oil Consumption2.65217,400
Oil Exports699,000133,600
Oil Imports720,000318,100
Oil Production2.758,718
Oil Proved Reserves12.860
Population Below Poverty Line4.2 people12.2 people
Public Debt8361.3
Real GDP Growth Rate (USD)3.4 USD-0.2 USD
Refined Petroleum Products Consumption2.96217,100
Refined Petroleum Products Exports279,000166,200
Refined Petroleum Products Imports490,400122,200
Refined Petroleum Products Production2.81310,600
Remittances0.20.2
Revenue from Forest Resources0.620.36
Share of population in poverty ($3 a day)3.820.2
Taxes and Other Revenues1425.4
Unemployment Rate7.7 %8.3 %

Environment

6 metrics
Metric🇧🇷 Brazil🇫🇮 FinlandShare
Annual CO₂ Emissions Growth (abs)-980,384-2.02M
Carbon Dioxide Emissions437.7733.59
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 Janeirothe vast majority of people are found in the south; the northern interior areas remain sparsely populated
Total Renewable Groundwater Resources by Country645.6 Cubic meters per year2.2 Cubic meters per year
Total Renewable Water Resources8.65110

Geography

6 metrics
Metric🇧🇷 Brazil🇫🇮 FinlandShare
Percentage of land area by degree of urbanization0.64 %0.8 %
Above-Ground Biomass in Forest (tonnes/ha)171.9259.77
Agricultural land2.37M sq. km22,592 sq. km
Coastline Length (km)7,491 km1,250 km
Dam capacity per capita3,259.26 cubic meters per inhabitant3,314.75 cubic meters per inhabitant
Irrigated Land91,83380

Government

4 metrics
Metric🇧🇷 Brazil🇫🇮 FinlandShare
Rule of Law Index by Country37.95 %100 %
Administrative Divisions2619
Independence76
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🇫🇮 FinlandShare
Diabetes Deaths Per 100,000 (Age-Std)39.137.54
Diabetes Prevalence (% of Population)10.66.9
Health Expenditure (% of GDP)9.9 % of GDP10.2 % of GDP
HIV/AIDS Adult Prevalence Rate0.6 %NA
Hospital Bed Density2.5 people/sq km2.8 people/sq km
Maternal Mortality Ratio (%)67 %8 %
Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate (%)22.1 %22.2 %
People Living With HIV/AIDS930,0004,000
Underweight Children Under 5NANA

Military and Security

1 metric
Metric🇧🇷 Brazil🇫🇮 FinlandShare
Total Armed Forces Personnel (PPP)762,00022,000

People and Society

30 metrics
Metric🇧🇷 Brazil🇫🇮 FinlandShare
Currently married (Percent)55.24 %56.31 %
Human Capital Index0.560.79
Life expectancy at birth80.44 years85.05 years
Median age of population35.25 years43.4 years
Population Change856,607.6 persons851.5 persons
Population density25.56 per sq. km18.7 per sq. km
Total population213.63M persons5.63M persons
Academic Freedom Index0.850.82
Average Female Breast Size by Country: Worldwide Data & RankingsA-BB-C
Birth Rate (%)13.04 %7.75 %
Contraceptive Prevalence Rate80.5 %85.5 %
Death Rate (%)7.07 %11.01 %
Education Expenditure (% of GDP)5.6 % of GDP6.4 % of GDP
Female population of reproductive age55.29M persons1.18M persons
Labor Force Participation Rate106.792.9
Learning-adjusted years of school7.91 years11.64 years
Length of paid parental leave for mother0 days0 days
Major Urban Areas Population22.62 people1.34 people
Mean Male Height (cm)173.55179.59
Military Manpower at Military Age1818
Military Service Age and Obligation18all Finnish men are obligated to serve 5.5-12 months of service within a branch of the military or the Border Guard upon reaching the age of 18 (length of service depends on the type of duty); women 18-29 may volunteer for service; there is also an option
Percentage of population by degree of urbanization79.8 %61.43 %
Physician Density2.36 people/sq km3.61 people/sq km
Population Growth Rate0.58 %0.02 %
Population living in slums13.19 %0 %
Total deaths1.41M persons61,296.9 persons
Total demand for family planning (Percent)72.6 %81.66 %
Total fertility rate1.59 per woman1.22 per woman
Total net-migration-225,796.9 persons20,646.1 persons
Under-five mortality rate13.14 per live births2.2 per live births

Transportation

4 metrics
Metric🇧🇷 Brazil🇫🇮 FinlandShare
Air Travel Trips Per Capita (PPP)0.461.66
Airports5,29798
Civil Air Travel19842
Heliports1,87117

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