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Brazil vs Iran: Compare Statistics

Side-by-side comparison of 123 key metrics across economy, population, geography, and more ā€” latest data through 2026.

Brazil
bra
Leads on 75 of 123 metrics
Iran
irn
Leads on 37 of 123 metrics

Summary

Comparing Brazil and Iran: Brazil leads on Oil Exports (699,000) against Iran (2.52); Brazil leads on Number of AI Patents Filed (152 patents) against Iran (1 patents); Brazil leads on Revenue from Forest Resources (0.62) against Iran (0.01). Across 123 compared metrics, Brazil wins on 75 and Iran wins on 37.

  • Communications: 7 metrics compared
  • Economy: 50 metrics compared
  • Environment: 7 metrics compared
  • Geography: 7 metrics compared
  • Government: 4 metrics compared
  • Health: 11 metrics compared
  • Military and Security: 1 metric compared
  • People and Society: 30 metrics compared
  • Transportation: 5 metrics compared
  • Other: 1 metric compared

Communications

7 metrics
MetricšŸ‡§šŸ‡· BrazilšŸ‡®šŸ‡· IranShare
Internet Penetration Rate (%)84.46 %85.34 %ā˜…
Internet Usage Rate by Country (% of Population)84.15 %ā˜…79.63 %
Internet Userspercent of population: 84% (2023 est.)percent of population: 80% (2023 est.)
Press Freedom Index Score63.8 pointsā˜…16.22 points
Radios71ā˜…17
Televisions36.5ā˜…4.61
Waterways50,000ā˜…850

Economy

50 metrics
MetricšŸ‡§šŸ‡· BrazilšŸ‡®šŸ‡· IranShare
Agriculture Value Added as a Share of GDP by Country183.08B $ā˜…58.51B $
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Country in Current US Dollars2.67T $ā˜…584.26B $
AI Investment (% of GDP)16.98 %44.35 %ā˜…
Central Bank Discount Rate (%)7 %NA
Coal Revenue0.010.01
Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate (%)46.92 %ā˜…18 %
Current Health Expenditure (% of GDP)9.5 % of GDPā˜…8.7 % of GDP
Ease of Doing Business Index59.167.8ā˜…
Electricity Consumption509.1ā˜…236.3
Electricity Exports219ā˜…6.82
Electricity from Fossil Fuels1784ā˜…
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants64ā˜…15
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels11
Electricity from Other Renewables18ā˜…0
Electricity Imports41.31ā˜…4.22
Electricity Installed Capacity150.8ā˜…77.6
Electricity Production567.9ā˜…272.3
Energy Consumption per Capita (USD)48.89 USD per capita160.78 USD per capitaā˜…
Gini Index Coefficient51.6ā˜…35.9
Gross Fixed Investment18.931.2ā˜…
Gross National Saving1537.9ā˜…
Industrial Production Growth Rate (%)3.3 %ā˜…2.8 %
Inflation Rate (Consumer Prices)4.4 %ā˜…32.5 %
Military Expenditures (% of GDP)1.1 % of GDP2 % of GDPā˜…
Natural Gas Consumption34.35206.9ā˜…
Natural Gas Exports134.5ā˜…11.64
Natural Gas Imports10.51ā˜…3.99
Natural Gas Production23.96214.5ā˜…
Natural Gas Proved Reserves377.4ā˜…33.72
Number of AI Patents Filed152 patentsā˜…1 patents
Oil Consumption2.65ā˜…1.85
Oil Exports699,000ā˜…2.52
Oil Imports720,000ā˜…297,100
Oil Production2.754.25ā˜…
Oil Proved Reserves12.86137ā˜…
Population Below Poverty Line4.2 peopleā˜…18.7 people
Public Debt8339.5ā˜…
Real GDP Growth Rate (USD)3.4 USDā˜…3 USD
Refined Petroleum Products Consumption2.96ā˜…1.8
Refined Petroleum Products Exports279,000397,200ā˜…
Refined Petroleum Products Imports490,400ā˜…64,160
Refined Petroleum Products Production2.81ā˜…1.76
Remittances0.2ā˜…0
Revenue from Forest Resources0.62ā˜…0.01
Robotics Research Funding1.13 USDā˜…0.73 USD
Share of population in poverty ($3 a day)3.822.49ā˜…
Taxes and Other Revenues14.7317.3ā˜…
Top Exporting Countries392.11B USDā˜…111.93B USD
Unemployment Rate7.7 %ā˜…9.2 %
Youth Labor Force Participation Rate63.14 %40.97 %ā˜…

Environment

7 metrics
MetricšŸ‡§šŸ‡· BrazilšŸ‡®šŸ‡· IranShare
Annual COā‚‚ Emissions Growth (abs)-980,384ā˜…2.96M
Carbon Dioxide Emissions437.77ā˜…823.36
Continental Shelf200not specific;
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 is concentrated in the north, northwest, and west, reflecting the position of the Zagros and Elburz Mountains; the vast, dry areas in the center and eastern parts of the country, around the deserts of the Dasht-e Kavir and Dasht-e Lut, have a m
Protected Land Area for Adaptation30.75 sq kmā˜…7.96 sq km
Total Renewable Groundwater Resources by Country645.6 Cubic meters per yearā˜…49.3 Cubic meters per year
Total Renewable Water Resources8.65137ā˜…

Geography

7 metrics
MetricšŸ‡§šŸ‡· BrazilšŸ‡®šŸ‡· IranShare
Percentage of land area by degree of urbanization0.64 %1.23 %ā˜…
Above-Ground Biomass in Forest (tonnes/ha)171.92ā˜…137.67
Agricultural land2.37M sq. kmā˜…472,428 sq. km
Airports per 1,000 Sq Km8.36Mā˜…1.62M
Coastline Length (km)7,491 kmā˜…2,440 km
Dam capacity per capita3,259.26 cubic meters per inhabitantā˜…477.98 cubic meters per inhabitant
Irrigated Land91,833ā˜…79,721

Government

4 metrics
MetricšŸ‡§šŸ‡· BrazilšŸ‡®šŸ‡· IranShare
Rule of Law Index by Country37.95 %ā˜…10.13 %
Administrative Divisions2631ā˜…
Independence7ā˜…1
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

11 metrics
MetricšŸ‡§šŸ‡· BrazilšŸ‡®šŸ‡· IranShare
Access to Safe Drinking Water88.62 %94.41 %ā˜…
Diabetes Deaths Per 100,000 (Age-Std)34.84ā˜…35.66
Diabetes Prevalence (% of Population)10.6ā˜…9
Health Care Spending per Capita2,438.16 USDā˜…1,193.5 USD
Health Expenditure (% of GDP)9.9 % of GDPā˜…5.8 % of GDP
HIV/AIDS Adult Prevalence Rate0.6 %(2021 est.) <0.1%
Hospital Bed Density2.5 people/sq kmā˜…1.9 people/sq km
Maternal Mortality Ratio (%)67 %16 %ā˜…
Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate (%)22.1 %ā˜…25.8 %
People Living With HIV/AIDS930,00054,000ā˜…
Underweight Children Under 53.5ā˜…4.3

Military and Security

1 metric
MetricšŸ‡§šŸ‡· BrazilšŸ‡®šŸ‡· IranShare
Total Armed Forces Personnel (PPP)762,000ā˜…650,000

People and Society

30 metrics
MetricšŸ‡§šŸ‡· BrazilšŸ‡®šŸ‡· IranShare
Currently married (Percent)55.24 %67.96 %ā˜…
Human Capital Index0.560.61ā˜…
Life expectancy at birth80.44 years81.67 yearsā˜…
Median age of population35.25 yearsā˜…34.48 years
Population Change856,607.6 personsā˜…782,588.4 persons
Population density25.56 per sq. kmā˜…57.41 per sq. km
Total population213.63M personsā˜…93.27M persons
Academic Freedom Index0.85ā˜…0.06
Average Female Breast Size by Country: Worldwide Data & RankingsA-Bā˜…A
Birth Rate (%)13.04 %ā˜…11.24 %
Contraceptive Prevalence Rate80.5 %NA
Death Rate (%)7.07 %4.42 %ā˜…
Education Expenditure (% of GDP)5.6 % of GDPā˜…2.8 % of GDP
Female population of reproductive age55.29M personsā˜…24.90M persons
Labor Force Participation Rate106.79ā˜…28.58
Learning-adjusted years of school7.91 years8.35 yearsā˜…
Length of paid parental leave for mother0 days0 days
Major Urban Areas Population22.62 peopleā˜…9.5 people
Mean Male Height (cm)173.55173.57ā˜…
Military Manpower at Military Age1821ā˜…
Military Service Age and Obligation18ā˜…16
Percentage of population by degree of urbanization79.8 %84.83 %ā˜…
Physician Density2.36 people/sq kmā˜…1.81 people/sq km
Population Growth Rate0.58 %ā˜…-0.87 %
Population living in slums13.19 %43.64 %ā˜…
Total deaths1.41M persons390,941 personsā˜…
Total demand for family planning (Percent)72.6 %ā˜…59.47 %
Total fertility rate1.59 per woman1.66 per womanā˜…
Total net-migration-225,796.9 persons66,609.8 personsā˜…
Under-five mortality rate13.14 per live births9.78 per live birthsā˜…

Transportation

5 metrics
MetricšŸ‡§šŸ‡· BrazilšŸ‡®šŸ‡· IranShare
Air Travel Trips Per Capita (PPP)0.46ā˜…0.21
Airports5,297ā˜…177
Annual Human Space Visits (Total)00
Civil Air Travel198ā˜…48
Heliports1,871ā˜…90

Other

1 metric
MetricšŸ‡§šŸ‡· BrazilšŸ‡®šŸ‡· IranShare
Current Bank Rate14.5 %23 %ā˜…

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