Brazil vs Ireland: Compare Statistics

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

Summary

Comparing Brazil and Ireland: Ireland leads on Oil Consumption (159,700) against Brazil (2.65); Ireland leads on Refined Petroleum Products Consumption (153,700) against Brazil (2.96); Ireland leads on Refined Petroleum Products Production (64,970) against Brazil (2.81). Across 111 compared metrics, Brazil wins on 63 and Ireland wins on 41.

  • 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🇮🇪 IrelandShare
Internet Usage Rate by Country (% of Population)84.15 %96.5 %
Internet Userspercent of population: 84% (2023 est.)percent of population: 97% (2023 est.)
Press Freedom Index Score63.8 points86.92 points
Radios712.55
Televisions36.51.82
Waterways50,000956

Economy

45 metrics
Metric🇧🇷 Brazil🇮🇪 IrelandShare
Agriculture Value Added as a Share of GDP by Country183.08B $8.24B $
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Country in Current US Dollars2.67T $691.57B $
Central Bank Discount Rate (%)7 %0.05 %
Coal Revenue0.010
Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate (%)46.92 %4.08 %
Current Health Expenditure (% of GDP)9.5 % of GDP6.9 % of GDP
Ease of Doing Business Index59.194.4
Electricity Consumption509.125.68
Electricity Exports2191.58
Electricity from Fossil Fuels1765
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants642
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels10
Electricity from Other Renewables1833
Electricity Imports41.31871
Electricity Installed Capacity150.89.95
Electricity Production567.928.53
Energy Consumption per Capita (USD)48.89 USD per capita113.84 USD per capita
Gini Index Coefficient51.629.9
Gross Fixed Investment18.99.3
Gross National Saving1533.1
Industrial Production Growth Rate (%)3.3 %-4.9 %
Inflation Rate (Consumer Prices)4.4 %2.1 %
Military Expenditures (% of GDP)1.1 % of GDP0.2 % of GDP
Natural Gas Consumption34.355.24
Natural Gas Exports134.50
Natural Gas Imports10.511.64
Natural Gas Production23.963.51
Natural Gas Proved Reserves377.49.91
Oil Consumption2.65159,700
Oil Exports699,00017,480
Oil Imports720,000176,000
Oil Production2.75431
Oil Proved Reserves12.860
Population Below Poverty Line4.2 people14 people
Public Debt8345.4
Real GDP Growth Rate (USD)3.4 USD1.2 USD
Refined Petroleum Products Consumption2.96153,700
Refined Petroleum Products Exports279,00037,040
Refined Petroleum Products Imports490,400126,600
Refined Petroleum Products Production2.8164,970
Remittances0.20.1
Revenue from Forest Resources0.620.01
Share of population in poverty ($3 a day)3.820.08
Taxes and Other Revenues1416.8
Unemployment Rate7.7 %4.4 %

Environment

6 metrics
Metric🇧🇷 Brazil🇮🇪 IrelandShare
Annual CO₂ Emissions Growth (abs)-980,384-257,316
Carbon Dioxide Emissions437.7735.49
Continental Shelf200no precise definition;
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 distribution is weighted to the eastern side of the island, with the largest concentration in and around Dublin; populations in the west are small due to mountainous land, poorer soil, and lack of transport routes
Total Renewable Groundwater Resources by Country645.6 Cubic meters per year10.8 Cubic meters per year
Total Renewable Water Resources8.6552

Geography

6 metrics
Metric🇧🇷 Brazil🇮🇪 IrelandShare
Percentage of land area by degree of urbanization0.64 %2.15 %
Above-Ground Biomass in Forest (tonnes/ha)171.92111.64
Agricultural land2.37M sq. km41,336 sq. km
Coastline Length (km)7,491 km1,448 km
Dam capacity per capita3,259.26 cubic meters per inhabitant162.41 cubic meters per inhabitant
Irrigated Land91,8330

Government

4 metrics
Metric🇧🇷 Brazil🇮🇪 IrelandShare
Rule of Law Index by Country37.95 %97.46 %
Administrative Divisions2628
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🇮🇪 IrelandShare
Diabetes Deaths Per 100,000 (Age-Std)39.1310.06
Diabetes Prevalence (% of Population)10.63.6
Health Expenditure (% of GDP)9.9 % of GDP6.1 % of GDP
HIV/AIDS Adult Prevalence Rate0.6 %0.3 %
Hospital Bed Density2.5 people/sq km2.9 people/sq km
Maternal Mortality Ratio (%)67 %4 %
Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate (%)22.1 %25.3 %
People Living With HIV/AIDS930,0007,800
Underweight Children Under 5NANA

Military and Security

1 metric
Metric🇧🇷 Brazil🇮🇪 IrelandShare
Total Armed Forces Personnel (PPP)762,0009,000

People and Society

30 metrics
Metric🇧🇷 Brazil🇮🇪 IrelandShare
Currently married (Percent)55.24 %44.92 %
Human Capital Index0.560.83
Life expectancy at birth80.44 years85.07 years
Median age of population35.25 years39.37 years
Population Change856,607.6 persons48,816.6 persons
Population density25.56 per sq. km78.85 per sq. km
Total population213.63M persons5.36M persons
Academic Freedom Index0.850.92
Average Female Breast Size by Country: Worldwide Data & RankingsA-BB
Birth Rate (%)13.04 %10.95 %
Contraceptive Prevalence Rate80.5 %NA
Death Rate (%)7.07 %7.43 %
Education Expenditure (% of GDP)5.6 % of GDP2.9 % of GDP
Female population of reproductive age55.29M persons1.27M persons
Labor Force Participation Rate106.792.86
Learning-adjusted years of school7.91 years12.12 years
Length of paid parental leave for mother0 days68.6 days
Major Urban Areas Population22.62 people1.27 people
Mean Male Height (cm)173.55178.93
Military Manpower at Military Age1817
Military Service Age and Obligation1818
Percentage of population by degree of urbanization79.8 %55.92 %
Physician Density2.36 people/sq km3.88 people/sq km
Population Growth Rate0.58 %0.8 %
Population living in slums13.19 %8.87 %
Total deaths1.41M persons37,283 persons
Total demand for family planning (Percent)72.6 %70.02 %
Total fertility rate1.59 per woman1.53 per woman
Total net-migration-225,796.9 persons36,316.6 persons
Under-five mortality rate13.14 per live births3.03 per live births

Transportation

4 metrics
Metric🇧🇷 Brazil🇮🇪 IrelandShare
Air Travel Trips Per Capita (PPP)0.464.17
Airports5,297100
Civil Air Travel19823
Heliports1,87110

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