Brazil vs Italy: Compare Statistics

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

Summary

Comparing Brazil and Italy: Brazil leads on Oil Imports (720,000) against Italy (1.80); Italy leads on Oil Production (151,800) against Brazil (2.75); Brazil leads on Population living in slums (13.19 %) against Italy (0.02 %). Across 112 compared metrics, Brazil wins on 61 and Italy wins on 44.

  • 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🇮🇹 ItalyShare
Internet Usage Rate by Country (% of Population)84.46 %89.22 %
Internet Userspercent of population: 84% (2023 est.)percent of population: 87% (2023 est.)
Press Freedom Index Score63.8 points68.01 points
Radios7150.5
Televisions36.530.3
Waterways50,0002,400

Economy

45 metrics
Metric🇧🇷 Brazil🇮🇹 ItalyShare
Agriculture Value Added as a Share of GDP by Country183.08B $39.41B $
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Country in Current US Dollars2.67T $2.61T $
Central Bank Discount Rate (%)7 %0.25 %
Coal Revenue0.010
Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate (%)46.92 %3 %
Current Health Expenditure (% of GDP)9.5 % of GDP8.7 % of GDP
Ease of Doing Business Index59.186.8
Electricity Consumption509.1293.5
Electricity Exports2196.16
Electricity from Fossil Fuels1754
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants6414
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels10
Electricity from Other Renewables1832
Electricity Imports41.3143.18
Electricity Installed Capacity150.8114.2
Electricity Production567.9275.3
Energy Consumption per Capita (USD)48.89 USD per capita96.8 USD per capita
Gini Index Coefficient51.633.7
Gross Fixed Investment18.918.2
Gross National Saving1520.3
Industrial Production Growth Rate (%)3.3 %0.2 %
Inflation Rate (Consumer Prices)4.4 %1 %
Military Expenditures (% of GDP)1.1 % of GDP2 % of GDP
Natural Gas Consumption34.3575.15
Natural Gas Exports134.5271.8
Natural Gas Imports10.5169.66
Natural Gas Production23.965.55
Natural Gas Proved Reserves377.438.11
Oil Consumption2.651.53
Oil Exports699,000529,100
Oil Imports720,0001.8
Oil Production2.75151,800
Oil Proved Reserves12.86476.5
Population Below Poverty Line4.2 people20.1 people
Public Debt83131.8
Real GDP Growth Rate (USD)3.4 USD0.7 USD
Refined Petroleum Products Consumption2.961.24
Refined Petroleum Products Exports279,000615,900
Refined Petroleum Products Imports490,400422,500
Refined Petroleum Products Production2.811.61
Remittances0.20.5
Revenue from Forest Resources0.620.01
Share of population in poverty ($3 a day)3.820.93
Taxes and Other Revenues1424.8
Unemployment Rate7.7 %6.8 %

Environment

6 metrics
Metric🇧🇷 Brazil🇮🇹 ItalyShare
Annual CO₂ Emissions Growth (abs)-980,384-10.36M
Carbon Dioxide Emissions437.77307.44
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 Janeiroa fairly even population distribution exists throughout most of the country, with coastal areas, the Po River Valley, and urban centers (particularly Milan, Rome, and Naples) attracting larger and denser populations
Total Renewable Groundwater Resources by Country645.6 Cubic meters per year43 Cubic meters per year
Total Renewable Water Resources8.65191.3

Geography

6 metrics
Metric🇧🇷 Brazil🇮🇹 ItalyShare
Percentage of land area by degree of urbanization0.64 %7.5 %
Above-Ground Biomass in Forest (tonnes/ha)171.92110.6
Agricultural land2.37M sq. km129,738 sq. km
Coastline Length (km)7,491 km7,600 km
Dam capacity per capita3,259.26 cubic meters per inhabitant170.53 cubic meters per inhabitant
Irrigated Land91,83324,460

Government

4 metrics
Metric🇧🇷 Brazil🇮🇹 ItalyShare
Rule of Law Index by Country37.95 %59.91 %
Administrative Divisions2615
Independence717
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🇮🇹 ItalyShare
Diabetes Deaths Per 100,000 (Age-Std)39.1316.29
Diabetes Prevalence (% of Population)10.67.7
Health Expenditure (% of GDP)9.9 % of GDP9 % of GDP
HIV/AIDS Adult Prevalence Rate0.6 %0.2 %
Hospital Bed Density2.5 people/sq km3.2 people/sq km
Maternal Mortality Ratio (%)67 %6 %
Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate (%)22.1 %19.9 %
People Living With HIV/AIDS930,000140,000
Underweight Children Under 5NANA

Military and Security

1 metric
Metric🇧🇷 Brazil🇮🇹 ItalyShare
Total Armed Forces Personnel (PPP)762,000338,000

People and Society

30 metrics
Metric🇧🇷 Brazil🇮🇹 ItalyShare
Currently married (Percent)55.24 %50.23 %
Human Capital Index0.560.73
Life expectancy at birth80.44 years86.43 years
Median age of population35.25 years48.58 years
Population Change856,607.6 persons-229,952.9 persons
Population density25.56 per sq. km199.46 per sq. km
Total population213.63M persons58.95M persons
Academic Freedom Index0.850.82
Average Female Breast Size by Country: Worldwide Data & RankingsA-BA
Birth Rate (%)13.04 %7.13 %
Contraceptive Prevalence Rate80.5 %65.1 %
Death Rate (%)7.07 %11.2 %
Education Expenditure (% of GDP)5.6 % of GDP4.1 % of GDP
Female population of reproductive age55.29M persons11.31M persons
Labor Force Participation Rate106.7925.83
Learning-adjusted years of school7.91 years10.57 years
Length of paid parental leave for mother0 days180 days
Major Urban Areas Population22.62 people4.32 people
Mean Male Height (cm)173.55177.77
Military Manpower at Military Age1818
Military Service Age and Obligation1817
Percentage of population by degree of urbanization79.8 %76.95 %
Physician Density2.36 people/sq km4.19 people/sq km
Population Growth Rate0.58 %-0.05 %
Population living in slums13.19 %0.02 %
Total deaths1.41M persons654,418.6 persons
Total demand for family planning (Percent)72.6 %64.07 %
Total fertility rate1.59 per woman1.19 per woman
Total net-migration-225,796.9 persons51,965.6 persons
Under-five mortality rate13.14 per live births2.43 per live births

Transportation

5 metrics
Metric🇧🇷 Brazil🇮🇹 ItalyShare
Air Travel Trips Per Capita (PPP)0.461.72
Airports5,297655
Annual Human Space Visits (Total)00
Civil Air Travel198125
Heliports1,871163

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