Brazil vs Japan: Compare Statistics

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

Summary

Comparing Brazil and Japan: Brazil leads on Refined Petroleum Products Imports (490,400) against Japan (1.10); Brazil leads on Oil Imports (720,000) against Japan (4.39); Japan leads on Oil Production (131,800) against Brazil (2.75). Across 111 compared metrics, Brazil wins on 48 and Japan wins on 54.

  • Communications: 6 metrics compared
  • Economy: 45 metrics compared
  • Environment: 5 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🇯🇵 JapanShare
Internet Usage Rate by Country (% of Population)84.15 %86.98 %
Internet Userspercent of population: 84% (2023 est.)percent of population: 87% (2023 est.)
Press Freedom Index Score63.8 points63.14 points
Radios71120.5
Televisions36.586.5
Waterways50,0001,770

Economy

45 metrics
Metric🇧🇷 Brazil🇯🇵 JapanShare
Agriculture Value Added as a Share of GDP by Country183.08B $34.16B $
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Country in Current US Dollars2.67T $3.37T $
Central Bank Discount Rate (%)7 %0.3 %
Coal Revenue0.010
Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate (%)46.92 %1.48 %
Current Health Expenditure (% of GDP)9.5 % of GDP11 % of GDP
Ease of Doing Business Index59.186.1
Electricity Consumption509.1943.7
Electricity Exports2190
Electricity from Fossil Fuels1771
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants648
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels11
Electricity from Other Renewables1820
Electricity Imports41.310
Electricity Installed Capacity150.8295.9
Electricity Production567.9989.3
Energy Consumption per Capita (USD)48.89 USD per capita129.5 USD per capita
Gini Index Coefficient51.632.3
Gross Fixed Investment18.921.1
Gross National Saving1528
Industrial Production Growth Rate (%)3.3 %1.4 %
Inflation Rate (Consumer Prices)4.4 %2.7 %
Military Expenditures (% of GDP)1.1 % of GDP1.4 % of GDP
Natural Gas Consumption34.35127.2
Natural Gas Exports134.5169.9
Natural Gas Imports10.51116.6
Natural Gas Production23.963.06
Natural Gas Proved Reserves377.420.9
Oil Consumption2.654.45
Oil Exports699,000366,800
Oil Imports720,0004.39
Oil Production2.75131,800
Oil Proved Reserves12.8644.12
Population Below Poverty Line4.2 people16.1 people
Public Debt83215.9
Real GDP Growth Rate (USD)3.4 USD0.1 USD
Refined Petroleum Products Consumption2.963.89
Refined Petroleum Products Exports279,000370,900
Refined Petroleum Products Imports490,4001.1
Refined Petroleum Products Production2.813.47
Remittances0.20.1
Revenue from Forest Resources0.620.02
Share of population in poverty ($3 a day)2.771.21
Taxes and Other Revenues14.7335.2
Unemployment Rate7.7 %2.6 %

Environment

5 metrics
Metric🇧🇷 Brazil🇯🇵 JapanShare
Annual CO₂ Emissions Growth (abs)-980,384-25.04M
Carbon Dioxide Emissions437.77960.23
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 Janeiroall primary and secondary regions of high population density lie on the coast; one third of the population resides in and around Tokyo on the central plain (Kanto Plain)
Total Renewable Groundwater Resources by Country645.6 Cubic meters per year27 Cubic meters per year
Total Renewable Water Resources8.65430

Geography

6 metrics
Metric🇧🇷 Brazil🇯🇵 JapanShare
Percentage of land area by degree of urbanization0.64 %12.59 %
Above-Ground Biomass in Forest (tonnes/ha)171.92113
Agricultural land2.37M sq. km45,206 sq. km
Coastline Length (km)7,491 km29,751 km
Dam capacity per capita3,259.26 cubic meters per inhabitant255.33 cubic meters per inhabitant
Irrigated Land91,83315,730

Government

4 metrics
Metric🇧🇷 Brazil🇯🇵 JapanShare
Rule of Law Index by Country37.95 %95.09 %
Administrative Divisions2647
Independence73
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🇯🇵 JapanShare
Diabetes Deaths Per 100,000 (Age-Std)39.135.16
Diabetes Prevalence (% of Population)10.68.1
Health Expenditure (% of GDP)9.9 % of GDP10.8 % of GDP
HIV/AIDS Adult Prevalence Rate0.6 %NA
Hospital Bed Density2.5 people/sq km12.7 people/sq km
Maternal Mortality Ratio (%)67 %3 %
Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate (%)22.1 %4.3 %
People Living With HIV/AIDS930,00030,000
Underweight Children Under 5NANA

Military and Security

1 metric
Metric🇧🇷 Brazil🇯🇵 JapanShare
Total Armed Forces Personnel (PPP)762,000261,000

People and Society

30 metrics
Metric🇧🇷 Brazil🇯🇵 JapanShare
Currently married (Percent)55.24 %45.75 %
Human Capital Index0.560.82
Life expectancy at birth80.44 years88.16 years
Median age of population35.25 years50.21 years
Population Change856,607.6 persons-619,033.8 persons
Population density25.56 per sq. km324.98 per sq. km
Total population213.63M persons122.45M persons
Academic Freedom Index0.850.76
Average Female Breast Size by Country: Worldwide Data & RankingsA-BA-B
Birth Rate (%)13.04 %6.84 %
Contraceptive Prevalence Rate80.5 %39.8 %
Death Rate (%)7.07 %12.04 %
Education Expenditure (% of GDP)5.6 % of GDP3.3 % of GDP
Female population of reproductive age55.29M persons22.27M persons
Labor Force Participation Rate106.7969.38
Learning-adjusted years of school7.91 years12.03 years
Length of paid parental leave for mother0 days309 days
Major Urban Areas Population22.62 people37.19 people
Mean Male Height (cm)173.55170.82
Military Manpower at Military Age1818
Military Service Age and Obligation1818
Percentage of population by degree of urbanization79.8 %91.43 %
Physician Density2.36 people/sq km2.65 people/sq km
Population Growth Rate0.58 %-0.45 %
Population living in slums13.19 %2 %
Total deaths1.41M persons1.56M persons
Total demand for family planning (Percent)72.6 %59.68 %
Total fertility rate1.59 per woman1.19 per woman
Total net-migration-225,796.9 persons220,640.4 persons
Under-five mortality rate13.14 per live births2.28 per live births

Transportation

5 metrics
Metric🇧🇷 Brazil🇯🇵 JapanShare
Air Travel Trips Per Capita (PPP)0.461.25
Airports5,297280
Annual Human Space Visits (Total)01
Civil Air Travel198360
Heliports1,8713,036

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