Brazil vs Kenya: Compare Statistics

Side-by-side comparison of 106 key metrics across economy, population, geography, and more — latest data through 2026.

Summary

Comparing Brazil and Kenya: Kenya leads on People Living With HIV/AIDS (1.40) against Brazil (930,000); Kenya leads on Refined Petroleum Products Consumption (109,000) against Brazil (2.96); Kenya leads on Oil Consumption (78,000) against Brazil (2.65). Across 106 compared metrics, Brazil wins on 63 and Kenya wins on 35.

  • Communications: 6 metrics compared
  • Economy: 45 metrics compared
  • Environment: 5 metrics compared
  • Geography: 6 metrics compared
  • Government: 4 metrics compared
  • Health: 8 metrics compared
  • Military and Security: 1 metric compared
  • People and Society: 28 metrics compared
  • Transportation: 3 metrics compared

Communications

6 metrics
Metric🇧🇷 Brazil🇰🇪 KenyaShare
Internet Usage Rate by Country (% of Population)84.46 %34.98 %
Internet Userspercent of population: 84% (2023 est.)percent of population: 35% (2023 est.)
Press Freedom Index Score63.8 points49.41 points
Radios713.07
Televisions36.5730,000
Waterways50,000(2011) none specifically; the only significant inland waterway is the part of Lake Victoria within the boundaries of Kenya; Kisumu is the main port and has ferry connections to Uganda and Tanzania

Economy

45 metrics
Metric🇧🇷 Brazil🇰🇪 KenyaShare
Agriculture Value Added as a Share of GDP by Country183.08B $29.92B $
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Country in Current US Dollars2.67T $125.39B $
Central Bank Discount Rate (%)7 %10 %
Coal Revenue0.010
Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate (%)46.92 %13.67 %
Current Health Expenditure (% of GDP)9.5 % of GDP5.2 % of GDP
Ease of Doing Business Index59.182.7
Electricity Consumption509.17.86
Electricity Exports21939.1
Electricity from Fossil Fuels1733
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants6434
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels10
Electricity from Other Renewables1833
Electricity Imports41.31184
Electricity Installed Capacity150.82.4
Electricity Production567.99.63
Energy Consumption per Capita (USD)48.89 USD per capita5.49 USD per capita
Gini Index Coefficient51.638.7
Gross Fixed Investment18.921.9
Gross National Saving1510.4
Industrial Production Growth Rate (%)3.3 %0.2 %
Inflation Rate (Consumer Prices)4.4 %4.5 %
Military Expenditures (% of GDP)1.1 % of GDP1.1 % of GDP
Natural Gas Consumption34.350
Natural Gas Exports134.50
Natural Gas Imports10.510
Natural Gas Production23.960
Natural Gas Proved Reserves377.40
Oil Consumption2.6578,000
Oil Exports699,0008,061
Oil Imports720,00080,160
Oil Production2.75136
Oil Proved Reserves12.860
Population Below Poverty Line4.2 people38.6 people
Public Debt8353.2
Real GDP Growth Rate (USD)3.4 USD4.5 USD
Refined Petroleum Products Consumption2.96109,000
Refined Petroleum Products Exports279,000173
Refined Petroleum Products Imports490,40090,620
Refined Petroleum Products Production2.8113,960
Remittances0.23.9
Revenue from Forest Resources0.621.3
Share of population in poverty ($3 a day)4.8546.88
Taxes and Other Revenues1414
Unemployment Rate7.7 %5.5 %

Environment

5 metrics
Metric🇧🇷 Brazil🇰🇪 KenyaShare
Annual CO₂ Emissions Growth (abs)-980,38439,712
Carbon Dioxide Emissions437.7719.02
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 heavily concentrated in the west along the shore of Lake Victoria; other areas of high density include the capital of Nairobi, and in the southeast along the Indian Ocean coast, as shown in this population distribution map
Total Renewable Groundwater Resources by Country645.6 Cubic meters per year3.5 Cubic meters per year
Total Renewable Water Resources8.6530.7

Geography

6 metrics
Metric🇧🇷 Brazil🇰🇪 KenyaShare
Percentage of land area by degree of urbanization0.64 %7.44 %
Above-Ground Biomass in Forest (tonnes/ha)171.92200.38
Agricultural land2.37M sq. km288,791 sq. km
Coastline Length (km)7,491 km536 km
Dam capacity per capita3,259.26 cubic meters per inhabitant419.81 cubic meters per inhabitant
Irrigated Land91,8331,030

Government

4 metrics
Metric🇧🇷 Brazil🇰🇪 KenyaShare
Rule of Law Index by Country37.95 %47.74 %
Administrative Divisions2647
Independence712
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

8 metrics
Metric🇧🇷 Brazil🇰🇪 KenyaShare
Diabetes Prevalence (% of Population)10.63.1
Health Expenditure (% of GDP)9.9 % of GDP4.5 % of GDP
HIV/AIDS Adult Prevalence Rate0.6 %4 %
Hospital Bed Density2.5 people/sq km1.3 people/sq km
Maternal Mortality Ratio (%)67 %379 %
Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate (%)22.1 %7.1 %
People Living With HIV/AIDS930,0001.4
Underweight Children Under 53.59.8

Military and Security

1 metric
Metric🇧🇷 Brazil🇰🇪 KenyaShare
Total Armed Forces Personnel (PPP)762,00024,000

People and Society

28 metrics
Metric🇧🇷 Brazil🇰🇪 KenyaShare
Currently married (Percent)55.24 %52.3 %
Human Capital Index0.560.56
Life expectancy at birth80.44 years67.26 years
Median age of population35.25 years20.29 years
Population Change856,607.6 persons1.15M persons
Population density25.56 per sq. km100.9 per sq. km
Total population213.63M persons58.63M persons
Academic Freedom Index0.850.86
Birth Rate (%)13.04 %25.93 %
Contraceptive Prevalence Rate80.5 %64.6 %
Death Rate (%)7.07 %4.72 %
Education Expenditure (% of GDP)5.6 % of GDP4 % of GDP
Female population of reproductive age55.29M persons15.72M persons
Labor Force Participation Rate106.7923.78
Learning-adjusted years of school7.91 years9.74 years
Length of paid parental leave for mother0 days0 days
Major Urban Areas Population22.62 people5.33 people
Mean Male Height (cm)173.55169.64
Military Service Age and Obligation1818
Percentage of population by degree of urbanization79.8 %77.4 %
Physician Density2.36 people/sq km0.29 people/sq km
Population Growth Rate0.58 %2.15 %
Population living in slums13.19 %39.89 %
Total deaths1.41M persons399,364.9 persons
Total demand for family planning (Percent)72.6 %52.14 %
Total fertility rate1.59 per woman3.07 per woman
Total net-migration-225,796.9 persons-11,734 persons
Under-five mortality rate13.14 per live births36.49 per live births

Transportation

3 metrics
Metric🇧🇷 Brazil🇰🇪 KenyaShare
Air Travel Trips Per Capita (PPP)0.460.11
Airports5,297368
Civil Air Travel19819

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