Brazil vs Kuwait: Compare Statistics

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

Summary

Comparing Brazil and Kuwait: Brazil leads on Oil Exports (699,000) against Kuwait (2.13); Kuwait leads on Refined Petroleum Products Production (915,800) against Brazil (2.81); Kuwait leads on Refined Petroleum Products Consumption (446,000) against Brazil (2.96). Across 106 compared metrics, Brazil wins on 59 and Kuwait wins on 35.

  • Communications: 6 metrics compared
  • Economy: 43 metrics compared
  • Environment: 6 metrics compared
  • Geography: 4 metrics compared
  • Government: 4 metrics compared
  • Health: 9 metrics compared
  • Military and Security: 1 metric compared
  • People and Society: 29 metrics compared
  • Transportation: 4 metrics compared

Communications

6 metrics
Metric🇧🇷 Brazil🇰🇼 KuwaitShare
Internet Usage Rate by Country (% of Population)84.15 %99.75 %
Internet Userspercent of population: 84% (2023 est.)percent of population: 100% (2023 est.)
Press Freedom Index Score63.8 points44.06 points
Radios711.18
Televisions36.5875,000
Waterways50,000none

Economy

43 metrics
Metric🇧🇷 Brazil🇰🇼 KuwaitShare
Agriculture Value Added as a Share of GDP by Country183.08B $782.32M $
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Country in Current US Dollars2.67T $199.86B $
Central Bank Discount Rate (%)7 %2.75 %
Coal Revenue0.010
Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate (%)46.92 %4.68 %
Current Health Expenditure (% of GDP)9.5 % of GDP5 % of GDP
Ease of Doing Business Index59.188.4
Electricity Consumption509.157.78
Electricity Exports2190
Electricity from Fossil Fuels17100
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants640
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels10
Electricity from Other Renewables180
Electricity Imports41.310
Electricity Installed Capacity150.818.89
Electricity Production567.965.95
Energy Consumption per Capita (USD)48.89 USD per capita389.85 USD per capita
Gross Fixed Investment18.915.3
Gross National Saving1535.4
Industrial Production Growth Rate (%)3.3 %-5.2 %
Inflation Rate (Consumer Prices)4.4 %2.9 %
Military Expenditures (% of GDP)1.1 % of GDP4.9 % of GDP
Natural Gas Consumption34.3521.72
Natural Gas Exports134.50
Natural Gas Imports10.515.13
Natural Gas Production23.9617.1
Natural Gas Proved Reserves377.41.78
Oil Consumption2.65354,000
Oil Exports699,0002.13
Oil Imports720,0000
Oil Production2.752.45
Oil Proved Reserves12.86104
Population Below Poverty Line4.2 peopleNA
Public Debt839.9
Real GDP Growth Rate (USD)3.4 USD-2.6 USD
Refined Petroleum Products Consumption2.96446,000
Refined Petroleum Products Exports279,000705,500
Refined Petroleum Products Imports490,4000
Refined Petroleum Products Production2.81915,800
Remittances0.20
Revenue from Forest Resources0.620
Taxes and Other Revenues14.7341.8
Unemployment Rate7.7 %2.2 %

Environment

6 metrics
Metric🇧🇷 Brazil🇰🇼 KuwaitShare
Annual CO₂ Emissions Growth (abs)-980,3846.35M
Carbon Dioxide Emissions437.77100.46
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 Janeirodensest settlement is along the Persian Gulf, particularly in Kuwait City and on Bubiyan Island; significant population threads extend south and west along highways that radiate from the capital, particularly in the southern half of the country
Total Renewable Groundwater Resources by Country645.6 Cubic meters per year0.02 Cubic meters per year
Total Renewable Water Resources8.6520

Geography

4 metrics
Metric🇧🇷 Brazil🇰🇼 KuwaitShare
Percentage of land area by degree of urbanization0.64 %5.25 %
Agricultural land2.37M sq. km1,500 sq. km
Coastline Length (km)7,491 km499 km
Irrigated Land91,833100

Government

4 metrics
Metric🇧🇷 Brazil🇰🇼 KuwaitShare
Rule of Law Index by Country37.95 %57.28 %
Administrative Divisions266
Independence719
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 vote21

Health

9 metrics
Metric🇧🇷 Brazil🇰🇼 KuwaitShare
Diabetes Deaths Per 100,000 (Age-Std)33.3742.98
Diabetes Prevalence (% of Population)10.625.6
Health Expenditure (% of GDP)9.9 % of GDP5.8 % of GDP
HIV/AIDS Adult Prevalence Rate0.6 %NA
Hospital Bed Density2.5 people/sq km2.4 people/sq km
Maternal Mortality Ratio (%)67 %8 %
Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate (%)22.1 %37.9 %
People Living With HIV/AIDS930,000<1000 (2018 est.)
Underweight Children Under 53.52.8

Military and Security

1 metric
Metric🇧🇷 Brazil🇰🇼 KuwaitShare
Total Armed Forces Personnel (PPP)762,00025,000

People and Society

29 metrics
Metric🇧🇷 Brazil🇰🇼 KuwaitShare
Currently married (Percent)55.24 %56.94 %
Human Capital Index0.560.56
Life expectancy at birth80.44 years83.34 years
Median age of population35.25 years34.92 years
Population Change856,607.6 persons73,768.4 persons
Population density25.56 per sq. km294.79 per sq. km
Total population213.63M persons5.12M persons
Academic Freedom Index0.850.42
Birth Rate (%)13.04 %17.36 %
Contraceptive Prevalence Rate80.5 %NA
Death Rate (%)7.07 %2.3 %
Education Expenditure (% of GDP)5.6 % of GDP6.4 % of GDP
Female population of reproductive age55.29M persons1.24M persons
Labor Force Participation Rate106.793
Learning-adjusted years of school7.91 years7.22 years
Length of paid parental leave for mother0 days0 days
Major Urban Areas Population22.62 people3.3 people
Mean Male Height (cm)173.55172.07
Military Manpower at Military Age1818
Military Service Age and Obligation1818
Percentage of population by degree of urbanization79.8 %96.55 %
Physician Density2.36 people/sq km2.27 people/sq km
Population Growth Rate0.58 %1.07 %
Population living in slums13.19 %0 %
Total deaths1.41M persons7,044.1 persons
Total demand for family planning (Percent)72.6 %43.04 %
Total fertility rate1.59 per woman1.38 per woman
Total net-migration-225,796.9 persons30,306.4 persons
Under-five mortality rate13.14 per live births7.07 per live births

Transportation

4 metrics
Metric🇧🇷 Brazil🇰🇼 KuwaitShare
Air Travel Trips Per Capita (PPP)0.461.44
Airports5,2976
Civil Air Travel1989
Heliports1,87120

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