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Brazil vs Laos: Compare Statistics

Side-by-side comparison of 105 key metrics across economy, population, geography, and more — latest data through 2026.

Brazil
bra
Leads on 68 of 105 metrics
Laos
lao
Leads on 31 of 105 metrics

Summary

Comparing Brazil and Laos: Laos leads on Major Urban Areas Population (721,000 people) against Brazil (22.62 people); Laos leads on Radios (730,000) against Brazil (71); Laos leads on Refined Petroleum Products Consumption (18,000) against Brazil (2.96). Across 105 compared metrics, Brazil wins on 68 and Laos wins on 31.

  • Communications: 6 metrics compared
  • Economy: 44 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: 29 metrics compared
  • Transportation: 2 metrics compared

Communications

6 metrics
Metric🇧🇷 Brazil🇱🇦 LaosShare
Internet Usage Rate by Country (% of Population)84.15 %★63.63 %
Internet Userspercent of population: 84% (2023 est.)percent of population: 64% (2023 est.)
Press Freedom Index Score63.8 points★33.22 points
Radios71730,000★
Televisions36.552,000★
Waterways50,000★4,600

Economy

44 metrics
Metric🇧🇷 Brazil🇱🇦 LaosShare
Agriculture Value Added as a Share of GDP by Country183.08B $★2.85B $
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Country in Current US Dollars2.67T $★13.95B $
Central Bank Discount Rate (%)7 %★4.3 %
Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate (%)46.92 %★18.5 %
Current Health Expenditure (% of GDP)9.5 % of GDP★2.3 % of GDP
Ease of Doing Business Index59.162.7★
Electricity Consumption509.1★5.47
Electricity Exports219★8.47
Electricity from Fossil Fuels1728★
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants6472★
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels1★0
Electricity from Other Renewables18★1
Electricity Imports41.31★2.5
Electricity Installed Capacity150.8★6.94
Electricity Production567.9★29.74
Energy Consumption per Capita (USD)48.89 USD per capita★34.46 USD per capita
Gini Index Coefficient51.6★38.8
Gross Fixed Investment18.928.6★
Gross National Saving1522.7★
Industrial Production Growth Rate (%)3.3 %3.9 %★
Inflation Rate (Consumer Prices)4.4 %★23.1 %
Military Expenditures (% of GDP)1.1 % of GDP★0.2 % of GDP
Natural Gas Consumption34.35★0
Natural Gas Exports134.5★0
Natural Gas Imports10.51★0
Natural Gas Production23.96★0
Natural Gas Proved Reserves377.4★0
Oil Consumption2.653,000★
Oil Exports699,000★0
Oil Imports720,000★1,918
Oil Production2.75★0
Oil Proved Reserves12.86★0
Population Below Poverty Line4.2 people★18.3 people
Public Debt8358.4★
Real GDP Growth Rate (USD)3.4 USD4.3 USD★
Refined Petroleum Products Consumption2.9618,000★
Refined Petroleum Products Exports279,000★0
Refined Petroleum Products Imports490,400★17,460
Refined Petroleum Products Production2.81★0
Remittances0.21.8★
Revenue from Forest Resources0.621.48★
Share of population in poverty ($3 a day)6.88★15.66
Taxes and Other Revenues14★12.1
Unemployment Rate7.7 %1.3 %★

Environment

5 metrics
Metric🇧🇷 Brazil🇱🇦 LaosShare
Annual CO₂ Emissions Growth (abs)-980,384★242,858
Carbon Dioxide Emissions437.7723.41★
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 Janeiromost densely populated area is in and around the capital city of Vientiane; large communities are primarily found along the Mekong River along the southwestern border; overall density is considered one of the lowest in Southeast Asia
Total Renewable Groundwater Resources by Country645.6 Cubic meters per year★37.9 Cubic meters per year
Total Renewable Water Resources8.65333.5★

Geography

6 metrics
Metric🇧🇷 Brazil🇱🇦 LaosShare
Percentage of land area by degree of urbanization0.64 %1.15 %★
Above-Ground Biomass in Forest (tonnes/ha)171.92★121.5
Agricultural land2.37M sq. km★21,486.6 sq. km
Coastline Length (km)7,491 km★0 km
Dam capacity per capita3,259.26 cubic meters per inhabitant★1,319.14 cubic meters per inhabitant
Irrigated Land91,833★4,410

Government

4 metrics
Metric🇧🇷 Brazil🇱🇦 LaosShare
Rule of Law Index by Country37.95 %★29.3 %
Administrative Divisions26★17
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 vote18

Health

8 metrics
Metric🇧🇷 Brazil🇱🇦 LaosShare
Diabetes Prevalence (% of Population)10.6★6.7
Health Expenditure (% of GDP)9.9 % of GDP★2.7 % of GDP
HIV/AIDS Adult Prevalence Rate0.6 %0.3 %★
Hospital Bed Density2.5 people/sq km★1.3 people/sq km
Maternal Mortality Ratio (%)67 %★112 %
Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate (%)22.1 %5.3 %★
People Living With HIV/AIDS930,00015,000★
Underweight Children Under 53.5★24.3

Military and Security

1 metric
Metric🇧🇷 Brazil🇱🇦 LaosShare
Total Armed Forces Personnel (PPP)762,000★129,000

People and Society

29 metrics
Metric🇧🇷 Brazil🇱🇦 LaosShare
Currently married (Percent)55.24 %61.45 %★
Human Capital Index0.56★0.46
Life expectancy at birth80.44 years★72.32 years
Median age of population35.25 years★25.25 years
Population Change856,607.6 persons★102,278.9 persons
Population density25.56 per sq. km★34.57 per sq. km
Total population213.63M persons★7.98M persons
Academic Freedom Index0.85★0.12
Birth Rate (%)13.04 %19.22 %★
Contraceptive Prevalence Rate80.5 %★54.1 %
Death Rate (%)7.07 %6.07 %★
Education Expenditure (% of GDP)5.6 % of GDP★1.2 % of GDP
Female population of reproductive age55.29M persons★2.16M persons
Labor Force Participation Rate106.79★3.59
Learning-adjusted years of school7.91 years★5.98 years
Length of paid parental leave for mother0 days0 days
Major Urban Areas Population22.62 people721,000 people★
Mean Male Height (cm)173.55★160.52
Military Manpower at Military Age1818
Military Service Age and Obligation1818
Percentage of population by degree of urbanization79.8 %★32.65 %
Physician Density2.36 people/sq km★0.33 people/sq km
Population Growth Rate0.58 %1.22 %★
Population living in slums13.19 %47.45 %★
Total deaths1.41M persons47,791 persons★
Total demand for family planning (Percent)72.6 %★48.69 %
Total fertility rate1.59 per woman2.33 per woman★
Total net-migration-225,796.9 persons-10,536.3 persons★
Under-five mortality rate13.14 per live births★34.16 per live births

Transportation

2 metrics
Metric🇧🇷 Brazil🇱🇦 LaosShare
Air Travel Trips Per Capita (PPP)0.46★0.26
Airports5,297★20

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