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Brazil vs Malawi: Compare Statistics

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

Brazil
bra
Leads on 74 of 106 metrics
Malawi
mwi
Leads on 26 of 106 metrics

Summary

Comparing Brazil and Malawi: Malawi leads on Oil Consumption (8,000) against Brazil (2.65); Malawi leads on Electricity Installed Capacity (375,000) against Brazil (150.80); Malawi leads on Refined Petroleum Products Consumption (6,000) against Brazil (2.96). Across 106 compared metrics, Brazil wins on 74 and Malawi wins on 26.

  • 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🇲🇼 MalawiShare
Internet Usage Rate by Country (% of Population)84.15 %★17.99 %
Internet Userspercent of population: 84% (2023 est.)percent of population: 18% (2023 est.)
Press Freedom Index Score63.8 points★59.2 points
Radios71★2.6
Televisions36.5NA
Waterways50,000★700

Economy

45 metrics
Metric🇧🇷 Brazil🇲🇼 MalawiShare
Agriculture Value Added as a Share of GDP by Country183.08B $★4.84B $
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Country in Current US Dollars2.67T $★12.28B $
Central Bank Discount Rate (%)7 %16 %★
Coal Revenue0.010.03★
Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate (%)46.92 %★38.1 %
Current Health Expenditure (% of GDP)9.5 % of GDP★9.3 % of GDP
Ease of Doing Business Index59.177.9★
Electricity Consumption509.1★1.32
Electricity Exports219★0
Electricity from Fossil Fuels17★1
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants6493★
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels1★0
Electricity from Other Renewables18★6
Electricity Imports41.31★0
Electricity Installed Capacity150.8375,000★
Electricity Production567.9★1.42
Energy Consumption per Capita (USD)48.89 USD per capita★1.79 USD per capita
Gini Index Coefficient51.6★38.5
Gross Fixed Investment18.923.1★
Gross National Saving15★3.9
Industrial Production Growth Rate (%)3.3 %★2.1 %
Inflation Rate (Consumer Prices)4.4 %★32.2 %
Military Expenditures (% of GDP)1.1 % of GDP★0.8 % 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 Consumption2.658,000★
Oil Exports699,000★0
Oil Imports720,000★7,124
Oil Production2.75★0
Oil Proved Reserves12.86★0
Population Below Poverty Line4.2 people★50.7 people
Public Debt8355.6★
Real GDP Growth Rate (USD)3.4 USD★1.8 USD
Refined Petroleum Products Consumption2.966,000★
Refined Petroleum Products Exports279,000★0
Refined Petroleum Products Imports490,400★4,769
Refined Petroleum Products Production2.81★0
Remittances0.21.4★
Revenue from Forest Resources0.626.19★
Share of population in poverty ($3 a day)7.02★75.44
Taxes and Other Revenues14★13.5
Unemployment Rate7.7 %5.1 %★

Environment

5 metrics
Metric🇧🇷 Brazil🇲🇼 MalawiShare
Annual CO₂ Emissions Growth (abs)-980,384★28,911
Carbon Dioxide Emissions437.772.27★
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 density is highest south of Lake Nyasa, as shown in this population distribution map
Total Renewable Groundwater Resources by Country645.6 Cubic meters per year★2.5 Cubic meters per year
Total Renewable Water Resources8.6517.28★

Geography

6 metrics
Metric🇧🇷 Brazil🇲🇼 MalawiShare
Percentage of land area by degree of urbanization0.64 %19.72 %★
Above-Ground Biomass in Forest (tonnes/ha)171.92★78.7
Agricultural land2.37M sq. km★62,626 sq. km
Coastline Length (km)7,491 km★0 km
Dam capacity per capita3,259.26 cubic meters per inhabitant★1.8 cubic meters per inhabitant
Irrigated Land91,833★740

Government

4 metrics
Metric🇧🇷 Brazil🇲🇼 MalawiShare
Rule of Law Index by Country37.95 %48.89 %★
Administrative Divisions2628★
Independence7★6
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🇲🇼 MalawiShare
Diabetes Prevalence (% of Population)10.6★5.7
Health Expenditure (% of GDP)9.9 % of GDP★7.4 % of GDP
HIV/AIDS Adult Prevalence Rate0.6 %★7.7 %
Hospital Bed Density2.1 people/sq km★1.3 people/sq km
Maternal Mortality Ratio (%)67 %★225 %
Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate (%)22.1 %5.8 %★
People Living With HIV/AIDS930,000★990,000
Underweight Children Under 53.5★11.6

Military and Security

1 metric
Metric🇧🇷 Brazil🇲🇼 MalawiShare
Total Armed Forces Personnel (PPP)762,000★15,000

People and Society

28 metrics
Metric🇧🇷 Brazil🇲🇼 MalawiShare
Currently married (Percent)55.24 %59.17 %★
Human Capital Index0.56★0.45
Life expectancy at birth80.44 years★72.03 years
Median age of population35.25 years★18.35 years
Population Change856,607.6 persons★579,788 persons
Population density25.56 per sq. km★240.56 per sq. km
Total population213.63M persons★22.78M persons
Academic Freedom Index0.85★0.8
Birth Rate (%)13.04 %28.04 %★
Contraceptive Prevalence Rate80.5 %★65.6 %
Death Rate (%)7.07 %3.57 %★
Education Expenditure (% of GDP)5.6 % of GDP★2.7 % of GDP
Female population of reproductive age55.29M persons★6.07M persons
Labor Force Participation Rate106.79★8.6
Learning-adjusted years of school7.91 years★5.77 years
Length of paid parental leave for mother0 days0 days
Major Urban Areas Population22.62 people★1.28 people
Mean Male Height (cm)173.55★162.23
Military Service Age and Obligation1818
Percentage of population by degree of urbanization79.8 %★71.82 %
Physician Density2.36 people/sq km★0.05 people/sq km
Population Growth Rate0.58 %2.16 %★
Population living in slums13.19 %33.18 %★
Total deaths1.41M persons110,901 persons★
Total demand for family planning (Percent)72.6 %★61.79 %
Total fertility rate1.59 per woman3.46 per woman★
Total net-migration-225,796.9 persons-4,828.6 persons★
Under-five mortality rate13.14 per live births★36.16 per live births

Transportation

3 metrics
Metric🇧🇷 Brazil🇲🇼 MalawiShare
Air Travel Trips Per Capita (PPP)0.46★0.01
Airports5,297★27
Civil Air Travel198★5

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