Geo Factbook Logo
Geo Factbook

Brazil vs Maldives: Compare Statistics

Side-by-side comparison of 112 key metrics across economy, population, geography, and more — latest data through 2026.

Brazil
bra
Leads on 63 of 112 metrics
Maldives
mdv
Leads on 39 of 112 metrics

Summary

Comparing Brazil and Maldives: Brazil leads on Agricultural land (2.37 million sq. km) against Maldives (53 sq. km); Brazil leads on Airports per 1,000 Sq Km (8.36 million) against Maldives (298); Brazil leads on Total Renewable Groundwater Resources by Country (645.60 Cubic meters per year) against Maldives (0.03 Cubic meters per year). Across 112 compared metrics, Brazil wins on 63 and Maldives wins on 39.

  • Communications: 7 metrics compared
  • Economy: 48 metrics compared
  • Environment: 6 metrics compared
  • Geography: 7 metrics compared
  • Government: 4 metrics compared
  • Health: 10 metrics compared
  • Military and Security: 1 metric compared
  • People and Society: 26 metrics compared
  • Transportation: 3 metrics compared

Communications

7 metrics
Metric🇧🇷 Brazil🇲🇻 MaldivesShare
Internet Penetration Rate (%)84.46 %85.24 %★
Internet Usage Rate by Country (% of Population)84.15 %84.69 %★
Internet Userspercent of population: 84% (2023 est.)percent of population: 85% (2023 est.)
Press Freedom Index Score63.8 points★52.46 points
Radios7135,000★
Televisions36.510,000★
Waterways50,000none

Economy

48 metrics
Metric🇧🇷 Brazil🇲🇻 MaldivesShare
Agriculture Value Added as a Share of GDP by Country183.08B $★324.85M $
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Country in Current US Dollars2.67T $★8.99B $
AI Investment (% of GDP)16.98 %30.79 %★
Apple Import Volume235.12M tonnes★3.15M tonnes
Central Bank Discount Rate (%)7 %7 %
Coal Revenue0.01★0
Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate (%)46.92 %★10.5 %
Current Health Expenditure (% of GDP)9.5 % of GDP★9.4 % of GDP
Ease of Doing Business Index59.189.2★
Electricity Consumption509.1★373.9
Electricity Exports219★0
Electricity from Fossil Fuels1796★
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants64★0
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels1★0
Electricity from Other Renewables18★4
Electricity Imports41.31★0
Electricity Installed Capacity150.8278,000★
Electricity Production567.9★402
Energy Consumption per Capita (USD)48.89 USD per capita50.89 USD per capita★
Gini Index Coefficient51.6★29.3
Gross National Saving15★0.5
Industrial Production Growth Rate (%)3.3 %★-2.7 %
Inflation Rate (Consumer Prices)4.4 %1.4 %★
Military Expenditures (% of GDP)1.1 % of GDPnot available
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 Consumption2.656,000★
Oil Exports699,000★0
Oil Imports720,000★6,088
Oil Production2.75★0
Oil Proved Reserves12.86★0
Population Below Poverty Line4.2 people★5.4 people
Public Debt8361.7★
Real GDP Growth Rate (USD)3.4 USD5.1 USD★
Refined Petroleum Products Consumption2.9611,000★
Refined Petroleum Products Exports279,000★0
Refined Petroleum Products Imports490,400★10,840
Refined Petroleum Products Production2.81★0
Remittances0.2★0.1
Revenue from Forest Resources0.62★0
Share of population in poverty ($3 a day)7.020★
Taxes and Other Revenues1419.5★
Top Exporting Countries392.11B USD★5.52B USD
Unemployment Rate7.7 %4.7 %★
Youth Labor Force Participation Rate63.14 %★63.5 %

Environment

6 metrics
Metric🇧🇷 Brazil🇲🇻 MaldivesShare
Annual CO₂ Emissions Growth (abs)-980,384★100,876
Carbon Dioxide Emissions437.771.91★
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 Janeiroabout a third of the population lives in the centrally located capital city of Male and almost a tenth in southern Addu City; the remainder of the populace is spread over the 200 or so populated islands of the archipelago
Protected Land Area for Adaptation30.75 sq km★3.21 sq km
Total Renewable Groundwater Resources by Country645.6 Cubic meters per year★0.03 Cubic meters per year
Total Renewable Water Resources8.6530★

Geography

7 metrics
Metric🇧🇷 Brazil🇲🇻 MaldivesShare
Percentage of land area by degree of urbanization0.64 %4.29 %★
Above-Ground Biomass in Forest (tonnes/ha)171.92★135
Agricultural land2.37M sq. km★53 sq. km
Airports per 1,000 Sq Km8.36M★298
Coastline Length (km)7,491 km★644 km
Dam capacity per capita3,259.26 cubic meters per inhabitant★0 cubic meters per inhabitant
Irrigated Land91,833★0

Government

4 metrics
Metric🇧🇷 Brazil🇲🇻 MaldivesShare
Rule of Law Index by Country37.95 %63.29 %★
Administrative Divisions26★21
Independence726★
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

10 metrics
Metric🇧🇷 Brazil🇲🇻 MaldivesShare
Diabetes Deaths Per 100,000 (Age-Std)39.1322.1★
Diabetes Prevalence (% of Population)10.6★9.5
Health Care Spending per Capita2,438.16 USD2,438.31 USD★
Health Expenditure (% of GDP)9.9 % of GDP10 % of GDP★
HIV/AIDS Adult Prevalence Rate0.6 %NA
Hospital Bed Density2.5 people/sq km5 people/sq km★
Maternal Mortality Ratio (%)67 %32 %★
Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate (%)22.1 %8.6 %★
People Living With HIV/AIDS930,000NA
Underweight Children Under 53.5★14.8

Military and Security

1 metric
Metric🇧🇷 Brazil🇲🇻 MaldivesShare
Total Armed Forces Personnel (PPP)673,200★5,000

People and Society

26 metrics
Metric🇧🇷 Brazil🇲🇻 MaldivesShare
Currently married (Percent)55.24 %66.12 %★
Life expectancy at birth80.44 years84.47 years★
Median age of population35.25 years★33.4 years
Population Change856,607.6 persons★-2,969.7 persons
Population density25.56 per sq. km★1,779.89 per sq. km
Total population213.63M persons★531,553 persons
Academic Freedom Index0.85★0.56
Birth Rate (%)13.04 %14.77 %★
Contraceptive Prevalence Rate80.5 %★18.8 %
Death Rate (%)7.07 %4.3 %★
Education Expenditure (% of GDP)5.6 % of GDP★5.2 % of GDP
Female population of reproductive age55.29M persons★116,911.6 persons
Labor Force Participation Rate106.79270,300★
Length of paid parental leave for mother0 days0 days
Major Urban Areas Population22.62 people177,000 people★
Mean Male Height (cm)173.55★167.68
Military Service Age and Obligation1818
Percentage of population by degree of urbanization79.8 %★58.42 %
Physician Density2.36 people/sq km★2.24 people/sq km
Population Growth Rate0.58 %★-0.24 %
Population living in slums13.19 %32.87 %★
Total deaths1.41M persons1,125.9 persons★
Total demand for family planning (Percent)72.6 %★37.68 %
Total fertility rate1.59 per woman★1.53 per woman
Total net-migration-225,796.9 persons-7,109.7 persons★
Under-five mortality rate13.14 per live births4.92 per live births★

Transportation

3 metrics
Metric🇧🇷 Brazil🇲🇻 MaldivesShare
Air Travel Trips Per Capita (PPP)0.466.12★
Airports5,297★20
Civil Air Travel198★1

Related comparisons

More Brazil comparisons

More Maldives comparisons