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Brazil vs Malta: Compare Statistics

Side-by-side comparison of 120 key metrics across economy, population, geography, and more — latest data through 2026.

Brazil
bra
Leads on 58 of 120 metrics
Malta
mlt
Leads on 52 of 120 metrics

Summary

Comparing Brazil and Malta: Brazil leads on Agricultural land (2.37 million sq. km) against Malta (65.40 sq. km); Brazil leads on Airports per 1,000 Sq Km (8.36 million) against Malta (320); Malta leads on Refined Petroleum Products Consumption (45,000) against Brazil (2.96). Across 120 compared metrics, Brazil wins on 58 and Malta wins on 52.

  • Communications: 8 metrics compared
  • Economy: 50 metrics compared
  • Environment: 7 metrics compared
  • Geography: 6 metrics compared
  • Government: 4 metrics compared
  • Health: 12 metrics compared
  • Military and Security: 1 metric compared
  • People and Society: 28 metrics compared
  • Transportation: 4 metrics compared

Communications

8 metrics
Metric🇧🇷 Brazil🇲🇹 MaltaShare
Internet Penetration Rate (%)84.46 %93.86 %★
Internet Usage Rate by Country (% of Population)84.15 %92.07 %★
Internet Userspercent of population: 84% (2023 est.)percent of population: 92% (2023 est.)
Mobile Internet Speed24.08 Mbps44.51 Mbps★
Press Freedom Index Score63.8 points★62.96 points
Radios71255,000★
Televisions36.5280,000★
Waterways50,000none

Economy

50 metrics
Metric🇧🇷 Brazil🇲🇹 MaltaShare
Agriculture Value Added as a Share of GDP by Country183.08B $★257.52M $
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Country in Current US Dollars2.67T $★28.53B $
AI Investment (% of GDP)16.98 %18.97 %★
Apple Import Volume235.12M tonnes★4.88M tonnes
Central Bank Discount Rate (%)7 %★-0.35 %
Coal Revenue0.01★0
Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate (%)46.92 %★3.7 %
Current Health Expenditure (% of GDP)9.5 % of GDP★9 % of GDP
Ease of Doing Business Index59.188.2★
Electricity Consumption509.1★2.12
Electricity Exports219★0
Electricity from Fossil Fuels1781★
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants64★0
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels1★0
Electricity from Other Renewables1819★
Electricity Imports41.31★1.53
Electricity Installed Capacity150.8575,100★
Electricity Production567.9813★
Energy Consumption per Capita (USD)48.89 USD per capita234.7 USD per capita★
Gini Index Coefficient51.6★34.6
Gross Fixed Investment18.9★15.8
Gross National Saving1533.5★
Industrial Production Growth Rate (%)3.3 %5.6 %★
Inflation Rate (Consumer Prices)4.4 %1.7 %★
Military Expenditures (% of GDP)1.1 % of GDP★0.5 % of GDP
Natural Gas Consumption34.35283.2★
Natural Gas Exports134.5★0
Natural Gas Imports10.51311.5★
Natural Gas Production23.96★0
Natural Gas Proved Reserves377.4★0
Oil Consumption2.6519,000★
Oil Exports699,000★0
Oil Imports720,000★18,420
Oil Production2.75★0
Oil Proved Reserves12.86★0
Population Below Poverty Line4.2 people★16.7 people
Public Debt8350.7★
Real GDP Growth Rate (USD)3.4 USD6 USD★
Refined Petroleum Products Consumption2.9645,000★
Refined Petroleum Products Exports279,000★10,400
Refined Petroleum Products Imports490,400★52,290
Refined Petroleum Products Production2.81★0
Remittances0.2★0.1
Revenue from Forest Resources0.62★0
Robotics Research Funding1.19 USD★0.65 USD
Share of population in poverty ($3 a day)4.850.11★
Taxes and Other Revenues1421.9★
Top Exporting Countries392.11B USD★29.59B USD
Unemployment Rate7.7 %2.8 %★
Youth Labor Force Participation Rate63.14 %★63.98 %

Environment

7 metrics
Metric🇧🇷 Brazil🇲🇹 MaltaShare
Annual CO₂ Emissions Growth (abs)-980,384★-39,236
Carbon Dioxide Emissions437.778.97★
Continental Shelf200200
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 of the population lives on the eastern half of Malta, the largest of the three inhabited islands
Protected Land Area for Adaptation30.75 sq km★28.47 sq km
Total Renewable Groundwater Resources by Country645.6 Cubic meters per year★0.05 Cubic meters per year
Total Renewable Water Resources8.6550.5★

Geography

6 metrics
Metric🇧🇷 Brazil🇲🇹 MaltaShare
Percentage of land area by degree of urbanization0.64 %50.9 %★
Agricultural land2.37M sq. km★65.4 sq. km
Airports per 1,000 Sq Km8.36M★320
Coastline Length (km)7,491 km★196.8 km
Dam capacity per capita3,259.26 cubic meters per inhabitant★0 cubic meters per inhabitant
Irrigated Land91,833★39

Government

4 metrics
Metric🇧🇷 Brazil🇲🇹 MaltaShare
Rule of Law Index by Country37.95 %72.82 %★
Administrative Divisions2668★
Independence721★
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

12 metrics
Metric🇧🇷 Brazil🇲🇹 MaltaShare
Access to Safe Drinking Water88.62 %99.83 %★
Diabetes Deaths Per 100,000 (Age-Std)39.1322.52★
Diabetes Prevalence (% of Population)10.6★10
Health Care Spending per Capita2,438.16 USD6,498.91 USD★
Health Expenditure (% of GDP)9.9 % of GDP10.6 % of GDP★
HIV/AIDS Adult Prevalence Rate0.6 %NA
Hospital Bed Density2.5 people/sq km4.4 people/sq km★
Maternal Mortality Ratio (%)67 %8 %★
Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate (%)22.1 %★28.9 %
People Living With HIV/AIDS930,000<500 (2016 est.)
Total Number of Doctors2.194.29★
Underweight Children Under 53.50.7★

Military and Security

1 metric
Metric🇧🇷 Brazil🇲🇹 MaltaShare
Total Armed Forces Personnel (PPP)762,000★2,000

People and Society

28 metrics
Metric🇧🇷 Brazil🇲🇹 MaltaShare
Currently married (Percent)55.24 %★52.5 %
Human Capital Index0.560.73★
Life expectancy at birth80.44 years86.08 years★
Median age of population35.25 years41.58 years★
Population Change856,607.6 persons★6,467.4 persons
Population density25.56 per sq. km★1,746.5 per sq. km
Total population213.63M persons★551,203 persons
Academic Freedom Index0.850.87★
Birth Rate (%)13.04 %★7.67 %
Contraceptive Prevalence Rate80.5 %NA
Death Rate (%)7.07 %★8.65 %
Education Expenditure (% of GDP)5.6 % of GDP★4.7 % of GDP
Female population of reproductive age55.29M persons★123,049.1 persons
Labor Force Participation Rate106.79318,200★
Learning-adjusted years of school7.91 years10.54 years★
Length of paid parental leave for mother0 days0 days
Major Urban Areas Population22.62 people213,000 people★
Mean Male Height (cm)173.55★173.32
Military Service Age and Obligation1818
Percentage of population by degree of urbanization79.8 %95.59 %★
Physician Density2.36 people/sq km7.86 people/sq km★
Population Growth Rate0.58 %0.65 %★
Population living in slums13.19 %★0.04 %
Total deaths1.41M persons4,202.1 persons★
Total demand for family planning (Percent)72.6 %★56.98 %
Total fertility rate1.59 per woman★1.11 per woman
Total net-migration-225,796.9 persons6,505.3 persons★
Under-five mortality rate13.14 per live births5.95 per live births★

Transportation

4 metrics
Metric🇧🇷 Brazil🇲🇹 MaltaShare
Air Travel Trips Per Capita (PPP)0.469.29★
Airports5,297★1
Civil Air Travel198★7
Heliports1,871★2

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