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Brazil vs Mexico: Compare Statistics

Side-by-side comparison of 124 key metrics across economy, population, geography, and more ā€” latest data through 2026.

Brazil
bra
Leads on 70 of 124 metrics
Mexico
mex
Leads on 46 of 124 metrics

Summary

Comparing Brazil and Mexico: Brazil leads on Oil Exports (699,000) against Mexico (1.51); Mexico leads on Refined Petroleum Products Production (844,600) against Brazil (2.81); Mexico leads on Total Renewable Water Resources (461.89) against Brazil (8.65). Across 124 compared metrics, Brazil wins on 70 and Mexico wins on 46.

  • Communications: 7 metrics compared
  • Economy: 51 metrics compared
  • Environment: 7 metrics compared
  • Geography: 7 metrics compared
  • Government: 4 metrics compared
  • Health: 11 metrics compared
  • Military and Security: 1 metric compared
  • People and Society: 30 metrics compared
  • Transportation: 5 metrics compared
  • Other: 1 metric compared

Communications

7 metrics
MetricšŸ‡§šŸ‡· BrazilšŸ‡²šŸ‡½ MexicoShare
Internet Penetration Rate (%)84.46 %ā˜…83.12 %
Internet Usage Rate by Country (% of Population)84.15 %ā˜…81.18 %
Internet Userspercent of population: 84% (2023 est.)percent of population: 81% (2023 est.)
Press Freedom Index Score63.8 pointsā˜…45.55 points
Radios71ā˜…31
Televisions36.5ā˜…25.6
Waterways50,000ā˜…2,900

Economy

51 metrics
MetricšŸ‡§šŸ‡· BrazilšŸ‡²šŸ‡½ MexicoShare
Agriculture Value Added as a Share of GDP by Country183.08B $ā˜…69.44B $
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Country in Current US Dollars2.67T $ā˜…2.29T $
AI Investment (% of GDP)16.98 %24.12 %ā˜…
Apple Import Volume235.12M tonnes246.26M tonnesā˜…
Central Bank Discount Rate (%)7 %7.25 %ā˜…
Coal Revenue0.010.03ā˜…
Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate (%)46.92 %ā˜…7.34 %
Current Health Expenditure (% of GDP)9.5 % of GDPā˜…5.4 % of GDP
Ease of Doing Business Index59.186.1ā˜…
Electricity Consumption509.1ā˜…258.7
Electricity Exports219ā˜…7.31
Electricity from Fossil Fuels1771ā˜…
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants64ā˜…17
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels12ā˜…
Electricity from Other Renewables18ā˜…9
Electricity Imports41.31ā˜…3.53
Electricity Installed Capacity150.8ā˜…72.56
Electricity Production567.9ā˜…302.7
Energy Consumption per Capita (USD)48.89 USD per capita57.54 USD per capitaā˜…
Gini Index Coefficient51.6ā˜…43.5
Gross Fixed Investment18.921.5ā˜…
Gross National Saving1521.4ā˜…
Industrial Production Growth Rate (%)3.3 %ā˜…0.2 %
Inflation Rate (Consumer Prices)4.4 %ā˜…4.7 %
Military Expenditures (% of GDP)1.1 % of GDPā˜…0.9 % of GDP
Natural Gas Consumption34.3581.61ā˜…
Natural Gas Exports134.5ā˜…36.81
Natural Gas Imports10.5150.12ā˜…
Natural Gas Production23.9631.57ā˜…
Natural Gas Proved Reserves377.4ā˜…279.8
Number of AI Patents Filed107 patents134 patentsā˜…
Oil Consumption2.65ā˜…2.07
Oil Exports699,000ā˜…1.51
Oil Imports720,000ā˜…496,000
Oil Production2.752.98ā˜…
Oil Proved Reserves12.86ā˜…10.42
Population Below Poverty Line4.2 peopleā˜…36.3 people
Public Debt8345.1ā˜…
Real GDP Growth Rate (USD)3.4 USDā˜…1.5 USD
Refined Petroleum Products Consumption2.96ā˜…1.98
Refined Petroleum Products Exports279,000ā˜…155,800
Refined Petroleum Products Imports490,400867,500ā˜…
Refined Petroleum Products Production2.81844,600ā˜…
Remittances0.23.7ā˜…
Revenue from Forest Resources0.62ā˜…0.1
Robotics Research Funding1.19 USDā˜…0.27 USD
Share of population in poverty ($3 a day)4.852.33ā˜…
Taxes and Other Revenues1414.2ā˜…
Top Exporting Countries392.11B USD681.35B USDā˜…
Unemployment Rate7.7 %2.8 %ā˜…
Youth Labor Force Participation Rate63.14 %61.61 %ā˜…

Environment

7 metrics
MetricšŸ‡§šŸ‡· BrazilšŸ‡²šŸ‡½ MexicoShare
Annual COā‚‚ Emissions Growth (abs)-980,384ā˜…2.73M
Carbon Dioxide Emissions437.77ā˜…441.05
Continental Shelf200natural prolongation of continental margin or 200 nm;
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 is found in the middle of the country between the states of Jalisco and Veracruz; approximately a quarter of the population lives in and around Mexico City
Protected Land Area for Adaptation30.75 sq kmā˜…15.55 sq km
Total Renewable Groundwater Resources by Country645.6 Cubic meters per yearā˜…150 Cubic meters per year
Total Renewable Water Resources8.65461.89ā˜…

Geography

7 metrics
MetricšŸ‡§šŸ‡· BrazilšŸ‡²šŸ‡½ MexicoShare
Percentage of land area by degree of urbanization0.64 %1.86 %ā˜…
Above-Ground Biomass in Forest (tonnes/ha)171.92ā˜…52.44
Agricultural land2.37M sq. kmā˜…1.04M sq. km
Airports per 1,000 Sq Km8.36Mā˜…1.94M
Coastline Length (km)7,491 km9,330 kmā˜…
Dam capacity per capita3,259.26 cubic meters per inhabitantā˜…1,145.45 cubic meters per inhabitant
Irrigated Land91,833ā˜…59,910

Government

4 metrics
MetricšŸ‡§šŸ‡· BrazilšŸ‡²šŸ‡½ MexicoShare
Rule of Law Index by Country37.95 %ā˜…17.92 %
Administrative Divisions2632ā˜…
Independence716ā˜…
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

11 metrics
MetricšŸ‡§šŸ‡· BrazilšŸ‡²šŸ‡½ MexicoShare
Access to Safe Drinking Water88.62 %ā˜…42.97 %
Diabetes Deaths Per 100,000 (Age-Std)39.13ā˜…117.66
Diabetes Prevalence (% of Population)10.616.4ā˜…
Health Care Spending per Capita2,438.16 USDā˜…1,579.68 USD
Health Expenditure (% of GDP)9.9 % of GDPā˜…6.1 % of GDP
HIV/AIDS Adult Prevalence Rate0.6 %0.4 %ā˜…
Hospital Bed Density2.5 people/sq kmā˜…1 people/sq km
Maternal Mortality Ratio (%)67 %42 %ā˜…
Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate (%)22.1 %ā˜…28.9 %
People Living With HIV/AIDS930,000340,000ā˜…
Underweight Children Under 53.5ā˜…4.2

Military and Security

1 metric
MetricšŸ‡§šŸ‡· BrazilšŸ‡²šŸ‡½ MexicoShare
Total Armed Forces Personnel (PPP)762,000ā˜…341,000

People and Society

30 metrics
MetricšŸ‡§šŸ‡· BrazilšŸ‡²šŸ‡½ MexicoShare
Currently married (Percent)55.24 %ā˜…51.87 %
Human Capital Index0.560.63ā˜…
Life expectancy at birth80.44 yearsā˜…80.06 years
Median age of population35.25 yearsā˜…29.96 years
Population Change856,607.6 persons1.20M personsā˜…
Population density25.56 per sq. kmā˜…67.89 per sq. km
Total population213.63M personsā˜…133.03M persons
Academic Freedom Index0.85ā˜…0.71
Average Female Breast Size by Country: Worldwide Data & RankingsA-Bā˜…A
Birth Rate (%)13.04 %14.73 %ā˜…
Contraceptive Prevalence Rate80.5 %ā˜…73.1 %
Death Rate (%)7.07 %6.04 %ā˜…
Education Expenditure (% of GDP)5.6 % of GDPā˜…4.1 % of GDP
Female population of reproductive age55.29M personsā˜…35.92M persons
Labor Force Participation Rate106.79ā˜…60.96
Learning-adjusted years of school7.91 years9.01 yearsā˜…
Length of paid parental leave for mother0 days0 days
Major Urban Areas Population22.62 peopleā˜…22.28 people
Mean Male Height (cm)173.55ā˜…169.01
Military Manpower at Military Age1818
Military Service Age and Obligation1818
Percentage of population by degree of urbanization79.8 %ā˜…77.59 %
Physician Density2.36 people/sq km2.59 people/sq kmā˜…
Population Growth Rate0.58 %0.81 %ā˜…
Population living in slums13.19 %15.76 %ā˜…
Total deaths1.41M persons685,869.9 personsā˜…
Total demand for family planning (Percent)72.6 %ā˜…62.6 %
Total fertility rate1.59 per woman1.84 per womanā˜…
Total net-migration-225,796.9 persons-98,968.7 personsā˜…
Under-five mortality rate13.14 per live births11.69 per live birthsā˜…

Transportation

5 metrics
MetricšŸ‡§šŸ‡· BrazilšŸ‡²šŸ‡½ MexicoShare
Air Travel Trips Per Capita (PPP)0.460.48ā˜…
Airports5,297ā˜…1,580
Annual Human Space Visits (Total)00
Civil Air Travel198ā˜…186
Heliports1,871ā˜…488

Other

1 metric
MetricšŸ‡§šŸ‡· BrazilšŸ‡²šŸ‡½ MexicoShare
Current Bank Rate14.5 %ā˜…6.5 %

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