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Brazil vs Mexico: Compare Statistics

Side-by-side comparison of 186 key metrics across economy, population, geography, and more ā€” latest data through 2026.

Brazil
bra
Leads on 109 of 186 metrics
Mexico
mex
Leads on 68 of 186 metrics

Summary

Brazil has 61% more people than Mexico (213.63 million vs 133.03 million). Brazil's economy is 16% larger than Mexico's ($2.67 trillion vs $2.29 trillion GDP).

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); Brazil leads on Gender Pay Gap Percentage (8.82 %) against Mexico (0.01 %). Across 186 compared metrics, Brazil wins on 109 and Mexico wins on 68.

  • Communications: 10 metrics compared
  • Economy: 69 metrics compared
  • Environment: 12 metrics compared
  • Geography: 7 metrics compared
  • Government: 10 metrics compared
  • Health: 25 metrics compared
  • Military and Security: 3 metrics compared
  • People and Society: 43 metrics compared
  • Transportation: 5 metrics compared
  • Travel and Tourism: 1 metric compared
  • Other: 1 metric compared

Communications

10 metrics
MetricšŸ‡§šŸ‡· BrazilšŸ‡²šŸ‡½ MexicoShare
Broadband Internet Penetration24.08 %ā˜…21.74 %
Fixed Broadband Penetration24.08 subscriptions per 100 inhabitantsā˜…21.74 subscriptions per 100 inhabitants
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.)
Mobile Internet Speed24.08 Mbpsā˜…21.74 Mbps
Press Freedom Index Score63.8 pointsā˜…45.55 points
Radios71ā˜…31
Televisions36.5ā˜…25.6
Waterways50,000ā˜…2,900

Economy

69 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˜…
Bank Account Ownership Rate86.38 %ā˜…53.03 %
Central Bank Discount Rate (%)7 %7.25 %ā˜…
Coal Revenue0.010.03ā˜…
Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate (%)46.92 %ā˜…7.34 %
Corporate Tax Rate Trends34 %ā˜…30 %
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˜…
Female Labor Force Participation Rate61.51 %ā˜…51.88 %
Gender Pay Gap Percentage8.82 %ā˜…0.01 %
Gender Wage Gap8.82 %0.01 %ā˜…
Gini Index Coefficient51.6ā˜…43.5
Global Cattle Population238.18M millionsā˜…36.93M millions
Gross Fixed Investment18.921.5ā˜…
Gross National Saving1521.4ā˜…
High-Tech Export Percentage34.01 %78.22 %ā˜…
Highest GDP per Capita Countries20,024.7 USD21,911.93 USDā˜…
Industrial Production Growth Rate (%)3.3 %ā˜…0.2 %
Inflation Rate5.02 %3.81 %ā˜…
Inflation Rate (Consumer Prices)4.4 %ā˜…4.7 %
Inflation Rate (CPI)5.02 %3.81 %ā˜…
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˜…
R&D Expenditure (% of GDP)1.19 %ā˜…0.27 %
Real GDP Growth Rate (USD)3.4 USDā˜…1.5 USD
Real Interest Rate Trends37.46 %ā˜…3.97 %
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˜…
Researchers in R&D per Million903.2 researchersā˜…262.92 researchers
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˜…
Tax Burden (% of GDP)15.41 %14.82 %ā˜…
Tax Revenue (% of GDP)15.41 % of GDPā˜…14.82 % of GDP
Taxes and Other Revenues1414.2ā˜…
Top Exporting Countries392.11B USD681.35B USDā˜…
Top FDI Inflows (% of GDP)3.41 %ā˜…2.35 %
Total Number of Billionaires70ā˜…22
Unemployment Rate7.7 %2.8 %ā˜…
Youth Labor Force Participation Rate63.14 %61.61 %ā˜…
Youth Unemployment Rate13.98 %5.71 %ā˜…

Environment

12 metrics
MetricšŸ‡§šŸ‡· BrazilšŸ‡²šŸ‡½ MexicoShare
Annual COā‚‚ Emissions Growth (abs)-980,384ā˜…2.73M
Annual Forest Area Change Rate-3.26M %-127,765.63 %ā˜…
Average Annual Temperature25.16 Ā°Cā˜…21.68 Ā°C
Carbon Dioxide Emissions437.77ā˜…441.05
Continental Shelf200natural prolongation of continental margin or 200 nm;
Global Precipitation Distribution1,608.62 mmā˜…809.08 mm
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
Protected Land Area Percentage30.6 %ā˜…15.3 %
Total Renewable Groundwater Resources by Country645.6 Cubic meters per yearā˜…150 Cubic meters per year
Total Renewable Water Resources8.65461.89ā˜…
Total Threatened Mammal Species97 species97 species

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

10 metrics
MetricšŸ‡§šŸ‡· BrazilšŸ‡²šŸ‡½ MexicoShare
Rule of Law Index by Country37.95 %ā˜…17.92 %
Administrative Divisions2632ā˜…
Corruption Perception Index34 index26 indexā˜…
Corruption Perceptions Index Score34 indexā˜…26 index
Independence716ā˜…
LGBT Rights Index Score8.65ā˜…6.13
Prison Population Rate381 per 100,000169 per 100,000ā˜…
Public Sector Corruption Perception3426ā˜…
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
Trust in National Government45 %59.5 %ā˜…

Health

25 metrics
MetricšŸ‡§šŸ‡· BrazilšŸ‡²šŸ‡½ MexicoShare
Access to Safe Drinking Water88.62 %ā˜…42.97 %
Average BMI for Adults26.3 kg/mĀ²27.5 kg/mĀ²ā˜…
Cancer Mortality Rate93.9 per 100,00066.14 per 100,000ā˜…
Change in Measles Immunization Rate93 %ā˜…80 %
Diabetes Deaths Per 100,000 (Age-Std)39.13ā˜…117.66
Diabetes Prevalence (% of Population)10.616.4ā˜…
Female Life Expectancy Leaders76.02 yearsā˜…75.26 years
Global Stillbirth Rate Trends0.62 per 1,000 birthsā˜…0.64 per 1,000 births
Health Care Spending per Capita2,438.16 USDā˜…1,579.68 USD
Health Coverage Index Score84 scoreā˜…79 score
Health Expenditure (% of GDP)9.9 % of GDPā˜…6.1 % of GDP
Highest Male Life Expectancy76.02 yearsā˜…75.26 years
HIV/AIDS Adult Prevalence Rate0.6 %0.4 %ā˜…
Hospital Bed Density2.5 people/sq kmā˜…1 people/sq km
Hospital Beds per Capita2.52 beds per 1,000ā˜…1.01 beds per 1,000
Low Birth Weight Prevalence8.7 %ā˜…10.15 %
Malaria Incidence Rate3.75 cases per 1,0000.1 cases per 1,000ā˜…
Maternal Mortality Ratio (%)67 %42 %ā˜…
Nurses and Midwives Density5.64 per 1,000 peopleā˜…2.97 per 1,000 people
Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate (%)22.1 %ā˜…28.9 %
Out-of-Pocket Health Spending26.23 %ā˜…41.24 %
People Living With HIV/AIDS930,000340,000ā˜…
Public Health Spending (% of GDP)4.26 %ā˜…2.96 %
Total Number of Doctors2.192.54ā˜…
Underweight Children Under 53.5ā˜…4.2

Military and Security

3 metrics
MetricšŸ‡§šŸ‡· BrazilšŸ‡²šŸ‡½ MexicoShare
Active Military Personnel367,000 personnelā˜…216,000 personnel
Military Expenditure (% of GDP)1.05 %0.74 %ā˜…
Total Armed Forces Personnel (PPP)762,000ā˜…341,000

People and Society

43 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
Beer Consumption per Capita5.05 litersā˜…4.55 liters
Birth Rate (%)13.04 %14.73 %ā˜…
Contraceptive Prevalence Rate80.5 %ā˜…73.1 %
Crude Birth Rate12.13 per 1,000 people15.46 per 1,000 peopleā˜…
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
Female Tertiary Enrollment Rate (%)85.33 %ā˜…52.44 %
Firearm Homicides per 100,0005.81 per 100,000ā˜…17.23 per 100,000
Fixed Broadband Penetration Rate24.08 %ā˜…21.74 %
Global Average Sex Ratio at Birth104.21 male/femaleā˜…103.66 male/female
Human Development Index0.45ā˜…0.43
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
Mean Years of Schooling8 years10.18 yearsā˜…
Military Manpower at Military Age1818
Military Service Age and Obligation1818
Old-Age Dependency Ratio15.31 %11.9 %ā˜…
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˜…
Primary School Pupil-Teacher Ratio20.22ā˜…26.55
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˜…
Urban Population Annual Growth Rate0.7 %1.19 %ā˜…
Urban Population Share 205088.18 %ā˜…80.04 %
Voting Age Population76.83 millionsā˜…65.62 millions

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

Travel and Tourism

1 metric
MetricšŸ‡§šŸ‡· BrazilšŸ‡²šŸ‡½ MexicoShare
Tourism Receipts per Capita7.36B USD36.24B USDā˜…

Other

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

Frequently Asked Questions About Brazil vs Mexico

Which has a larger population, Brazil or Mexico?ā–¾

Brazil. Brazil has 61% more people than Mexico (213.63 million vs 133.03 million). Data for 2026.

Which has a bigger economy, Brazil or Mexico?ā–¾

Brazil. Brazil's economy is 16% larger than Mexico's ($2.67 trillion vs $2.29 trillion GDP). Data for 2026.

Which is richer per person, Brazil or Mexico?ā–¾

Mexico is richer per person: GDP per capita is about $17,235 in Mexico vs $12,504 in Brazil (2026 GDP in current US dollars divided by population).

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