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Brazil vs Namibia: Compare Statistics

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

Brazil
bra
Leads on 62 of 106 metrics
Namibia
nam
Leads on 34 of 106 metrics

Summary

Comparing Brazil and Namibia: Namibia leads on Major Urban Areas Population (477,000 people) against Brazil (22.62 people); Namibia leads on Refined Petroleum Products Consumption (27,000) against Brazil (2.96); Namibia leads on Oil Consumption (24,000) against Brazil (2.65). Across 106 compared metrics, Brazil wins on 62 and Namibia wins on 34.

  • 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🇳🇦 NamibiaShare
Internet Usage Rate by Country (% of Population)84.15 %★64.41 %
Internet Userspercent of population: 84% (2023 est.)percent of population: 64% (2023 est.)
Press Freedom Index Score63.8 points75.35 points★
Radios71232,000★
Televisions36.560,000★
Waterways50,000none

Economy

45 metrics
Metric🇧🇷 Brazil🇳🇦 NamibiaShare
Agriculture Value Added as a Share of GDP by Country183.08B $★1.24B $
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Country in Current US Dollars2.67T $★14.50B $
Central Bank Discount Rate (%)7 %7 %
Coal Revenue0.01★0
Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate (%)46.92 %★10.04 %
Current Health Expenditure (% of GDP)9.5 % of GDP★8 % of GDP
Ease of Doing Business Index59.172.2★
Electricity Consumption509.1★3.89
Electricity Exports219★88
Electricity from Fossil Fuels1728★
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants6464
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels1★0
Electricity from Other Renewables18★8
Electricity Imports41.31★3.07
Electricity Installed Capacity150.8535,500★
Electricity Production567.9★1.4
Energy Consumption per Capita (USD)48.89 USD per capita★21.73 USD per capita
Gini Index Coefficient51.659.1★
Gross Fixed Investment18.921.4★
Gross National Saving1516.7★
Industrial Production Growth Rate (%)3.3 %★1 %
Inflation Rate (Consumer Prices)4.4 %4.2 %★
Military Expenditures (% of GDP)1.1 % of GDP2.8 % 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★62.29
Oil Consumption2.6524,000★
Oil Exports699,000★0
Oil Imports720,000★19,890
Oil Production2.75★0
Oil Proved Reserves12.86★0
Population Below Poverty Line4.2 people★17.4 people
Public Debt834.64★
Real GDP Growth Rate (USD)3.4 USD3.7 USD★
Refined Petroleum Products Consumption2.9627,000★
Refined Petroleum Products Exports279,000★80
Refined Petroleum Products Imports490,400★26,270
Refined Petroleum Products Production2.81★0
Remittances0.21.1★
Revenue from Forest Resources0.62★0.47
Share of population in poverty ($3 a day)5.35★22.86
Taxes and Other Revenues1433★
Unemployment Rate7.7 %★19.2 %

Environment

5 metrics
Metric🇧🇷 Brazil🇳🇦 NamibiaShare
Annual CO₂ Emissions Growth (abs)-980,384★26,448
Carbon Dioxide Emissions437.773.46★
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 very low, with the largest clusters found in the extreme north-central area along the border with Angola, as shown in this population distribution map
Total Renewable Groundwater Resources by Country645.6 Cubic meters per year★2.1 Cubic meters per year
Total Renewable Water Resources8.6539.91★

Geography

6 metrics
Metric🇧🇷 Brazil🇳🇦 NamibiaShare
Percentage of land area by degree of urbanization0.64 %★0.08 %
Above-Ground Biomass in Forest (tonnes/ha)171.92★67.4
Agricultural land2.37M sq. km★388,132 sq. km
Coastline Length (km)7,491 km★1,572 km
Dam capacity per capita3,259.26 cubic meters per inhabitant★215.05 cubic meters per inhabitant
Irrigated Land91,833★80

Government

4 metrics
Metric🇧🇷 Brazil🇳🇦 NamibiaShare
Rule of Law Index by Country37.95 %65.13 %★
Administrative Divisions26★14
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

8 metrics
Metric🇧🇷 Brazil🇳🇦 NamibiaShare
Diabetes Prevalence (% of Population)10.6★5.3
Health Expenditure (% of GDP)9.9 % of GDP★9.4 % of GDP
HIV/AIDS Adult Prevalence Rate0.6 %★11.8 %
Hospital Bed Density2.1 people/sq km2.7 people/sq km★
Maternal Mortality Ratio (%)67 %★139 %
Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate (%)22.1 %17.2 %★
People Living With HIV/AIDS930,000210,000★
Underweight Children Under 5NA13.2

Military and Security

1 metric
Metric🇧🇷 Brazil🇳🇦 NamibiaShare
Total Armed Forces Personnel (PPP)762,000★16,000

People and Society

28 metrics
Metric🇧🇷 Brazil🇳🇦 NamibiaShare
Currently married (Percent)55.24 %★35.13 %
Human Capital Index0.56★0.48
Life expectancy at birth80.44 years★74.68 years
Median age of population35.25 years★21.43 years
Population Change856,607.6 persons★54,865.9 persons
Population density25.56 per sq. km3.85 per sq. km★
Total population213.63M persons★3.16M persons
Academic Freedom Index0.85★0.72
Birth Rate (%)13.04 %23.93 %★
Contraceptive Prevalence Rate80.5 %★56.1 %
Death Rate (%)7.07 %6.36 %★
Education Expenditure (% of GDP)5.6 % of GDP9.1 % of GDP★
Female population of reproductive age55.29M persons★816,356.35 persons
Labor Force Participation Rate106.79★1.13
Learning-adjusted years of school7.91 years★6.59 years
Length of paid parental leave for mother0 days0 days
Major Urban Areas Population22.62 people477,000 people★
Mean Male Height (cm)173.55★166.96
Military Service Age and Obligation1818
Percentage of population by degree of urbanization79.8 %★44.2 %
Physician Density2.36 people/sq km★0.55 people/sq km
Population Growth Rate0.58 %1.76 %★
Population living in slums13.19 %41.33 %★
Total deaths1.41M persons15,835.9 persons★
Total demand for family planning (Percent)72.6 %★63.35 %
Total fertility rate1.59 per woman3.14 per woman★
Total net-migration-225,796.9 persons-8,818.7 persons★
Under-five mortality rate13.14 per live births★34.52 per live births

Transportation

3 metrics
Metric🇧🇷 Brazil🇳🇦 NamibiaShare
Airports5,297★259
Civil Air Travel198NA major transport aircraft
Heliports1,871★1

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