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Brazil vs Nepal: Compare Statistics

Side-by-side comparison of 108 key metrics across economy, population, geography, and more — latest data through 2026.

Brazil
bra
Leads on 72 of 108 metrics
Nepal
npl
Leads on 29 of 108 metrics

Summary

Comparing Brazil and Nepal: Nepal leads on Radios (840,000) against Brazil (71); Nepal leads on Refined Petroleum Products Consumption (27,000) against Brazil (2.96); Nepal leads on Oil Consumption (20,000) against Brazil (2.65). Across 108 compared metrics, Brazil wins on 72 and Nepal wins on 29.

  • 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: 29 metrics compared
  • Transportation: 4 metrics compared

Communications

6 metrics
Metric🇧🇷 Brazil🇳🇵 NepalShare
Internet Usage Rate by Country (% of Population)84.15 %★55.77 %
Internet Userspercent of population: 84% (2023 est.)percent of population: 56% (2023 est.)
Press Freedom Index Score63.8 points★55.2 points
Radios71840,000★
Televisions36.5130,000★
Waterways50,000none

Economy

45 metrics
Metric🇧🇷 Brazil🇳🇵 NepalShare
Agriculture Value Added as a Share of GDP by Country183.08B $★9.52B $
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Country in Current US Dollars2.67T $★48.33B $
Central Bank Discount Rate (%)7 %7 %
Coal Revenue0.01★0
Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate (%)46.92 %★11.3 %
Current Health Expenditure (% of GDP)9.5 % of GDP★5.8 % of GDP
Ease of Doing Business Index59.181.7★
Electricity Consumption509.1★4.98
Electricity Exports219★2.69
Electricity from Fossil Fuels17★5
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants6492★
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels1★0
Electricity from Other Renewables18★3
Electricity Imports41.31★2.18
Electricity Installed Capacity150.8943,100★
Electricity Production567.9★4.24
Energy Consumption per Capita (USD)48.89 USD per capita★6.6 USD per capita
Gini Index Coefficient51.6★30
Gross Fixed Investment18.4★3.5
Gross National Saving1545.4★
Industrial Production Growth Rate (%)3.3 %★0.1 %
Inflation Rate (Consumer Prices)4.4 %★7.1 %
Military Expenditures (% of GDP)1.1 % of GDP★1 % 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★0
Oil Consumption2.6520,000★
Oil Exports699,000★0
Oil Imports720,000★13,740
Oil Production2.75★0
Oil Proved Reserves12.86★0
Population Below Poverty Line4.2 people★20.3 people
Public Debt8339.9★
Real GDP Growth Rate (USD)3.4 USD3.7 USD★
Refined Petroleum Products Consumption2.9627,000★
Refined Petroleum Products Exports279,000★0
Refined Petroleum Products Imports490,400★26,120
Refined Petroleum Products Production2.81★0
Remittances0.233.1★
Revenue from Forest Resources0.62★0.45
Share of population in poverty ($3 a day)4.852.44★
Taxes and Other Revenues1417.5★
Unemployment Rate7.7 %★10.8 %

Environment

5 metrics
Metric🇧🇷 Brazil🇳🇵 NepalShare
Annual CO₂ Emissions Growth (abs)-980,384★428,262
Carbon Dioxide Emissions437.7711.36★
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 divided nearly equally between a concentration in the southern-most plains of the Tarai region and the central hilly region; overall density is low
Total Renewable Groundwater Resources by Country645.6 Cubic meters per year★20 Cubic meters per year
Total Renewable Water Resources8.65210.2★

Geography

6 metrics
Metric🇧🇷 Brazil🇳🇵 NepalShare
Percentage of land area by degree of urbanization0.64 %13.07 %★
Above-Ground Biomass in Forest (tonnes/ha)171.92176.82★
Agricultural land2.37M sq. km★36,185.52 sq. km
Coastline Length (km)7,491 km★0 km
Dam capacity per capita3,259.26 cubic meters per inhabitant★2.68 cubic meters per inhabitant
Irrigated Land91,833★12,090

Government

4 metrics
Metric🇧🇷 Brazil🇳🇵 NepalShare
Rule of Law Index by Country37.95 %40.77 %★
Administrative Divisions26★7
Independence7176★
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🇳🇵 NepalShare
Diabetes Prevalence (% of Population)10.6★7.7
Health Expenditure (% of GDP)9.9 % of GDP★5.4 % of GDP
HIV/AIDS Adult Prevalence Rate0.6 %0.1 %★
Hospital Bed Density2.5 people/sq km★0.4 people/sq km
Maternal Mortality Ratio (%)67 %★142 %
Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate (%)22.1 %4.1 %★
People Living With HIV/AIDS930,00030,000★
Underweight Children Under 53.5★18.3

Military and Security

1 metric
Metric🇧🇷 Brazil🇳🇵 NepalShare
Total Armed Forces Personnel (PPP)762,000★112,000

People and Society

29 metrics
Metric🇧🇷 Brazil🇳🇵 NepalShare
Currently married (Percent)55.24 %75.46 %★
Human Capital Index0.56★0.52
Life expectancy at birth80.44 years★73.26 years
Median age of population35.25 years★25.67 years
Population Change856,607.6 persons★-239,662.7 persons
Population density25.56 per sq. km★201.77 per sq. km
Total population213.63M persons★29.59M persons
Academic Freedom Index0.85★0.83
Birth Rate (%)13.04 %16.66 %★
Contraceptive Prevalence Rate80.5 %★46.7 %
Death Rate (%)7.07 %5.62 %★
Education Expenditure (% of GDP)5.6 % of GDP★3.7 % of GDP
Female population of reproductive age55.29M persons★8.63M persons
Labor Force Participation Rate106.79★8.44
Learning-adjusted years of school7.91 years★7.88 years
Length of paid parental leave for mother0 days0 days
Major Urban Areas Population22.62 people★1.57 people
Mean Male Height (cm)173.55★162.32
Military Manpower at Military Age18★17
Military Service Age and Obligation1818
Percentage of population by degree of urbanization79.8 %★73.42 %
Physician Density2.36 people/sq km★1.01 people/sq km
Population Growth Rate0.58 %0.66 %★
Population living in slums13.19 %35.73 %★
Total deaths1.41M persons198,194.4 persons★
Total demand for family planning (Percent)72.6 %★58.71 %
Total fertility rate1.59 per woman1.92 per woman★
Total net-migration-225,796.9 persons★-588,424.9 persons
Under-five mortality rate13.14 per live births★22.16 per live births

Transportation

4 metrics
Metric🇧🇷 Brazil🇳🇵 NepalShare
Air Travel Trips Per Capita (PPP)0.46★0.16
Airports5,297★51
Civil Air Travel198★5
Heliports1,871★14

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