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Brazil vs Norway: Compare Statistics

Side-by-side comparison of 123 key metrics across economy, population, geography, and more ā€” latest data through 2026.

Brazil
bra
Leads on 65 of 123 metrics
Norway
nor
Leads on 50 of 123 metrics

Summary

Comparing Brazil and Norway: Brazil leads on Oil Exports (699,000) against Norway (2.18); Norway leads on Refined Petroleum Products Production (371,600) against Brazil (2.81); Norway leads on Oil Consumption (221,300) against Brazil (2.65). Across 123 compared metrics, Brazil wins on 65 and Norway wins on 50.

  • 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: 4 metrics compared
  • Other: 1 metric compared

Communications

7 metrics
MetricšŸ‡§šŸ‡· BrazilšŸ‡³šŸ‡“ NorwayShare
Internet Penetration Rate (%)84.46 %99 %ā˜…
Internet Usage Rate by Country (% of Population)84.15 %99 %ā˜…
Internet Userspercent of population: 84% (2023 est.)percent of population: 99% (2023 est.)
Press Freedom Index Score63.8 points92.31 pointsā˜…
Radios71ā˜…4.03
Televisions36.5ā˜…2.03
Waterways50,000ā˜…1,577

Economy

51 metrics
MetricšŸ‡§šŸ‡· BrazilšŸ‡³šŸ‡“ NorwayShare
Agriculture Value Added as a Share of GDP by Country183.08B $ā˜…9.52B $
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Country in Current US Dollars2.67T $ā˜…571.37B $
AI Investment (% of GDP)16.98 %24.14 %ā˜…
Apple Import Volume235.12M tonnesā˜…38.70M tonnes
Central Bank Discount Rate (%)7 %ā˜…6.25 %
Coal Revenue0.01ā˜…0
Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate (%)46.92 %ā˜…2.89 %
Current Health Expenditure (% of GDP)9.5 % of GDP10.1 % of GDPā˜…
Ease of Doing Business Index59.194.3ā˜…
Electricity Consumption509.1ā˜…122.2
Electricity Exports219ā˜…15.53
Electricity from Fossil Fuels17ā˜…3
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants6493ā˜…
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels1ā˜…0
Electricity from Other Renewables18ā˜…4
Electricity Imports41.31ā˜…5.74
Electricity Installed Capacity150.8ā˜…33.86
Electricity Production567.9ā˜…147.7
Energy Consumption per Capita (USD)48.89 USD per capita206.96 USD per capitaā˜…
Gini Index Coefficient51.6ā˜…26.9
Gross Fixed Investment18.921.4ā˜…
Gross National Saving1534.3ā˜…
Industrial Production Growth Rate (%)3.3 %ā˜…2.4 %
Inflation Rate (Consumer Prices)4.4 %3.1 %ā˜…
Military Expenditures (% of GDP)1.1 % of GDP3.4 % of GDPā˜…
Natural Gas Consumption34.35ā˜…4.05
Natural Gas Exports134.5ā˜…120.2
Natural Gas Imports10.51ā˜…5.66
Natural Gas Production23.96123.9ā˜…
Natural Gas Proved Reserves377.4ā˜…1.78
Number of AI Patents Filed107 patentsā˜…6 patents
Oil Consumption2.65221,300ā˜…
Oil Exports699,000ā˜…2.18
Oil Imports720,000ā˜…118,200
Oil Production2.75ā˜…2.13
Oil Proved Reserves12.86ā˜…5.67
Population Below Poverty Line4.2 peopleā˜…12.2 people
Public Debt8336.5ā˜…
Real GDP Growth Rate (USD)3.4 USDā˜…2.1 USD
Refined Petroleum Products Consumption2.96205,300ā˜…
Refined Petroleum Products Exports279,000432,800ā˜…
Refined Petroleum Products Imports490,400ā˜…135,300
Refined Petroleum Products Production2.81371,600ā˜…
Remittances0.2ā˜…0.1
Revenue from Forest Resources0.62ā˜…0.05
Robotics Research Funding1.19 USD1.85 USDā˜…
Share of population in poverty ($3 a day)3.820.2ā˜…
Taxes and Other Revenues1427.1ā˜…
Top Exporting Countries392.11B USDā˜…229.67B USD
Unemployment Rate7.7 %4 %ā˜…
Youth Labor Force Participation Rate63.14 %ā˜…65.61 %

Environment

7 metrics
MetricšŸ‡§šŸ‡· BrazilšŸ‡³šŸ‡“ NorwayShare
Annual COā‚‚ Emissions Growth (abs)-980,384-1.69Mā˜…
Carbon Dioxide Emissions437.7738.54ā˜…
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 people live in the south; population clusters are found along the North Sea coast in the southwest and Skaggerak in the southeast; the interior areas of the north remain sparsely populated
Protected Land Area for Adaptation30.75 sq kmā˜…11.67 sq km
Total Renewable Groundwater Resources by Country645.6 Cubic meters per yearā˜…96 Cubic meters per year
Total Renewable Water Resources8.65393ā˜…

Geography

7 metrics
MetricšŸ‡§šŸ‡· BrazilšŸ‡³šŸ‡“ NorwayShare
Percentage of land area by degree of urbanization0.64 %0.69 %ā˜…
Above-Ground Biomass in Forest (tonnes/ha)171.92ā˜…64.16
Agricultural land2.37M sq. kmā˜…9,842.11 sq. km
Airports per 1,000 Sq Km8.36Mā˜…364,270
Coastline Length (km)7,491 km25,148 kmā˜…
Dam capacity per capita3,259.26 cubic meters per inhabitant5,944.02 cubic meters per inhabitantā˜…
Irrigated Land91,833ā˜…337

Government

4 metrics
MetricšŸ‡§šŸ‡· BrazilšŸ‡³šŸ‡“ NorwayShare
Rule of Law Index by Country37.95 %97.98 %ā˜…
Administrative Divisions26ā˜…12
Independence77
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‡³šŸ‡“ NorwayShare
Access to Safe Drinking Water88.62 %99.06 %ā˜…
Diabetes Deaths Per 100,000 (Age-Std)35.318.5ā˜…
Diabetes Prevalence (% of Population)10.6ā˜…4.8
Health Care Spending per Capita2,438.16 USD11,787.04 USDā˜…
Health Expenditure (% of GDP)9.9 % of GDPā˜…8.1 % of GDP
HIV/AIDS Adult Prevalence Rate0.6 %(2021 est.) <0.1%
Hospital Bed Density2.5 people/sq km3.4 people/sq kmā˜…
Maternal Mortality Ratio (%)67 %1 %ā˜…
Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate (%)22.1 %ā˜…23.1 %
People Living With HIV/AIDS930,0005,800ā˜…
Underweight Children Under 5NANA

Military and Security

1 metric
MetricšŸ‡§šŸ‡· BrazilšŸ‡³šŸ‡“ NorwayShare
Total Armed Forces Personnel (PPP)762,000ā˜…25,000

People and Society

30 metrics
MetricšŸ‡§šŸ‡· BrazilšŸ‡³šŸ‡“ NorwayShare
Currently married (Percent)55.24 %ā˜…54.89 %
Human Capital Index0.560.77ā˜…
Life expectancy at birth80.44 years85.2 yearsā˜…
Median age of population35.25 years39.96 yearsā˜…
Population Change856,607.6 personsā˜…50,457.1 persons
Population density25.56 per sq. km18.68 per sq. kmā˜…
Total population213.63M personsā˜…5.67M persons
Academic Freedom Index0.850.85ā˜…
Average Female Breast Size by Country: Worldwide Data & RankingsA-BC-Dā˜…
Birth Rate (%)13.04 %ā˜…10.35 %
Contraceptive Prevalence Rate80.5 %NA
Death Rate (%)7.07 %ā˜…8.6 %
Education Expenditure (% of GDP)5.6 % of GDPā˜…5.5 % of GDP
Female population of reproductive age55.29M personsā˜…1.27M persons
Labor Force Participation Rate106.79ā˜…3.04
Learning-adjusted years of school7.91 years11.17 yearsā˜…
Length of paid parental leave for mother0 days185.5 daysā˜…
Major Urban Areas Population22.62 peopleā˜…1.09 people
Mean Male Height (cm)173.55179.75ā˜…
Military Manpower at Military Age1820ā˜…
Military Service Age and Obligation18ā˜…17
Percentage of population by degree of urbanization79.8 %ā˜…65.7 %
Physician Density2.36 people/sq km4.98 people/sq kmā˜…
Population Growth Rate0.58 %ā˜…0.57 %
Population living in slums13.19 %ā˜…0 %
Total deaths1.41M persons44,022.3 personsā˜…
Total demand for family planning (Percent)72.6 %ā˜…70.63 %
Total fertility rate1.59 per womanā˜…1.35 per woman
Total net-migration-225,796.9 persons43,052 personsā˜…
Under-five mortality rate13.14 per live births2.05 per live birthsā˜…

Transportation

4 metrics
MetricšŸ‡§šŸ‡· BrazilšŸ‡³šŸ‡“ NorwayShare
Air Travel Trips Per Capita (PPP)0.464.9ā˜…
Airports5,297ā˜…146
Civil Air Travel198ā˜…76
Heliports1,871ā˜…113

Other

1 metric
MetricšŸ‡§šŸ‡· BrazilšŸ‡³šŸ‡“ NorwayShare
Current Bank Rate14.5 %ā˜…4.25 %

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