Brazil vs Norway: Compare Statistics

Side-by-side comparison of 111 key metrics across economy, population, geography, and more — latest data through 2026.

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 111 compared metrics, Brazil wins on 58 and Norway wins on 45.

  • Communications: 6 metrics compared
  • Economy: 45 metrics compared
  • Environment: 6 metrics compared
  • Geography: 6 metrics compared
  • Government: 4 metrics compared
  • Health: 9 metrics compared
  • Military and Security: 1 metric compared
  • People and Society: 30 metrics compared
  • Transportation: 4 metrics compared

Communications

6 metrics
Metric🇧🇷 Brazil🇳🇴 NorwayShare
Internet Usage Rate by Country (% of Population)84.15 %99 %
Internet Userspercent of population: 84% (2023 est.)percent of population: 99% (2023 est.)
Press Freedom Index Score63.8 points92.31 points
Radios714.03
Televisions36.52.03
Waterways50,0001,577

Economy

45 metrics
Metric🇧🇷 Brazil🇳🇴 NorwayShare
Agriculture Value Added as a Share of GDP by Country183.08B $9.52B $
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Country in Current US Dollars2.67T $571.37B $
Central Bank Discount Rate (%)7 %6.25 %
Coal Revenue0.010
Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate (%)46.92 %2.89 %
Current Health Expenditure (% of GDP)9.5 % of GDP10.1 % of GDP
Ease of Doing Business Index59.194.3
Electricity Consumption509.1122.2
Electricity Exports21915.53
Electricity from Fossil Fuels173
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants6493
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels10
Electricity from Other Renewables184
Electricity Imports41.315.74
Electricity Installed Capacity150.833.86
Electricity Production567.9147.7
Energy Consumption per Capita (USD)48.89 USD per capita206.96 USD per capita
Gini Index Coefficient51.626.9
Gross Fixed Investment18.921.4
Gross National Saving1534.3
Industrial Production Growth Rate (%)3.3 %2.4 %
Inflation Rate (Consumer Prices)4.4 %3.1 %
Military Expenditures (% of GDP)1.1 % of GDP3.4 % of GDP
Natural Gas Consumption34.354.05
Natural Gas Exports134.5120.2
Natural Gas Imports10.515.66
Natural Gas Production23.96123.9
Natural Gas Proved Reserves377.41.78
Oil Consumption2.65221,300
Oil Exports699,0002.18
Oil Imports720,000118,200
Oil Production2.752.13
Oil Proved Reserves12.865.67
Population Below Poverty Line4.2 people12.2 people
Public Debt8336.5
Real GDP Growth Rate (USD)3.4 USD2.1 USD
Refined Petroleum Products Consumption2.96205,300
Refined Petroleum Products Exports279,000432,800
Refined Petroleum Products Imports490,400135,300
Refined Petroleum Products Production2.81371,600
Remittances0.20.1
Revenue from Forest Resources0.620.05
Share of population in poverty ($3 a day)3.820.2
Taxes and Other Revenues1427.1
Unemployment Rate7.7 %4 %

Environment

6 metrics
Metric🇧🇷 Brazil🇳🇴 NorwayShare
Annual CO₂ Emissions Growth (abs)-980,384-1.69M
Carbon Dioxide Emissions437.7738.54
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
Total Renewable Groundwater Resources by Country645.6 Cubic meters per year96 Cubic meters per year
Total Renewable Water Resources8.65393

Geography

6 metrics
Metric🇧🇷 Brazil🇳🇴 NorwayShare
Percentage of land area by degree of urbanization0.64 %0.69 %
Above-Ground Biomass in Forest (tonnes/ha)171.9264.16
Agricultural land2.37M sq. km9,842.11 sq. km
Coastline Length (km)7,491 km25,148 km
Dam capacity per capita3,259.26 cubic meters per inhabitant5,944.02 cubic meters per inhabitant
Irrigated Land91,833337

Government

4 metrics
Metric🇧🇷 Brazil🇳🇴 NorwayShare
Rule of Law Index by Country37.95 %97.98 %
Administrative Divisions2612
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

9 metrics
Metric🇧🇷 Brazil🇳🇴 NorwayShare
Diabetes Deaths Per 100,000 (Age-Std)35.318.5
Diabetes Prevalence (% of Population)10.64.8
Health Expenditure (% of GDP)9.9 % of GDP8.1 % of GDP
HIV/AIDS Adult Prevalence Rate0.6 %(2021 est.) <0.1%
Hospital Bed Density2.5 people/sq km3.4 people/sq km
Maternal Mortality Ratio (%)67 %1 %
Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate (%)22.1 %23.1 %
People Living With HIV/AIDS930,0005,800
Underweight Children Under 5NANA

Military and Security

1 metric
Metric🇧🇷 Brazil🇳🇴 NorwayShare
Total Armed Forces Personnel (PPP)762,00025,000

People and Society

30 metrics
Metric🇧🇷 Brazil🇳🇴 NorwayShare
Currently married (Percent)55.24 %54.89 %
Human Capital Index0.560.77
Life expectancy at birth80.44 years85.2 years
Median age of population35.25 years39.96 years
Population Change856,607.6 persons50,457.1 persons
Population density25.56 per sq. km18.68 per sq. km
Total population213.63M persons5.67M persons
Academic Freedom Index0.850.85
Average Female Breast Size by Country: Worldwide Data & RankingsA-BC-D
Birth Rate (%)13.04 %10.35 %
Contraceptive Prevalence Rate80.5 %NA
Death Rate (%)7.07 %8.6 %
Education Expenditure (% of GDP)5.6 % of GDP5.5 % of GDP
Female population of reproductive age55.29M persons1.27M persons
Labor Force Participation Rate106.793.04
Learning-adjusted years of school7.91 years11.17 years
Length of paid parental leave for mother0 days185.5 days
Major Urban Areas Population22.62 people1.09 people
Mean Male Height (cm)173.55179.75
Military Manpower at Military Age1820
Military Service Age and Obligation1817
Percentage of population by degree of urbanization79.8 %65.7 %
Physician Density2.36 people/sq km4.98 people/sq km
Population Growth Rate0.58 %0.57 %
Population living in slums13.19 %0 %
Total deaths1.41M persons44,022.3 persons
Total demand for family planning (Percent)72.6 %70.63 %
Total fertility rate1.59 per woman1.35 per woman
Total net-migration-225,796.9 persons43,052 persons
Under-five mortality rate13.14 per live births2.05 per live births

Transportation

4 metrics
Metric🇧🇷 Brazil🇳🇴 NorwayShare
Air Travel Trips Per Capita (PPP)0.464.9
Airports5,297146
Civil Air Travel19876
Heliports1,871113

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