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Brazil vs Peru: 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 83 of 123 metrics
Peru
per
Leads on 34 of 123 metrics

Summary

Comparing Brazil and Peru: Peru leads on Refined Petroleum Products Consumption (250,000) against Brazil (2.96); Peru leads on Oil Consumption (189,000) against Brazil (2.65); Peru leads on Refined Petroleum Products Production (166,600) against Brazil (2.81). Across 123 compared metrics, Brazil wins on 83 and Peru wins on 34.

  • Communications: 7 metrics compared
  • Economy: 51 metrics compared
  • Environment: 6 metrics compared
  • Geography: 7 metrics compared
  • Government: 4 metrics compared
  • Health: 12 metrics compared
  • Military and Security: 1 metric compared
  • People and Society: 29 metrics compared
  • Transportation: 5 metrics compared
  • Other: 1 metric compared

Communications

7 metrics
MetricšŸ‡§šŸ‡· BrazilšŸ‡µšŸ‡Ŗ PeruShare
Internet Penetration Rate (%)84.46 %ā˜…81.96 %
Internet Usage Rate by Country (% of Population)84.46 %ā˜…81.96 %
Internet Userspercent of population: 84% (2023 est.)percent of population: 80% (2023 est.)
Press Freedom Index Score63.8 pointsā˜…42.88 points
Radios71ā˜…6.65
Televisions36.5ā˜…3.06
Waterways50,000ā˜…8,808

Economy

51 metrics
MetricšŸ‡§šŸ‡· BrazilšŸ‡µšŸ‡Ŗ PeruShare
Agriculture Value Added as a Share of GDP by Country183.08B $ā˜…21.05B $
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Country in Current US Dollars2.67T $ā˜…332.50B $
AI Investment (% of GDP)16.98 %19.42 %ā˜…
Apple Import Volume235.12M tonnesā˜…39.28M tonnes
Central Bank Discount Rate (%)7 %ā˜…4.25 %
Coal Revenue0.01ā˜…0
Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate (%)46.92 %ā˜…16.6 %
Current Health Expenditure (% of GDP)9.5 % of GDPā˜…5.2 % of GDP
Ease of Doing Business Index59.182.1ā˜…
Electricity Consumption509.1ā˜…44.61
Electricity Exports219ā˜…55
Electricity from Fossil Fuels1761ā˜…
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants64ā˜…35
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels1ā˜…0
Electricity from Other Renewables18ā˜…4
Electricity Imports41.31ā˜…22
Electricity Installed Capacity150.8ā˜…14.73
Electricity Production567.9ā˜…50.13
Energy Consumption per Capita (USD)48.89 USD per capitaā˜…30.92 USD per capita
Gini Index Coefficient51.6ā˜…40.7
Gross Fixed Investment18.925.4ā˜…
Gross National Saving1519.8ā˜…
Industrial Production Growth Rate (%)3.3 %ā˜…3.1 %
Inflation Rate (Consumer Prices)4.4 %2 %ā˜…
Military Expenditures (% of GDP)1.1 % of GDPā˜…0.8 % of GDP
Natural Gas Consumption34.35ā˜…7.48
Natural Gas Exports134.5ā˜…5.51
Natural Gas Imports10.51ā˜…0
Natural Gas Production23.96ā˜…12.99
Natural Gas Proved Reserves377.4455.9ā˜…
Number of AI Patents Filed107 patentsā˜…4 patents
Oil Consumption2.65189,000ā˜…
Oil Exports699,000ā˜…73,280
Oil Imports720,000ā˜…88,080
Oil Production2.75158,300ā˜…
Oil Proved Reserves12.86532.7ā˜…
Population Below Poverty Line4.2 peopleā˜…27.5 people
Public Debt8335.2ā˜…
Real GDP Growth Rate (USD)3.4 USDā˜…3.3 USD
Refined Petroleum Products Consumption2.96250,000ā˜…
Refined Petroleum Products Exports279,000ā˜…62,640
Refined Petroleum Products Imports490,400ā˜…65,400
Refined Petroleum Products Production2.81166,600ā˜…
Remittances0.21.7ā˜…
Revenue from Forest Resources0.62ā˜…0.12
Robotics Research Funding1.19 USDā˜…0.18 USD
Share of population in poverty ($3 a day)3.82ā˜…5.88
Taxes and Other Revenues1415.9ā˜…
Top Exporting Countries392.11B USDā˜…82.54B USD
Unemployment Rate7.7 %4.9 %ā˜…
Youth Labor Force Participation Rate63.14 %ā˜…72.86 %

Environment

6 metrics
MetricšŸ‡§šŸ‡· BrazilšŸ‡µšŸ‡Ŗ PeruShare
Annual COā‚‚ Emissions Growth (abs)-980,384ā˜…4.18M
Carbon Dioxide Emissions437.7758.9ā˜…
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 Janeiroapproximately one third of the population resides along the desert coastal belt in the west, with a strong focus on the capital city of Lima; the Andean highlands, or sierra, contain roughly half of the population; the eastern slopes of the Andes and adjo
Protected Land Area for Adaptation30.75 sq kmā˜…22.26 sq km
Total Renewable Groundwater Resources by Country645.6 Cubic meters per yearā˜…303 Cubic meters per year
Total Renewable Water Resources8.65ā˜…1.88

Geography

7 metrics
MetricšŸ‡§šŸ‡· BrazilšŸ‡µšŸ‡Ŗ PeruShare
Percentage of land area by degree of urbanization0.64 %ā˜…0.47 %
Above-Ground Biomass in Forest (tonnes/ha)171.92237.79ā˜…
Agricultural land2.37M sq. kmā˜…254,750.8 sq. km
Airports per 1,000 Sq Km8.36Mā˜…1.28M
Coastline Length (km)7,491 kmā˜…2,414 km
Dam capacity per capita3,259.26 cubic meters per inhabitantā˜…163.74 cubic meters per inhabitant
Irrigated Land91,833ā˜…25,800

Government

4 metrics
MetricšŸ‡§šŸ‡· BrazilšŸ‡µšŸ‡Ŗ PeruShare
Rule of Law Index by Country37.95 %ā˜…26.73 %
Administrative Divisions26ā˜…24
Independence728ā˜…
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

12 metrics
MetricšŸ‡§šŸ‡· BrazilšŸ‡µšŸ‡Ŗ PeruShare
Access to Safe Drinking Water88.62 %ā˜…49.43 %
Diabetes Deaths Per 100,000 (Age-Std)39.1329.28ā˜…
Diabetes Prevalence (% of Population)10.6ā˜…6.4
Health Care Spending per Capita2,438.16 USDā˜…1,243.74 USD
Health Expenditure (% of GDP)9.9 % of GDPā˜…6.2 % of GDP
HIV/AIDS Adult Prevalence Rate0.6 %0.4 %ā˜…
Hospital Bed Density2.5 people/sq kmā˜…1.6 people/sq km
Maternal Mortality Ratio (%)67 %51 %ā˜…
Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate (%)22.1 %19.7 %ā˜…
People Living With HIV/AIDS930,00091,000ā˜…
Psychiatrist Density Per 100,000 People4 per 100,000 peopleā˜…3 per 100,000 people
Underweight Children Under 53.52.7ā˜…

Military and Security

1 metric
MetricšŸ‡§šŸ‡· BrazilšŸ‡µšŸ‡Ŗ PeruShare
Total Armed Forces Personnel (PPP)762,000ā˜…158,000

People and Society

29 metrics
MetricšŸ‡§šŸ‡· BrazilšŸ‡µšŸ‡Ŗ PeruShare
Currently married (Percent)55.24 %ā˜…52.06 %
Human Capital Index0.560.64ā˜…
Life expectancy at birth80.44 years82.78 yearsā˜…
Median age of population35.25 yearsā˜…30.52 years
Population Change856,607.6 personsā˜…392,941.5 persons
Population density25.56 per sq. kmā˜…27.29 per sq. km
Total population213.63M personsā˜…34.94M persons
Academic Freedom Index0.85ā˜…0.84
Birth Rate (%)13.04 %16.43 %ā˜…
Contraceptive Prevalence Rate80.5 %ā˜…77.4 %
Death Rate (%)7.07 %ā˜…9.79 %
Education Expenditure (% of GDP)5.6 % of GDPā˜…4.2 % of GDP
Female population of reproductive age55.29M personsā˜…9.29M persons
Labor Force Participation Rate106.79ā˜…18.92
Learning-adjusted years of school7.91 years9.15 yearsā˜…
Length of paid parental leave for mother0 days0 days
Major Urban Areas Population22.62 peopleā˜…11.2 people
Mean Male Height (cm)173.55ā˜…165.23
Military Manpower at Military Age18ā˜…17
Military Service Age and Obligation1818
Percentage of population by degree of urbanization79.8 %ā˜…74.19 %
Physician Density2.36 people/sq kmā˜…1.69 people/sq km
Population Growth Rate0.58 %ā˜…0.55 %
Population living in slums13.19 %42.57 %ā˜…
Total deaths1.41M persons144,928.3 personsā˜…
Total demand for family planning (Percent)72.6 %ā˜…59.43 %
Total fertility rate1.59 per woman1.92 per womanā˜…
Total net-migration-225,796.9 persons3,559 personsā˜…
Under-five mortality rate13.14 per live births11.59 per live birthsā˜…

Transportation

5 metrics
MetricšŸ‡§šŸ‡· BrazilšŸ‡µšŸ‡Ŗ PeruShare
Air Travel Trips Per Capita (PPP)0.46ā˜…0.42
Airports5,297ā˜…174
Annual Human Space Visits (Total)00
Civil Air Travel198ā˜…44
Heliports1,871ā˜…7

Other

1 metric
MetricšŸ‡§šŸ‡· BrazilšŸ‡µšŸ‡Ŗ PeruShare
Current Bank Rate14.5 %ā˜…4.25 %

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