Brazil vs Russia: Compare Statistics

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

Summary

Comparing Brazil and Russia: Russia leads on People Living With HIV/AIDS (1) against Brazil (930,000); Brazil leads on Refined Petroleum Products Exports (279,000) against Russia (2.67); Brazil leads on Oil Exports (699,000) against Russia (7.30). Across 111 compared metrics, Brazil wins on 52 and Russia wins on 50.

  • Communications: 6 metrics compared
  • Economy: 45 metrics compared
  • Environment: 5 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: 5 metrics compared

Communications

6 metrics
Metric🇧🇷 Brazil🇷🇺 RussiaShare
Internet Usage Rate by Country (% of Population)84.46 %94.37 %
Internet Userspercent of population: 84% (2023 est.)percent of population: 92% (2023 est.)
Press Freedom Index Score63.8 points24.57 points
Radios7161.5
Televisions36.560.5
Waterways50,000102,000

Economy

45 metrics
Metric🇧🇷 Brazil🇷🇺 RussiaShare
Agriculture Value Added as a Share of GDP by Country183.08B $111.04B $
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Country in Current US Dollars2.67T $2.61T $
Central Bank Discount Rate (%)7 %10 %
Coal Revenue0.010.53
Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate (%)46.92 %10.55 %
Current Health Expenditure (% of GDP)9.5 % of GDP5.3 % of GDP
Ease of Doing Business Index59.193.1
Electricity Consumption509.1909.6
Electricity Exports21913.13
Electricity from Fossil Fuels1768
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants6421
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels111
Electricity from Other Renewables181
Electricity Imports41.313.19
Electricity Installed Capacity150.8244.9
Electricity Production567.91.03
Energy Consumption per Capita (USD)48.89 USD per capita224.86 USD per capita
Gini Index Coefficient51.635.1
Gross Fixed Investment18.923.2
Gross National Saving1526.5
Industrial Production Growth Rate (%)3.3 %4.1 %
Inflation Rate (Consumer Prices)4.4 %6.7 %
Military Expenditures (% of GDP)1.1 % of GDP7 % of GDP
Natural Gas Consumption34.35467.5
Natural Gas Exports134.5210.2
Natural Gas Imports10.5115.77
Natural Gas Production23.96665.6
Natural Gas Proved Reserves377.447.8
Oil Consumption2.652.94
Oil Exports699,0007.3
Oil Imports720,00042,750
Oil Production2.7510.13
Oil Proved Reserves12.8660
Population Below Poverty Line4.2 people12.1 people
Public Debt8318.5
Real GDP Growth Rate (USD)3.4 USD4.3 USD
Refined Petroleum Products Consumption2.963.65
Refined Petroleum Products Exports279,0002.67
Refined Petroleum Products Imports490,40041,920
Refined Petroleum Products Production2.816.08
Remittances0.20.1
Revenue from Forest Resources0.620.29
Share of population in poverty ($3 a day)2.770.04
Taxes and Other Revenues1412.1
Unemployment Rate7.7 %2.6 %

Environment

5 metrics
Metric🇧🇷 Brazil🇷🇺 RussiaShare
Annual CO₂ Emissions Growth (abs)-980,38447.39M
Carbon Dioxide Emissions437.771.84
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 is heavily concentrated in the westernmost fifth of the country, extending from the Baltic Sea south to the Caspian Sea, and eastward parallel to the Kazakh border; elsewhere, sizeable population pockets are isolated and generally found in the
Total Renewable Groundwater Resources by Country645.6 Cubic meters per year788 Cubic meters per year
Total Renewable Water Resources8.654.53

Geography

6 metrics
Metric🇧🇷 Brazil🇷🇺 RussiaShare
Percentage of land area by degree of urbanization0.64 %0.29 %
Above-Ground Biomass in Forest (tonnes/ha)171.9277.33
Agricultural land2.37M sq. km2.15M sq. km
Coastline Length (km)7,491 km37,653 km
Dam capacity per capita3,259.26 cubic meters per inhabitant5,538.47 cubic meters per inhabitant
Irrigated Land91,83343,000

Government

4 metrics
Metric🇧🇷 Brazil🇷🇺 RussiaShare
Rule of Law Index by Country37.95 %1.68 %
Administrative Divisions2646
Independence725
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🇷🇺 RussiaShare
Diabetes Deaths Per 100,000 (Age-Std)33.3717.03
Diabetes Prevalence (% of Population)10.65.9
Health Expenditure (% of GDP)9.9 % of GDP7.4 % of GDP
HIV/AIDS Adult Prevalence Rate0.6 %NA
Hospital Bed Density2.5 people/sq km7 people/sq km
Maternal Mortality Ratio (%)67 %9 %
Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate (%)22.1 %23.1 %
People Living With HIV/AIDS930,0001
Underweight Children Under 5NANA

Military and Security

1 metric
Metric🇧🇷 Brazil🇷🇺 RussiaShare
Total Armed Forces Personnel (PPP)762,0001.45M

People and Society

30 metrics
Metric🇧🇷 Brazil🇷🇺 RussiaShare
Currently married (Percent)55.24 %53.91 %
Human Capital Index0.560.77
Life expectancy at birth80.44 years81.33 years
Median age of population35.25 years40.61 years
Population Change856,607.6 persons-917,387.6 persons
Population density25.56 per sq. km8.78 per sq. km
Total population213.63M persons143.17M persons
Academic Freedom Index0.850.18
Average Female Breast Size by Country: Worldwide Data & RankingsA-BB-C
Birth Rate (%)13.04 %8.27 %
Contraceptive Prevalence Rate80.5 %68 %
Death Rate (%)7.07 %13.93 %
Education Expenditure (% of GDP)5.6 % of GDP4.2 % of GDP
Female population of reproductive age55.29M persons33.21M persons
Labor Force Participation Rate106.7972.52
Learning-adjusted years of school7.91 years12.66 years
Length of paid parental leave for mother0 days0 days
Major Urban Areas Population22.62 people12.68 people
Mean Male Height (cm)173.55176.46
Military Manpower at Military Age1818
Military Service Age and Obligation1818
Percentage of population by degree of urbanization79.8 %79.31 %
Physician Density2.36 people/sq km5.11 people/sq km
Population Growth Rate0.58 %-0.49 %
Population living in slums13.19 %2.46 %
Total deaths1.41M persons1.62M persons
Total demand for family planning (Percent)72.6 %56.39 %
Total fertility rate1.59 per woman1.44 per woman
Total net-migration-225,796.9 persons-487,124.9 persons
Under-five mortality rate13.14 per live births4.79 per live births

Transportation

5 metrics
Metric🇧🇷 Brazil🇷🇺 RussiaShare
Air Travel Trips Per Capita (PPP)0.460.65
Airports5,297905
Annual Human Space Visits (Total)02
Civil Air Travel198NA major transport aircraft
Heliports1,871494

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