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Brazil vs Saudi Arabia: Compare Statistics

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

Brazil
bra
Leads on 65 of 111 metrics
Saudi Arabia
sau
Leads on 35 of 111 metrics

Summary

Comparing Brazil and Saudi Arabia: Brazil leads on Refined Petroleum Products Exports (279,000) against Saudi Arabia (1.78); Brazil leads on Oil Exports (699,000) against Saudi Arabia (7.63); Brazil leads on Total Renewable Groundwater Resources by Country (645.60 Cubic meters per year) against Saudi Arabia (2.20 Cubic meters per year). Across 111 compared metrics, Brazil wins on 65 and Saudi Arabia wins on 35.

  • Communications: 6 metrics compared
  • Economy: 44 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: 5 metrics compared

Communications

6 metrics
Metric🇧🇷 Brazil🇸🇦 Saudi ArabiaShare
Internet Usage Rate by Country (% of Population)84.46 %100 %★
Internet Userspercent of population: 84% (2023 est.)percent of population: 100% (2023 est.)
Press Freedom Index Score63.8 points★27.94 points
Radios71★6.25
Televisions36.5★5.1
Waterways50,000none

Economy

44 metrics
Metric🇧🇷 Brazil🇸🇦 Saudi ArabiaShare
Agriculture Value Added as a Share of GDP by Country183.08B $★30.82B $
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Country in Current US Dollars2.67T $★1.56T $
Central Bank Discount Rate (%)7 %★2.5 %
Coal Revenue0.01★0
Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate (%)46.92 %★8.3 %
Current Health Expenditure (% of GDP)9.5 % of GDP★6.4 % of GDP
Ease of Doing Business Index59.176★
Electricity Consumption509.1★296.2
Electricity Exports219★0
Electricity from Fossil Fuels17100★
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants64★0
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels1★0
Electricity from Other Renewables18★0
Electricity Imports41.31★0
Electricity Installed Capacity150.8★82.94
Electricity Production567.9★324.1
Energy Consumption per Capita (USD)48.89 USD per capita349.69 USD per capita★
Gini Index Coefficient48.9★45.9
Gross Fixed Investment18.921.5★
Gross National Saving1530.1★
Industrial Production Growth Rate (%)3.3 %★-1.3 %
Inflation Rate (Consumer Prices)4.4 %1.7 %★
Military Expenditures (% of GDP)1.1 % of GDP7.1 % of GDP★
Natural Gas Consumption34.35109.3★
Natural Gas Exports134.5★0
Natural Gas Imports10.51★0
Natural Gas Production23.96109.3★
Natural Gas Proved Reserves377.4★8.62
Oil Consumption2.65★2.64
Oil Exports699,000★7.64
Oil Imports720,000★83,150
Oil Production2.7510.52★
Oil Proved Reserves12.86262.6★
Population Below Poverty Line4.2 peopleNA
Public Debt8313.1★
Real GDP Growth Rate (USD)3.4 USD★1.8 USD
Refined Petroleum Products Consumption2.963.29★
Refined Petroleum Products Exports279,000★1.78
Refined Petroleum Products Imports490,400609,600★
Refined Petroleum Products Production2.81★2.48
Remittances0.2★0
Revenue from Forest Resources0.62★0
Taxes and Other Revenues14★7.8
Unemployment Rate7.7 %3.9 %★

Environment

6 metrics
Metric🇧🇷 Brazil🇸🇦 Saudi ArabiaShare
Annual CO₂ Emissions Growth (abs)-980,384★14.69M
Carbon Dioxide Emissions437.77★656.51
Continental Shelf200not specific;
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 Janeirohistorically a population that was mostly nomadic or semi-nomadic, the Saudi population has become more settled since oil was discovered in the 1930s; most of the country's population is now concentrated in a wide area across the middle of the peninsula,
Total Renewable Groundwater Resources by Country645.6 Cubic meters per year★2.2 Cubic meters per year
Total Renewable Water Resources8.65★2.4

Geography

6 metrics
Metric🇧🇷 Brazil🇸🇦 Saudi ArabiaShare
Percentage of land area by degree of urbanization0.64 %★0.52 %
Above-Ground Biomass in Forest (tonnes/ha)171.92★26.61
Agricultural land2.37M sq. km★1.74M sq. km
Coastline Length (km)7,491 km★2,640 km
Dam capacity per capita3,259.26 cubic meters per inhabitant★29.56 cubic meters per inhabitant
Irrigated Land91,833★7,575

Government

4 metrics
Metric🇧🇷 Brazil🇸🇦 Saudi ArabiaShare
Rule of Law Index by Country37.95 %64.18 %★
Administrative Divisions26★13
Independence723★
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🇸🇦 Saudi ArabiaShare
Diabetes Deaths Per 100,000 (Age-Std)39.13★44.57
Diabetes Prevalence (% of Population)10.623.1★
Health Expenditure (% of GDP)9.9 % of GDP★6 % of GDP
HIV/AIDS Adult Prevalence Rate0.6 %NA
Hospital Bed Density2.5 people/sq km★2.2 people/sq km
Maternal Mortality Ratio (%)67 %7 %★
Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate (%)22.1 %★35.4 %
People Living With HIV/AIDS930,00012,000★
Underweight Children Under 53.53.5

Military and Security

1 metric
Metric🇧🇷 Brazil🇸🇦 Saudi ArabiaShare
Total Armed Forces Personnel (PPP)762,000★282,000

People and Society

30 metrics
Metric🇧🇷 Brazil🇸🇦 Saudi ArabiaShare
Currently married (Percent)55.24 %★52.77 %
Human Capital Index0.560.6★
Life expectancy at birth80.44 years82.13 years★
Median age of population35.25 years★30.06 years
Population Change856,607.6 persons★681,198 persons
Population density25.56 per sq. km16.53 per sq. km★
Total population213.63M persons★35.17M persons
Academic Freedom Index0.85★0.07
Average Female Breast Size by Country: Worldwide Data & RankingsA-B★A
Birth Rate (%)13.04 %13.41 %★
Contraceptive Prevalence Rate80.5 %★27.9 %
Death Rate (%)7.07 %3.51 %★
Education Expenditure (% of GDP)5.6 % of GDP★5.1 % of GDP
Female population of reproductive age55.29M persons★8.25M persons
Labor Force Participation Rate106.79★17.17
Learning-adjusted years of school7.91 years8.41 years★
Length of paid parental leave for mother0 days0 days
Major Urban Areas Population22.62 people★7.68 people
Mean Male Height (cm)173.55★167.67
Military Manpower at Military Age18★17
Military Service Age and Obligation18voluntary military service for men (17-40) and women (typically 21-40, although maximum age may vary by role); no conscription (2025)
Percentage of population by degree of urbanization79.8 %84.78 %★
Physician Density2.36 people/sq km3.41 people/sq km★
Population Growth Rate0.58 %1.72 %★
Population living in slums13.19 %★0.55 %
Total deaths1.41M persons78,615 persons★
Total demand for family planning (Percent)72.6 %★34.89 %
Total fertility rate1.59 per woman2.36 per woman★
Total net-migration-225,796.9 persons166,821.2 persons★
Under-five mortality rate13.14 per live births7.26 per live births★

Transportation

5 metrics
Metric🇧🇷 Brazil🇸🇦 Saudi ArabiaShare
Air Travel Trips Per Capita (PPP)0.461.36★
Airports5,297★90
Annual Human Space Visits (Total)00
Civil Air Travel198★104
Heliports1,871★69

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