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Brazil vs Senegal: Compare Statistics

Side-by-side comparison of 108 key metrics across economy, population, geography, and more — latest data through 2026.

Brazil
bra
Leads on 64 of 108 metrics
Senegal
sen
Leads on 37 of 108 metrics

Summary

Comparing Brazil and Senegal: Senegal leads on Refined Petroleum Products Consumption (48,000) against Brazil (2.96); Senegal leads on Oil Consumption (41,000) against Brazil (2.65); Senegal leads on Televisions (361,000) against Brazil (36.50). Across 108 compared metrics, Brazil wins on 64 and Senegal wins on 37.

  • Communications: 6 metrics compared
  • Economy: 45 metrics compared
  • Environment: 6 metrics compared
  • Geography: 6 metrics compared
  • Government: 4 metrics compared
  • Health: 8 metrics compared
  • Military and Security: 1 metric compared
  • People and Society: 29 metrics compared
  • Transportation: 3 metrics compared

Communications

6 metrics
Metric🇧🇷 Brazil🇸🇳 SenegalShare
Internet Usage Rate by Country (% of Population)84.15 %★60.61 %
Internet Userspercent of population: 84% (2023 est.)percent of population: 61% (2023 est.)
Press Freedom Index Score63.8 points★59.43 points
Radios71★1.24
Televisions36.5361,000★
Waterways50,000★1,000

Economy

45 metrics
Metric🇧🇷 Brazil🇸🇳 SenegalShare
Agriculture Value Added as a Share of GDP by Country183.08B $★5.84B $
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Country in Current US Dollars2.67T $★36.56B $
Central Bank Discount Rate (%)7 %★0.25 %
Coal Revenue0.01★0
Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate (%)46.92 %★5.4 %
Current Health Expenditure (% of GDP)9.5 % of GDP★4 % of GDP
Ease of Doing Business Index59.160.9★
Electricity Consumption509.1★3.5
Electricity Exports219★0
Electricity from Fossil Fuels1782★
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants64★7
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels1★0
Electricity from Other Renewables18★11
Electricity Imports41.31★0
Electricity Installed Capacity150.8977,000★
Electricity Production567.9★4.17
Energy Consumption per Capita (USD)48.89 USD per capita★8.3 USD per capita
Gini Index Coefficient51.6★36.2
Gross Fixed Investment18.924.8★
Gross National Saving1521.2★
Industrial Production Growth Rate (%)3.3 %20 %★
Inflation Rate (Consumer Prices)4.4 %0.8 %★
Military Expenditures (% of GDP)1.1 % of GDP1.6 % of GDP★
Natural Gas Consumption34.3559.46★
Natural Gas Exports134.5★0
Natural Gas Imports10.51★0
Natural Gas Production23.9659.46★
Natural Gas Proved Reserves377.4★0
Oil Consumption2.6541,000★
Oil Exports699,000★4,550
Oil Imports720,000★36,290
Oil Production2.7565★
Oil Proved Reserves12.86★0
Population Below Poverty Line4.2 people★46.7 people
Public Debt8347.8★
Real GDP Growth Rate (USD)3.4 USD6.9 USD★
Refined Petroleum Products Consumption2.9648,000★
Refined Petroleum Products Exports279,000★4,063
Refined Petroleum Products Imports490,400★32,050
Refined Petroleum Products Production2.8117,590★
Remittances0.210.6★
Revenue from Forest Resources0.621.46★
Share of population in poverty ($3 a day)7.46★17.89
Taxes and Other Revenues1419.5★
Unemployment Rate7.7 %3 %★

Environment

6 metrics
Metric🇧🇷 Brazil🇸🇳 SenegalShare
Annual CO₂ Emissions Growth (abs)-980,384★9,989
Carbon Dioxide Emissions437.7710.37★
Continental Shelf200edge of continental margin or 200 nm;
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 Janeirothe population is concentrated in the west, with Dakar anchoring a well-defined core area; approximately 70% of the population is rural, as shown in this population distribution map
Total Renewable Groundwater Resources by Country645.6 Cubic meters per year★3.5 Cubic meters per year
Total Renewable Water Resources8.6538.97★

Geography

6 metrics
Metric🇧🇷 Brazil🇸🇳 SenegalShare
Percentage of land area by degree of urbanization0.64 %2 %★
Above-Ground Biomass in Forest (tonnes/ha)171.92★44.25
Agricultural land2.37M sq. km★96,942 sq. km
Coastline Length (km)7,491 km★531 km
Dam capacity per capita3,259.26 cubic meters per inhabitant★12.6 cubic meters per inhabitant
Irrigated Land91,833★1,200

Government

4 metrics
Metric🇧🇷 Brazil🇸🇳 SenegalShare
Rule of Law Index by Country37.95 %38.89 %★
Administrative Divisions26★14
Independence7★4
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

8 metrics
Metric🇧🇷 Brazil🇸🇳 SenegalShare
Diabetes Prevalence (% of Population)10.6★3.8
Health Expenditure (% of GDP)9.9 % of GDP★4.4 % of GDP
HIV/AIDS Adult Prevalence Rate0.6 %0.3 %★
Hospital Bed Density2.5 people/sq km★0.7 people/sq km
Maternal Mortality Ratio (%)67 %★237 %
Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate (%)22.1 %8.8 %★
People Living With HIV/AIDS930,00039,000★
Underweight Children Under 53.5★16.2

Military and Security

1 metric
Metric🇧🇷 Brazil🇸🇳 SenegalShare
Total Armed Forces Personnel (PPP)762,000★19,000

People and Society

29 metrics
Metric🇧🇷 Brazil🇸🇳 SenegalShare
Currently married (Percent)55.24 %65.84 %★
Human Capital Index0.56★0.44
Life expectancy at birth80.44 years★72.09 years
Median age of population35.25 years★19.85 years
Population Change856,607.6 persons★429,217.9 persons
Population density25.56 per sq. km★100.55 per sq. km
Total population213.63M persons★19.36M persons
Academic Freedom Index0.85★0.76
Birth Rate (%)13.04 %29.54 %★
Contraceptive Prevalence Rate80.5 %★26.9 %
Death Rate (%)7.07 %4.85 %★
Education Expenditure (% of GDP)5.6 % of GDP6.2 % of GDP★
Female population of reproductive age55.29M persons★4.92M persons
Labor Force Participation Rate106.79★5.76
Learning-adjusted years of school7.91 years★5.1 years
Length of paid parental leave for mother0 days0 days
Major Urban Areas Population22.62 people★3.34 people
Mean Male Height (cm)173.55★173.14
Military Manpower at Military Age1818
Military Service Age and Obligation1818
Percentage of population by degree of urbanization79.8 %★71.97 %
Physician Density2.36 people/sq km★0.11 people/sq km
Population Growth Rate0.58 %2.4 %★
Population living in slums13.19 %38.57 %★
Total deaths1.41M persons99,557.7 persons★
Total demand for family planning (Percent)72.6 %★33.75 %
Total fertility rate1.59 per woman3.66 per woman★
Total net-migration-225,796.9 persons-29,112.2 persons★
Under-five mortality rate13.14 per live births★31.36 per live births

Transportation

3 metrics
Metric🇧🇷 Brazil🇸🇳 SenegalShare
Air Travel Trips Per Capita (PPP)0.46★0
Airports5,297★20
Civil Air Travel198★3

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