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Brazil vs Sierra Leone: Compare Statistics

Side-by-side comparison of 107 key metrics across economy, population, geography, and more — latest data through 2026.

Brazil
bra
Leads on 70 of 107 metrics
Sierra Leone
sle
Leads on 30 of 107 metrics

Summary

Comparing Brazil and Sierra Leone: Sierra Leone leads on Oil Consumption (9,000) against Brazil (2.65); Sierra Leone leads on Refined Petroleum Products Consumption (6,500) against Brazil (2.96); Sierra Leone leads on Televisions (53,000) against Brazil (36.50). Across 107 compared metrics, Brazil wins on 70 and Sierra Leone wins on 30.

  • Communications: 6 metrics compared
  • Economy: 45 metrics compared
  • Environment: 5 metrics compared
  • Geography: 6 metrics compared
  • Government: 4 metrics compared
  • Health: 8 metrics compared
  • Military and Security: 1 metric compared
  • People and Society: 28 metrics compared
  • Transportation: 4 metrics compared

Communications

6 metrics
Metric🇧🇷 Brazil🇸🇱 Sierra LeoneShare
Internet Usage Rate by Country (% of Population)84.15 %★20.64 %
Internet Userspercent of population: 84% (2023 est.)percent of population: 21% (2023 est.)
Press Freedom Index Score63.8 points66.36 points★
Radios71★1.12
Televisions36.553,000★
Waterways50,000★800

Economy

45 metrics
Metric🇧🇷 Brazil🇸🇱 Sierra LeoneShare
Agriculture Value Added as a Share of GDP by Country183.08B $★1.88B $
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Country in Current US Dollars2.67T $★6.80B $
Central Bank Discount Rate (%)7 %NA
Coal Revenue0.01★0
Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate (%)46.92 %★17.92 %
Current Health Expenditure (% of GDP)9.5 % of GDP16.1 % of GDP★
Ease of Doing Business Index59.1★51.9
Electricity Consumption509.1★279
Electricity Exports219★0
Electricity from Fossil Fuels1723★
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants64★51
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels1★0
Electricity from Other Renewables1826★
Electricity Imports41.31★0
Electricity Installed Capacity150.8113,300★
Electricity Production567.9★300
Energy Consumption per Capita (USD)48.89 USD per capita★2.3 USD per capita
Gini Index Coefficient51.6★35.7
Gross Fixed Investment18.4★15.4
Gross National Saving15★10
Industrial Production Growth Rate (%)3.3 %4.7 %★
Inflation Rate (Consumer Prices)4.4 %★28.6 %
Military Expenditures (% of GDP)1.1 % of GDP★0.5 % of GDP
Natural Gas Consumption34.35★0
Natural Gas Exports134.5★0
Natural Gas Imports10.51★0
Natural Gas Production23.96★0
Natural Gas Proved Reserves377.4★0
Oil Consumption2.659,000★
Oil Exports699,000★499.5
Oil Imports720,000★4,945
Oil Production2.7525★
Oil Proved Reserves12.86★0
Population Below Poverty Line4.2 people★56.8 people
Public Debt8354.9★
Real GDP Growth Rate (USD)3.4 USD4 USD★
Refined Petroleum Products Consumption2.966,500★
Refined Petroleum Products Exports279,000★0
Refined Petroleum Products Imports490,400★6,439
Refined Petroleum Products Production2.81★0
Remittances0.24.6★
Revenue from Forest Resources0.626.92★
Share of population in poverty ($3 a day)6.88★41.49
Taxes and Other Revenues14.7315.6★
Unemployment Rate7.7 %3.2 %★

Environment

5 metrics
Metric🇧🇷 Brazil🇸🇱 Sierra LeoneShare
Annual CO₂ Emissions Growth (abs)-980,384★53,848
Carbon Dioxide Emissions437.771.34★
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 clusters are found in the lower elevations of the south and west; the northern third of the country is less populated, as shown on this population distribution map
Total Renewable Groundwater Resources by Country645.6 Cubic meters per year★25 Cubic meters per year
Total Renewable Water Resources8.65160★

Geography

6 metrics
Metric🇧🇷 Brazil🇸🇱 Sierra LeoneShare
Percentage of land area by degree of urbanization0.64 %1.95 %★
Above-Ground Biomass in Forest (tonnes/ha)171.92★82
Agricultural land2.37M sq. km★39,490 sq. km
Coastline Length (km)7,491 km★402 km
Dam capacity per capita3,259.26 cubic meters per inhabitant★24.01 cubic meters per inhabitant
Irrigated Land91,833★300

Government

4 metrics
Metric🇧🇷 Brazil🇸🇱 Sierra LeoneShare
Rule of Law Index by Country37.95 %★22.07 %
Administrative Divisions26★4
Independence727★
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🇸🇱 Sierra LeoneShare
Diabetes Prevalence (% of Population)10.6★4.8
Health Expenditure (% of GDP)9.9 % of GDP★8.6 % of GDP
HIV/AIDS Adult Prevalence Rate0.6 %★1.4 %
Hospital Bed Density2.3 people/sq km★0.4 people/sq km
Maternal Mortality Ratio (%)67 %★354 %
Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate (%)22.1 %8.7 %★
People Living With HIV/AIDS930,00080,000★
Underweight Children Under 53.5★12

Military and Security

1 metric
Metric🇧🇷 Brazil🇸🇱 Sierra LeoneShare
Total Armed Forces Personnel (PPP)762,000★9,000

People and Society

28 metrics
Metric🇧🇷 Brazil🇸🇱 Sierra LeoneShare
Currently married (Percent)55.24 %57.38 %★
Human Capital Index0.56★0.39
Life expectancy at birth80.44 years★64.67 years
Median age of population35.25 years★19.94 years
Population Change856,607.6 persons★176,945 persons
Population density25.56 per sq. km★125.5 per sq. km
Total population213.63M persons★9.00M persons
Academic Freedom Index0.850.86★
Birth Rate (%)13.04 %30.04 %★
Contraceptive Prevalence Rate80.5 %★21.2 %
Death Rate (%)7.07 %★8.8 %
Education Expenditure (% of GDP)5.6 % of GDP★2.6 % of GDP
Female population of reproductive age55.29M persons★2.31M persons
Labor Force Participation Rate106.79★2.86
Learning-adjusted years of school7.91 years★5.52 years
Length of paid parental leave for mother0 days0 days
Major Urban Areas Population22.62 people★1.31 people
Mean Male Height (cm)173.55★164.41
Military Service Age and Obligation1818
Percentage of population by degree of urbanization79.8 %★57.75 %
Physician Density2.36 people/sq km★0.13 people/sq km
Population Growth Rate0.58 %2.24 %★
Population living in slums13.19 %43.75 %★
Total deaths1.41M persons70,655.2 persons★
Total demand for family planning (Percent)72.6 %★48.74 %
Total fertility rate1.59 per woman3.52 per woman★
Total net-migration-225,796.9 persons-14,329.6 persons★
Under-five mortality rate13.14 per live births★90.74 per live births

Transportation

4 metrics
Metric🇧🇷 Brazil🇸🇱 Sierra LeoneShare
Air Travel Trips Per Capita (PPP)0.46★0.02
Airports5,297★8
Civil Air Travel198no major transport aircraft
Heliports1,871★3

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