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Brazil vs South Korea: Compare Statistics

Side-by-side comparison of 122 key metrics across economy, population, geography, and more ā€” latest data through 2026.

Brazil
bra
Leads on 59 of 122 metrics
South Korea
kor
Leads on 55 of 122 metrics

Summary

Comparing Brazil and South Korea: Brazil leads on Oil Imports (720,000) against South Korea (3.07); Brazil leads on Refined Petroleum Products Exports (279,000) against South Korea (1.40); South Korea leads on Oil Production (48,400) against Brazil (2.75). Across 122 compared metrics, Brazil wins on 59 and South Korea wins on 55.

  • Communications: 7 metrics compared
  • Economy: 50 metrics compared
  • Environment: 6 metrics compared
  • Geography: 7 metrics compared
  • Government: 4 metrics compared
  • Health: 11 metrics compared
  • Military and Security: 1 metric compared
  • People and Society: 30 metrics compared
  • Transportation: 5 metrics compared
  • Other: 1 metric compared

Communications

7 metrics
MetricšŸ‡§šŸ‡· BrazilšŸ‡°šŸ‡· South KoreaShare
Internet Penetration Rate (%)84.46 %97.9 %ā˜…
Internet Usage Rate by Country (% of Population)84.46 %97.9 %ā˜…
Internet Userspercent of population: 84% (2023 est.)percent of population: 97% (2023 est.)
Press Freedom Index Score63.8 points64.06 pointsā˜…
Radios71ā˜…47.5
Televisions36.5ā˜…15.9
Waterways50,000ā˜…1,600

Economy

50 metrics
MetricšŸ‡§šŸ‡· BrazilšŸ‡°šŸ‡· South KoreaShare
Agriculture Value Added as a Share of GDP by Country183.08B $ā˜…30.14B $
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Country in Current US Dollars2.67T $ā˜…1.91T $
AI Investment (% of GDP)16.98 %29.97 %ā˜…
Central Bank Discount Rate (%)7 %ā˜…1.5 %
Coal Revenue0.01ā˜…0
Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate (%)46.92 %ā˜…3.48 %
Current Health Expenditure (% of GDP)9.5 % of GDPā˜…7.6 % of GDP
Ease of Doing Business Index59.193.4ā˜…
Electricity Consumption509.1ā˜…507.6
Electricity Exports219ā˜…0
Electricity from Fossil Fuels1770ā˜…
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants64ā˜…2
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels121ā˜…
Electricity from Other Renewables18ā˜…8
Electricity Imports41.31ā˜…0
Electricity Installed Capacity150.8ā˜…111.2
Electricity Production567.9ā˜…526
Energy Consumption per Capita (USD)48.89 USD per capita234.67 USD per capitaā˜…
Gini Index Coefficient51.6ā˜…32.9
Gross Fixed Investment18.927.4ā˜…
Gross National Saving1536.6ā˜…
Industrial Production Growth Rate (%)3.3 %ā˜…1.1 %
Inflation Rate (Consumer Prices)4.4 %2.3 %ā˜…
Military Expenditures (% of GDP)1.1 % of GDP2.3 % of GDPā˜…
Natural Gas Consumption34.3545.28ā˜…
Natural Gas Exports134.5ā˜…0
Natural Gas Imports10.5148.65ā˜…
Natural Gas Production23.96339.8ā˜…
Natural Gas Proved Reserves377.4ā˜…7.08
Number of AI Patents Filed107 patents9,682 patentsā˜…
Oil Consumption2.65ā˜…2.25
Oil Exports699,000907,100ā˜…
Oil Imports720,000ā˜…3.07
Oil Production2.7548,400ā˜…
Oil Proved Reserves12.86ā˜…0
Population Below Poverty Line4.2 peopleā˜…14.4 people
Public Debt8352.3ā˜…
Real GDP Growth Rate (USD)3.4 USDā˜…1.4 USD
Refined Petroleum Products Consumption2.96ā˜…2.58
Refined Petroleum Products Exports279,000ā˜…1.4
Refined Petroleum Products Imports490,400908,800ā˜…
Refined Petroleum Products Production2.813.3ā˜…
Remittances0.20.4ā˜…
Revenue from Forest Resources0.62ā˜…0.01
Robotics Research Funding1.19 USD4.94 USDā˜…
Share of population in poverty ($3 a day)7.460.25ā˜…
Taxes and Other Revenues1415.7ā˜…
Top Exporting Countries392.11B USD831.89B USDā˜…
Unemployment Rate7.7 %2.7 %ā˜…
Youth Labor Force Participation Rate63.14 %ā˜…64.35 %

Environment

6 metrics
MetricšŸ‡§šŸ‡· BrazilšŸ‡°šŸ‡· South KoreaShare
Annual COā‚‚ Emissions Growth (abs)-980,384-5.50Mā˜…
Carbon Dioxide Emissions437.77ā˜…644.23
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 primarily concentrated in the lowland areas, where density is high; Gyeonggi Province in the northwest, which surrounds the capital of Seoul and contains the port of Incheon, is the most densely populated province; Gangwon in the northea
Protected Land Area for Adaptation30.75 sq kmā˜…17.76 sq km
Total Renewable Groundwater Resources by Country645.6 Cubic meters per yearā˜…13.3 Cubic meters per year
Total Renewable Water Resources8.6569.7ā˜…

Geography

7 metrics
MetricšŸ‡§šŸ‡· BrazilšŸ‡°šŸ‡· South KoreaShare
Percentage of land area by degree of urbanization0.64 %11.86 %ā˜…
Above-Ground Biomass in Forest (tonnes/ha)171.92ā˜…131.69
Agricultural land2.37M sq. kmā˜…15,174 sq. km
Airports per 1,000 Sq Km8.36Mā˜…97,600
Coastline Length (km)7,491 kmā˜…2,413 km
Dam capacity per capita3,259.26 cubic meters per inhabitantā˜…362.21 cubic meters per inhabitant
Irrigated Land91,833ā˜…7,780

Government

4 metrics
MetricšŸ‡§šŸ‡· BrazilšŸ‡°šŸ‡· South KoreaShare
Rule of Law Index by Country37.95 %85.98 %ā˜…
Administrative Divisions26ā˜…9
Independence715ā˜…
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

11 metrics
MetricšŸ‡§šŸ‡· BrazilšŸ‡°šŸ‡· South KoreaShare
Access to Safe Drinking Water88.62 %99.28 %ā˜…
Diabetes Deaths Per 100,000 (Age-Std)39.139.98ā˜…
Diabetes Prevalence (% of Population)10.6ā˜…9.6
Health Care Spending per Capita2,438.16 USD5,766.77 USDā˜…
Health Expenditure (% of GDP)9.9 % of GDPā˜…9.7 % of GDP
HIV/AIDS Adult Prevalence Rate0.6 %NA
Hospital Bed Density2.5 people/sq km12.8 people/sq kmā˜…
Maternal Mortality Ratio (%)67 %4 %ā˜…
Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate (%)22.1 %4.7 %ā˜…
People Living With HIV/AIDS930,000NA
Underweight Children Under 53.50.4ā˜…

Military and Security

1 metric
MetricšŸ‡§šŸ‡· BrazilšŸ‡°šŸ‡· South KoreaShare
Total Armed Forces Personnel (PPP)762,000ā˜…569,000

People and Society

30 metrics
MetricšŸ‡§šŸ‡· BrazilšŸ‡°šŸ‡· South KoreaShare
Currently married (Percent)55.24 %ā˜…42.12 %
Human Capital Index0.560.8ā˜…
Life expectancy at birth80.44 years87.65 yearsā˜…
Median age of population35.25 years46.18 yearsā˜…
Population Change856,607.6 personsā˜…-34,023.3 persons
Population density25.56 per sq. kmā˜…521.76 per sq. km
Total population213.63M personsā˜…51.62M persons
Academic Freedom Index0.850.85ā˜…
Average Female Breast Size by Country: Worldwide Data & RankingsA-Bā˜…AA-A
Birth Rate (%)13.04 %ā˜…4.29 %
Contraceptive Prevalence Rate80.5 %82.3 %ā˜…
Death Rate (%)7.07 %6.94 %ā˜…
Education Expenditure (% of GDP)5.6 % of GDP5.8 % of GDPā˜…
Female population of reproductive age55.29M personsā˜…10.86M persons
Labor Force Participation Rate106.79ā˜…29.71
Learning-adjusted years of school7.91 years11.74 yearsā˜…
Length of paid parental leave for mother0 days365 daysā˜…
Major Urban Areas Population22.62 peopleā˜…9.99 people
Mean Male Height (cm)173.55174.92ā˜…
Military Manpower at Military Age1818
Military Service Age and Obligation1818
Percentage of population by degree of urbanization79.8 %90.48 %ā˜…
Physician Density2.36 people/sq km2.61 people/sq kmā˜…
Population Growth Rate0.58 %ā˜…-0.09 %
Population living in slums13.19 %ā˜…5.46 %
Total deaths1.41M persons375,161.5 personsā˜…
Total demand for family planning (Percent)72.6 %ā˜…54.27 %
Total fertility rate1.59 per womanā˜…0.72 per woman
Total net-migration-225,796.9 persons106,057.5 personsā˜…
Under-five mortality rate13.14 per live births2.38 per live birthsā˜…

Transportation

5 metrics
MetricšŸ‡§šŸ‡· BrazilšŸ‡°šŸ‡· South KoreaShare
Air Travel Trips Per Capita (PPP)0.461.32ā˜…
Airports5,297ā˜…92
Annual Human Space Visits (Total)00
Civil Air Travel198ā˜…93
Heliports1,871ā˜…1,280

Other

1 metric
MetricšŸ‡§šŸ‡· BrazilšŸ‡°šŸ‡· South KoreaShare
Current Bank Rate14.5 %ā˜…2.5 %

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