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Brazil vs South Sudan: Compare Statistics

Side-by-side comparison of 92 key metrics across economy, population, geography, and more — latest data through 2026.

Brazil
bra
Leads on 64 of 92 metrics
South Sudan
ssd
Leads on 20 of 92 metrics

Summary

Comparing Brazil and South Sudan: South Sudan leads on Major Urban Areas Population (459,000 people) against Brazil (22.62 people); South Sudan leads on Refined Petroleum Products Consumption (8,000) against Brazil (2.96); Brazil leads on Agriculture Value Added as a Share of GDP by Country (183.08 billion $) against South Sudan (175.53 million $). Across 92 compared metrics, Brazil wins on 64 and South Sudan wins on 20.

  • Communications: 4 metrics compared
  • Economy: 37 metrics compared
  • Environment: 5 metrics compared
  • Geography: 4 metrics compared
  • Government: 4 metrics compared
  • Health: 7 metrics compared
  • Military and Security: 1 metric compared
  • People and Society: 27 metrics compared
  • Transportation: 3 metrics compared

Communications

4 metrics
Metric🇧🇷 Brazil🇸🇸 South SudanShare
Internet Usage Rate by Country (% of Population)81.34 %★9.27 %
Internet Userspercent of population: 84% (2023 est.)percent of population: 9% (2022 est.)
Press Freedom Index Score63.8 points★51.63 points
Waterways50,000see entry for Sudan

Economy

37 metrics
Metric🇧🇷 Brazil🇸🇸 South SudanShare
Agriculture Value Added as a Share of GDP by Country183.08B $★175.53M $
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Country in Current US Dollars2.67T $★9.32B $
Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate (%)46.92 %★13.38 %
Current Health Expenditure (% of GDP)9.5 % of GDP★6.4 % of GDP
Ease of Doing Business Index59.1★26.2
Electricity Consumption509.1★391.8
Electricity Exports219★0
Electricity from Fossil Fuels17100★
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants64★0
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels1★0
Electricity from Other Renewables18★1
Electricity Imports41.31★0
Electricity Installed Capacity150.880,400★
Electricity Production567.9★412.8
Energy Consumption per Capita (USD)48.89 USD per capita★2.09 USD per capita
Gini Index Coefficient51.6★44
Gross National Saving15★3.6
Industrial Production Growth Rate (%)3.3 %★-36.8 %
Inflation Rate (Consumer Prices)4.4 %★91.4 %
Military Expenditures (% of GDP)1.1 % of GDP2 % 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★63.71
Population Below Poverty Line4.2 people★82.3 people
Public Debt83★86.6
Real GDP Growth Rate (USD)3.4 USD★-5.2 USD
Refined Petroleum Products Consumption2.968,000★
Refined Petroleum Products Exports279,000★0
Refined Petroleum Products Imports490,400★7,160
Refined Petroleum Products Production2.81★0
Remittances0.29.5★
Revenue from Forest Resources0.622.65★
Share of population in poverty ($3 a day)6.48★76.5
Taxes and Other Revenues14.73★8.5
Unemployment Rate7.7 %★12.5 %

Environment

5 metrics
Metric🇧🇷 Brazil🇸🇸 South SudanShare
Annual CO₂ Emissions Growth (abs)-980,384★29,261
Carbon Dioxide Emissions437.771.73★
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 Janeiroclusters found in urban areas, particularly in the western interior and around the White Nile, as shown in this population distribution map
Total Renewable Groundwater Resources by Country645.6 Cubic meters per year★4 Cubic meters per year
Total Renewable Water Resources8.6549.5★

Geography

4 metrics
Metric🇧🇷 Brazil🇸🇸 South SudanShare
Percentage of land area by degree of urbanization0.64 %★0.54 %
Agricultural land2.37M sq. km★282,548.2 sq. km
Coastline Length (km)7,491 km★0 km
Irrigated Land91,833★1,000

Government

4 metrics
Metric🇧🇷 Brazil🇸🇸 South SudanShare
Rule of Law Index by Country37.95 %★0.84 %
Administrative Divisions26★10
Independence79★
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

7 metrics
Metric🇧🇷 Brazil🇸🇸 South SudanShare
Diabetes Prevalence (% of Population)10.6★4.6
Health Expenditure (% of GDP)9.9 % of GDP★5.9 % of GDP
HIV/AIDS Adult Prevalence Rate0.6 %★2.1 %
Maternal Mortality Ratio (%)67 %★692 %
Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate (%)22.1 %6.6 %★
People Living With HIV/AIDS930,000180,000★
Underweight Children Under 5NANA

Military and Security

1 metric
Metric🇧🇷 Brazil🇸🇸 South SudanShare
Total Armed Forces Personnel (PPP)762,000★53,000

People and Society

27 metrics
Metric🇧🇷 Brazil🇸🇸 South SudanShare
Currently married (Percent)55.24 %73.25 %★
Human Capital Index0.56★0.31
Life expectancy at birth80.44 years★61.29 years
Median age of population35.25 years★19.02 years
Population Change856,607.6 persons★404,178 persons
Population density25.56 per sq. km22.28 per sq. km★
Total population213.63M persons★12.43M persons
Academic Freedom Index0.85★0.05
Birth Rate (%)13.04 %35.68 %★
Contraceptive Prevalence Rate80.5 %NA
Death Rate (%)7.07 %★8.65 %
Education Expenditure (% of GDP)5.6 % of GDP★1.6 % of GDP
Female population of reproductive age55.29M persons★3.22M persons
Labor Force Participation Rate106.79★5.09
Learning-adjusted years of school7.91 years★2.94 years
Length of paid parental leave for mother0 days0 days
Major Urban Areas Population22.62 people459,000 people★
Military Service Age and Obligation1818
Percentage of population by degree of urbanization79.8 %★65.41 %
Physician Density2.36 people/sq km★0.04 people/sq km
Population Growth Rate0.58 %4.52 %★
Population living in slums13.19 %94.2 %★
Total deaths1.41M persons122,327.9 persons★
Total demand for family planning (Percent)72.6 %★29.16 %
Total fertility rate1.59 per woman3.62 per woman★
Total net-migration-225,796.9 persons161,320.7 persons★
Under-five mortality rate13.14 per live births★97.11 per live births

Transportation

3 metrics
Metric🇧🇷 Brazil🇸🇸 South SudanShare
Air Travel Trips Per Capita (PPP)0.46★0.01
Airports5,297★89
Heliports1,871★2

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