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Brazil vs Sri Lanka: Compare Statistics

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

Brazil
bra
Leads on 66 of 111 metrics
Sri Lanka
lka
Leads on 37 of 111 metrics

Summary

Comparing Brazil and Sri Lanka: Sri Lanka leads on Refined Petroleum Products Consumption (116,000) against Brazil (2.96); Sri Lanka leads on Oil Consumption (92,000) against Brazil (2.65); Sri Lanka leads on Refined Petroleum Products Production (34,210) against Brazil (2.81). Across 111 compared metrics, Brazil wins on 66 and Sri Lanka wins on 37.

  • Communications: 6 metrics compared
  • Economy: 45 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: 4 metrics compared

Communications

6 metrics
Metric🇧🇷 Brazil🇱🇰 Sri LankaShare
Internet Usage Rate by Country (% of Population)84.15 %★51.2 %
Internet Userspercent of population: 84% (2023 est.)percent of population: 51% (2023 est.)
Press Freedom Index Score63.8 points★39.93 points
Radios71★3.85
Televisions36.5★1.53
Waterways50,000★160

Economy

45 metrics
Metric🇧🇷 Brazil🇱🇰 Sri LankaShare
Agriculture Value Added as a Share of GDP by Country183.08B $★7.28B $
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Country in Current US Dollars2.67T $★95.71B $
Central Bank Discount Rate (%)7 %7.25 %★
Coal Revenue0.01★0
Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate (%)46.92 %★11.6 %
Current Health Expenditure (% of GDP)9.5 % of GDP★3.8 % of GDP
Ease of Doing Business Index59.173.3★
Electricity Consumption509.1★12.67
Electricity Exports219★0
Electricity from Fossil Fuels1752★
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants64★42
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels1★0
Electricity from Other Renewables18★6
Electricity Imports41.31★0
Electricity Installed Capacity150.8★4
Electricity Production567.9★13.66
Energy Consumption per Capita (USD)48.89 USD per capita★12.37 USD per capita
Gini Index Coefficient51.6★37.7
Gross Fixed Investment18.927.7★
Gross National Saving1533.8★
Industrial Production Growth Rate (%)3.3 %11 %★
Inflation Rate (Consumer Prices)4.4 %-0.4 %★
Military Expenditures (% of GDP)1.1 % of GDP1.5 % 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 Consumption2.6592,000★
Oil Exports699,000★0
Oil Imports720,000★84,730
Oil Production2.75637★
Oil Proved Reserves12.86★0
Population Below Poverty Line4.2 people★14.3 people
Public Debt8379.1★
Real GDP Growth Rate (USD)3.4 USD5 USD★
Refined Petroleum Products Consumption2.96116,000★
Refined Petroleum Products Exports279,000★3,871
Refined Petroleum Products Imports490,400★66,280
Refined Petroleum Products Production2.8134,210★
Remittances0.27.2★
Revenue from Forest Resources0.62★0.06
Share of population in poverty ($3 a day)7.022.71★
Taxes and Other Revenues14★9.9
Unemployment Rate7.7 %5 %★

Environment

6 metrics
Metric🇧🇷 Brazil🇱🇰 Sri LankaShare
Annual CO₂ Emissions Growth (abs)-980,384★1.66M
Carbon Dioxide Emissions437.7719.15★
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 primarily concentrated within a broad wet zone in the southwest, urban centers along the eastern coast, and on the Jaffna Peninsula in the north
Total Renewable Groundwater Resources by Country645.6 Cubic meters per year★7.8 Cubic meters per year
Total Renewable Water Resources8.6552.8★

Geography

6 metrics
Metric🇧🇷 Brazil🇱🇰 Sri LankaShare
Percentage of land area by degree of urbanization0.64 %25.97 %★
Above-Ground Biomass in Forest (tonnes/ha)171.92★79.16
Agricultural land2.37M sq. km★28,125.72 sq. km
Coastline Length (km)7,491 km★1,340 km
Dam capacity per capita3,259.26 cubic meters per inhabitant★253.3 cubic meters per inhabitant
Irrigated Land91,833★5,700

Government

4 metrics
Metric🇧🇷 Brazil🇱🇰 Sri LankaShare
Rule of Law Index by Country37.95 %48.13 %★
Administrative Divisions26★9
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

9 metrics
Metric🇧🇷 Brazil🇱🇰 Sri LankaShare
Diabetes Deaths Per 100,000 (Age-Std)33.37★46.23
Diabetes Prevalence (% of Population)10.6★10.2
Health Expenditure (% of GDP)9.9 % of GDP★4.1 % of GDP
HIV/AIDS Adult Prevalence Rate0.6 %(2021 est.) <0.1%
Hospital Bed Density2.5 people/sq km4 people/sq km★
Maternal Mortality Ratio (%)67 %18 %★
Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate (%)22.1 %5.2 %★
People Living With HIV/AIDS930,0003,700★
Underweight Children Under 53.5★17.1

Military and Security

1 metric
Metric🇧🇷 Brazil🇱🇰 Sri LankaShare
Total Armed Forces Personnel (PPP)762,000★317,000

People and Society

30 metrics
Metric🇧🇷 Brazil🇱🇰 Sri LankaShare
Currently married (Percent)55.24 %65.51 %★
Human Capital Index0.560.61★
Life expectancy at birth80.44 years81.36 years★
Median age of population35.25 years★33.59 years
Population Change856,607.6 persons★123,325.9 persons
Population density25.56 per sq. km★372.63 per sq. km
Total population213.63M persons★23.36M persons
Academic Freedom Index0.85★0.83
Average Female Breast Size by Country: Worldwide Data & RankingsA-B★AA
Birth Rate (%)13.04 %14.38 %★
Contraceptive Prevalence Rate80.5 %★64.6 %
Death Rate (%)7.07 %★7.65 %
Education Expenditure (% of GDP)5.6 % of GDP★1.8 % of GDP
Female population of reproductive age55.29M persons★5.84M persons
Labor Force Participation Rate106.79★8.5
Learning-adjusted years of school7.91 years8.78 years★
Length of paid parental leave for mother0 days0 days
Major Urban Areas Population22.62 people103,000 people★
Mean Male Height (cm)173.55★165.69
Military Manpower at Military Age1818
Military Service Age and Obligation18generally 18-24 years of age for voluntary military service for men and women, although upper age limits may vary by branch of service, roles, specialties, etc; no conscription (2026)
Percentage of population by degree of urbanization79.8 %85.46 %★
Physician Density2.36 people/sq km★1.14 people/sq km
Population Growth Rate0.58 %★0.22 %
Population living in slums13.19 %43.64 %★
Total deaths1.41M persons163,254.1 persons★
Total demand for family planning (Percent)72.6 %★50.6 %
Total fertility rate1.59 per woman1.93 per woman★
Total net-migration-225,796.9 persons-29,226 persons★
Under-five mortality rate13.14 per live births5.8 per live births★

Transportation

4 metrics
Metric🇧🇷 Brazil🇱🇰 Sri LankaShare
Air Travel Trips Per Capita (PPP)0.46★0.2
Airports5,297★18
Civil Air Travel198★8
Heliports1,871★1

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