Brazil vs Syrian Arab Republic: Compare Statistics

Side-by-side comparison of 106 key metrics across economy, population, geography, and more — latest data through 2026.

Summary

Comparing Brazil and Syrian Arab Republic: Syrian Arab Republic leads on Oil Production (401,000) against Brazil (2.75); Syrian Arab Republic leads on Oil Consumption (292,000) against Brazil (2.65); Syrian Arab Republic leads on Refined Petroleum Products Consumption (134,000) against Brazil (2.96). Across 106 compared metrics, Brazil wins on 68 and Syrian Arab Republic wins on 26.

  • Communications: 6 metrics compared
  • Economy: 43 metrics compared
  • Environment: 5 metrics compared
  • Geography: 6 metrics compared
  • Government: 4 metrics compared
  • Health: 9 metrics compared
  • Military and Security: 1 metric compared
  • People and Society: 27 metrics compared
  • Transportation: 5 metrics compared

Communications

6 metrics
Metric🇧🇷 Brazil🇸🇾 Syrian Arab RepublicShare
Internet Usage Rate by Country (% of Population)73.91 %34.65 %
Internet Userspercent of population: 84% (2023 est.)percent of population: 35% (2019 est.)
Press Freedom Index Score63.8 points15.82 points
Radios714.15
Televisions36.51.05
Waterways50,000900

Economy

43 metrics
Metric🇧🇷 Brazil🇸🇾 Syrian Arab RepublicShare
Agriculture Value Added as a Share of GDP by Country183.08B $197.98M $
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Country in Current US Dollars2.67T $16.43B $
Central Bank Discount Rate (%)7 %0.75 %
Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate (%)46.92 %14 %
Current Health Expenditure (% of GDP)9.5 % of GDPNA
Ease of Doing Business Index59.129.8
Electricity Consumption509.114.16
Electricity Exports219262
Electricity from Fossil Fuels1783
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants6417
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels10
Electricity from Other Renewables180
Electricity Imports41.310
Electricity Installed Capacity150.89.06
Electricity Production567.917.07
Energy Consumption per Capita (USD)48.89 USD per capita13.57 USD per capita
Gini Index Coefficient51.626.6
Gross Fixed Investment18.920.8
Gross National Saving1517
Industrial Production Growth Rate (%)3.3 %-13.4 %
Inflation Rate (Consumer Prices)4.4 %94.1 %
Military Expenditures (% of GDP)1.1 % of GDP6.5 % of GDP
Natural Gas Consumption34.353.74
Natural Gas Exports134.50
Natural Gas Imports10.510
Natural Gas Production23.963.74
Natural Gas Proved Reserves377.4240.7
Oil Consumption2.65292,000
Oil Exports699,000263,000
Oil Imports720,00055,280
Oil Production2.75401,000
Oil Proved Reserves12.862.5
Population Below Poverty Line4.2 people82.5 people
Public Debt8391.3
Real GDP Growth Rate (USD)3.4 USD-1.2 USD
Refined Petroleum Products Consumption2.96134,000
Refined Petroleum Products Exports279,00012,520
Refined Petroleum Products Imports490,40038,080
Refined Petroleum Products Production2.81111,600
Remittances0.20
Share of population in poverty ($3 a day)4.8516.47
Taxes and Other Revenues14.734.2
Unemployment Rate7.7 %13 %

Environment

5 metrics
Metric🇧🇷 Brazil🇸🇾 Syrian Arab RepublicShare
Annual CO₂ Emissions Growth (abs)-980,384104,804
Carbon Dioxide Emissions437.7720.24
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 Janeirosignificant population density along the Mediterranean coast; larger concentrations found in the major cities of Damascus, Aleppo (the country's largest city), and Hims (Homs); more than half of the population lives in the coastal plain, the province of H
Total Renewable Groundwater Resources by Country645.6 Cubic meters per year6.17 Cubic meters per year
Total Renewable Water Resources8.6516.8

Geography

6 metrics
Metric🇧🇷 Brazil🇸🇾 Syrian Arab RepublicShare
Percentage of land area by degree of urbanization0.64 %3.98 %
Above-Ground Biomass in Forest (tonnes/ha)171.9249.98
Agricultural land2.37M sq. km133,656.6 sq. km
Coastline Length (km)7,491 km193 km
Dam capacity per capita3,259.26 cubic meters per inhabitant748.37 cubic meters per inhabitant
Irrigated Land91,8339,820

Government

4 metrics
Metric🇧🇷 Brazil🇸🇾 Syrian Arab RepublicShare
Rule of Law Index by Country37.95 %1.5 %
Administrative Divisions2614
Independence717
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🇸🇾 Syrian Arab RepublicShare
Diabetes Deaths Per 100,000 (Age-Std)39.6611.31
Diabetes Prevalence (% of Population)10.619
Health Expenditure (% of GDP)9.9 % of GDP7.8 % of GDP
HIV/AIDS Adult Prevalence Rate0.6 %(2021 est.) <0.1%
Hospital Bed Density2.5 people/sq km1.4 people/sq km
Maternal Mortality Ratio (%)67 %20 %
Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate (%)22.1 %27.8 %
People Living With HIV/AIDS930,000<1,000 (2020)
Underweight Children Under 5NANA

Military and Security

1 metric
Metric🇧🇷 Brazil🇸🇾 Syrian Arab RepublicShare
Total Armed Forces Personnel (PPP)762,000269,000

People and Society

27 metrics
Metric🇧🇷 Brazil🇸🇾 Syrian Arab RepublicShare
Currently married (Percent)55.24 %54.36 %
Life expectancy at birth80.44 years75.31 years
Median age of population35.25 years23.98 years
Population Change856,607.6 persons1.11M persons
Population density25.56 per sq. km145.09 per sq. km
Total population213.63M persons26.57M persons
Academic Freedom Index0.850.2
Birth Rate (%)13.04 %21.26 %
Contraceptive Prevalence Rate80.5 %NA
Death Rate (%)7.07 %3.97 %
Education Expenditure (% of GDP)6 % of GDPNA
Female population of reproductive age55.29M persons7.60M persons
Labor Force Participation Rate106.796.62
Length of paid parental leave for mother0 days0 days
Major Urban Areas Population22.62 people2.59 people
Mean Male Height (cm)173.55170.43
Military Manpower at Military Age1819
Military Service Age and Obligation18under Bashar al-ASAD, Syrian men aged 18-38 were required to serve 18-21 months in the military; conscription continued until ASAD's fall when the interim government announced that mandatory conscription to Syria s armed forces would be abolished and only
Percentage of population by degree of urbanization79.8 %82.39 %
Physician Density2.36 people/sq km1.52 people/sq km
Population Growth Rate0.58 %1.63 %
Population living in slums13.19 %41.64 %
Total deaths1.41M persons130,201.4 persons
Total demand for family planning (Percent)72.6 %41.9 %
Total fertility rate1.59 per woman2.63 per woman
Total net-migration-225,796.9 persons604,061 persons
Under-five mortality rate13.14 per live births20.62 per live births

Transportation

5 metrics
Metric🇧🇷 Brazil🇸🇾 Syrian Arab RepublicShare
Air Travel Trips Per Capita (PPP)0.460.03
Airports5,29742
Annual Human Space Visits (Total)00
Civil Air Travel19835
Heliports1,87113

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