Brazil vs Taiwan: Compare Statistics

Side-by-side comparison of 87 key metrics across economy, population, geography, and more — latest data through 2026.

Summary

Comparing Brazil and Taiwan: Taiwan leads on Refined Petroleum Products Production (924,000) against Brazil (2.81); Taiwan leads on Refined Petroleum Products Consumption (962,400) against Brazil (2.96); Taiwan leads on Oil Production (26,680) against Brazil (2.75). Across 87 compared metrics, Brazil wins on 39 and Taiwan wins on 36.

  • Communications: 5 metrics compared
  • Economy: 40 metrics compared
  • Environment: 4 metrics compared
  • Geography: 3 metrics compared
  • Government: 3 metrics compared
  • Health: 3 metrics compared
  • People and Society: 26 metrics compared
  • Transportation: 3 metrics compared

Communications

5 metrics
Metric🇧🇷 Brazil🇹🇼 TaiwanShare
Internet Userspercent of population: 84% (2023 est.)percent of population: 90% (2021 est.)
Press Freedom Index Score63.8 points77.04 points
Radios7116
Televisions36.58.8
Waterways50,000NA

Economy

40 metrics
Metric🇧🇷 Brazil🇹🇼 TaiwanShare
Central Bank Discount Rate (%)7 %1.38 %
Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate (%)46.92 %2.63 %
Current Health Expenditure (% of GDP)9.5 % of GDPNA
Ease of Doing Business Index59.184.9
Electricity Consumption509.1237.4
Electricity Exports2190
Electricity from Fossil Fuels1779
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants644
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels111
Electricity from Other Renewables186
Electricity Imports41.310
Electricity Installed Capacity150.849.52
Electricity Production567.9246.1
Energy Consumption per Capita (USD)48.89 USD per capita206.1 USD per capita
Gini Index Coefficient51.633.9
Gross Fixed Investment18.920.1
Gross National Saving1534.9
Industrial Production Growth Rate (%)1.59 %3.9 %
Inflation Rate (Consumer Prices)4.4 %2.2 %
Military Expenditures (% of GDP)1.1 % of GDP2.4 % of GDP
Natural Gas Consumption34.3522.45
Natural Gas Exports134.50
Natural Gas Imports10.5122.14
Natural Gas Production23.96237.9
Natural Gas Proved Reserves377.46.23
Oil Consumption2.651
Oil Exports699,000303,000
Oil Imports720,000876,300
Oil Production2.7526,680
Oil Proved Reserves12.862.38
Population Below Poverty Line4.2 people1.5 people
Public Debt8335.7
Real GDP Growth Rate (USD)3.4 USD1.28 USD
Refined Petroleum Products Consumption2.96962,400
Refined Petroleum Products Exports279,000349,600
Refined Petroleum Products Imports490,400418,300
Refined Petroleum Products Production2.81924,000
Share of population in poverty ($3 a day)7.460
Taxes and Other Revenues14.7316
Unemployment Rate7.7 %3.4 %

Environment

4 metrics
Metric🇧🇷 Brazil🇹🇼 TaiwanShare
Annual CO₂ Emissions Growth (abs)-980,384-4.78M
Carbon Dioxide Emissions437.77289.11
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 Janeirodistribution exhibits a peripheral coastal settlement pattern, with the largest populations on the north and west coasts
Total Renewable Water Resources8.6567

Geography

3 metrics
Metric🇧🇷 Brazil🇹🇼 TaiwanShare
Percentage of land area by degree of urbanization0.64 %17.76 %
Coastline Length (km)7,491 km1,566.3 km
Irrigated Land91,8333,820

Government

3 metrics
Metric🇧🇷 Brazil🇹🇼 TaiwanShare
Rule of Law Index by Country37.95 %89.15 %
Administrative Divisions26includes main island of Taiwan, plus smaller islands nearby and off coast of China's Fujian Province; Taiwan is divided into 13 counties ( xian , singular and plural), 3 cities ( shi , singular and plural), and 6 special municipalities directly under the
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 vote20

Health

3 metrics
Metric🇧🇷 Brazil🇹🇼 TaiwanShare
HIV/AIDS Adult Prevalence Rate0.6 %NA
People Living With HIV/AIDS930,000NA
Underweight Children Under 5NANA

People and Society

26 metrics
Metric🇧🇷 Brazil🇹🇼 TaiwanShare
Currently married (Percent)55.24 %45.56 %
Life expectancy at birth80.44 years83.69 years
Median age of population35.25 years45.4 years
Population Change856,607.6 persons-72,305.8 persons
Population density25.56 per sq. km649.4 per sq. km
Total population213.63M persons23.01M persons
Academic Freedom Index0.850.83
Average Female Breast Size by Country: Worldwide Data & RankingsA-BAA
Birth Rate (%)13.04 %7.22 %
Contraceptive Prevalence Rate80.5 %75.2 %
Death Rate (%)7.07 %8.18 %
Education Expenditure (% of GDP)6 % of GDPNA
Female population of reproductive age55.29M persons5.06M persons
Labor Force Participation Rate108.711.5
Major Urban Areas Population22.62 people4.5 people
Mean Male Height (cm)173.55174.52
Military Manpower at Military Age1819
Military Service Age and Obligation18men 18-36 years of age may volunteer or must complete 12 months of compulsory military service; civil service can be substituted for military service in some cases; women can volunteer (2025) note: in January 2024, Taiwan extended compulsory service from
Percentage of population by degree of urbanization79.8 %94.63 %
Physician Density2.31 people/sq kmNA
Population Growth Rate0.58 %0.02 %
Total deaths1.41M persons212,064.2 persons
Total demand for family planning (Percent)72.6 %56.09 %
Total fertility rate1.59 per woman0.82 per woman
Total net-migration-225,796.9 persons24,561.2 persons
Under-five mortality rate13.14 per live births4.24 per live births

Transportation

3 metrics
Metric🇧🇷 Brazil🇹🇼 TaiwanShare
Air Travel Trips Per Capita (PPP)0.461.31
Airports5,29757
Heliports1,87156

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