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Brazil vs Timor-Leste: Compare Statistics

Side-by-side comparison of 104 key metrics across economy, population, geography, and more — latest data through 2026.

Brazil
bra
Leads on 63 of 104 metrics
Timor-Leste
tls
Leads on 32 of 104 metrics

Summary

Comparing Brazil and Timor-Leste: Timor-Leste leads on Oil Production (87,500) against Brazil (2.75); Timor-Leste leads on Major Urban Areas Population (281,000 people) against Brazil (22.62 people); Timor-Leste leads on Labor Force Participation Rate (615,900) against Brazil (106.79). Across 104 compared metrics, Brazil wins on 63 and Timor-Leste wins on 32.

  • Communications: 6 metrics compared
  • Economy: 43 metrics compared
  • Environment: 5 metrics compared
  • Geography: 5 metrics compared
  • Government: 4 metrics compared
  • Health: 8 metrics compared
  • Military and Security: 1 metric compared
  • People and Society: 29 metrics compared
  • Transportation: 3 metrics compared

Communications

6 metrics
Metric🇧🇷 Brazil🇹🇱 Timor-LesteShare
Internet Usage Rate by Country (% of Population)84.15 %★34.02 %
Internet Userspercent of population: 84% (2023 est.)percent of population: 34% (2023 est.)
Press Freedom Index Score63.8 points71.79 points★
Radios71NA
Televisions36.5NA
Waterways50,000NA

Economy

43 metrics
Metric🇧🇷 Brazil🇹🇱 Timor-LesteShare
Agriculture Value Added as a Share of GDP by Country183.08B $★374.13M $
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Country in Current US Dollars2.67T $★1.73B $
Coal Revenue0.01★0
Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate (%)46.92 %★13.29 %
Current Health Expenditure (% of GDP)9.5 % of GDP★4.3 % of GDP
Ease of Doing Business Index59.169.9★
Electricity Consumption509.1★0
Electricity Exports219★0
Electricity from Fossil Fuels17100★
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants64★0
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels1★0
Electricity from Other Renewables18★0
Electricity Imports41.31★0
Electricity Installed Capacity150.8600★
Electricity Production567.9★0
Energy Consumption per Capita (USD)48.89 USD per capita★6.83 USD per capita
Gini Index Coefficient52★28.7
Gross Fixed Investment18.438.4★
Industrial Production Growth Rate (%)3.3 %★-57 %
Inflation Rate (Consumer Prices)4.4 %2.1 %★
Military Expenditures (% of GDP)1.1 % of GDP2.5 % of GDP★
Natural Gas Consumption34.35★0
Natural Gas Exports134.5★5.78
Natural Gas Imports10.51★0
Natural Gas Production23.96★5.78
Natural Gas Proved Reserves377.4★200
Oil Consumption2.652,600★
Oil Exports699,000★86,000
Oil Imports720,000★2,205
Oil Production2.7587,500★
Oil Proved Reserves12.86553.8★
Population Below Poverty Line4.2 people★41.8 people
Public Debt833.1★
Real GDP Growth Rate (USD)3.4 USD★-2.2 USD
Refined Petroleum Products Consumption2.963,500★
Refined Petroleum Products Exports279,000★0
Refined Petroleum Products Imports490,400★3,481
Refined Petroleum Products Production2.81★0
Remittances0.211.7★
Revenue from Forest Resources0.62★0.13
Share of population in poverty ($3 a day)4.74★43.94
Taxes and Other Revenues1421.6★
Unemployment Rate7.7 %1.7 %★

Environment

5 metrics
Metric🇧🇷 Brazil🇹🇱 Timor-LesteShare
Annual CO₂ Emissions Growth (abs)-980,384★31,395
Carbon Dioxide Emissions437.77★660,000
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 Janeiromost of the population is concentrated in the western third of the country, particularly around Dili
Total Renewable Groundwater Resources by Country645.6 Cubic meters per year★0.89 Cubic meters per year
Total Renewable Water Resources8.65★8.22

Geography

5 metrics
Metric🇧🇷 Brazil🇹🇱 Timor-LesteShare
Percentage of land area by degree of urbanization0.64 %3.74 %★
Above-Ground Biomass in Forest (tonnes/ha)171.92★150
Agricultural land2.37M sq. km★3,407 sq. km
Coastline Length (km)7,491 km★706 km
Irrigated Land91,833★350

Government

4 metrics
Metric🇧🇷 Brazil🇹🇱 Timor-LesteShare
Rule of Law Index by Country37.95 %★31.05 %
Administrative Divisions26★12
Independence728★
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 vote17

Health

8 metrics
Metric🇧🇷 Brazil🇹🇱 Timor-LesteShare
Diabetes Prevalence (% of Population)10.6★3.2
Health Expenditure (% of GDP)9.9 % of GDP11.4 % of GDP★
HIV/AIDS Adult Prevalence Rate0.6 %0.2 %★
Hospital Bed Density2.2 people/sq km5.9 people/sq km★
Maternal Mortality Ratio (%)67 %★192 %
Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate (%)22.1 %3.8 %★
People Living With HIV/AIDS930,0001,200★
Underweight Children Under 53.5★31.9

Military and Security

1 metric
Metric🇧🇷 Brazil🇹🇱 Timor-LesteShare
Total Armed Forces Personnel (PPP)762,000★2,000

People and Society

29 metrics
Metric🇧🇷 Brazil🇹🇱 Timor-LesteShare
Currently married (Percent)55.24 %55.51 %★
Human Capital Index0.56★0.49
Life expectancy at birth80.44 years★70.56 years
Median age of population35.25 years★22.02 years
Population Change856,607.6 persons★15,440.3 persons
Population density25.56 per sq. km★96.5 per sq. km
Total population213.63M persons★1.44M persons
Academic Freedom Index0.85★0.73
Birth Rate (%)13.04 %23.39 %★
Contraceptive Prevalence Rate80.5 %★26.1 %
Death Rate (%)7.07 %6.86 %★
Education Expenditure (% of GDP)5.6 % of GDP★5.2 % of GDP
Female population of reproductive age55.29M persons★378,325.85 persons
Labor Force Participation Rate106.79615,900★
Learning-adjusted years of school7.91 years★6.7 years
Length of paid parental leave for mother0 days0 days
Major Urban Areas Population22.62 people281,000 people★
Mean Male Height (cm)173.55★159.79
Military Manpower at Military Age1818
Military Service Age and Obligation1818
Percentage of population by degree of urbanization79.8 %★51.5 %
Physician Density2.36 people/sq km★0.75 people/sq km
Population Growth Rate0.58 %1.28 %★
Population living in slums13.19 %27.85 %★
Total deaths1.41M persons9,950 persons★
Total demand for family planning (Percent)72.6 %★33.27 %
Total fertility rate1.59 per woman2.47 per woman★
Total net-migration-225,796.9 persons-5,132.5 persons★
Under-five mortality rate13.14 per live births★41.73 per live births

Transportation

3 metrics
Metric🇧🇷 Brazil🇹🇱 Timor-LesteShare
Air Travel Trips Per Capita (PPP)0.46★0.16
Airports5,297★11
Heliports1,871★2

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