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Brazil vs Uganda: Compare Statistics

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

Brazil
bra
Leads on 67 of 106 metrics
Uganda
uga
Leads on 34 of 106 metrics

Summary

Comparing Brazil and Uganda: Uganda leads on People Living With HIV/AIDS (1.40) against Brazil (930,000); Uganda leads on Televisions (500,000) against Brazil (36.50); Uganda leads on Refined Petroleum Products Consumption (32,000) against Brazil (2.96). Across 106 compared metrics, Brazil wins on 67 and Uganda wins on 34.

  • Communications: 6 metrics compared
  • Economy: 45 metrics compared
  • Environment: 5 metrics compared
  • Geography: 6 metrics compared
  • Government: 4 metrics compared
  • Health: 8 metrics compared
  • Military and Security: 1 metric compared
  • People and Society: 28 metrics compared
  • Transportation: 3 metrics compared

Communications

6 metrics
Metric🇧🇷 Brazil🇺🇬 UgandaShare
Internet Usage Rate by Country (% of Population)84.46 %★8.95 %
Internet Userspercent of population: 84% (2023 est.)percent of population: 15% (2023 est.)
Press Freedom Index Score63.8 points★37.61 points
Radios71★5
Televisions36.5500,000★
Waterways50,000★907

Economy

45 metrics
Metric🇧🇷 Brazil🇺🇬 UgandaShare
Agriculture Value Added as a Share of GDP by Country183.08B $★15.59B $
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Country in Current US Dollars2.67T $★61.62B $
Central Bank Discount Rate (%)7 %9 %★
Coal Revenue0.01★0
Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate (%)46.92 %★21.28 %
Current Health Expenditure (% of GDP)9.5 % of GDP★6.5 % of GDP
Ease of Doing Business Index59.166.7★
Electricity Consumption509.1★3.11
Electricity Exports219★121
Electricity from Fossil Fuels1719★
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants6468★
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels1★0
Electricity from Other Renewables18★12
Electricity Imports41.3150★
Electricity Installed Capacity150.8★1.02
Electricity Production567.9★3.46
Energy Consumption per Capita (USD)48.89 USD per capita★2.25 USD per capita
Gini Index Coefficient51.6★42.7
Gross Fixed Investment18.924.9★
Gross National Saving1520.6★
Industrial Production Growth Rate (%)3.3 %4.9 %★
Inflation Rate (Consumer Prices)4.4 %3.3 %★
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★14.16
Oil Consumption2.6514,000★
Oil Exports699,000★0
Oil Imports720,000★13,770
Oil Production2.75★0
Oil Proved Reserves12.86★1
Population Below Poverty Line4.2 people★20.3 people
Public Debt8353.1★
Real GDP Growth Rate (USD)3.4 USD6.1 USD★
Refined Petroleum Products Consumption2.9632,000★
Refined Petroleum Products Exports279,000★0
Refined Petroleum Products Imports490,400★31,490
Refined Petroleum Products Production2.81★0
Remittances0.22.9★
Revenue from Forest Resources0.627.32★
Share of population in poverty ($3 a day)7.02★59.78
Taxes and Other Revenues14★13
Unemployment Rate7.7 %3 %★

Environment

5 metrics
Metric🇧🇷 Brazil🇺🇬 UgandaShare
Annual CO₂ Emissions Growth (abs)-980,384★97,949
Carbon Dioxide Emissions437.776.35★
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 Janeiropopulation density is relatively high in comparison to other African nations; most of the population is concentrated in the central and southern parts of the country, particularly along the shores of Lake Victoria and Lake Albert; the northeast is least p
Total Renewable Groundwater Resources by Country645.6 Cubic meters per year★29 Cubic meters per year
Total Renewable Water Resources8.6560.1★

Geography

6 metrics
Metric🇧🇷 Brazil🇺🇬 UgandaShare
Percentage of land area by degree of urbanization0.64 %24.89 %★
Above-Ground Biomass in Forest (tonnes/ha)171.92★96
Agricultural land2.37M sq. km★144,150 sq. km
Coastline Length (km)7,491 km★0 km
Dam capacity per capita3,259.26 cubic meters per inhabitant★1,452.28 cubic meters per inhabitant
Irrigated Land91,833★105

Government

4 metrics
Metric🇧🇷 Brazil🇺🇬 UgandaShare
Rule of Law Index by Country37.95 %★31.2 %
Administrative Divisions26134★
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

8 metrics
Metric🇧🇷 Brazil🇺🇬 UgandaShare
Diabetes Prevalence (% of Population)10.6★2.2
Health Expenditure (% of GDP)9.9 % of GDP★4.7 % of GDP
HIV/AIDS Adult Prevalence Rate0.6 %★5.4 %
Hospital Bed Density2.1 people/sq km★0.5 people/sq km
Maternal Mortality Ratio (%)67 %★170 %
Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate (%)22.1 %5.3 %★
People Living With HIV/AIDS930,0001.4★
Underweight Children Under 53.5★9.7

Military and Security

1 metric
Metric🇧🇷 Brazil🇺🇬 UgandaShare
Total Armed Forces Personnel (PPP)762,000★46,000

People and Society

28 metrics
Metric🇧🇷 Brazil🇺🇬 UgandaShare
Currently married (Percent)55.24 %57.22 %★
Human Capital Index0.56★0.41
Life expectancy at birth80.44 years★72.43 years
Median age of population35.25 years★17.09 years
Population Change856,607.6 persons1.33M persons★
Population density25.56 per sq. km★264.01 per sq. km
Total population213.63M persons★52.75M persons
Academic Freedom Index0.85★0.2
Birth Rate (%)13.04 %38.91 %★
Contraceptive Prevalence Rate80.5 %★50.2 %
Death Rate (%)7.07 %4.61 %★
Education Expenditure (% of GDP)5.6 % of GDP★2.6 % of GDP
Female population of reproductive age55.29M persons★13.11M persons
Labor Force Participation Rate106.79★22.83
Learning-adjusted years of school7.91 years★4.72 years
Length of paid parental leave for mother0 days0 days
Major Urban Areas Population22.62 people★3.85 people
Mean Male Height (cm)173.55★165.62
Military Service Age and Obligation1818
Percentage of population by degree of urbanization79.8 %★78.11 %
Physician Density2.36 people/sq km★0.19 people/sq km
Population Growth Rate0.58 %3.13 %★
Population living in slums13.19 %47.25 %★
Total deaths1.41M persons237,961.1 persons★
Total demand for family planning (Percent)72.6 %★56.57 %
Total fertility rate1.59 per woman3.95 per woman★
Total net-migration-225,796.9 persons-184,946.7 persons★
Under-five mortality rate13.14 per live births★34.85 per live births

Transportation

3 metrics
Metric🇧🇷 Brazil🇺🇬 UgandaShare
Air Travel Trips Per Capita (PPP)0.46★0.02
Airports5,297★39
Civil Air Travel198★6

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