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Brazil vs United Arab Emirates: Compare Statistics

Side-by-side comparison of 110 key metrics across economy, population, geography, and more — latest data through 2026.

Brazil
bra
Leads on 54 of 110 metrics
United Arab Emirates
are
Leads on 43 of 110 metrics

Summary

Comparing Brazil and United Arab Emirates: United Arab Emirates leads on Refined Petroleum Products Production (943,500) against Brazil (2.81); United Arab Emirates leads on Refined Petroleum Products Consumption (896,000) against Brazil (2.96); Brazil leads on Oil Exports (699,000) against United Arab Emirates (2.40). Across 110 compared metrics, Brazil wins on 54 and United Arab Emirates wins on 43.

  • Communications: 6 metrics compared
  • Economy: 44 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: 29 metrics compared
  • Transportation: 5 metrics compared

Communications

6 metrics
Metric🇧🇷 Brazil🇦🇪 United Arab EmiratesShare
Internet Usage Rate by Country (% of Population)84.46 %100 %★
Internet Userspercent of population: 84% (2023 est.)percent of population: 100% (2023 est.)
Press Freedom Index Score63.8 points★26.91 points
Radios71820,000★
Televisions36.5310,000★
Waterways50,000none

Economy

44 metrics
Metric🇧🇷 Brazil🇦🇪 United Arab EmiratesShare
Agriculture Value Added as a Share of GDP by Country183.08B $★5.37B $
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Country in Current US Dollars2.67T $★669.39B $
Central Bank Discount Rate (%)7 %NA
Coal Revenue0.01★0
Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate (%)46.92 %★6 %
Current Health Expenditure (% of GDP)9.5 % of GDP★4.2 % of GDP
Ease of Doing Business Index59.174.1★
Electricity Consumption509.1★113.2
Electricity Exports219★0
Electricity from Fossil Fuels1799★
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants64★0
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels1★0
Electricity from Other Renewables18★1
Electricity Imports41.31★1.14
Electricity Installed Capacity150.8★28.91
Electricity Production567.9★121.8
Energy Consumption per Capita (USD)48.89 USD per capita450.43 USD per capita★
Gini Index Coefficient51.6★26.4
Gross Fixed Investment18.928.5★
Gross National Saving1528.5★
Industrial Production Growth Rate (%)3.3 %★0.8 %
Inflation Rate (Consumer Prices)4.4 %1.7 %★
Military Expenditures (% of GDP)1.1 % of GDP4 % of GDP★
Natural Gas Consumption34.3574.48★
Natural Gas Exports134.5★7.5
Natural Gas Imports10.5120.22★
Natural Gas Production23.9662.01★
Natural Gas Proved Reserves377.4★6.09
Oil Consumption2.65545,000★
Oil Exports699,000★2.4
Oil Imports720,000★235,300
Oil Production2.752.81★
Oil Proved Reserves12.8697.8★
Population Below Poverty Line4.2 people★19.5 people
Public Debt8319.7★
Real GDP Growth Rate (USD)3.4 USD3.8 USD★
Refined Petroleum Products Consumption2.96896,000★
Refined Petroleum Products Exports279,000817,700★
Refined Petroleum Products Imports490,400★392,000
Refined Petroleum Products Production2.81943,500★
Revenue from Forest Resources0.62★0
Share of population in poverty ($3 a day)6.880★
Taxes and Other Revenues14★0.6
Unemployment Rate7.7 %2.2 %★

Environment

6 metrics
Metric🇧🇷 Brazil🇦🇪 United Arab EmiratesShare
Annual CO₂ Emissions Growth (abs)-980,384★11.56M
Carbon Dioxide Emissions437.77271.7★
Continental Shelf200defined by bilateral boundaries or equidistant line
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 is heavily concentrated to the northeast on the Musandam Peninsula; the three largest emirates -- Abu Dhabi, Dubai, and Sharjah -- are home to nearly 85% of the population
Total Renewable Groundwater Resources by Country645.6 Cubic meters per year★0.12 Cubic meters per year
Total Renewable Water Resources8.65150★

Geography

6 metrics
Metric🇧🇷 Brazil🇦🇪 United Arab EmiratesShare
Percentage of land area by degree of urbanization0.64 %4.91 %★
Above-Ground Biomass in Forest (tonnes/ha)171.92★74.43
Agricultural land2.37M sq. km★4,014.84 sq. km
Coastline Length (km)7,491 km★1,318 km
Dam capacity per capita3,259.26 cubic meters per inhabitant★5.49 cubic meters per inhabitant
Irrigated Land91,833★940

Government

4 metrics
Metric🇧🇷 Brazil🇦🇪 United Arab EmiratesShare
Rule of Law Index by Country37.95 %79.62 %★
Administrative Divisions26★7
Independence7★2
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 votelimited note: rulers of the seven emirates each select a proportion of voters for the Federal National Council (FNC) that accounts for about 12 percent of Emirati citizens

Health

9 metrics
Metric🇧🇷 Brazil🇦🇪 United Arab EmiratesShare
Diabetes Deaths Per 100,000 (Age-Std)36.7611.12★
Diabetes Prevalence (% of Population)10.620.7★
Health Expenditure (% of GDP)9.9 % of GDP★5.3 % of GDP
HIV/AIDS Adult Prevalence Rate0.6 %NA
Hospital Bed Density2.5 people/sq km★2 people/sq km
Maternal Mortality Ratio (%)67 %3 %★
Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate (%)22.1 %★31.7 %
People Living With HIV/AIDS930,000<1,000 (2020)
Underweight Children Under 5NANA

Military and Security

1 metric
Metric🇧🇷 Brazil🇦🇪 United Arab EmiratesShare
Total Armed Forces Personnel (PPP)762,000★63,000

People and Society

29 metrics
Metric🇧🇷 Brazil🇦🇪 United Arab EmiratesShare
Currently married (Percent)55.24 %69.02 %★
Human Capital Index0.560.71★
Life expectancy at birth80.44 years85.97 years★
Median age of population35.25 years★31.86 years
Population Change856,607.6 persons★235,550.7 persons
Population density25.56 per sq. km★165.84 per sq. km
Total population213.63M persons★11.66M persons
Academic Freedom Index0.85★0.2
Birth Rate (%)13.04 %★10.65 %
Contraceptive Prevalence Rate80.5 %NA
Death Rate (%)7.07 %1.73 %★
Education Expenditure (% of GDP)5.6 % of GDP★3.9 % of GDP
Female population of reproductive age55.29M persons★2.84M persons
Labor Force Participation Rate106.79★7.09
Learning-adjusted years of school7.91 years10.33 years★
Length of paid parental leave for mother0 days17.5 days★
Major Urban Areas Population22.62 people★3.01 people
Mean Male Height (cm)173.55★170.46
Military Manpower at Military Age1818
Military Service Age and Obligation1818
Percentage of population by degree of urbanization79.8 %91.5 %★
Physician Density2.36 people/sq km2.99 people/sq km★
Population Growth Rate0.58 %0.62 %★
Population living in slums13.19 %★-0.04 %
Total deaths1.41M persons9,956.5 persons★
Total demand for family planning (Percent)72.6 %★48.76 %
Total fertility rate1.59 per woman★1.23 per woman
Total net-migration-225,796.9 persons125,185 persons★
Under-five mortality rate13.14 per live births5.88 per live births★

Transportation

5 metrics
Metric🇧🇷 Brazil🇦🇪 United Arab EmiratesShare
Air Travel Trips Per Capita (PPP)0.463★
Airports5,297★42
Annual Human Space Visits (Total)00
Civil Air Travel198★10
Heliports1,871★204

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