Brazil vs Venezuela: Compare Statistics

Side-by-side comparison of 107 key metrics across economy, population, geography, and more — latest data through 2026.

Summary

Comparing Brazil and Venezuela: Brazil leads on Oil Exports (699,000) against Venezuela (1.87); Venezuela leads on Refined Petroleum Products Production (926,300) against Brazil (2.81); Venezuela leads on Oil Consumption (746,000) against Brazil (2.65). Across 107 compared metrics, Brazil wins on 69 and Venezuela wins on 30.

  • Communications: 6 metrics compared
  • Economy: 43 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: 28 metrics compared
  • Transportation: 4 metrics compared

Communications

6 metrics
Metric🇧🇷 Brazil🇻🇪 VenezuelaShare
Internet Usage Rate by Country (% of Population)67.47 %61.6 %
Internet Userspercent of population: 84% (2023 est.)percent of population: 62% (2017 est.)
Press Freedom Index Score63.8 points29.21 points
Radios7110.75
Televisions36.54.1
Waterways50,0007,100

Economy

43 metrics
Metric🇧🇷 Brazil🇻🇪 VenezuelaShare
Agriculture Value Added as a Share of GDP by Country183.08B $8.19B $
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Country in Current US Dollars2.67T $162.01B $
Central Bank Discount Rate (%)7 %29.5 %
Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate (%)46.92 %21.1 %
Current Health Expenditure (% of GDP)9.5 % of GDP3.6 % of GDP
Ease of Doing Business Index59.10
Electricity Consumption509.171.96
Electricity Exports2190
Electricity from Fossil Fuels1751
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants6449
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels10
Electricity from Other Renewables180
Electricity Imports41.310
Electricity Installed Capacity150.831
Electricity Production567.9109.3
Energy Consumption per Capita (USD)48.89 USD per capita54.47 USD per capita
Gini Index Coefficient48.939
Gross Fixed Investment18.919.3
Gross National Saving1512.1
Industrial Production Growth Rate (%)1.59 %-5.84 %
Inflation Rate (Consumer Prices)4.4 %200.9 %
Military Expenditures (% of GDP)1.1 % of GDP0.6 % of GDP
Natural Gas Consumption34.3524.21
Natural Gas Exports134.50
Natural Gas Imports10.510
Natural Gas Production23.9627.07
Natural Gas Proved Reserves377.45.74
Oil Consumption2.65746,000
Oil Exports699,0001.87
Oil Imports720,0000
Oil Production2.752.38
Oil Proved Reserves12.86211.2
Population Below Poverty Line4.2 people33.1 people
Public Debt8338.9
Real GDP Growth Rate (USD)3.4 USD-19.67 USD
Refined Petroleum Products Consumption2.96659,000
Refined Petroleum Products Exports279,000325,800
Refined Petroleum Products Imports490,40020,640
Refined Petroleum Products Production2.81926,300
Remittances0.20.03
Share of population in poverty ($3 a day)11.379.71
Taxes and Other Revenues14.7344.2
Unemployment Rate7.7 %5.5 %

Environment

6 metrics
Metric🇧🇷 Brazil🇻🇪 VenezuelaShare
Annual CO₂ Emissions Growth (abs)-980,384-3.55M
Carbon Dioxide Emissions437.7776.73
Continental Shelf200200
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 northern and western highlands along an eastern spur at the northern end of the Andes, an area that includes the capital of Caracas
Total Renewable Groundwater Resources by Country645.6 Cubic meters per year227 Cubic meters per year
Total Renewable Water Resources8.651.33

Geography

6 metrics
Metric🇧🇷 Brazil🇻🇪 VenezuelaShare
Percentage of land area by degree of urbanization0.64 %0.83 %
Above-Ground Biomass in Forest (tonnes/ha)171.92204.72
Agricultural land2.37M sq. km215,000 sq. km
Coastline Length (km)7,491 km2,800 km
Dam capacity per capita3,259.26 cubic meters per inhabitant5,928.85 cubic meters per inhabitant
Irrigated Land91,83310,550

Government

4 metrics
Metric🇧🇷 Brazil🇻🇪 VenezuelaShare
Rule of Law Index by Country37.95 %0.52 %
Administrative Divisions2623
Independence75
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🇻🇪 VenezuelaShare
Diabetes Deaths Per 100,000 (Age-Std)35.3155.85
Diabetes Prevalence (% of Population)10.68.6
Health Expenditure (% of GDP)9.9 % of GDP4 % of GDP
HIV/AIDS Adult Prevalence Rate0.6 %0.5 %
Hospital Bed Density2.5 people/sq km1 people/sq km
Maternal Mortality Ratio (%)67 %227 %
Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate (%)22.1 %25.6 %
People Living With HIV/AIDS930,000100,000
Underweight Children Under 5NANA

Military and Security

1 metric
Metric🇧🇷 Brazil🇻🇪 VenezuelaShare
Total Armed Forces Personnel (PPP)762,000343,000

People and Society

28 metrics
Metric🇧🇷 Brazil🇻🇪 VenezuelaShare
Currently married (Percent)55.24 %47.71 %
Life expectancy at birth80.44 years77.19 years
Median age of population35.25 years29.62 years
Population Change856,607.6 persons207,929.9 persons
Population density25.56 per sq. km31.16 per sq. km
Total population213.63M persons28.63M persons
Academic Freedom Index0.850.13
Average Female Breast Size by Country: Worldwide Data & RankingsA-BB-C
Birth Rate (%)13.04 %16.45 %
Contraceptive Prevalence Rate80.5 %75 %
Death Rate (%)7.07 %6.54 %
Education Expenditure (% of GDP)5.6 % of GDP0 % of GDP
Female population of reproductive age55.29M persons7.03M persons
Labor Force Participation Rate106.7911.14
Length of paid parental leave for mother0 days0 days
Major Urban Areas Population22.62 people2.97 people
Mean Male Height (cm)173.55171.59
Military Manpower at Military Age1818
Military Service Age and Obligation1818
Percentage of population by degree of urbanization79.8 %88.66 %
Physician Density2.36 people/sq km1.66 people/sq km
Population Growth Rate0.58 %0.88 %
Population living in slums13.19 %25.03 %
Total deaths1.41M persons220,071.7 persons
Total demand for family planning (Percent)72.6 %61.52 %
Total fertility rate1.59 per woman2.05 per woman
Total net-migration-225,796.9 persons-8,316.8 persons
Under-five mortality rate13.14 per live births17.21 per live births

Transportation

4 metrics
Metric🇧🇷 Brazil🇻🇪 VenezuelaShare
Air Travel Trips Per Capita (PPP)0.460.06
Airports5,297509
Civil Air Travel19856
Heliports1,87188

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