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Brazil vs Venezuela: Compare Statistics

Side-by-side comparison of 117 key metrics across economy, population, geography, and more — latest data through 2026.

Brazil
bra
Leads on 76 of 117 metrics
Venezuela
ven
Leads on 33 of 117 metrics

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 117 compared metrics, Brazil wins on 76 and Venezuela wins on 33.

  • Communications: 7 metrics compared
  • Economy: 47 metrics compared
  • Environment: 7 metrics compared
  • Geography: 7 metrics compared
  • Government: 4 metrics compared
  • Health: 11 metrics compared
  • Military and Security: 1 metric compared
  • People and Society: 28 metrics compared
  • Transportation: 4 metrics compared
  • Other: 1 metric compared

Communications

7 metrics
Metric🇧🇷 Brazil🇻🇪 VenezuelaShare
Internet Penetration Rate (%)84.46 %★76.68 %
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 points★29.21 points
Radios71★10.75
Televisions36.5★4.1
Waterways50,000★7,100

Economy

47 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 $
AI Investment (% of GDP)16.98 %★4.9 %
Central Bank Discount Rate (%)7 %29.5 %★
Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate (%)46.92 %★21.1 %
Current Health Expenditure (% of GDP)9.5 % of GDP★3.6 % of GDP
Ease of Doing Business Index59.1★0
Electricity Consumption509.1★71.96
Electricity Exports219★0
Electricity from Fossil Fuels1751★
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants64★49
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels1★0
Electricity from Other Renewables18★0
Electricity Imports41.31★0
Electricity Installed Capacity150.8★31
Electricity Production567.9★109.3
Energy Consumption per Capita (USD)48.89 USD per capita54.47 USD per capita★
Gini Index Coefficient48.9★39
Gross Fixed Investment18.919.3★
Gross National Saving15★12.1
Industrial Production Growth Rate (%)1.59 %★-5.84 %
Inflation Rate (Consumer Prices)4.4 %★200.9 %
Military Expenditures (% of GDP)1.1 % of GDP★0.6 % of GDP
Natural Gas Consumption34.35★24.21
Natural Gas Exports134.5★0
Natural Gas Imports10.51★0
Natural Gas Production23.9627.07★
Natural Gas Proved Reserves377.4★5.74
Oil Consumption2.65746,000★
Oil Exports699,000★1.87
Oil Imports720,000★0
Oil Production2.75★2.38
Oil Proved Reserves12.86211.2★
Population Below Poverty Line4.2 people★33.1 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 Imports490,400★20,640
Refined Petroleum Products Production2.81926,300★
Remittances0.2★0.03
Robotics Research Funding1.27 USD★0.34 USD
Share of population in poverty ($3 a day)11.379.71★
Taxes and Other Revenues14.7344.2★
Top Exporting Countries392.11B USD★20.20B USD
Unemployment Rate7.7 %5.5 %★
Youth Labor Force Participation Rate63.14 %51.93 %★

Environment

7 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
Protected Land Area for Adaptation30.75 sq km56.77 sq km★
Total Renewable Groundwater Resources by Country645.6 Cubic meters per year★227 Cubic meters per year
Total Renewable Water Resources8.65★1.33

Geography

7 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. km★215,000 sq. km
Airports per 1,000 Sq Km8.36M★882,050
Coastline Length (km)7,491 km★2,800 km
Dam capacity per capita3,259.26 cubic meters per inhabitant5,928.85 cubic meters per inhabitant★
Irrigated Land91,833★10,550

Government

4 metrics
Metric🇧🇷 Brazil🇻🇪 VenezuelaShare
Rule of Law Index by Country37.95 %★0.52 %
Administrative Divisions26★23
Independence7★5
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

11 metrics
Metric🇧🇷 Brazil🇻🇪 VenezuelaShare
Diabetes Deaths Per 100,000 (Age-Std)35.31★55.85
Diabetes Prevalence (% of Population)10.6★8.6
Health Care Spending per Capita2,438.16 USD★158.19 USD
Health Expenditure (% of GDP)9.9 % of GDP★4 % of GDP
HIV/AIDS Adult Prevalence Rate0.6 %0.5 %★
Hospital Bed Density2.5 people/sq km★1 people/sq km
Maternal Mortality Ratio (%)67 %★227 %
Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate (%)22.1 %★25.6 %
People Living With HIV/AIDS930,000100,000★
Psychiatrist Density Per 100,000 People4 per 100,000 people★1 per 100,000 people
Underweight Children Under 5NANA

Military and Security

1 metric
Metric🇧🇷 Brazil🇻🇪 VenezuelaShare
Total Armed Forces Personnel (PPP)762,000★343,000

People and Society

28 metrics
Metric🇧🇷 Brazil🇻🇪 VenezuelaShare
Currently married (Percent)55.24 %★47.71 %
Life expectancy at birth80.44 years★77.19 years
Median age of population35.25 years★29.62 years
Population Change856,607.6 persons★207,929.9 persons
Population density25.56 per sq. km★31.16 per sq. km
Total population213.63M persons★28.63M persons
Academic Freedom Index0.85★0.13
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 GDP★0 % of GDP
Female population of reproductive age55.29M persons★7.03M persons
Labor Force Participation Rate106.79★11.14
Length of paid parental leave for mother0 days0 days
Major Urban Areas Population22.62 people★2.97 people
Mean Male Height (cm)173.55★171.59
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 km★1.66 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 births★17.21 per live births

Transportation

4 metrics
Metric🇧🇷 Brazil🇻🇪 VenezuelaShare
Air Travel Trips Per Capita (PPP)0.46★0.06
Airports5,297★509
Civil Air Travel198★56
Heliports1,871★88

Other

1 metric
Metric🇧🇷 Brazil🇻🇪 VenezuelaShare
Current Bank Rate14.5 %58.91 %★

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