Brazil vs Vietnam: Compare Statistics

Side-by-side comparison of 111 key metrics across economy, population, geography, and more — latest data through 2026.

Summary

Comparing Brazil and Vietnam: Vietnam leads on Refined Petroleum Products Consumption (438,000) against Brazil (2.96); Vietnam leads on Oil Production (343,200) against Brazil (2.75); Vietnam leads on Oil Consumption (320,000) against Brazil (2.65). Across 111 compared metrics, Brazil wins on 59 and Vietnam wins on 43.

  • Communications: 6 metrics compared
  • Economy: 45 metrics compared
  • Environment: 6 metrics compared
  • Geography: 6 metrics compared
  • Government: 4 metrics compared
  • Health: 8 metrics compared
  • Military and Security: 1 metric compared
  • People and Society: 30 metrics compared
  • Transportation: 5 metrics compared

Communications

6 metrics
Metric🇧🇷 Brazil🇻🇳 VietnamShare
Internet Usage Rate by Country (% of Population)84.46 %84.15 %
Internet Userspercent of population: 84% (2023 est.)percent of population: 78% (2023 est.)
Press Freedom Index Score63.8 points19.74 points
Radios718.2
Televisions36.53.57
Waterways50,00047,130

Economy

45 metrics
Metric🇧🇷 Brazil🇻🇳 VietnamShare
Agriculture Value Added as a Share of GDP by Country183.08B $59.61B $
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Country in Current US Dollars2.67T $538.13B $
Central Bank Discount Rate (%)7 %4.25 %
Coal Revenue0.010.35
Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate (%)46.92 %7.07 %
Current Health Expenditure (% of GDP)9.5 % of GDP5.9 % of GDP
Ease of Doing Business Index59.170.8
Electricity Consumption509.1143.2
Electricity Exports219713
Electricity from Fossil Fuels1756
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants6443
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels10
Electricity from Other Renewables181
Electricity Imports41.312.73
Electricity Installed Capacity150.840.77
Electricity Production567.9158.2
Energy Consumption per Capita (USD)48.89 USD per capita40.26 USD per capita
Gini Index Coefficient51.636.1
Gross Fixed Investment18.928.2
Gross National Saving1529
Industrial Production Growth Rate (%)3.3 %8.2 %
Inflation Rate (Consumer Prices)4.4 %3.6 %
Military Expenditures (% of GDP)1.1 % of GDP1.8 % of GDP
Natural Gas Consumption34.358.1
Natural Gas Exports134.50
Natural Gas Imports10.510
Natural Gas Production23.968.1
Natural Gas Proved Reserves377.4699.4
Oil Consumption2.65320,000
Oil Exports699,000277,300
Oil Imports720,000182,300
Oil Production2.75343,200
Oil Proved Reserves12.86600
Population Below Poverty Line4.2 people4.3 people
Public Debt8358.5
Real GDP Growth Rate (USD)3.4 USD7.1 USD
Refined Petroleum Products Consumption2.96438,000
Refined Petroleum Products Exports279,00025,620
Refined Petroleum Products Imports490,400282,800
Refined Petroleum Products Production2.81153,800
Remittances0.23.2
Revenue from Forest Resources0.621.49
Share of population in poverty ($3 a day)4.851.6
Taxes and Other Revenues14.7324.8
Unemployment Rate7.7 %1.5 %

Environment

6 metrics
Metric🇧🇷 Brazil🇻🇳 VietnamShare
Annual CO₂ Emissions Growth (abs)-980,38423.53M
Carbon Dioxide Emissions437.77305.4
Continental Shelf200edge of continental margin or 200 nm;
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 Janeirothough it has one of the highest population densities in the world, the population is not evenly dispersed; clustering is heaviest along the South China Sea and Gulf of Tonkin, with the Mekong Delta (in the south) and the Red River Valley (in the north) h
Total Renewable Groundwater Resources by Country645.6 Cubic meters per year71.42 Cubic meters per year
Total Renewable Water Resources8.65884.12

Geography

6 metrics
Metric🇧🇷 Brazil🇻🇳 VietnamShare
Percentage of land area by degree of urbanization0.64 %17.75 %
Above-Ground Biomass in Forest (tonnes/ha)171.9262.71
Agricultural land2.37M sq. km125,053 sq. km
Coastline Length (km)7,491 km3,444 km
Dam capacity per capita3,259.26 cubic meters per inhabitant432.08 cubic meters per inhabitant
Irrigated Land91,83346,000

Government

4 metrics
Metric🇧🇷 Brazil🇻🇳 VietnamShare
Rule of Law Index by Country37.95 %47.72 %
Administrative Divisions2658
Independence72
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🇻🇳 VietnamShare
Diabetes Prevalence (% of Population)10.63.4
Health Expenditure (% of GDP)9.9 % of GDP4.6 % of GDP
HIV/AIDS Adult Prevalence Rate0.6 %0.3 %
Hospital Bed Density2.5 people/sq km2.6 people/sq km
Maternal Mortality Ratio (%)67 %48 %
Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate (%)22.1 %2.1 %
People Living With HIV/AIDS930,000250,000
Underweight Children Under 53.59.7

Military and Security

1 metric
Metric🇧🇷 Brazil🇻🇳 VietnamShare
Total Armed Forces Personnel (PPP)762,000522,000

People and Society

30 metrics
Metric🇧🇷 Brazil🇻🇳 VietnamShare
Currently married (Percent)55.24 %71.66 %
Human Capital Index0.560.71
Life expectancy at birth80.44 years79.71 years
Median age of population35.25 years33.9 years
Population Change856,607.6 persons531,764.7 persons
Population density25.56 per sq. km326.41 per sq. km
Total population213.63M persons102.21M persons
Academic Freedom Index0.850.22
Average Female Breast Size by Country: Worldwide Data & RankingsA-BAA
Birth Rate (%)13.04 %14.58 %
Contraceptive Prevalence Rate80.5 %72.8 %
Death Rate (%)7.07 %5.81 %
Education Expenditure (% of GDP)5.6 % of GDP2.9 % of GDP
Female population of reproductive age55.29M persons26.05M persons
Labor Force Participation Rate106.7957.13
Learning-adjusted years of school7.91 years10.97 years
Length of paid parental leave for mother0 days0 days
Major Urban Areas Population22.62 people9.32 people
Mean Male Height (cm)173.55164.45
Military Manpower at Military Age1817
Military Service Age and Obligation1818
Percentage of population by degree of urbanization79.8 %87.65 %
Physician Density2.36 people/sq km1.11 people/sq km
Population Growth Rate0.58 %0.86 %
Population living in slums13.19 %28.17 %
Total deaths1.41M persons686,302 persons
Total demand for family planning (Percent)72.6 %61.77 %
Total fertility rate1.59 per woman1.86 per woman
Total net-migration-225,796.9 persons-74,652.2 persons
Under-five mortality rate13.14 per live births19 per live births

Transportation

5 metrics
Metric🇧🇷 Brazil🇻🇳 VietnamShare
Air Travel Trips Per Capita (PPP)0.460.46
Airports5,29736
Annual Human Space Visits (Total)00
Civil Air Travel198controlled by military
Heliports1,87126

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