Brazil
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Identity
Formal name: Federative Republic of Brazil.
CIA 2026
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Brazil vs Peru
125 shared metrics.
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Peru
Quick notes before you compare the numbers.
Identity
Formal name: Republic of Peru.
CIA 2026
Curated stat
Machu Picchu sits above 2,400 m, so Peru's famous Inca site is also a mountain clue.
Analysis
Brazil leads in 93 of 125 shared metrics, while Peru leads in 32.
Brazil's Coal Electricity Share is 113.5x that of Peru (2.3% vs 0.02%).
Brazil's Domestic Patents is 48.6x that of Peru (4.7K vs 94).
Brazil's All-Time Olympic Gold Medals is 40.0x that of Peru (41 gold medals vs 1.0 gold medals).
Brazil's All-Time Olympic Medals is 33.2x that of Peru (171 medals vs 5.0 medals).
Brazil's Airports is 31.0x that of Peru (5.6K vs 175).
Key Comparisons
Coal Electricity ShareBrazil leads
Brazil
2.3%
Peru
0.02%
Domestic PatentsBrazil leads
Brazil
4.7K
Peru
94
All-Time Olympic Gold MedalsBrazil leads
Brazil
41 gold medals
Peru
1.0 gold medals
All-Time Olympic MedalsBrazil leads
Brazil
171 medals
Peru
5.0 medals
AirportsBrazil leads
Brazil
5.6K
Peru
175
Foreign PatentsBrazil leads
Brazil
19.6K
Peru
1.1K
All Metrics
Coal Electricity Share
BrazilBrazil
2.3%
Peru
0.02%
11350% higher
Domestic Patents
BrazilBrazil
4.7K
Peru
94
4864% higher
All-Time Olympic Gold Medals
BrazilBrazil
41 gold medals
Peru
1.0 gold medals
4000% higher
All-Time Olympic Medals
BrazilBrazil
171 medals
Peru
5.0 medals
3320% higher
Airports
BrazilBrazil
5.6K
Peru
175
3098% higher
Foreign Patents
BrazilBrazil
19.6K
Peru
1.1K
1615% higher
Railway Length
BrazilBrazil
29.8K km
Peru
1.9K km
1510% higher
Electric Generating Capacity
BrazilBrazil
240.25M kW
Peru
16.16M kW
1386% higher
Scientific Publications
BrazilBrazil
67.0K
Peru
4.6K
1362% higher
Electricity Generation
BrazilBrazil
745.26 TWh
Peru
63.85 TWh
1067% higher
Merchant Fleet Size
BrazilBrazil
888
Peru
111
700% higher
Capital Elevation
BrazilBrazil
1.2K m
Peru
154 m
660% higher
GDP (Nominal)
BrazilBrazil
$2,185,821,648,943.86
Peru
$289,221,969,062.94
656% higher
Total CO2 Emissions
BrazilBrazil
491.47 Mt CO2e
Peru
69.27 Mt CO2e
610% higher
R&D Spending (% GDP)
BrazilBrazil
1.1% of GDP
Peru
0.16% of GDP
608% higher
EV Chargers per 100,000 People
BrazilBrazil
0.15 per 100k people
Peru
0.02 per 100k people
595% higher
Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors - Open Database License (ODbL)Forest Area
BrazilBrazil
4.93M km²
Peru
718.1K km²
586% higher
Population
BrazilBrazil
221.36M
Peru
32.77M
576% higher
Land Area
BrazilBrazil
8.36M km²
Peru
1.28M km²
553% higher
Air Passengers
BrazilBrazil
95.40M
Peru
17.72M
438% higher
Suicide Rate
BrazilBrazil
7.6 per 100k
Peru
1.5 per 100k
393% higher
Armed Forces Personnel
BrazilBrazil
762.0K
Peru
158.0K
382% higher
Wind Electricity Share
BrazilBrazil
15.67%
Peru
3.5%
349% higher
McDonald's Outlets per Million People
BrazilBrazil
3.6 per 1M people
Peru
0.82 per 1M people
342% higher
Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors - Open Database License (ODbL)Shipping Traffic
BrazilBrazil
11.68M
Peru
2.87M
308% higher
Time Zones Count
BrazilBrazil
4.0 time zones
Peru
1.0 time zones
300% higher
Solar Electricity Share
BrazilBrazil
11.81%
Peru
3.0%
290% higher
Irrigated Land
BrazilBrazil
91.8K km²
Peru
25.8K km²
256% higher
Credit Card Ownership
BrazilBrazil
43.53% of adults
Peru
12.65% of adults
244% higher
Meat Consumption per Person
BrazilBrazil
77.32 kg/person/yr
Peru
24.41 kg/person/yr
217% higher
Coastline Length
BrazilBrazil
7.5K km
Peru
2.4K km
210% higher
Tourism Revenue
BrazilBrazil
$3,099,000,000
Peru
$1,002,000,000
209% higher
Water Withdrawal
BrazilBrazil
67.94 B m³
Peru
25.92 B m³
162% higher
Vehicles per 1,000 People
BrazilBrazil
461.9 per 1k people
Peru
181.58 per 1k people
154% higher
Milk Consumption per Person
BrazilBrazil
149.28 kg/person/yr
Peru
62.15 kg/person/yr
140% higher
Government Debt (% GDP)
BrazilBrazil
81.86% of GDP
Peru
35.2% of GDP
133% higher
Broadband Access (%)
BrazilBrazil
23 per 100 people
Peru
10 per 100 people
130% higher
Land Border Length
BrazilBrazil
16.1K km
Peru
7.1K km
129% higher
Hypertension Prevalence
BrazilBrazil
45.1% of adults
Peru
19.8% of adults
128% higher
Homicide Rate
BrazilBrazil
19.28 per 100k
Peru
8.6 per 100k
124% higher
Inflation Rate
BrazilBrazil
4.4%
Peru
2.0%
120% higher
High-Tech Exports (%)
BrazilBrazil
11.11%
Peru
5.2%
113% higher
Nurses & Midwives
BrazilBrazil
5.5 per 1k
Peru
2.7 per 1k
108% higher
Border Neighbors
BrazilBrazil
10
Peru
5.0
100% higher
UNESCO World Heritage Sites
BrazilBrazil
25 sites
Peru
13 sites
92% higher
Health Spending Per Capita
BrazilBrazil
$848.57
Peru
$445.86
90% higher
Renewable Energy (%)
BrazilBrazil
49.62%
Peru
26.66%
86% higher
Electricity Use (Per Capita)
BrazilBrazil
2.9K kWh/person
Peru
1.6K kWh/person
84% higher
Nobel Laureates Born per Million People
PeruBrazil
0.01 per 1M people
Peru
0.03 per 1M people
84% lower
Safe Drinking Water (%)
BrazilBrazil
88.62%
Peru
49.43%
79% higher
Energy Use (Per Capita)
BrazilBrazil
1.5K kg oil eq/person
Peru
826.71 kg oil eq/person
79% higher
Smoking Rate
BrazilBrazil
12.2%
Peru
7.1%
72% higher
Seafood Consumption per Person
PeruBrazil
8.1 kg/person/yr
Peru
26.83 kg/person/yr
70% lower
Official Languages Count
PeruBrazil
1.0
Peru
3.0
67% lower
Beer Consumption
BrazilBrazil
4.1 L/person/yr
Peru
2.5 L/person/yr
65% higher
Unemployment Rate
BrazilBrazil
7.6%
Peru
4.8%
58% higher
Hospital Beds (per 1,000)
BrazilBrazil
2.5 per 1k
Peru
1.6 per 1k
56% higher
Highest Elevation
PeruBrazil
3.0K m
Peru
6.7K m
56% lower
Air Pollution (PM2.5)
PeruBrazil
12.18 µg/m³
Peru
27.04 µg/m³
55% lower
Women in Parliament (%)
PeruBrazil
17.54%
Peru
38.46%
54% lower
Electricity Carbon Intensity
PeruBrazil
109.95 gCO2/kWh
Peru
238.25 gCO2/kWh
54% lower
Renewable Energy (%)
BrazilBrazil
46.5%
Peru
30.6%
52% higher
Health Spending (% GDP)
BrazilBrazil
9.1% of GDP
Peru
6.1% of GDP
50% higher
Digital Payments Used
BrazilBrazil
77.36% of adults
Peru
51.71% of adults
50% higher
Agricultural Land (%)
BrazilBrazil
28.33%
Peru
19.05%
49% higher
Informal Employment Share
PeruBrazil
35.62% of employed people
Peru
70.46% of employed people
49% lower
Youth Unemployment Rate
BrazilBrazil
13.98% of youth labor force
Peru
9.5% of youth labor force
48% higher
FDI Inflows (% GDP)
BrazilBrazil
3.4% of GDP
Peru
2.4% of GDP
44% higher
Doctors (per 1,000)
BrazilBrazil
2.4 per 1k
Peru
1.7 per 1k
40% higher
Liberal Democracy Index
BrazilBrazil
0.70
Peru
0.51
39% higher
Exports (% GDP)
PeruBrazil
17.94% of GDP
Peru
28.54% of GDP
37% lower
Mobile Money Accounts
BrazilBrazil
58.17% of adults
Peru
42.5% of adults
37% higher
Protected Land (%)
BrazilBrazil
30.6%
Peru
22.5%
36% higher
Political Corruption Index
PeruBrazil
0.42
Peru
0.63
33% lower
Education Spending (% GDP)
BrazilBrazil
5.6% of GDP
Peru
4.2% of GDP
33% higher
GNI Per Capita
BrazilBrazil
$9,930
Peru
$7,500
32% higher
Inequality (Gini)
BrazilBrazil
51.6
Peru
40.1
29% higher
Death Rate
PeruBrazil
7.1 per 1k
Peru
9.8 per 1k
28% lower
GDP Per Capita (PPP)
BrazilBrazil
$22,338.48
Peru
$17,802.42
25% higher
Water Stress (%)
PeruBrazil
1.2%
Peru
1.6%
24% lower
Road Traffic Death Rate
BrazilBrazil
15.7 per 100k
Peru
12.7 per 100k
24% higher
Imports (% GDP)
PeruBrazil
17.65% of GDP
Peru
22.94% of GDP
23% lower
Birth Rate
PeruBrazil
13.04 per 1k
Peru
16.43 per 1k
21% lower
Elderly Population (%)
BrazilBrazil
11.05%
Peru
9.2%
20% higher
Alcohol Consumption
BrazilBrazil
7.7 L/adult/yr
Peru
6.5 L/adult/yr
19% higher
Freedom of Expression Index
BrazilBrazil
0.91
Peru
0.76
19% higher
Mobile Subscriptions (%)
PeruBrazil
102 per 100 people
Peru
125 per 100 people
18% lower
Fertility Rate
PeruBrazil
1.7 children/woman
Peru
2.1 children/woman
18% lower
Electoral Democracy Index
BrazilBrazil
0.78
Peru
0.67
18% higher
Women in Senior Management
BrazilBrazil
38.7% of managers
Peru
32.91% of managers
18% higher
Youth Population (%)
PeruBrazil
19.67%
Peru
23.97%
18% lower
Corruption Perceptions Index
BrazilBrazil
35 pts
Peru
30 pts
17% higher
Sanitation Access (%)
BrazilBrazil
92.4%
Peru
78.77%
17% higher
Median Age
BrazilBrazil
33.9 years
Peru
29.5 years
15% higher
ATMs per 100,000 Adults
PeruBrazil
110.98 per 100k
Peru
128.12 per 100k
13% lower
Big Mac Price
PeruBrazil
$4.45
Peru
$5.03
12% lower
Insufficient Physical Activity
BrazilBrazil
36.74% of adults
Peru
32.85% of adults
12% higher
Spirits Consumption
BrazilBrazil
2.0 L/person/yr
Peru
1.8 L/person/yr
11% higher
Dependency Ratio
PeruBrazil
44.33% of working-age pop.
Peru
49.7% of working-age pop.
11% lower
CO2 Per Capita
BrazilBrazil
2.3 t/person/yr
Peru
2.1 t/person/yr
11% higher
Life Evaluation Score
BrazilBrazil
6.6 pts
Peru
6.0 pts
11% higher
Minimum Paid Vacation Days
PeruBrazil
10 days/yr
Peru
11 days/yr
9% lower
Child Mortality
PeruBrazil
14.4 per 1k births
Peru
15.8 per 1k births
9% lower
Infant Mortality
PeruBrazil
12.5 per 1k births
Peru
13.5 per 1k births
7% lower
Military Spending
BrazilBrazil
0.97% of GDP
Peru
0.91% of GDP
7% higher
Obesity Rate
BrazilBrazil
28.76%
Peru
27.18%
6% higher
Women's Political Empowerment
BrazilBrazil
0.82
Peru
0.78
6% higher
Food Waste per Person
PeruBrazil
144.45 kg/person/yr
Peru
154.18 kg/person/yr
6% lower
Forest Coverage (%)
BrazilBrazil
58.98%
Peru
56.1%
5% higher
Population Density
PeruBrazil
25.26 /km²
Peru
26.44 /km²
4% lower
Electricity Access (%)
BrazilBrazil
99.8%
Peru
96.2%
4% higher
Skilled Birth Attendance (%)
BrazilBrazil
98.4%
Peru
94.9%
4% higher
Tobacco Use Prevalence
PeruBrazil
11.5% of adults
Peru
11.9% of adults
3% lower
Internet Users (%)
BrazilBrazil
84.46%
Peru
81.96%
3% higher
Tax Revenue (% GDP)
PeruBrazil
15.41% of GDP
Peru
15.92% of GDP
3% lower
GDP Growth Rate
BrazilBrazil
3.4%
Peru
3.3%
3% higher
Urban Population (%)
BrazilBrazil
87.9%
Peru
85.19%
3% higher
Teen Birth Rate
PeruBrazil
42.69 per 1k
Peru
43.56 per 1k
2% lower
Average Weekly Work Hours
PeruBrazil
38.86 hrs/week
Peru
39.67 hrs/week
2% lower
Life Expectancy
PeruBrazil
75.8 years
Peru
77.7 years
2% lower
Can Raise Emergency Money
BrazilBrazil
92.02% of adults
Peru
90.2% of adults
2% higher
Human Development Index
PeruBrazil
0.79
Peru
0.79
1% lower
Adult Literacy Rate
BrazilBrazil
94.8%
Peru
93.66%
1% higher
Lowest Elevation
BrazilBrazil
0 m
Peru
0 m
ranked higher
Current Account Balance (% of GDP)
PeruBrazil
-3% of GDP
Peru
3.1% of GDP
ranked lower
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