Brazil
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Identity
Formal name: Federative Republic of Brazil.
CIA 2026
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Brazil vs United States
121 shared metrics.
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United States
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Identity
Formal name: United States of America.
CIA 2026
Curated stat
The U.S. grew by 3.3 million people in 2024; net international migration drove 84% of that jump.
Analysis
United States leads in 80 of 121 shared metrics, while Brazil leads in 41.
Brazil's Capital Elevation is 15.3x that of United States (1.2K m vs 72 m).
Brazil's Political Corruption Index is 6.0x that of United States (0.42 vs 0.06).
Brazil's Border Neighbors is 4.0x that of United States (10 vs 2.0).
Brazil's Renewable Energy (%) is 3.3x that of United States (46.5% vs 10.9%).
Brazil's Renewable Energy (%) is 3.1x that of United States (49.62% vs 12.05%).
Key Comparisons
Capital ElevationBrazil leads
Brazil
1.2K m
United States
72 m
Political Corruption IndexBrazil leads
Brazil
0.42
United States
0.06
Border NeighborsBrazil leads
Brazil
10
United States
2.0
Renewable Energy (%)Brazil leads
Brazil
46.5%
United States
10.9%
Renewable Energy (%)Brazil leads
Brazil
49.62%
United States
12.05%
Homicide RateBrazil leads
Brazil
19.28 per 100k
United States
5.8 per 100k
All Metrics
Capital Elevation
BrazilBrazil
1.2K m
United States
72 m
1526% higher
Political Corruption Index
BrazilBrazil
0.42
United States
0.06
605% higher
Border Neighbors
BrazilBrazil
10
United States
2.0
400% higher
Renewable Energy (%)
BrazilBrazil
46.5%
United States
10.9%
327% higher
Renewable Energy (%)
BrazilBrazil
49.62%
United States
12.05%
312% higher
Homicide Rate
BrazilBrazil
19.28 per 100k
United States
5.8 per 100k
234% higher
FDI Inflows (% GDP)
BrazilBrazil
3.4% of GDP
United States
1.0% of GDP
228% higher
Teen Birth Rate
BrazilBrazil
42.69 per 1k
United States
13.14 per 1k
225% higher
Protected Land (%)
BrazilBrazil
30.6%
United States
12.9%
137% higher
Infant Mortality
BrazilBrazil
12.5 per 1k births
United States
5.5 per 1k births
127% higher
Child Mortality
BrazilBrazil
14.4 per 1k births
United States
6.5 per 1k births
122% higher
Nobel Laureates Born per Million People
United StatesBrazil
0.01 per 1M people
United States
0.72 per 1M people
99% lower
Domestic Patents
United StatesBrazil
4.7K
United States
262.2K
98% lower
Tourism Revenue
United StatesBrazil
$3,099,000,000
United States
$84,205,000,000
96% lower
EV Chargers per 100,000 People
United StatesBrazil
0.15 per 100k people
United States
3.8 per 100k people
96% lower
Foreign Patents
United StatesBrazil
19.6K
United States
329.2K
94% lower
Health Spending Per Capita
United StatesBrazil
$848.57
United States
$12,434.43
93% lower
Water Stress (%)
United StatesBrazil
1.2%
United States
15.77%
92% lower
GDP (Nominal)
United StatesBrazil
$2,185,821,648,943.86
United States
$28,750,956,130,731.2
92% lower
McDonald's Outlets per Million People
United StatesBrazil
3.6 per 1M people
United States
40.59 per 1M people
91% lower
Railway Length
United StatesBrazil
29.8K km
United States
293.6K km
90% lower
Air Passengers
United StatesBrazil
95.40M
United States
941.56M
90% lower
Total CO2 Emissions
United StatesBrazil
491.47 Mt CO2e
United States
4.6K Mt CO2e
89% lower
Nuclear Electricity Share
United StatesBrazil
2.2%
United States
18.5%
88% lower
GNI Per Capita
United StatesBrazil
$9,930
United States
$83,490
88% lower
Coal Electricity Share
United StatesBrazil
2.3%
United States
16.31%
86% lower
Unemployment Rate
BrazilBrazil
7.6%
United States
4.1%
86% higher
Water Withdrawal
United StatesBrazil
67.94 B m³
United States
444.29 B m³
85% lower
Scientific Publications
United StatesBrazil
67.0K
United States
457.3K
85% lower
CO2 Per Capita
United StatesBrazil
2.3 t/person/yr
United States
14.2 t/person/yr
84% lower
Electricity Generation
United StatesBrazil
745.26 TWh
United States
4.4K TWh
83% lower
Shipping Traffic
United StatesBrazil
11.68M
United States
62.21M
81% lower
Electric Generating Capacity
United StatesBrazil
240.25M kW
United States
1.24B kW
81% lower
Electricity Use (Per Capita)
United StatesBrazil
2.9K kWh/person
United States
12.6K kWh/person
77% lower
Energy Use (Per Capita)
United StatesBrazil
1.5K kg oil eq/person
United States
6.4K kg oil eq/person
77% lower
Time Zones Count
United StatesBrazil
4.0 time zones
United States
16 time zones
75% lower
Merchant Fleet Size
United StatesBrazil
888
United States
3.5K
75% lower
Forest Coverage (%)
BrazilBrazil
58.98%
United States
33.87%
74% higher
GDP Per Capita (PPP)
United StatesBrazil
$22,338.48
United States
$85,809.9
74% lower
Military Spending
United StatesBrazil
0.97% of GDP
United States
3.4% of GDP
72% lower
Electricity Carbon Intensity
United StatesBrazil
109.95 gCO2/kWh
United States
384.4 gCO2/kWh
71% lower
R&D Spending (% GDP)
United StatesBrazil
1.1% of GDP
United States
3.6% of GDP
68% lower
Airports
United StatesBrazil
5.6K
United States
16.2K
65% lower
Seafood Consumption per Person
United StatesBrazil
8.1 kg/person/yr
United States
22.45 kg/person/yr
64% lower
Coastline Length
United StatesBrazil
7.5K km
United States
19.9K km
62% lower
Exports (% GDP)
BrazilBrazil
17.94% of GDP
United States
11.11% of GDP
61% higher
Irrigated Land
United StatesBrazil
91.8K km²
United States
234.8K km²
61% lower
Forest Area
BrazilBrazil
4.93M km²
United States
3.10M km²
59% higher
Air Pollution (PM2.5)
BrazilBrazil
12.18 µg/m³
United States
7.8 µg/m³
56% higher
Nurses & Midwives
United StatesBrazil
5.5 per 1k
United States
11.88 per 1k
54% lower
High-Tech Exports (%)
United StatesBrazil
11.11%
United States
24.32%
54% lower
Wind Electricity Share
BrazilBrazil
15.67%
United States
10.27%
53% higher
Inflation Rate
BrazilBrazil
4.4%
United States
2.9%
52% higher
Highest Elevation
United StatesBrazil
3.0K m
United States
6.2K m
52% lower
Suicide Rate
United StatesBrazil
7.6 per 100k
United States
15.63 per 100k
51% lower
Smoking Rate
United StatesBrazil
12.2%
United States
24.3%
50% lower
Youth Unemployment Rate
BrazilBrazil
13.98% of youth labor force
United States
9.3% of youth labor force
50% higher
Official Languages Count
United StatesBrazil
1.0
United States
2.0
50% lower
Vehicles per 1,000 People
United StatesBrazil
461.9 per 1k people
United States
874.14 per 1k people
47% lower
Spirits Consumption
United StatesBrazil
2.0 L/person/yr
United States
3.6 L/person/yr
46% lower
Corruption Perceptions Index
United StatesBrazil
35 pts
United States
64 pts
45% lower
Armed Forces Personnel
United StatesBrazil
762.0K
United States
1.40M
45% lower
Health Spending (% GDP)
United StatesBrazil
9.1% of GDP
United States
16.5% of GDP
45% lower
Hypertension Prevalence
BrazilBrazil
45.1% of adults
United States
31.8% of adults
42% higher
Tax Revenue (% GDP)
BrazilBrazil
15.41% of GDP
United States
10.89% of GDP
42% higher
Milk Consumption per Person
United StatesBrazil
149.28 kg/person/yr
United States
254.69 kg/person/yr
41% lower
Agricultural Land (%)
United StatesBrazil
28.33%
United States
46.08%
39% lower
Broadband Access (%)
United StatesBrazil
23 per 100 people
United States
38 per 100 people
39% lower
Women in Parliament (%)
United StatesBrazil
17.54%
United States
28.74%
39% lower
Meat Consumption per Person
United StatesBrazil
77.32 kg/person/yr
United States
124.11 kg/person/yr
38% lower
Elderly Population (%)
United StatesBrazil
11.05%
United States
17.93%
38% lower
Solar Electricity Share
BrazilBrazil
11.81%
United States
8.6%
37% higher
Doctors (per 1,000)
United StatesBrazil
2.4 per 1k
United States
3.7 per 1k
36% lower
Population
United StatesBrazil
221.36M
United States
338.02M
35% lower
Land Border Length
BrazilBrazil
16.1K km
United States
12.0K km
35% higher
Credit Card Ownership
United StatesBrazil
43.53% of adults
United States
66.7% of adults
35% lower
Obesity Rate
United StatesBrazil
28.76%
United States
42.87%
33% lower
Population Density
United StatesBrazil
25.26 /km²
United States
36.82 /km²
31% lower
Government Debt (% GDP)
United StatesBrazil
81.86% of GDP
United States
118.11% of GDP
31% lower
Big Mac Price
United StatesBrazil
$4.45
United States
$6.12
27% lower
Freedom of Expression Index
BrazilBrazil
0.91
United States
0.73
25% higher
University Enrollment Rate
United StatesBrazil
60.39%
United States
79.36%
24% lower
Tobacco Use Prevalence
United StatesBrazil
11.5% of adults
United States
15.2% of adults
24% lower
Imports (% GDP)
BrazilBrazil
17.65% of GDP
United States
14.27% of GDP
24% higher
Inequality (Gini)
BrazilBrazil
51.6
United States
41.8
23% higher
Liberal Democracy Index
BrazilBrazil
0.70
United States
0.57
23% higher
Alcohol Consumption
United StatesBrazil
7.7 L/adult/yr
United States
9.9 L/adult/yr
22% lower
GDP Growth Rate
BrazilBrazil
3.4%
United States
2.8%
22% higher
Birth Rate
BrazilBrazil
13.04 per 1k
United States
10.75 per 1k
21% higher
Dependency Ratio
United StatesBrazil
44.33% of working-age pop.
United States
54.45% of working-age pop.
19% lower
Death Rate
United StatesBrazil
7.1 per 1k
United States
8.8 per 1k
19% lower
Digital Payments Used
United StatesBrazil
77.36% of adults
United States
92.97% of adults
17% lower
Human Development Index
United StatesBrazil
0.79
United States
0.94
16% lower
Youth Population (%)
BrazilBrazil
19.67%
United States
17.32%
14% higher
Women in Senior Management
United StatesBrazil
38.7% of managers
United States
44.06% of managers
12% lower
Median Age
United StatesBrazil
33.9 years
United States
38.0 years
11% lower
Road Traffic Death Rate
BrazilBrazil
15.7 per 100k
United States
14.2 per 100k
11% higher
Mobile Subscriptions (%)
United StatesBrazil
102 per 100 people
United States
113 per 100 people
10% lower
Urban Population (%)
BrazilBrazil
87.9%
United States
80.12%
10% higher
Land Area
United StatesBrazil
8.36M km²
United States
9.15M km²
9% lower
Internet Users (%)
United StatesBrazil
84.46%
United States
93%
9% lower
Safe Drinking Water (%)
United StatesBrazil
88.62%
United States
97.57%
9% lower
Insufficient Physical Activity
BrazilBrazil
36.74% of adults
United States
33.74% of adults
9% higher
Food Waste per Person
United StatesBrazil
144.45 kg/person/yr
United States
158.64 kg/person/yr
9% lower
Hospital Beds (per 1,000)
United StatesBrazil
2.5 per 1k
United States
2.7 per 1k
7% lower
Sanitation Access (%)
United StatesBrazil
92.4%
United States
99.62%
7% lower
Electoral Democracy Index
BrazilBrazil
0.78
United States
0.73
7% higher
UNESCO World Heritage Sites
United StatesBrazil
25 sites
United States
27 sites
7% lower
Fertility Rate
BrazilBrazil
1.7 children/woman
United States
1.6 children/woman
6% higher
Average Weekly Work Hours
BrazilBrazil
38.86 hrs/week
United States
37.54 hrs/week
4% higher
Education Spending (% GDP)
BrazilBrazil
5.6% of GDP
United States
5.4% of GDP
4% higher
Beer Consumption
BrazilBrazil
4.1 L/person/yr
United States
4.0 L/person/yr
3% higher
Life Expectancy
United StatesBrazil
75.8 years
United States
78.4 years
3% lower
Life Evaluation Score
United StatesBrazil
6.6 pts
United States
6.8 pts
3% lower
Can Raise Emergency Money
United StatesBrazil
92.02% of adults
United States
94.99% of adults
3% lower
Women's Political Empowerment
United StatesBrazil
0.82
United States
0.83
1% lower
Skilled Birth Attendance (%)
United StatesBrazil
98.4%
United States
99.1%
1% lower
Minimum Paid Vacation Days
BrazilBrazil
10 days/yr
United States
0 days/yr
ranked higher
Electricity Access (%)
United StatesBrazil
99.8%
United States
100%
equal
Lowest Elevation
BrazilBrazil
0 m
United States
-86 m
ranked higher
Current Account Balance (% of GDP)
BrazilBrazil
-3% of GDP
United States
-3.6% of GDP
ranked higher
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