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🇦🇺 Australia vs 🇧🇷 Brazil

Population difference
185,197,994
27.6M
Australia
212.8M
Brazil
7.7×
Brazil is larger by

33 indicators below, published by both countries and set side by side, with 2 more published for only one of them. They differ most on maternal mortality, where Brazil’s figure is 33.5× higher.

Indicators compared
33
Published by both countries
Not comparable
2
Published for one side only
Australia
by population · Oceania
Brazil
by population · South America

Side by Side

Each bar is scaled against the larger of the two values, so the gap is visible rather than only stated.

Population
Australia27,614,411
Brazil212,812,405
Land Areakm²
Australia7,692,020 km²
Brazil8,358,140 km²
Population Density/km²
Australia3/km²
Brazil25/km²
Life Expectancyyears
Australia83.1 years
Brazil76.0 years
GDP per Capita
Australia$65,130
Brazil$10,713
Urban Population
Australia87.7%
Brazil88.2%

Bars compare magnitude only. A larger value is not a better one — several of these indicators have no better direction, and for others the lower figure is the favourable one.

Every Shared Indicator

33 indicators published for both countries. Bold marks the larger of the two values — larger is not always better. Ranks are out of the countries that report each indicator.

Every indicator published for both Australia and Brazil, side by side
IndicatorAustraliaBrazilAustralia vs Brazil
Population27,614,41155th of 240212,812,4057th of 2407.7× lower
Annual Growth Rate+1.53%74th of 240+0.38%161st of 2404.0× higher
Population Density/km²3/km²234th of 24025/km²195th of 2407.3× lower
Land Areakm²7,692,020 km²6th of 2408,358,140 km²5th of 2408% lower
Urban Population87.7%47th of 24088.2%45th of 2401% lower
GDP per Capita$65,13020th of 240$10,713120th of 2406.1× higher
GDP Growth+1.4%160th of 210+2.3%134th of 21041% lower
Life Expectancyyears83.1 years22nd of 24076.0 years115th of 2409% higher
Fertility Ratebirths per woman1.48 births per woman175th of 2401.61 births per woman149th of 2408% lower
Birth Rateper 1,00010.7 per 1,000140th of 21312.1 per 1,000117th of 21312% lower
Death Rateper 1,0006.9 per 1,000124th of 2137.1 per 1,000111th of 2133% lower
Infant Mortalityper 1,000 live births3.1 per 1,000 live births26th of 19412.3 per 1,000 live births96th of 1944.0× lower
Unemployment Rate4.1%69th of 1866.0%109th of 18631% lower
Inflation Rate2.9%99th of 1915.0%48th of 19143% lower
Gini Index33.871st of 17050.3162nd of 17033% lower
Health Spendingof GDP10.4% of GDP25th of 1929.7% of GDP31st of 1927% higher
Physiciansper 1,0004.09 per 1,00029th of 2062.36 per 1,00078th of 2061.7× higher
Hospital Bedsper 1,0003.82 per 1,00051st of 1992.52 per 1,00090th of 19952% higher
Education Spendingof GDP5.1% of GDP64th of 2025.6% of GDP35th of 20210% lower
School Enrollmentgross, secondary131.9% gross, secondary7th of 207104.1% gross, secondary46th of 20727% higher
Renewable Energyof final consumption12.3% of final consumption130th of 21146.5% of final consumption53rd of 2113.8× lower
Forest Coverageof land area17.4% of land area135th of 21159.0% of land area29th of 2113.4× lower
Internet Penetration96.1%22nd of 21184.5%88th of 21114% higher
Mobile Subscriptionsper 100 people112.6 per 100 people112th of 212101.9 per 100 people135th of 21210% higher
Maternal Mortalityper 100,000 live births2 per 100,000 live births3rd of 19367 per 100,000 live births112th of 19365 per 100,000 live births apart
Military Spendingof GDP1.88% of GDP75th of 1630.97% of GDP124th of 1631.9× higher
Protected Areasof land area22.0% of land area77th of 21130.6% of land area36th of 21128% lower
Median Ageyears38.3 years80th of 24034.8 years108th of 24010% higher
Mean Years of Schoolingyears12.9 years9th of 1488.0 years104th of 1481.6× higher
Human Development Index0.9587th of 1920.78683rd of 19222% higher
Happiness Index/ 106.92/ 1016th of 1646.63/ 1032nd of 1644% higher
CO₂ Emissionstonnes per capita14.48 tonnes per capita11th of 2122.28 tonnes per capita125th of 2126.4× higher
Obesity Rate32.4%52nd of 19830.9%60th of 1985% higher

Values are each country’s most recent published observation, so the two sides of a row may be from different years — the country pages show the year for each. Bold marks the larger of the two, which is not always the better one.

Not Comparable

Published for one country but not the other, so no comparison is shown.

  • Poverty Rate — 6.4% for Brazil, not published for Australia
  • Literacy Rate — 94.7% for Brazil, not published for Australia

Population, 1950–2100

Observed to 2024, then the UN medium-variant projection.

AustraliaBrazil
050M100M150M200M19501971199320142036205720792100projected →
Source: UN World Population Prospects 2024. Values from 2025 onward are projections, not observations.
Australia and Brazil population, 1950 to 2100
SeriesYearValue
Australia19508.18M
Australia197513.9M
Australia200019.1M
Australia202527M
Australia205032.5M
Australia207537.7M
Australia210043.1M
Brazil195053.4M
Brazil1975107.6M
Brazil2000174M
Brazil2025212.8M
Brazil2050217.5M
Brazil2075194.9M
Brazil2100163.4M

Reading This Comparison

Size is not the same as rate

Totals and per-capita measures answer different questions. A country can have a far larger economy and a far lower GDP per capita at the same time — both facts are in the table.

Mind the vintages

Each value is the latest available for that country, which is not always the same year on both sides. For indicators that move slowly this rarely matters; for inflation or GDP growth it can.

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