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🇧🇷 Brazil vs 🇪🇹 Ethiopia

Population difference
77,340,354
212.8M
Brazil
135.5M
Ethiopia
57.1%
Brazil is larger by

35 indicators below, published by both countries and set side by side. They differ most on co₂ emissions, where Brazil’s figure is 16.9× higher.

Indicators compared
35
Published by both countries
Brazil
by population · South America
Ethiopia
by population · Africa

Side by Side

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

Population
Brazil212,812,405
Ethiopia135,472,051
Land Areakm²
Brazil8,358,140 km²
Ethiopia1,128,499 km²
Population Density/km²
Brazil25/km²
Ethiopia114/km²
Life Expectancyyears
Brazil76.0 years
Ethiopia67.6 years
GDP per Capita
Brazil$10,713
Ethiopia$933
Urban Population
Brazil88.2%
Ethiopia24.1%

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

35 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 Brazil and Ethiopia, side by side
IndicatorBrazilEthiopiaBrazil vs Ethiopia
Population212,812,4057th of 240135,472,05110th of 24057% higher
Annual Growth Rate+0.38%161st of 240+2.55%26th of 2406.7× lower
Population Density/km²25/km²195th of 240114/km²102nd of 2404.5× lower
Land Areakm²8,358,140 km²5th of 2401,128,499 km²25th of 2407.4× higher
Urban Population88.2%45th of 24024.1%226th of 2403.7× higher
GDP per Capita$10,713120th of 240$933226th of 240$9,781 apart
GDP Growth+2.3%134th of 210+9.8%6th of 2104.3× lower
Life Expectancyyears76.0 years115th of 24067.6 years192nd of 24012% higher
Fertility Ratebirths per woman1.61 births per woman149th of 2403.91 births per woman28th of 24059% lower
Birth Rateper 1,00012.1 per 1,000117th of 21331.5 per 1,00024th of 2132.6× lower
Death Rateper 1,0007.1 per 1,000111th of 2135.9 per 1,000161st of 21320% higher
Infant Mortalityper 1,000 live births12.3 per 1,000 live births96th of 19434.5 per 1,000 live births159th of 1942.8× lower
Unemployment Rate6.0%109th of 1863.3%53rd of 1861.8× higher
Inflation Rate5.0%48th of 19113.2%19th of 1912.6× lower
Poverty Rate6.4%13th of 16433.1%116th of 1645.2× lower
Gini Index50.3162nd of 17031.143rd of 1701.6× higher
Health Spendingof GDP9.7% of GDP31st of 1922.8% of GDP182nd of 1923.5× higher
Physiciansper 1,0002.36 per 1,00078th of 2060.14 per 1,000188th of 2062.21 per 1,000 apart
Hospital Bedsper 1,0002.52 per 1,00090th of 1990.33 per 1,000192nd of 1997.6× higher
Literacy Rate94.7%84th of 17560.5%155th of 17557% higher
Education Spendingof GDP5.6% of GDP35th of 2022.3% of GDP174th of 2022.4× higher
School Enrollmentgross, secondary104.1% gross, secondary46th of 20733.9% gross, secondary197th of 2073.1× higher
Renewable Energyof final consumption46.5% of final consumption53rd of 21190.6% of final consumption7th of 21149% lower
Forest Coverageof land area59.0% of land area29th of 21114.9% of land area140th of 2114.0× higher
Internet Penetration84.5%88th of 21121.9%189th of 2113.8× higher
Mobile Subscriptionsper 100 people101.9 per 100 people135th of 21265.1 per 100 people186th of 21257% higher
Maternal Mortalityper 100,000 live births67 per 100,000 live births112th of 193195 per 100,000 live births157th of 1932.9× lower
Military Spendingof GDP0.97% of GDP124th of 1630.65% of GDP145th of 16349% higher
Protected Areasof land area30.6% of land area36th of 21117.0% of land area107th of 2111.8× higher
Median Ageyears34.8 years108th of 24019.1 years210th of 2401.8× higher
Mean Years of Schoolingyears8.0 years104th of 1483.0 years148th of 1482.7× higher
Human Development Index0.78683rd of 1920.497179th of 19258% higher
Happiness Index/ 106.63/ 1032nd of 1643.99/ 10145th of 1641.7× higher
CO₂ Emissionstonnes per capita2.28 tonnes per capita125th of 2120.14 tonnes per capita205th of 2122.14 tonnes per capita apart
Obesity Rate30.9%60th of 1982.5%197th of 19828.4 points apart

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.

Population, 1950–2100

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

BrazilEthiopia
050M100M150M200M250M300M350M19501971199320142036205720792100projected →
Source: UN World Population Prospects 2024. Values from 2025 onward are projections, not observations.
Brazil and Ethiopia population, 1950 to 2100
SeriesYearValue
Brazil195053.4M
Brazil1975107.6M
Brazil2000174M
Brazil2025212.8M
Brazil2050217.5M
Brazil2075194.9M
Brazil2100163.4M
Ethiopia195017.7M
Ethiopia197531.7M
Ethiopia200067.4M
Ethiopia2025135.5M
Ethiopia2050225M
Ethiopia2075309.1M
Ethiopia2100367.3M

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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