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🇧🇷 Brazil vs 🇩🇪 Germany

Population difference
129,321,156
212.8M
Brazil
83.5M
Germany
2.5×
Brazil is larger by

35 indicators below, published by both countries and set side by side. They differ most on land area, where Brazil’s figure is 23.9× higher.

Indicators compared
35
Published by both countries
Brazil
by population · South America
Germany
by population · Europe

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
Germany83,491,249
Land Areakm²
Brazil8,358,140 km²
Germany349,430 km²
Population Density/km²
Brazil25/km²
Germany238/km²
Life Expectancyyears
Brazil76.0 years
Germany80.8 years
GDP per Capita
Brazil$10,713
Germany$60,496
Urban Population
Brazil88.2%
Germany82.1%

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 Germany, side by side
IndicatorBrazilGermanyBrazil vs Germany
Population212,812,4057th of 24083,491,24919th of 2402.5× higher
Annual Growth Rate+0.38%161st of 240−0.03%190th of 2400.41 points apart
Population Density/km²25/km²195th of 240238/km²63rd of 2409.4× lower
Land Areakm²8,358,140 km²5th of 240349,430 km²64th of 2408,008,710 km² apart
Urban Population88.2%45th of 24082.1%60th of 2407% higher
GDP per Capita$10,713120th of 240$60,49625th of 2405.6× lower
GDP Growth+2.3%134th of 210+0.2%190th of 2109.5× higher
Life Expectancyyears76.0 years115th of 24080.8 years56th of 2406% lower
Fertility Ratebirths per woman1.61 births per woman149th of 2401.36 births per woman205th of 24019% higher
Birth Rateper 1,00012.1 per 1,000117th of 2138.1 per 1,000185th of 21350% higher
Death Rateper 1,0007.1 per 1,000111th of 21312.1 per 1,00016th of 21342% lower
Infant Mortalityper 1,000 live births12.3 per 1,000 live births96th of 1943.1 per 1,000 live births26th of 1944.0× higher
Unemployment Rate6.0%109th of 1863.7%63rd of 1861.6× higher
Inflation Rate5.0%48th of 1912.2%124th of 1912.3× higher
Poverty Rate6.4%13th of 16414.8%40th of 16457% lower
Gini Index50.3162nd of 17033.768th of 17049% higher
Health Spendingof GDP9.7% of GDP31st of 19212.3% of GDP9th of 19221% lower
Physiciansper 1,0002.36 per 1,00078th of 2064.53 per 1,00015th of 20648% lower
Hospital Bedsper 1,0002.52 per 1,00090th of 1997.55 per 1,00010th of 1993.0× lower
Literacy Rate94.7%84th of 17599.0%29th of 1754% lower
Education Spendingof GDP5.6% of GDP35th of 2025.2% of GDP54th of 2027% higher
School Enrollmentgross, secondary104.1% gross, secondary46th of 207100.2% gross, secondary63rd of 2074% higher
Renewable Energyof final consumption46.5% of final consumption53rd of 21117.6% of final consumption115th of 2112.6× higher
Forest Coverageof land area59.0% of land area29th of 21132.7% of land area100th of 2111.8× higher
Internet Penetration84.5%88th of 21193.5%42nd of 21110% lower
Mobile Subscriptionsper 100 people101.9 per 100 people135th of 212129.2 per 100 people61st of 21221% lower
Maternal Mortalityper 100,000 live births67 per 100,000 live births112th of 1934 per 100,000 live births14th of 19363 per 100,000 live births apart
Military Spendingof GDP0.97% of GDP124th of 1631.89% of GDP74th of 16349% lower
Protected Areasof land area30.6% of land area36th of 21139.2% of land area18th of 21122% lower
Median Ageyears34.8 years108th of 24045.5 years20th of 24023% lower
Mean Years of Schoolingyears8.0 years104th of 14813.1 years6th of 14839% lower
Human Development Index0.78683rd of 1920.9595th of 19218% lower
Happiness Index/ 106.63/ 1032nd of 1646.88/ 1017th of 1644% lower
CO₂ Emissionstonnes per capita2.28 tonnes per capita125th of 2126.77 tonnes per capita43rd of 2123.0× lower
Obesity Rate30.9%60th of 19824.5%99th of 19826% 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.

Population, 1950–2100

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

BrazilGermany
050M100M150M200M19501971199320142036205720792100projected →
Source: UN World Population Prospects 2024. Values from 2025 onward are projections, not observations.
Brazil and Germany population, 1950 to 2100
SeriesYearValue
Brazil195053.4M
Brazil1975107.6M
Brazil2000174M
Brazil2025212.8M
Brazil2050217.5M
Brazil2075194.9M
Brazil2100163.4M
Germany195069.8M
Germany197578.7M
Germany200081.8M
Germany202584.1M
Germany205078.3M
Germany207572.8M
Germany210070.9M

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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