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🇧🇷 Brazil vs 🇵🇪 Peru

Population difference
178,235,740
212.8M
Brazil
34.6M
Peru
6.2×
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 6.5× higher.

Indicators compared
35
Published by both countries
Brazil
by population · South America
Peru
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
Brazil212,812,405
Peru34,576,665
Land Areakm²
Brazil8,358,140 km²
Peru1,280,000 km²
Population Density/km²
Brazil25/km²
Peru26/km²
Life Expectancyyears
Brazil76.0 years
Peru77.9 years
GDP per Capita
Brazil$10,713
Peru$9,684
Urban Population
Brazil88.2%
Peru85.6%

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 Peru, side by side
IndicatorBrazilPeruBrazil vs Peru
Population212,812,4057th of 24034,576,66548th of 2406.2× higher
Annual Growth Rate+0.38%161st of 240+1.04%106th of 2402.7× lower
Population Density/km²25/km²195th of 24026/km²192nd of 2404% lower
Land Areakm²8,358,140 km²5th of 2401,280,000 km²19th of 2406.5× higher
Urban Population88.2%45th of 24085.6%53rd of 2403% higher
GDP per Capita$10,713120th of 240$9,684127th of 24011% higher
GDP Growth+2.3%134th of 210+3.4%99th of 21033% lower
Life Expectancyyears76.0 years115th of 24077.9 years87th of 2402% lower
Fertility Ratebirths per woman1.61 births per woman149th of 2401.97 births per woman111th of 24018% lower
Birth Rateper 1,00012.1 per 1,000117th of 21315.8 per 1,000100th of 21323% lower
Death Rateper 1,0007.1 per 1,000111th of 2135.6 per 1,000171st of 21326% higher
Infant Mortalityper 1,000 live births12.3 per 1,000 live births96th of 19411.0 per 1,000 live births88th of 19412% higher
Unemployment Rate6.0%109th of 1865.1%93rd of 18617% higher
Inflation Rate5.0%48th of 1911.5%139th of 1913.3× higher
Poverty Rate6.4%13th of 16427.6%109th of 1644.3× lower
Gini Index50.3162nd of 17040.1125th of 17025% higher
Health Spendingof GDP9.7% of GDP31st of 1925.6% of GDP113th of 1921.7× higher
Physiciansper 1,0002.36 per 1,00078th of 2061.69 per 1,00099th of 20640% higher
Hospital Bedsper 1,0002.52 per 1,00090th of 1991.56 per 1,000134th of 1991.6× higher
Literacy Rate94.7%84th of 17593.7%92nd of 1751% higher
Education Spendingof GDP5.6% of GDP35th of 2024.4% of GDP88th of 20229% higher
School Enrollmentgross, secondary104.1% gross, secondary46th of 207108.3% gross, secondary31st of 2074% lower
Renewable Energyof final consumption46.5% of final consumption53rd of 21130.6% of final consumption79th of 21152% higher
Forest Coverageof land area59.0% of land area29th of 21156.1% of land area38th of 2115% higher
Internet Penetration84.5%88th of 21182.0%101st of 2113% higher
Mobile Subscriptionsper 100 people101.9 per 100 people135th of 212124.6 per 100 people77th of 21218% lower
Maternal Mortalityper 100,000 live births67 per 100,000 live births112th of 19351 per 100,000 live births101st of 19331% higher
Military Spendingof GDP0.97% of GDP124th of 1630.91% of GDP130th of 1637% higher
Protected Areasof land area30.6% of land area36th of 21122.1% of land area75th of 21138% higher
Median Ageyears34.8 years108th of 24030.2 years135th of 24015% higher
Mean Years of Schoolingyears8.0 years104th of 14810.0 years69th of 14820% lower
Human Development Index0.78683rd of 1920.79478th of 1921% lower
Happiness Index/ 106.63/ 1032nd of 1645.97/ 1075th of 16411% higher
CO₂ Emissionstonnes per capita2.28 tonnes per capita125th of 2122.05 tonnes per capita132nd of 21211% higher
Obesity Rate30.9%60th of 19829.1%75th of 1986% 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.

BrazilPeru
050M100M150M200M19501971199320142036205720792100projected →
Source: UN World Population Prospects 2024. Values from 2025 onward are projections, not observations.
Brazil and Peru population, 1950 to 2100
SeriesYearValue
Brazil195053.4M
Brazil1975107.6M
Brazil2000174M
Brazil2025212.8M
Brazil2050217.5M
Brazil2075194.9M
Brazil2100163.4M
Peru19507.68M
Peru197515.3M
Peru200026.6M
Peru202534.6M
Peru205040.6M
Peru207541.4M
Peru210038.2M

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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