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🇧🇷 Brazil vs 🇹🇷 Turkey

Population difference
126,933,849
212.8M
Brazil
85.9M
Turkey
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 10.9× higher.

Indicators compared
35
Published by both countries
Brazil
by population · South America
Turkey
by population · Asia

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
Turkey85,878,556
Land Areakm²
Brazil8,358,140 km²
Turkey769,630 km²
Population Density/km²
Brazil25/km²
Turkey111/km²
Life Expectancyyears
Brazil76.0 years
Turkey77.4 years
GDP per Capita
Brazil$10,713
Turkey$18,599
Urban Population
Brazil88.2%
Turkey89.5%

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 Turkey, side by side
IndicatorBrazilTurkeyBrazil vs Turkey
Population212,812,4057th of 24085,878,55618th of 2402.5× higher
Annual Growth Rate+0.38%161st of 240+0.42%158th of 2409% lower
Population Density/km²25/km²195th of 240111/km²104th of 2404.4× lower
Land Areakm²8,358,140 km²5th of 240769,630 km²36th of 2407,588,510 km² apart
Urban Population88.2%45th of 24089.5%37th of 2401% lower
GDP per Capita$10,713120th of 240$18,59997th of 24042% lower
GDP Growth+2.3%134th of 210+3.6%93rd of 21037% lower
Life Expectancyyears76.0 years115th of 24077.4 years97th of 2402% lower
Fertility Ratebirths per woman1.61 births per woman149th of 2401.48 births per woman176th of 2409% higher
Birth Rateper 1,00012.1 per 1,000117th of 21311.0 per 1,000135th of 21310% higher
Death Rateper 1,0007.1 per 1,000111th of 2135.7 per 1,000169th of 21324% higher
Infant Mortalityper 1,000 live births12.3 per 1,000 live births96th of 1948.0 per 1,000 live births70th of 19454% higher
Unemployment Rate6.0%109th of 1868.5%137th of 18630% lower
Inflation Rate5.0%48th of 19134.9%7th of 1917.0× lower
Poverty Rate6.4%13th of 16413.0%33rd of 16451% lower
Gini Index50.3162nd of 17043.7145th of 17015% higher
Health Spendingof GDP9.7% of GDP31st of 1924.3% of GDP147th of 1922.3× higher
Physiciansper 1,0002.36 per 1,00078th of 2062.24 per 1,00082nd of 2065% higher
Hospital Bedsper 1,0002.52 per 1,00090th of 1993.05 per 1,00070th of 19917% lower
Literacy Rate94.7%84th of 17597.3%61st of 1753% lower
Education Spendingof GDP5.6% of GDP35th of 2023.1% of GDP148th of 2021.8× higher
School Enrollmentgross, secondary104.1% gross, secondary46th of 207118.4% gross, secondary20th of 20712% lower
Renewable Energyof final consumption46.5% of final consumption53rd of 21112.0% of final consumption135th of 2113.9× higher
Forest Coverageof land area59.0% of land area29th of 21129.5% of land area109th of 2112.0× higher
Internet Penetration84.5%88th of 21189.8%62nd of 2116% lower
Mobile Subscriptionsper 100 people101.9 per 100 people135th of 212107.8 per 100 people128th of 2125% lower
Maternal Mortalityper 100,000 live births67 per 100,000 live births112th of 19315 per 100,000 live births57th of 1934.5× higher
Military Spendingof GDP0.97% of GDP124th of 1631.92% of GDP71st of 16349% lower
Protected Areasof land area30.6% of land area36th of 2117.0% of land area172nd of 2114.4× higher
Median Ageyears34.8 years108th of 24033.5 years117th of 2404% higher
Mean Years of Schoolingyears8.0 years104th of 1488.5 years93rd of 1486% lower
Human Development Index0.78683rd of 1920.85351st of 1928% lower
Happiness Index/ 106.63/ 1032nd of 1645.30/ 10100th of 16425% higher
CO₂ Emissionstonnes per capita2.28 tonnes per capita125th of 2125.87 tonnes per capita55th of 2122.6× lower
Obesity Rate30.9%60th of 19830.5%66th of 1981% 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.

BrazilTurkey
050M100M150M200M19501971199320142036205720792100projected →
Source: UN World Population Prospects 2024. Values from 2025 onward are projections, not observations.
Brazil and Turkey population, 1950 to 2100
SeriesYearValue
Brazil195053.4M
Brazil1975107.6M
Brazil2000174M
Brazil2025212.8M
Brazil2050217.5M
Brazil2075194.9M
Brazil2100163.4M
Turkey195021M
Turkey197541.1M
Turkey200065.4M
Turkey202587.7M
Turkey205091.3M
Turkey207581.6M
Turkey210065.3M

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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